# Why do big swallows hurt going down?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-big-swallows-hurt-going-down/609320>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 12, 2012, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-big-swallows-hurt-going-down/609320 "2012-01-12T18:29:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2012, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-big-swallows-hurt-going-down/609320/21 "2012-01-14T18:38:29Z")

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> [@njtt](#):
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> Are you telling me to google for avian on human fellatio? Thanks but I’d rather not (even though I do not expect to find it).  
> Prediction: This thread will shortly become Google’s top hit for “avian on human fellatio”. 😃

And will be resurrected, like clockwork, every ten years by a succession of hit-and-run pervs who found it on Google.

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**Author:** ![Gagundathar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gagundathar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gagundathar)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2012, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-big-swallows-hurt-going-down/609320/22 "2012-01-14T18:44:01Z")

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As of right now, this thread is the ONLY hit on Google for “avian on human fellatio”.

So… uh should I congratulate someone?

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**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2012, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-big-swallows-hurt-going-down/609320/23 "2012-01-14T20:25:39Z")

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> [@Gagundathar](#):
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> As of right now, this thread is the ONLY hit on Google for “avian on human fellatio”.
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> So… uh should I congratulate someone?

So you actually searched for it, huh? 😛

And hey, it’s not my fault. It was **jjimm** who actually introduced the concept.

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**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2012, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-big-swallows-hurt-going-down/609320/24 "2012-01-14T22:42:18Z")

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Seems to be catching on, though: [That ostrich over there? It is _totally_ into you](http://io9.com/5876033/that-ostrich-over-there-it-is-totally-into-you); [Is that ostrich flirting with me?](http://scientopia.org/blogs/scicurious/2012/01/13/friday-weird-science-is-that-ostrich-flirting-with-me/) :eek:

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