# Why is it called a corn hole? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 1, 2012, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-called-a-corn-hole/617458 "2012-04-01T08:28:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![R.P.McMurphy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7993a0/32.png) [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2012, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-called-a-corn-hole/617458/1 "2012-04-01T08:28:56Z")
You know. That hole. Why is it a corn hole? ---
**Author:** ![Koxinga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4af34b/32.png) [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2012, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-called-a-corn-hole/617458/2 "2012-04-01T09:37:01Z")
Maybe because farmers used to use corncobs in place of toilet paper. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2012, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-called-a-corn-hole/617458/3 "2012-04-01T10:41:53Z")
Also, of all the foods that go in, corn is one of the few that’s still recognizable when it comes out. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2012, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-called-a-corn-hole/617458/4 "2012-04-01T12:15:11Z")
> [@General Mills](#): > > Also, of all the foods that go in, corn is one of the few that’s still recognizable when it comes out. THis is the most probable. ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2012, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-called-a-corn-hole/617458/5 "2012-04-01T12:31:09Z")
Happy April 1st. This thread has been deemed totally corny. See: [What did people use before toilet paper was invented? - The Straight Dope](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/572/what-did-people-use-before-toilet-paper-was-invented) ---
**Author:** ![Koxinga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4af34b/32.png) [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2012, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-called-a-corn-hole/617458/6 "2012-04-01T12:37:32Z")
> [@Corn Kernel](#): > > Happy April 1st. > This thread has been deemed totally corny. This thread has been cornholed by the Corn Kernel! ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2012, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-called-a-corn-hole/617458/7 "2012-04-01T14:29:56Z")
I thought this was going to be about the beanbag game. -Popcorn is the new Kernel ---
**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:** [April 1, 2012, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-called-a-corn-hole/617458/8 "2012-04-01T16:57:38Z")
> [@Koxinga](#): > > This thread has been cornholed by the Corn Kernel! Are you threatening me? ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2012, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-called-a-corn-hole/617458/9 "2012-04-01T17:02:08Z")
Break a corn cob in half. Look. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2012, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-called-a-corn-hole/617458/10 "2012-04-01T23:07:52Z")
> [@TruCelt](#): > > Break a corn cob in half. Look. Got pics? ---
**Author:** ![R.P.McMurphy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7993a0/32.png) [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-called-a-corn-hole/617458/11 "2012-04-02T00:17:25Z")
> [@TruCelt](#): > > Break a corn cob in half. Look. Now I can’t find my hand mirror. I hate it when that happens. ---
**Author:** ![IAmNotSpartacus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/cc9497/32.png) [@IAmNotSpartacus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IAmNotSpartacus)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-called-a-corn-hole/617458/12 "2012-04-02T02:08:48Z")
Fine, I’ll ask it. From whence did to cornhole come about?