Wax On, Wax Off

Cidu Bill on Jun 9th 2009

Retroactively given the Arlo Page tag…

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17 Responses to “Wax On, Wax Off”

  1. Arthur Jun 9th 2009 at 12:17 am 1

    Yes, it’s a euphemism for what you might think it is. GIYF, for instance:
    http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090518041048AAcYzsa

  2. Winter Wallaby Jun 9th 2009 at 01:09 am 2

    Arthur, I assumed it was some sort of masturbation joke. But it doesn’t seem like a very common phrase. A Google search for “waxing the porpoise” (in quotation marks) turns up only three hits (of which your link is one):

    http://www.google.com/search?q=%22waxing+the+porpoise%22&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

  3. Arthur Jun 9th 2009 at 01:43 am 3

    WW: That’s the search I used.

    It’s a reasonably safe bet that any unfamiliar phrase of the form
    (verb)ing the (optional adjective) (noun)
    is a euphemism for some sexual act.

  4. yellojkt Jun 9th 2009 at 05:38 am 4

    “Waxing my dolphin” is far more popular with 175 hits.

    http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&q=%22waxing+my+dolphin%22&btnG=Search&aq=f&oq=&aqi=

    Still far less common a term than that old Remote Control game of Beat The Bishop.

  5. Sili Jun 9th 2009 at 06:32 am 5

    It’s most likely “polishing the porpoise” - allitterationor rhyme is par for the course.

  6. Elyrest Jun 9th 2009 at 08:34 am 6

    Well, well, well - I learn a new one every day.

  7. Elliott Jun 9th 2009 at 09:21 am 7

    You only have to look at the expression on the porpoise to know it’s not an accident.

  8. Frosted Donut Jun 9th 2009 at 10:21 am 8

    Well, “polishing the porpoise” gets a whopping 9 hits, so despite the alliteration, “waxing” seems the more popular approach.

    But polishing leads (in a roundabout way) to the rather disturbing Masturbate-a-thon:
    http://www.masturbate-a-thon.com/home.php

    Where one learns that a certain Mr. Sato holds the men’s world’s record at 9 hours and 58 minutes. Don’t even ask about the distance record…

  9. CIDU Bill Jun 9th 2009 at 10:27 am 9

    Any relation to the Sato from the previous comic?

  10. Frosted Donut Jun 9th 2009 at 10:51 am 10

    It does add another dimension, doesn’t it?

  11. Mark in Boston Jun 9th 2009 at 10:58 am 11

    Sometimes I think any phrase of the form “verbing the noun” refers to masturbation.
    Including “verbing the noun”.

  12. Elyrest Jun 9th 2009 at 12:02 pm 12

    Reading the blog?

    Typing the words?

    Eating my lunch?

    Pardon, I think I’d better go - I’m getting a little too excited.

  13. The Ploughman Jun 9th 2009 at 01:48 pm 13

    Wasn’t “flogging the dolphin” used in the movie “There’s Something About Mary?”

  14. Keera Jun 9th 2009 at 04:16 pm 14

    Man, am I glad I’m over 18!

  15. Sal Jun 9th 2009 at 04:29 pm 15

    golfing the dolphin, waxing his carrot, not really an Arlo though.

  16. CIDU Bill Jun 9th 2009 at 04:31 pm 16

    The comic might not be, Sal, but the comments certainly are.

  17. duggie Jun 10th 2009 at 02:16 am 17

    This phrase or something close to it was used on the Colbert Report tonight.

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