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* ''Webcomic/{{Oglaf}}'' has Ivan's adventure in the magical all-virgin city of Vanorva. Due to his history of "having sex things done to me" which has left him a TechnicalVirgin, the people of Vanorva declare him a "slut" and order his arrest. His wanted poster states that he is capable of "combat ejaculation", "self-saucing (7 flavors!)" and "flang".
%%** Subverted [[http://oglaf.com/goodship/ here.]]

* Naturally this trope becomes an ObligatoryJoke in the porn parody ''[[ParallelPornTitles Game of Bones]]''.

Related to AttackPatternAlpha. Compare HeadTiltinglyKinky, a similar way to stimulate (and amuse) the viewer by suggesting something unspeakably erotic but leaving most of the details to his or her imagination.

* Two of Creator/DoriSeda's works feature a foursome which look... difficult.

* In [[BannedEpisode one of the banned]] ''ComicStrip/BeetleBailey'' strips, Miss Buxley's [[ModestyBedsheet laying in her bed naked]] wondering what she would be doing if the man of her dreams was in bed with her at that very moment, [[DreamSue falls asleep and wakes up]] when a sex act that she thinks is too kinky enters her mind a a little bit later on:

* 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 maneuvers -- immediately upon which Sean starts wolfing down the candies.

* In ''[[Literature/TheHollows 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.

* ''Literature/FromRussiaWithLove''. Literature/JamesBond has a female Soviet agent pinned up against the wall with a chair (to stay out of arms length of the poisoned needle she's wielding). A French agent enters the room and feigns patriotic outrage that an [[StuffyBrit Englishman]] has invented "the 70th position".

* Russell from ''Series/RulesOfEngagement'' seems to have a extensive list of these. And Adam, to his horror, discovers that Jen knows what several of these are. And, according to her, Russell is doing the Cincinnati Hat Trick wrong.

* ''Series/TheJeffersons'': Louise and Helen find themselves in an extremely rough bar, and start reading the grafitti on their table:

* There's this story of a guy who gets asked by a buddy whether he knows about the "orange position". Not wanting to admit he doesn't, he says yes. Now he has to find out what the hell it is about. When he asks a co-worker, she slaps him and complains to the boss. When he tells the boss what he asked her, he gets fired. When he asks his SO whether she knows about it, she also slaps him and leaves him. When he goes to a brothel he once frequented, he also gets slapped and banned for life. Then he goes on asking several whores on the street, getting slapped several times. Finally, he finds an older, washed-up prostitute who tells him she knows about the position, but doesn't practice it since it's illegal and an affront to human dignity. Completely desperate, he offers her all the money he owns. This makes her change her mind, and she tells him to come up to her room. The staircase leading there is pretty dark, and so she stumbles, falls and breaks her neck. [[ShaggyDogStory And now we'll never learn how the orange position works.]]

* [[http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=2408#comic This strip]] from ''WebComic/SaturdayMorningBreakfastCereal'' 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 [[NoodleImplements two condoms, a certified induction coil and a three-inch-thick layer of styrofoam insulation]]. [[http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=2545 This strip]] mostly implies it, though in such copious amounts the practitioners have SeenItAll and grown weary of anything approaching normal, but the red button's joke offers an actual example.

** And of course, "The Shocker". (And the lesser known variant, "[[Franchise/StarTrek The Spocker]]".)

** In the pilot, the Venture boys meet a prostitute in her bedroom. She rattles off a list of services to them before they freak out and run for the hills. WordOfGod says they were going to be real acts, until MoralGuardians told them to change 'em.

* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'', 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. This one's actually a subversion, because the Cleveland Steamer is a real sex act ([[SchmuckBait DO NOT look it up]]), but in the DVD's audio commentary, the writers assume that the censors ''thought'' it was made-up (or had something to do with Cleveland) because they can't imagine how they [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar got away with it]] otherwise.

* In Terry Pratchett's ''Discworld/{{Pyramids}}'', the sweet-natured and possibly even virginal handmaiden Ptraci manages to embarrass hardened pirates with her theoretical knowledge:

* The infamous "Venus Butterfly" reference from ''Series/LALaw''.

* ''Series/AlloAllo'': "Ooooh!]] [[NoodleImplements Shall I bring ze wet celery?]]"

->'''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.

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-->'''Ren:''' ''Holy cow, that looks pretty complicated...''
-->'''Miu:''' '''''IS SHE SPINNING!?'''''

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* The "Elvish Tickler," in ''ComicBook/TheIncredibleHercules''. The mere mention of it brings a smirk even to [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]]'s face.

