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{{trope}}
{{quote|'''Wendy Ward''': Adam, do you know what I used to do?
'''Adam Rafkin''': You were a prostitute.
'''Wendy Ward''': Adam, do you know what a two-fingered Mexican oil job is?
'''Adam Rafkin''': No.
'''Wendy Ward''': I do. Do you know what a double-knobbed rubber-bottom sex-basket is?
'''Adam Rafkin''': No.
'''Wendy Ward''': I own one, Adam. Adam, have you ever had a Dominican face-hat?
'''Adam Rafkin''': No.
'''Wendy Ward''': Of course you haven't. Cause I'm one of only six people in the world who knows how to do it, and Adam, when you get to page 80 I will do it ''to you''. I'm even gonna throw in the incredibly difficult reverse ceiling squad, which normally requires a permission slip from a cardiologist.
|''[[Action]]''}}
Someone with [[Really Gets Around|a lot of sexual experience]] knows a lot of maneuvers, but doesn't want to go into detail about them, [[Moral Guardians|for various reasons]], so they refer to them by some name that isn't even remotely descriptive, and often has the name of a place in it, for some reason. This is truth in television; e.g. Cleveland Steamer, the name of which has nothing to do with the act itself. Any innocent viewer will remain blissfully ignorant of the meaning of the phrase until someone tells them. [[Squick|Then they tend to wish they hadn't asked.]] One variation is where an unseen work describes or depicts a particularly bizarre, but nameless act. Another is where an act isn't named, only implied. Whatever the variation, it most likely involves one or two [[Noodle Implements]]. Related to [[Attack Pattern Alpha]]. See also [[Head-Tiltingly Kinky]].
And by the way, the
{{noreallife|this is All The Tropes, not Tropes After Dark.}}
{{examples}}
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==▼
* In episode 9.5 of ''[[DearS]]'', Miu heads over to Takeya's house to check in on Ren, only to find her "Watching porn to study Takeya's preferences in the earthling ways of sex."
▲== [[Anime and Manga]] ==
▲* In episode 9.5 of ''[[DearS]]'', Miu heads over to Takeya's house to check in on Ren, only to find her "Watching porn to study Takeya's preferences in the earthling ways of sex."
▲{{quote| '''Ren:''' ''Holy cow, that looks pretty complicated...''<br />
'''Miu:''' '''''IS SHE SPINNING!?''''' }}
== [[Comic Books]] ==
* The "Elvish Tickler," in ''[[The Incredible Hercules]]''.
* During the Dave Micheline/Todd McFarlane run on ''[[Spider-Man]]'', Peter once carried MJ to bed, promising "The Venus Butterfly", a reference to the ''[[
* Two of [[Dori Seda]]'s works feature a foursome which look... difficult.
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* In ''Outsourced'', a fictional position from the Kama Sutra is featured called "Monkey Pulls The Turnip" which is promptly dubbed impossible by the female lead.
* At the start of the second ''[[Austin Powers]]'' movie, Austin is gung-ho to try out every single position in the Kama Sutra with Vanessa:
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* In ''[[Easy A]]'', when Brandon asks Olive to pretend that the two of them had sex, he goes through a list of these:
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Olive: I don't know what any of that means.
Brandon: Well, that's because you're a virgin. }}
* In ''Shanghai Surprise'', when Sean Penn visits a famous courtesan, a servant offers him a plate of candies that will "assist him." When Sean argues that he needs no assistance, the servant girl sails into a hilarious rundown of the courtsan's expert
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* ''[[Eating Raoul]]'': Mary is reviewing the flood of incoming letters for their fledgling sex-fantasy business. She asks, "What's a Basket Job?" Returns as a ''[[Brick Joke]]'' later, as one of the swingers at the big party complains vaguely while recounting a half-heard story: "Some Basket Job!"
* Although forgettable in every other way, ''[[Deuce Bigalow|Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo]]'' knew what it was and really went to town with this trope, giving us such intrigues as the Mud Pretzel, Turkish Snow Cone, Irish Facial, Filthy Lopez, and Cambodian Creamsicle. The Portuguese Breakfast even became a [[Running Gag]], [[Incredibly Lame Pun|climaxing]] with some
== [[Literature]] ==
* The handmaiden Ptraci, from Terry Pratchett's ''[[
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"The Congress of the Friendly Dog and the Two Small Biscuits!" she exclaimed, examining the intricate tattoo. "You hardly ever see that these days. Isn't it well done? You can even make out the yoghurt."
