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One of the articles in my (Dutch) secondary school newspaper had a long list of funny English quotes, e.g. "Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like bananas.". There was one quote for which I couldn't figure out the joke:
Don't drink and park; accidents cause people.
Since it's famous enough to be printed on mugs, sweaters and bumper stickers it must be funny, but I don't get it. There might be some innuendo (drinking, causing sexual activities, causing pregnancy) but I don't get the connection with driving (which is implied both by the similarity with "Don't drink and drive", but that slogan doesn't have a second part, and by "park"ing the car).
Is that all there is (and it's just not my type of humour) or am I missing something?
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One of the articles in my (Dutch) secondary school newspaper had a long list of funny English quotes, e.g. "Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like bananas.". There was one quote for which I couldn't figure out the joke:
Don't drink and park; accidents cause people.
Since it's famous enough to be printed on mugs, sweaters and bumper stickers it must be funny, but I don't get it. There might be some innuendo (drinking, causing sexual activities, causing pregnancy) but I don't get the connection with driving (which is implied both by the similarity with "Don't drink and drive", but that slogan doesn't have a second part, and by "park"ing the car).
Is that all there is (and it's just not my type of humour) or am I missing something?
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One of the articles in my (Dutch) secondary school newspaper had a long list of funny English quotes, e.g. "Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like bananas.". There was one quote for which I couldn't figure out the joke:
Don't drink and park; accidents cause people.
Since it's famous enough to be printed on mugs, sweaters and bumper stickers it must be funny, but I don't get it. There might be some innuendo (drinking, causing sexual activities, causing pregnancy) but I don't get the connection with driving (which is implied both by the similarity with "Don't drink and drive", but that slogan doesn't have a second part, and by "park"ing the car).
Is that all there is (and it's just not my type of humour) or am I missing something?
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One of the articles in my (Dutch) secondary school newspaper had a long list of funny English quotes, e.g. "Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like bananas.". There was one quote for which I couldn't figure out the joke:
Don't drink and park; accidents cause people.
Since it's famous enough to be printed on mugs, sweaters and bumper stickers it must be funny, but I don't get it. There might be some innuendo (drinking, causing sexual activities, causing pregnancy) but I don't get the connection with driving (which is implied both by the similarity with "Don't drink and drive", but that slogan doesn't have a second part, and by "park"ing the car).
Is that all there is (and it's just not my type of humour) or am I missing something?
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"Park" means to bring a car to a stop in a particular spot, but a secondary colloquial meaning of "park" is to stop in a car with someone with the intention of having sex in the car.
Marty: Do you mind if we park for a while?
Loraine: That's a great idea. I'd love to park.
Marty: Huh?
Loraine: Well, Marty, I'm almost eighteen-years-old, it's not like I've
never parked before.
- Back To The Future (1985)
So, the humour of your phrase "Don't drink and park: accidents cause people" is that if you engage in sexual intercourse in a parked vehicle while drunk you may forget protection and the woman will end up getting pregnant, resulting in a new "person" being born.
The other information that this joke hinges on is that a safety campaign against driving under the influence of alcohol is:
"Don't drink and drive: accidents cost lives"
The joke is a reversal of this - driving while drunk will cost a life, but "parking" while drunk might create one.
answered 8 hours ago
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Ah, I didn't know that meaing of "park" which isn't in M-W.
– Glorfindel
8 hours ago
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@Glorfindel have you never watched "Back to The Future"??
– Astralbee
8 hours ago
I would add that the sex-in-a-car meaning of 'park' is mainly confined to American English, probably because they have (or had) bigger cars with wide back seats.
– Michael Harvey
6 hours ago
@MichaelHarvey I partly agree that the origins are AmE, but as the OP pointed out, it isn't found in Websters. I quoted the Hollywood movie reference because the reach of that is beyond the USA. The fact I got the joke and I am a Brit kind of proves that. As for British cars being too small for this, I don't think that is valid, otherwise there would not exist the charming British limerick "If you want to get a girl, buy a Jag / Cos there's room in the back for a ...."
– Astralbee
5 hours ago
1
A delicate issue very nicely explained :)
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Additional to Astralbee's correct answer, but too long for a comment:
The humor in the statement is achieved by reversing a more conventional phrase:
People cause accidents
English humor sometimes employs this type of reversal like in the phrase:
Don't just do something, stand there.
Or a great piece of graffiti I once saw:
Brain cancer causes cellphones
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"Park" means to bring a car to a stop in a particular spot, but a secondary colloquial meaning of "park" is to stop in a car with someone with the intention of having sex in the car.
Marty: Do you mind if we park for a while?
Loraine: That's a great idea. I'd love to park.
Marty: Huh?
Loraine: Well, Marty, I'm almost eighteen-years-old, it's not like I've
never parked before.
- Back To The Future (1985)
So, the humour of your phrase "Don't drink and park: accidents cause people" is that if you engage in sexual intercourse in a parked vehicle while drunk you may forget protection and the woman will end up getting pregnant, resulting in a new "person" being born.
