# What would happen if a video leaked of Bristol Palin gobbling Levi Johnston's knob? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 24, 2010, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-a-video-leaked-of-bristol-palin-gobbling-levi-johnstons-knob/547819 "2010-07-24T07:02:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2010, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-a-video-leaked-of-bristol-palin-gobbling-levi-johnstons-knob/547819/21 "2010-07-25T00:33:15Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > He’s 108% fuckable, no doubt about it, but he comes off as slightly smarter than a lawn chair on his episodes. Hey, I didn’t say I wanted to debate the meaning of the life with the guy. . . 😛 ---
**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2010, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-a-video-leaked-of-bristol-palin-gobbling-levi-johnstons-knob/547819/22 "2010-07-25T00:47:56Z")
Spin. Plenty of spin. Republicans will complain about the “mainstream media” making a spectacle out of the video, and disrespecting the privacy of an otherwise upstanding young couple. Expect to see conspiracy theories thrown around by Fox News and other conservative pundits, who will inevitably claim the leak of the video is from liberal hackers and Democratic Party insiders who want to make Sarah Palin look bad. Sarah Palin, Bristol and Levi will be seen as victims. Bristol Palin’s speaking fees will skyrocket. Fingers will point at President Obama. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2010, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-a-video-leaked-of-bristol-palin-gobbling-levi-johnstons-knob/547819/23 "2010-07-25T00:49:45Z")
> [@aldiboronti](#): > > Let me get this straight. You were so disgusted by the troll’s thread that you thought you’d imitate it? As far as I’m concerned both threads are morally equivalent and both can go straight down the crapper where they belong. Good point, although it should be noted that the original thread was started in GD. ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2010, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-a-video-leaked-of-bristol-palin-gobbling-levi-johnstons-knob/547819/24 "2010-07-25T00:53:42Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > He’s 108% fuckable, no doubt about it, but he comes off as slightly smarter than a lawn chair on his episodes. That’s how I like ‘em- young, dumb, and full of… family values! (Or something.) Levi is a big ol’ stud muffin, yum-yum. As for Sarah, that would be one big fork in her, she would be done. Already tenuously struggling to hold onto an extra 15 minutes as it is. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2010, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-a-video-leaked-of-bristol-palin-gobbling-levi-johnstons-knob/547819/25 "2010-07-25T00:54:29Z")
> [@DiosaBellissima](#): > > > [@Sampiro](#): > > > > He’s 108% fuckable, no doubt about it, but he comes off as slightly smarter than a lawn chair on his episodes. > > Hey, I didn’t say I wanted to debate the meaning of the life with the guy. . . 😛 Unless by “debate the meaning of life” you mean “work that booty over with a car antenna”. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2010, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-a-video-leaked-of-bristol-palin-gobbling-levi-johnstons-knob/547819/26 "2010-07-25T01:17:47Z")
_Levi’s Knob_ sounds like some place Loretta Lynn would have played growing up. So does _Gobblin’ Knob_ for that matter. I bet there’s all kinds of hot hillbilly sex going on up in those mountains. ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2010, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-a-video-leaked-of-bristol-palin-gobbling-levi-johnstons-knob/547819/27 "2010-07-25T02:18:50Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > _Levi’s Knob_ sounds like some place Loretta Lynn would have played growing up. So does _Gobblin’ Knob_ for that matter. I bet there’s all kinds of hot hillbilly sex going on up in those mountains. Well, somebody’s gotta fuck Mary Lou, it may as well be her brother. Stop being so judgmental! ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2010, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-a-video-leaked-of-bristol-palin-gobbling-levi-johnstons-knob/547819/28 "2010-07-25T02:30:04Z")
> [@DiosaBellissima](#): > > Well, somebody’s gotta fuck Mary Lou, it may as well be her brother. Stop being so judgmental! Heinlein fits well with Palin. ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2010, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-a-video-leaked-of-bristol-palin-gobbling-levi-johnstons-knob/547819/29 "2010-07-25T12:12:48Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > _Levi’s Knob_ sounds like some place Loretta Lynn would have played growing up. So does _Gobblin’ Knob_ for that matter. I bet there’s all kinds of hot hillbilly sex going on up in those mountains. I was born a knob gobbler’s daughter… ---
**Author:** ![Stoneburg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@Stoneburg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoneburg)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2010, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-a-video-leaked-of-bristol-palin-gobbling-levi-johnstons-knob/547819/30 "2010-07-25T13:20:33Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > > [@Manduck](#): > > > > I think people would wonder why she didn’t think of that approach _before_ she got pregnant. > > Considering the sex education she probably got from mommy, I’ll bet that she thinks that knob-gobbling _was_ how she got pregnant. That’s both funny AND a valid political point. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2010, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-a-video-leaked-of-bristol-palin-gobbling-levi-johnstons-knob/547819/31 "2010-07-25T13:39:32Z")
> [@A Monkey With a Gun](#): > > > [@Sigmagirl](#): > > > > Can we get Mel to direct? > > Gibson or Brooks? Torme. ---
**Author:** ![Stoneburg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@Stoneburg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoneburg)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2010, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-a-video-leaked-of-bristol-palin-gobbling-levi-johnstons-knob/547819/32 "2010-07-25T14:46:36Z")
> [@Rigamarole](#): > > > [@](#): > > > > She was all over the place before that tape hit. You couldn’t open a People magazine without seeing her picture. > > > > ETA: She had already secured her TV deal before the tape was released. > > Whatever - I’m not the kind of person who opens People magazine so I’m not really with it when it comes to pop culture. The tape is how I heard of her. But it’s kind of a moot point, since I was just making a joke anyway. Do you really think someone can _become_ famous by giving one blowjob on a poorly made home video? It only changes the nature of their pre-existing fame. I mean how many people record sex videos and either intentionally or unintentionally puts them into circulation? And how many of them _become_ famous because of it? ---