* A variation in ''ComicBook/GoldDigger'': In during a dogfight, the appropriately-named [[AcePilot Ace]] pulls off an "Inverted Full-Throttle Power Plunge", causing his girlfriend to blush intensely. The Author's Note explains that while said move is actually her favorite maneuver of his, this is the first time she's seen him pull it off in an ''aircraft''.
* Creator/EdwardGorey's ''The Curious Sofa: A Pornographic Tale by Ogdred Weary''. A NoodleIncident Porno, so to say. "That evening in the library Scylla, one of the guests who had certain anatomical peculiarities, demonstrated the Lithuanian Typewriter." Don't try at home unless you got anatomical peculiarities either.
** If her anatomical peculiarities are anything like those of her mythological namesake (or, for that matter, if they're the same person) that might be [[StrangelyArousing quite a thing to see]]... [[BrainBleach or not]]

-->'''Kirk:''' Sense ''thoughts'', eh? So what am I thinking...?
-->'''Troi:''' That's -- that's ''disgusting!'' '''And''' impossible!
-->'''Kirk:''' Not if you use a sawhorse.

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* At the start of ''Film/AustinPowersTheSpyWhoShaggedMe'', Austin is gung-ho to try out every single position in the Kama Sutra with Vanessa:
--> ''Don't you wanna try the "Wheel Barrow", or the "Praying Donkey", or 'The Chinese Shag Swing"?''
** One of those positions is actually real, but we shall leave it as an exercise for the reader to decide ''which'' one.

-->'''Brandon:''' It doesn't have a bonk; it can be anything. It can be an imaginary butterbean, lemonsqueeze, cowbell--
-->'''Olive:''' I don't know what any of that means.
-->'''Brandon:''' Well, that's because you're a virgin.

--> '''Servant Girl''': My mistress is well-schooled in such ceremonial acts as the West Wind, the Wounded Tiger, the Willow Path, the Chair, the Obedient Wife. She has also mastered the Six Long Breath Stimulants, the Eight Shallow Penetrations, the Nine Minor and Eleven Major Positions, as well as the Technique of Passive Acceptance, Forceful Dominance, Contortion, and Mobile Union.

* In ''Series/DarkMatter2015'', the crew find Wendy, a sexbot who offers some unusual sex acts:
-->'''Wendy''': Excellent. Would you like me to join? I'm adept at a wide variety of contemporary erotic techniques: quasaring, the infinite moebius, dunking the cosmic donut...

* Russell from ''Series/RulesOfEngagement'' seems to have a extensive list of these.
** And Adam, to his horror, discovers that Jen knows what several of these are. And, according to her, Russell is doing the Cincinnati Hat Trick wrong.

* An episode of ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' featured Wrestling/TheRock as an undercover cop who was dressed up as a [[DisguisedInDrag drag queen]] and was promptly picked up by an astonishingly ignorant Leon Phelps, the"[[ChickMagnet Ladies Man]]". "Helen Franklin" explains why he didn't arrest Leon even after his incessant offers of bizarre sexual acts.
--> '''"Helen"''': We have a list down at the precinct we go by, and, frankly, the kind of stuff you kept asking me to do, I just hadn't even heard of! I mean, what is an "Alabama Crab Dangler," anyway?!\\
'''Ladies Man''': Yeah. Well, it's something that I invented. It's never really been done in practice - right now it's just, you know, theoretical.

--> '''Louise:''' 'Roses are red, violets are blue, take off your clothes and I'll ...' --Isn't that impossible?
--> '''Helen:''' Not according to that diagram.

--> '''Jack''': Every one of the names we came up with was offensive in some language, including English, Frank.
--> '''Frank''': They knew what a "Hot Richard" was?

** Naturally this trope becomes an ObligatoryJoke in the porn parody ''[[ParallelPornTitles Game of Bones]]''.
-->'''Whore:''' What do you call this position?
-->'''[[SexGod Podrick Payne]]:''' This one's called '[[VillainousIncest The Queen Finds Her Big Brother]]'.

-->'''Zhann:''' (dressed as a {{Dominatrix}}) I can wear a Freudian slip.
-->'''Aeryn:''' (dressed in a NaughtyNurseOutfit) I'll find new places to take your temperature.
-->'''Chiana:''' (dressed as a SexySchoolwoman) I can teach you...the left-handed Latvian Rodeo Torture!

* [[Series/AlloAllo Ooooh!]] [[NoodleImplements Shall I bring ze wet celery?]]