The other information that this joke hinges on is that a safety campaign against driving under the influence of alcohol is:
"Don't drink and drive: accidents cost lives"
The joke is a reversal of this - driving while drunk will cost a life, but "parking" while drunk might create one.
answered 8 hours ago
AstralbeeAstralbee
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1
Ah, I didn't know that meaing of "park" which isn't in M-W.
– Glorfindel
8 hours ago
1
@Glorfindel have you never watched "Back to The Future"??
– Astralbee
8 hours ago
I would add that the sex-in-a-car meaning of 'park' is mainly confined to American English, probably because they have (or had) bigger cars with wide back seats.
– Michael Harvey
6 hours ago
@MichaelHarvey I partly agree that the origins are AmE, but as the OP pointed out, it isn't found in Websters. I quoted the Hollywood movie reference because the reach of that is beyond the USA. The fact I got the joke and I am a Brit kind of proves that. As for British cars being too small for this, I don't think that is valid, otherwise there would not exist the charming British limerick "If you want to get a girl, buy a Jag / Cos there's room in the back for a ...."
– Astralbee
5 hours ago
1
A delicate issue very nicely explained :)
– Fattie
5 hours ago
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"Park" means to bring a car to a stop in a particular spot, but a secondary colloquial meaning of "park" is to stop in a car with someone with the intention of having sex in the car.
Marty: Do you mind if we park for a while?
Loraine: That's a great idea. I'd love to park.
Marty: Huh?
Loraine: Well, Marty, I'm almost eighteen-years-old, it's not like I've
never parked before.
- Back To The Future (1985)
So, the humour of your phrase "Don't drink and park: accidents cause people" is that if you engage in sexual intercourse in a parked vehicle while drunk you may forget protection and the woman will end up getting pregnant, resulting in a new "person" being born.
The other information that this joke hinges on is that a safety campaign against driving under the influence of alcohol is:
"Don't drink and drive: accidents cost lives"
The joke is a reversal of this - driving while drunk will cost a life, but "parking" while drunk might create one.
answered 8 hours ago
AstralbeeAstralbee
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1
Ah, I didn't know that meaing of "park" which isn't in M-W.
– Glorfindel
8 hours ago
1
@Glorfindel have you never watched "Back to The Future"??
– Astralbee
8 hours ago
I would add that the sex-in-a-car meaning of 'park' is mainly confined to American English, probably because they have (or had) bigger cars with wide back seats.
– Michael Harvey
6 hours ago
@MichaelHarvey I partly agree that the origins are AmE, but as the OP pointed out, it isn't found in Websters. I quoted the Hollywood movie reference because the reach of that is beyond the USA. The fact I got the joke and I am a Brit kind of proves that. As for British cars being too small for this, I don't think that is valid, otherwise there would not exist the charming British limerick "If you want to get a girl, buy a Jag / Cos there's room in the back for a ...."
– Astralbee
5 hours ago
1
A delicate issue very nicely explained :)
– Fattie
5 hours ago
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"Park" means to bring a car to a stop in a particular spot, but a secondary colloquial meaning of "park" is to stop in a car with someone with the intention of having sex in the car.
Marty: Do you mind if we park for a while?
Loraine: That's a great idea. I'd love to park.
Marty: Huh?
Loraine: Well, Marty, I'm almost eighteen-years-old, it's not like I've
never parked before.
- Back To The Future (1985)
So, the humour of your phrase "Don't drink and park: accidents cause people" is that if you engage in sexual intercourse in a parked vehicle while drunk you may forget protection and the woman will end up getting pregnant, resulting in a new "person" being born.
The other information that this joke hinges on is that a safety campaign against driving under the influence of alcohol is:
"Don't drink and drive: accidents cost lives"
The joke is a reversal of this - driving while drunk will cost a life, but "parking" while drunk might create one.
answered 8 hours ago
AstralbeeAstralbee
19.7k21 silver badges61 bronze badges
"Park" means to bring a car to a stop in a particular spot, but a secondary colloquial meaning of "park" is to stop in a car with someone with the intention of having sex in the car.
Marty: Do you mind if we park for a while?
Loraine: That's a great idea. I'd love to park.
Marty: Huh?
Loraine: Well, Marty, I'm almost eighteen-years-old, it's not like I've
never parked before.
- Back To The Future (1985)
So, the humour of your phrase "Don't drink and park: accidents cause people" is that if you engage in sexual intercourse in a parked vehicle while drunk you may forget protection and the woman will end up getting pregnant, resulting in a new "person" being born.
The other information that this joke hinges on is that a safety campaign against driving under the influence of alcohol is:
"Don't drink and drive: accidents cost lives"
The joke is a reversal of this - driving while drunk will cost a life, but "parking" while drunk might create one.
answered 8 hours ago
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Ah, I didn't know that meaing of "park" which isn't in M-W.