* ''[[Lamb: The
* In ''[[The Hollows|Dead Witch Walking]]'', Ivy gives Rachel a copy of a vampire dating guide so she won't accidentally set off Ivy's bloodlust. Rachel makes the mistake of reading it on the bus, and being asked about various acts by other bus riders.
** "Oh--my--God. Ivy's book was illustrated. ... Was there a third person in there? And what the hell was that bolted to the wall? ... There were two people. Three if you count the one with the...whatever it was."
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* ''[[Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas]]'' features a scene in a diner where the [[Genius Bruiser|325-pound Samoan lawyer]] "Dr. Gonzo" writes something on a napkin and surreptitiously hands it to a waitress at a [[Greasy Spoon|diner]]. Upon seeing that it says "Backdoor Beauty?", the waitress (apparently a former prostitute) throws a fit.
* ''Fortune's Stroke'', in the ''[[Belisarius Series|Belisarius]]'' series has an un-named book whose contents are never described. Various people, upon glancing at the contents, make remarks along the lines of "maybe ''you're'' flexible enough to do that, but me? Not a chance."
* ''[[
== [[Live
* "Mexican Halloween" on an episode of ''[[Community]]'' isn't just a nickname for the Day of the Dead; Chang, Troy, and Jeff all seem to know what it is, while Abed and Annie don't.
* The above quote from the [[Too Good to Last]] tv show ''[[Action]]''.
** Later in the episode, she admits to another character that she made them up.
* Russell from ''[[Rules of Engagement (TV series)|Rules of Engagement]]'' seems to have a extensive list of these.
** And Adam, to his horror, discovers that Jen knows what several of these are.
* An episode of ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'' had this, but since Robin was the center of the discussion, all the names were based around Canada. Read about it at www.canadiansexacts.org (a service of the Ministry of Health & Wellness).
* Of the "not named" variety ''[[Bones]]'': discussing a sex scene in her latest novel, people talk about "page 186." Apparently Hodgins invented it (but even he apparently has no name for it; instead, he simply refers to it as "that thing I do"), did it to Angela, and Angela "suggested" to Brennan that the latter put it in her book.
* Similarly, in the ''[[Red Dwarf]]'' episode "Marooned," Lister asks if he can burn ''[[Lolita]]'', and Rimmer tells him to "save page 61". Lister looks at it and says, "That's disgusting." then he rips it out, puts it in his coat pocket, and chucks the rest of the book in the fire. Kind of a subversion, as ''[[Lolita]]'' is a real book, so anyone can read it and find out what's so disgusting.
** Considering what [[Lolicon|Lolita is about]] there's of course the odd chance that [[You Do NOT Want to Know]]. Also [[Fridge Horror|what is says about Lister and Rimmer]].
* ''[[Torchwood]]'''s Jack and Ianto
* Elliot of ''[[Scrubs]]'' renown at one point gained a reputation for [[Buffy-Speak|trampitude]]. When asked her 10 favorite positions, after the two she knew, she just started naming insects. Apparently "the stinkbug" is quite popular.
* The infamous "Venus Butterfly" reference from ''[[
** The Venus Butterfly [[Shout-Out|also showed up]] in [[My Own Worst Enemy]]
* ''[[The Daily Show]]'' likes to make references to these (the "Dirty Sanchez" being a particular favorite).
* Jerri Blank on ''[[Strangers with Candy]]'', in keeping with her [[Phrase Catcher|"stupid junkie whore"]] background.
* Not an act, but in the first episode of ''[[QI]]'' [[Stephen Fry]] told a story about having to explain to Prince Charles what a Prince Albert is.
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'''Stephen:''' Well I didn't tell him it was a ''cock ring''.
'''Danny:''' Well, what words did you use, then?
'''Stephen:''' I said, "It's a piece of jewelry worn in an intimate area..."
