# Who invented oral sex? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [October 31, 2001, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-invented-oral-sex/90806 "2001-10-31T23:03:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SuaSponte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/67e7ee/32.png) [@SuaSponte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuaSponte)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2001, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-invented-oral-sex/90806/1 "2001-10-31T23:03:56Z")
Well, I doubt we can pin that down. But, do we know whether oral sex is natural behavior (e.g., are chimps going down on each other), or is learned conduct spread by or through a culture (if so, bless them Sumerians!)? Sua ---
**Author:** ![BlackKnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@BlackKnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlackKnight)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2001, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-invented-oral-sex/90806/2 "2001-10-31T23:08:52Z")
I know that Bonobo chimps, at least, perform oral sex. Cite? Oh c’mon. Are _you_ brave enough to type “oral sex primates” into Google? Ok, ok, I’ll do it: [http://songweaver.com/info/bonobos.html](http://songweaver.com/info/bonobos.html) [http://www.ishipress.com/sci-bono.htm](http://www.ishipress.com/sci-bono.htm) ---
**Author:** ![kniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@kniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kniz)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2001, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-invented-oral-sex/90806/3 "2001-10-31T23:09:05Z")
I don’t think you’ll find out who, but if you do I’ll donate towards a statue. I hate to be sexist, but I bet it was a woman. ---
**Author:** ![kniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@kniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kniz)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2001, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-invented-oral-sex/90806/4 "2001-10-31T23:11:20Z")
Problem is that I believe chimps are higher up the ladder than we are. In which case they may have gotten the idea from us. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2001, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-invented-oral-sex/90806/5 "2001-10-31T23:31:18Z")
C’mon **Sua** , there’s no such thing as oral sex, you just made the idea up. ---
**Author:** ![geepee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ebca7d/32.png) [@geepee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/geepee)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2001, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-invented-oral-sex/90806/6 "2001-10-31T23:51:10Z")
Indians or what ever india was called 2000 or so years ago since it is meantioned in the Karma sutra , but rather than being from woman + man it was performed by eunucs (sp guys with their balls and penis removed) on their masters , from what i recall from the last time i read this book which was last year IIRC something about swallowing the entire fruit or something which i suppose is deep throating , can’t recall if cautasions (women) were involved in this chapter though but i’ll check later ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2001, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-invented-oral-sex/90806/7 "2001-11-01T00:15:33Z")
Mr. and Mrs. Oral. It was named after them. ---
**Author:** ![JCThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dc4da7/32.png) [@JCThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JCThunder)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2001, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-invented-oral-sex/90806/8 "2001-11-01T01:14:02Z")
Who invented it? Phil Asho & Connie Lingus ---
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2001, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-invented-oral-sex/90806/9 "2001-11-01T02:57:54Z")
I was going to post the answer, but I’ll be damned if I can remember that cocksucker’s name ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2001, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-invented-oral-sex/90806/10 "2001-11-01T03:16:09Z")
She had to be single. If married, it never would have occured to her. ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2001, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-invented-oral-sex/90806/11 "2001-11-01T03:21:16Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mangetout \* > \*\*C’mon **Sua** , there’s no such thing as oral sex, you just made the idea up. \*\* This from a guy who eats everything. ---
**Author:** ![Tony\_Montana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/278dde/32.png) [@Tony\_Montana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tony_Montana)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2001, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-invented-oral-sex/90806/12 "2001-11-01T06:22:18Z")
my ex-girlfriend,…well at the time it seemed like it:o:eek:😕:mad: ---
**Author:** ![Vinnie\_Virginslayer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/53a042/32.png) [@Vinnie\_Virginslayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vinnie_Virginslayer)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2001, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-invented-oral-sex/90806/13 "2001-11-01T13:24:16Z")
It would have been the cavemen, but they were so stupid that they knocked their wives over the head with those clubs so they couldn’t do it. ---
**Author:** ![caveman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/caveman/32/7242_2.png) [@caveman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caveman)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2001, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-invented-oral-sex/90806/14 "2001-11-01T13:29:43Z")
That’s right, it was my idea! You should see the royalty checks! ---
**Author:** ![plnnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2001, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-invented-oral-sex/90806/15 "2001-11-01T13:33:07Z")
Three well-kept, country-club women are sitting around the pool in Richmond. One is telling the others about her trip to New York City. “And would you believe, they have men up there who like to have sex with other men!” says the woman. “No! I don’t believe it!” says another. “Its true,” says the first. “They call them ‘gays.’” “And would you believe, they have women up there who like to have sex with other women!” “Oh, sugar, go on. I don’t believe it!” says the third. “I swear its true. They call them lesbians.” says the first. “And they also have men up there who’ll kiss and lick a woman…you know…down there,” she reports. “What do they call them?” she’s asked. “I don’t know. I just patted the top of his head and called him ‘precious.’” Thanks landies and gentlemen, you’ve been a great audience. I’ll be here all week…please, tip your waitresses. ---
**Author:** ![jonfromdenver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/82dd89/32.png) [@jonfromdenver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jonfromdenver)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2001, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-invented-oral-sex/90806/16 "2001-11-01T15:39:06Z")
> [@](#): > > Who invented oral sex? Oral Roberts. That’s why he was such a blessing to mankind. Isn’t that what they do at the university? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2001, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-invented-oral-sex/90806/17 "2001-11-01T16:10:25Z")
Naw, he Robbed it from the other guy, Oral Hersheiser. Remember, he’s the one who… “works on a mound”. ---
**Author:** ![London\_Calling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@London\_Calling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/London_Calling)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2001, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-invented-oral-sex/90806/18 "2001-11-01T16:28:57Z")
I thought it was Fallatio Hornblower ---
**Author:** ![London\_Calling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@London\_Calling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/London_Calling)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2001, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-invented-oral-sex/90806/19 "2001-11-01T16:32:56Z")
‘e’ for God’s sake ! ‘e’ ---
**Author:** ![JillGat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JillGat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JillGat)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2001, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-invented-oral-sex/90806/20 "2001-11-01T18:51:45Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by kniz \* > \*\*Problem is that I believe chimps are higher up the ladder than we are. In which case they may have gotten the idea from us. \*\* I was at a zoo once, passing the chimp enclosure behind a 4th grade field trip. The male chimp was giving himself a blowjob and one 4th grade boy was mesmerized, saying again and again, “HOW does he DO that?” “ **HOW** does he **DO** that??” The teacher was vainly trying to draw the class’ attention elsewhere. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-invented-oral-sex/90806.md?page=2)