– Glorfindel
8 hours ago
1
@Glorfindel have you never watched "Back to The Future"??
– Astralbee
8 hours ago
I would add that the sex-in-a-car meaning of 'park' is mainly confined to American English, probably because they have (or had) bigger cars with wide back seats.
– Michael Harvey
6 hours ago
@MichaelHarvey I partly agree that the origins are AmE, but as the OP pointed out, it isn't found in Websters. I quoted the Hollywood movie reference because the reach of that is beyond the USA. The fact I got the joke and I am a Brit kind of proves that. As for British cars being too small for this, I don't think that is valid, otherwise there would not exist the charming British limerick "If you want to get a girl, buy a Jag / Cos there's room in the back for a ...."
– Astralbee
5 hours ago
1
A delicate issue very nicely explained :)
– Fattie
5 hours ago
add a comment
|
1
Ah, I didn't know that meaing of "park" which isn't in M-W.
– Glorfindel
8 hours ago
1
@Glorfindel have you never watched "Back to The Future"??
– Astralbee
8 hours ago
I would add that the sex-in-a-car meaning of 'park' is mainly confined to American English, probably because they have (or had) bigger cars with wide back seats.
– Michael Harvey
6 hours ago
@MichaelHarvey I partly agree that the origins are AmE, but as the OP pointed out, it isn't found in Websters. I quoted the Hollywood movie reference because the reach of that is beyond the USA. The fact I got the joke and I am a Brit kind of proves that. As for British cars being too small for this, I don't think that is valid, otherwise there would not exist the charming British limerick "If you want to get a girl, buy a Jag / Cos there's room in the back for a ...."
– Astralbee
5 hours ago
1
A delicate issue very nicely explained :)
– Fattie
5 hours ago
1
1
Ah, I didn't know that meaing of "park" which isn't in M-W.
– Glorfindel
8 hours ago
Ah, I didn't know that meaing of "park" which isn't in M-W.
– Glorfindel
8 hours ago
1
1
@Glorfindel have you never watched "Back to The Future"??
– Astralbee
8 hours ago
@Glorfindel have you never watched "Back to The Future"??
– Astralbee
8 hours ago
I would add that the sex-in-a-car meaning of 'park' is mainly confined to American English, probably because they have (or had) bigger cars with wide back seats.
– Michael Harvey
6 hours ago
I would add that the sex-in-a-car meaning of 'park' is mainly confined to American English, probably because they have (or had) bigger cars with wide back seats.
– Michael Harvey
6 hours ago
@MichaelHarvey I partly agree that the origins are AmE, but as the OP pointed out, it isn't found in Websters. I quoted the Hollywood movie reference because the reach of that is beyond the USA. The fact I got the joke and I am a Brit kind of proves that. As for British cars being too small for this, I don't think that is valid, otherwise there would not exist the charming British limerick "If you want to get a girl, buy a Jag / Cos there's room in the back for a ...."
– Astralbee
5 hours ago
@MichaelHarvey I partly agree that the origins are AmE, but as the OP pointed out, it isn't found in Websters. I quoted the Hollywood movie reference because the reach of that is beyond the USA. The fact I got the joke and I am a Brit kind of proves that. As for British cars being too small for this, I don't think that is valid, otherwise there would not exist the charming British limerick "If you want to get a girl, buy a Jag / Cos there's room in the back for a ...."
– Astralbee
5 hours ago
1
1
A delicate issue very nicely explained :)
– Fattie
5 hours ago
A delicate issue very nicely explained :)
– Fattie
5 hours ago
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Additional to Astralbee's correct answer, but too long for a comment:
The humor in the statement is achieved by reversing a more conventional phrase:
People cause accidents
English humor sometimes employs this type of reversal like in the phrase:
Don't just do something, stand there.
Or a great piece of graffiti I once saw:
Brain cancer causes cellphones
answered 4 hours ago
David MDavid M
1273 bronze badges
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Additional to Astralbee's correct answer, but too long for a comment:
The humor in the statement is achieved by reversing a more conventional phrase:
People cause accidents
English humor sometimes employs this type of reversal like in the phrase:
Don't just do something, stand there.
Or a great piece of graffiti I once saw:
Brain cancer causes cellphones
answered 4 hours ago
David MDavid M
1273 bronze badges
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Additional to Astralbee's correct answer, but too long for a comment:
The humor in the statement is achieved by reversing a more conventional phrase:
People cause accidents
English humor sometimes employs this type of reversal like in the phrase:
Don't just do something, stand there.
Or a great piece of graffiti I once saw:
Brain cancer causes cellphones
answered 4 hours ago
David MDavid M
1273 bronze badges
Additional to Astralbee's correct answer, but too long for a comment:
The humor in the statement is achieved by reversing a more conventional phrase:
People cause accidents
English humor sometimes employs this type of reversal like in the phrase:
Don't just do something, stand there.
Or a great piece of graffiti I once saw:
Brain cancer causes cellphones
answered 4 hours ago
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1273 bronze badges
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