'''Danny:''' And he said, "Oh, a ''cock ring''!" }}
* On one skit on ''[[Whose Line Is It Anyway?|Whose Line Is It Anyway]]'', Colin Mochrie mimes doing a slide-show (presumably) depicting sexual positions; the first example is something called "Pruning the Hibiscus."
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* On the sitcom ''[[Two and A Half Men]]'', "Japanese Rain Goggles" is mentioned.
* An episode of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' featured [[Dwayne Johnson|The Rock]] as an undercover cop who dressed up as a [[Disguised in Drag|female prostitute]] to arrest Tim Meadows' "[[Chick Magnet|Ladies Man]]" character. The Rock eventually comes clean after he admits that he can't determine if what Meadows is asking for is [[Head-Tiltingly Kinky|even sexual in nature]].
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'''Ladies Man''': Yeah, that one's still in the developmental stage. }}
* ''[[The Jeffersons]]'': Louise and Helen find themselves in an extremely rough bar, and start reading the grafitti on their table:
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'''Helen:''' Not according to that diagram. }}
== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* ''Stormbringer'' supplement ''Demon Magic'', adventure "The Velvet Circle." The Serpent's Coils (a brothel in Ilmar) has prostitutes who know a Dharijorian love technique called "The Slithering Serpent."
* ''[[Warhammer
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'''[[Ciaphas Cain|Cain]]:''' "It's not, and even if it was it would be against regulations." }}
* ''[[Fates Worse Than Death]]'', in it's discussion of the lives of prostitutes in 2080 Manhattan, references such acts as "Half-and-a-Half" and "Around The World", but elaborates no further.
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== [[Web Comics]] ==
* In ''[[
* Some of Richard and Anne's bedroom antics in ''[[SSDD]]'', as some things their descendant Tessa and her [[Sex Bot|robot boyfriend]] [http://www.poisonedminds.com/d/20010312.html are into.] Though they really don't leave much to the imagination.
* In ''[[Out There]]'', Miriam makes a list of wild things she's done and shows it to Chuck. We never see what they are but we learn that some of them [http://outthere.keenspot.com/d/20080318.html seem impossible and require at least two people]. One of them [http://outthere.keenspot.com/d/20080319.html involved Sherry in some way, much to her embarrassment (and attempted denial)]. Another one (which also involved Sherry) was [http://outthere.keenspot.com/d/20080320.html "stupid", but apparently fun enough that Sherry would be willing to do it "once more", but "only once"]. Chuck responds by writing down some things he did, one of which makes Miriam's eyes widen and results in this exchange:
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'''Chuck:''' I don't think we can. The supplies are usually on back order. [http://outthere.keenspot.com/d/20080321.html\] }}
** While it's never specifically stated that any of these acts are sexual (and could therefore just be straight [[Noodle Incident
* [http://xkcd.com/414/ Our copy of the Kama Sutra has a couple mistranslations...]{{spoiler|[[Xkcd|which we refuse to fix.]]}}
* [http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=2408#comic This strip] from ''[[Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal]]'' refers to "reverse triple-sodomy" and "electro-sporking". If the name is anything go go by, it's presumably the latter of those that requires [[Noodle Implements|two condoms, a certified induction coil and a three-inch-thick layer of styrofoam insulation]].
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* In ''[[The Venture Brothers]]'' fourth season finale, nearly every character has an idea for what exactly a 'Rusty Venture' is, offering a variety of conflicting descriptions, each longer and more detailed than the last, but no consensus is reached as to what it really is.
* In one episode of ''[[Family Guy]]'', the family is driving along when they see Peter standing on the curb whoring himself out (literally, as he's dressed as a ''female'' prostitute). Lois goes to chew him out, but Peter acts like she's a client, rattling off a list of sex acts he's willing to perform. The one that confuses Lois is "Cleveland Steamer", which Brian starts to helpfully explain, but Peter interrupts because he sees a policeman and pretends to be giving them directions.
** In the audio commentary, the writers confess complete amazement that they got away with this one, suggesting that the censors don't know what a Cleveland Steamer is and assumed it was [[Perfectly Cromulent Word|made-up]], or had to do with [[Black Best Friend|Cleveland]].
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