**Author:** ![arseNal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@arseNal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/arseNal)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2010, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-a-video-leaked-of-bristol-palin-gobbling-levi-johnstons-knob/547819/33 "2010-07-25T15:12:22Z")
> [@Stoneburg](#): > > Do you really think someone can _become_ famous by giving one blowjob on a poorly made home video? It only changes the nature of their pre-existing fame. Well, there was Monica Lewinsky, and she became famous without even making a tape 😉 But yeah. Paris’s tape was a big deal _because_ she was a famous person doing it. Not-famous people had been making sex tapes for quite some time before that and very few of them ever became famous for making them. ---
**Author:** ![Amber\_in\_Treasury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc79bd/32.png) [@Amber\_in\_Treasury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amber_in_Treasury)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2010, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-a-video-leaked-of-bristol-palin-gobbling-levi-johnstons-knob/547819/34 "2010-07-25T19:08:57Z")
> [@elmwood](#): > > Spin. Plenty of spin. > > Republicans will complain about the “mainstream media” making a spectacle out of the video, and disrespecting the privacy of an otherwise upstanding young couple. Expect to see conspiracy theories thrown around by Fox News and other conservative pundits, who will inevitably claim the leak of the video is from liberal hackers and Democratic Party insiders who want to make Sarah Palin look bad. Sarah Palin, Bristol and Levi will be seen as victims. Bristol Palin’s speaking fees will skyrocket. Fingers will point at President Obama. Or, in other words, the moose stew will hit the fan. ---
**Author:** ![DanBlather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f4b2a3/32.png) [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2010, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-a-video-leaked-of-bristol-palin-gobbling-levi-johnstons-knob/547819/35 "2010-07-25T19:27:06Z")
Shouldn’t the title be changed from “if” to “when”? ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2010, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-a-video-leaked-of-bristol-palin-gobbling-levi-johnstons-knob/547819/36 "2010-07-25T20:31:57Z")
Poor Bristol. Gets knocked up as a teenager and it’s all over the news. She has to go through pregnancy, childbirth and a breakup with her baby daddy all in the public eye. Can you imagine all the stress she’s had to endure? Won’t someone think of poor Bristol? Why can’t she get her knob gobbled for a change? ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2010, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-a-video-leaked-of-bristol-palin-gobbling-levi-johnstons-knob/547819/37 "2010-07-25T22:14:36Z")
> [@Wile\_E](#): > > Poor Bristol. Gets knocked up as a teenager and it’s all over the news. She has to go through pregnancy, childbirth and a breakup with her baby daddy all in the public eye. Can you imagine all the stress she’s had to endure? Won’t someone think of poor Bristol? Why can’t she get her knob gobbled for a change? If mommy had a knob, she’d be daddy. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2010, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-a-video-leaked-of-bristol-palin-gobbling-levi-johnstons-knob/547819/38 "2010-07-25T22:41:48Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > _Levi’s Knob_ sounds like some place Loretta Lynn would have played growing up. So does _Gobblin’ Knob_ for that matter. I bet there’s all kinds of hot hillbilly sex going on up in those mountains. I knew it sounded familiar; turns out, [Gobbler’s Knob is where Punxsutawney Phil hangs out](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gobbler%27s_Knob): > [@](#): > > **Punxsutawney Phil** is a [groundhog](http://boards.straightdope.com/wiki/Groundhog) resident of [Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania](http://boards.straightdope.com/wiki/Punxsutawney,_Pennsylvania), USA. On February 2 ([Groundhog Day](http://boards.straightdope.com/wiki/Groundhog_Day)) of each year, the town of Punxsutawney celebrates the beloved groundhog with a festive atmosphere of music and food. During the ceremony, which begins well before the winter sunrise, Phil emerges from his temporary home on Gobbler’s Knob, located in a [rural area](http://boards.straightdope.com/wiki/Rural_area) about 2 mi (3.2 km) east of town. ---
**Author:** ![BaneSidhe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c5a1d2/32.png) [@BaneSidhe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaneSidhe)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2010, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-a-video-leaked-of-bristol-palin-gobbling-levi-johnstons-knob/547819/39 "2010-07-25T22:52:51Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > _Levi’s Knob_ sounds like some place Loretta Lynn would have played growing up. So does _Gobblin’ Knob_ for that matter. I bet there’s all kinds of hot hillbilly sex going on up in those mountains. There’s a Gobbler’s Knob here in the mountains of WV. Yes, that does not surprise me at all… ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2010, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-a-video-leaked-of-bristol-palin-gobbling-levi-johnstons-knob/547819/40 "2010-07-26T00:38:55Z")
> [@Lord\_Ashtar](#): > > > [@Wile\_E](#): > > > > Poor Bristol. Gets knocked up as a teenager and it’s all over the news. She has to go through pregnancy, childbirth and a breakup with her baby daddy all in the public eye. Can you imagine all the stress she’s had to endure? Won’t someone think of poor Bristol? Why can’t she get her knob gobbled for a change? > > If mommy had a knob, she’d be daddy. Women have knobs, too, they’re just not as big and some would say look more like a little man in a boat. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-a-video-leaked-of-bristol-palin-gobbling-levi-johnstons-knob/547819.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-a-video-leaked-of-bristol-palin-gobbling-levi-johnstons-knob/547819.md?page=3)