# Wrestling Rules Question (Tickling)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrestling-rules-question-tickling/431826>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 31, 2007, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrestling-rules-question-tickling/431826 "2007-12-31T18:45:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Pashnish\_Ewing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8797f3/32.png) [@Pashnish\_Ewing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pashnish_Ewing)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2007, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrestling-rules-question-tickling/431826/1 "2007-12-31T18:45:17Z")

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Is it legal for one wrestler to tickle his opponent to gain an advantage? High School and College rules, specifically (not womens professional wrestling, you perverts)

Pash

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**Author:** ![SSG\_Schwartz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2007, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrestling-rules-question-tickling/431826/2 "2007-12-31T20:24:50Z")

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[QUOTE=Pashnish Ewing]  
Is it legal for one wrestler to tickle his opponent to gain an advantage? High School and College rules, specifically (not womens professional wrestling, you perverts)

Pash  
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I don’t believe tickling would work. If you are under a great deal of physical stress, as you probably should be if you are trying to win, I don’t think the tickle response would work.

SSG Schwartz

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**Author:** ![The\_Controvert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2007, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrestling-rules-question-tickling/431826/3 "2007-12-31T23:56:39Z")

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What about jabbing a finger up the opponent’s anus?