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* In [[BannedEpisode one of the banned]] ''WesternAnimation/BeetleBailey'' strips, Miss Buxley's [[ModestyBedsheet laying in her bed naked]] wondering what she would be doing if the man of her dreams was in bed with her at that very moment, [[DreamSue falls asleep and wakes up]] when a sex act that she thinks is too kinky enters her mind a a little bit later on:
--> '''Miss Buxley''': If the man of my dreams was here right now, what would I do? I wouldn't do '''THAT'''!
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* ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'' is fond of describing artwork influenced by Slaanesh as portraying people, beasts, and daemons in "blasphemous and improbable" positions.
-->'''Penlan:''' "I don't believe that's possible."
-->'''[[Literature/CiaphasCain Cain]]:''' "It's not, and even if it was it would be against regulations."

** This surrounds remarkably like a schoolyard joke that was doing the rounds almost 50 years ago (early 70s), only instead of the orange position, the McGuffin was something called "Purple Passion". The gimmick/plot was very much the same: guy wants to know what Purple Passion is (more out of curiosity than anything else), asks several people and gets beaten up by them for daring to sully their ears with the idea, eventually finding someone who is prepared to tell him... but he gets run over by a car while crossing the road in front of her flat. End of story.

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* In ''WebComic/SabrinaOnline'', when Sabrina and [=ZigZag=] (her porn-star boss) are out on a bar together, and a drunk dude starts hassling Sabrina, [=ZigZag=] pulls him aside and basically goes "Hey, why don't you and I slip away and * whisper whisper whisper* " resulting in the guy turning beet-red in the head, and escaping in a cloud of embarrassment. When Sabrina (foolishly) asks [=ZigZag=] what she was saying to the guy, she merely replies that she suggested some things that were illegal in 37 states and several entire nations.

* In ''WebComic/OutThere'', 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:
-->'''Miriam:''' You are '''so''' doing that with me tonight.
-->'''Chuck:''' I don't think we can. The supplies are usually on back order. [[http://outthere.keenspot.com/d/20080321.html]]

-->'''Professor:''' Honey, I'm feeling amorous.
-->'''Wife:''' I'll get the waffle iron.
* ''WebComic/MenageA3'' approaches this, although there's little attempt to disguise the general nature of what's being discussed or offered. The chief example is the "Swirly-Go-Round", a kissing technique taught to Gary by his gay friend, Dillon, that Gary [[ItMakesSenseInContext accidentally discovers]] translates into spectacularly orgasmic cunnilingus. (Gary's unique mastery of said technique has turned him into a SexGod.) Also, ex-porn star Amber offers Gary the "Amberlux Vacuum", a fellatio technique "never used on camera".

** Subverted [[http://oglaf.com/goodship/ here.]]

* [[Website/ThatGuyWithTheGlasses ''Spooning With Spoony'' and ''Linking Up With Linkara'']] had a number of these, mainly referred to by name. Such as The Staten Island Helicopter, The Oklahoma City Taco Stand, the Orlando Dolphin Flip ("[[WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick How did he do it with both of us at the same time]]?" "[[WebVideo/MarzGurl I thought only monks could do that]]!"), and the Puerto Rico Del Pollo.
** The Transmission Awesome webcast also makes frequent and cryptic references to [[NoodleIncident "The Mexican Car Wash"]]
** "He used a pineapple. ''A pineapple.''"
** And of course, "The Shocker". (And the lesser known variant, "[[Franchise/StarTrek The Spocker]]".)

* The Octomount Tango from WebVideo/WhereTheBearsAre is strongly implied to count.
* The first ''WebAnimation/ProstituteMickey'' short has Mickey Mouse offer to do a "Fantasia" or a "Steamboat Willie" to his client Joe.
* In Zone's ''VideoGame/{{Skullgirls}}'' flash, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V67cQIbJ1UE one of The Announcer's comments]] (NSFW) is quipping that there isn't a name for the position Filia and Samson are performing and he suggests The Mississippi Mudslide.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' 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. [[RatedMForManly Brock Samson]] says it's just when you fap so hard your hands turn red, which not only takes care of the Rusty part but also references how long it's been since Rusty's had -ahem- relations.

* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'', 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.
** This one's actually a subversion, because the Cleveland Steamer is a real sex act ([[SchmuckBait DO NOT look it up]]), but in the DVD's audio commentary, the writers assume that the censors ''thought'' it was made-up (or had something to do with Cleveland) because they can't imagine how they [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar got away with it]] otherwise.
* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'' had an off-hand reference to the "Tennessee Logjam", which apparently requires three men, one woman, and a ladder.

* ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'' - at a speed-dating session, moderator Linda asks everyone to name their favorite food and favorite sexual angle - Mike the mailman says "Fried green tomatoes" to both; Mort says "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang!"

** This one's actually a subversion, because the Cleveland Steamer is a real sex act ([[SchmuckBait DO NOT look it up]]), but in the DVD's audio commentary, the writers assume that the censors ''thought'' it was made-up (or had something to do with [[BlackBestFriend Cleveland]]) because they can't imagine how they [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar got away with it]] otherwise.

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* ''TabletopGame/FatesWorseThanDeath'', in its 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.

* Of the "not named" variety ''Series/{{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.
** It's apparently quite alluring given how enthused Booth is at Bones' suggestion they try it for themselves and quite satisfying given Daisy's delighted tone as she describes how performing it with Sweets made the neighbors complain.
* Similarly, in the ''Series/RedDwarf'' episode "Marooned," Lister asks if he can burn ''Literature/{{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 ''Literature/{{Lolita}}'' is a real book, so anyone can read it and find out what's so disgusting.
** Considering what [[PaedoHunt Lolita is about]] there's of course the odd chance that YouDoNotWantToKnow. Also [[FridgeHorror what it says about Lister and Rimmer]].

** Naturally this becomes an ObligatoryJoke in the porn parody ''[[ParallelPornTitles Game of Bones]]''.

* [[http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=2408#comic This strip]] from ''WebComic/SaturdayMorningBreakfastCereal'' 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 [[NoodleImplements two condoms, a certified induction coil and a three-inch-thick layer of styrofoam insulation]].

* ''Erotique'' (1994). In the short film ''Wonton Soup'' by director Clara Law, the protagonist is worried that his girlfriend is going to leave him, so consults a Chinese version of the Karma Sutra with such positions as "Man Facing The Tiger". Despite trying them all out on his girlfriend (causing her to break down giggling at one point) she breaks up with him anyway.

* ''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."

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* Sort of an inversion: Sexual acts in wildlife can be so unbelievable bizarre (more than one book has been written about the theme) that your first reaction to, say, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penis_fencing "hermaphroditic flatworm penis fencing"]] will most probably be "Nice ComicSutra, Doug Winger!"
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* ''Series/{{Torchwood}}'''s Jack and Ianto [[TropersDoItWithoutNotability do it with a]] [[NoodleImplements stopwatch]]. Naturally, in and out of SlashFic, the fans have puzzled over how that one works.

* A fun (albeit [[NotSafeForWork NSFW]]) game to play on UrbanDictionary is to combine any two seemingly innocuous words and see what comes up. 90% of the time, it's someone coming up with a disgusting sex act that, as often as not, involves either bodily fluids/waste, humiliation of the woman, or both. ''Jezebel'' [[http://jezebel.com/the-10-grossest-sex-acts-as-described-by-urban-dictiona-1627699479 calls it]] "the trusted online compendium for all of those gross terms and phrases you don't know in ''TabletopGame/CardsAgainstHumanity''".

* ''TheJeffersons'': Louise and Helen find themselves in an extremely rough bar, and start reading the grafitti on their table:

* In the ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'' ParodyFic "Farce Contact", while giving doing Vulcan neuropressure on Trip Tucker, [[MsFanservice Vulcan hottie T'Pol]] makes reference to the ''kummthukme'' posture, the ''fans'jercoth'' technique, and the [[ThanksForTheMammary Vulcan Cleavage Meld]].

* In the ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'' ParodyFic "Farce Contact", while giving doing Vulcan neuropressure on Trip Tucker, [[MsFanservice Vulcan hottie T'Pol]] makes reference to the ''kummthukme'' posture and the ''fans'jercoth'' technique.

* In "Welcome to Kanagawa" from ''Theatre/PacificOvertures'' a geisha madam hands pornographic fans to her trainee geishas and then gives vague descriptions of the acts depicted. The first merely requires being somewhat limber, but the second involves three participants, the third is done "through the kimono" and the last one uses ''glue''.

* ''[[Literature/TheHeirsOfAlexandria Shadow Of The Lion]]'' has a position called the "twin Camellias", which involves a footstool and a number of cushions, and "could very well give a man a permanent back injury".

* ''Literature/LambTheGospelAccordingToBiff'' includes a sequence in India where, while Joshua is learning things like yoga from Gaspar the Magi, Biff learns a number of bizarre sexual positions from a prostitute. It's obviously a take on the Kama Sutra, but seeing as the real Kama Sutra doesn't have positions like "The Rhinoceros Balancing a Jelly Donut on its Horn"...