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[Kai]

fun fact: primates are some of the few mammals that lack a bacculus. Cetcacians are the other group, I think.

[Richter]

Fucking OW.  That sounds akin to trying to ejaculate a pineapple.

The Inuit refer to the penis bone as "oosik", and have been known to use them as clubs.  I've found a few palces that sell them too 

[Kai]

Fucking OW.  That sounds akin to trying to ejaculate a pineapple.

The Inuit refer to the penis bone as "oosik", and have been known to use them as clubs.  I've found a few palces that sell them too 

A documentary on clubbing baby seals with walrus penis bones would be slightly surreal.

[Richter]

Hell, ANY documentary on penis bones and their useage would be surreal.

http://www.boonetrading.com/Pg26.html

[Unayko]

ODE TO AN OOSIK


Strange things have been done in the Midnight Sun,
   and the story books are full---
But the strangest tale concerns the male,
   magnificent walrus bull!

I know it's rude, quite common and crude,
   Perhaps it is grossly unkind;
But with first glance at least, this bewhiskered beast,
   is as ugly in front as behind.

Look once again, take a second look -- then
   you'll see he's not ugly or vile --
There's a hint of a grin, in that blubbery chin --
   and the eyes have a shy secret smile.

How can this be, this clandestine glee
   that exudes from the walrus like music?
He knows, there inside, beneath blubber and hide
   lies a splendid contrivance -- the Oosik!

"Oosik" you say -- and quite well you may,
    I'll explain if you keep it between us;
In the simplest truth, though rather uncouth
   "Oosik" is, in fact, his penis!

Now the size alone of this walrus bone,
   would indeed arouse envious thinking --
It is also a fact, documented and backed,
   There is never a softening or shrinking!

This, then, is why the smile is so sly,
   the walrus is rightfully proud.
Though the climate is frigid, the walrus is rigid,
   Pray, why, is not man so endowed?

Added to this, is a smile you might miss ---
   Though the bull is entitled to bow --
The one to out-smile our bull by a mile
    is the satisfied walrus cow!

(Anonymous)

[Kai]

Hell, ANY documentary on penis bones and their useage would be surreal.

http://www.boonetrading.com/Pg26.html

I just spent an hour looking at that website. FFS.

[Richter]

They have good advice on working, caring for and storing ivory / horn / bone.  I found them yesterday when I got bored and decided to try carving some.

[AFK]

Fucking OW.  That sounds akin to trying to ejaculate a pineapple.

The Inuit refer to the penis bone as "oosik", and have been known to use them as clubs.  I've found a few palces that sell them too 

A documentary on clubbing baby seals with walrus penis bones would be slightly surreal.

The baby seal joke will never be the same for me again. 

[Kai]

Fucking OW.  That sounds akin to trying to ejaculate a pineapple.

The Inuit refer to the penis bone as "oosik", and have been known to use them as clubs.  I've found a few palces that sell them too 

A documentary on clubbing baby seals with walrus penis bones would be slightly surreal.

The baby seal joke will never be the same for me again. 

What, "baby seal walks into a club..."?

[Richter]

I am sorry, Kai.  For doing this to your thread 

ODE TO AN OOSIK


Strange things have been done in the Midnight Sun,
   and the story books are full---
But the strangest tale concerns the male,
   magnificent walrus bull!

I know it's rude, quite common and crude,
   Perhaps it is grossly unkind;
But with first glance at least, this bewhiskered beast,
   is as ugly in front as behind.

Look once again, take a second look -- then
   you'll see he's not ugly or vile --
There's a hint of a grin, in that blubbery chin --
   and the eyes have a shy secret smile.

How can this be, this clandestine glee
   that exudes from the walrus like music?
He knows, there inside, beneath blubber and hide
   lies a splendid contrivance -- the Oosik!

"Oosik" you say -- and quite well you may,
    I'll explain if you keep it between us;
In the simplest truth, though rather uncouth
   "Oosik" is, in fact, his penis!

Now the size alone of this walrus bone,
   would indeed arouse envious thinking --
It is also a fact, documented and backed,
   There is never a softening or shrinking!

This, then, is why the smile is so sly,
   the walrus is rightfully proud.
Though the climate is frigid, the walrus is rigid,
   Pray, why, is not man so endowed?

Added to this, is a smile you might miss ---
   Though the bull is entitled to bow --
The one to out-smile our bull by a mile
    is the satisfied walrus cow!

(Anonymous)

Good find!

[Kai]

this thread is more or less immortal. so it's not really a problem to drift.

[AFK]

Fucking OW.  That sounds akin to trying to ejaculate a pineapple.

The Inuit refer to the penis bone as "oosik", and have been known to use them as clubs.  I've found a few palces that sell them too 

A documentary on clubbing baby seals with walrus penis bones would be slightly surreal.

The baby seal joke will never be the same for me again. 

What, "baby seal walks into a club..."?

Yes, and when I say it will never be the same, I mean it has been greatly improved, visually. 

[LMNO]

Well, now we can add to it.



"A baby seal walks into a club; now it's fucked."

[Iason Ouabache]

fun fact: primates are some of the few mammals that lack a bacculus. Cetcacians are the other group, I think.

I once saw someone suggest that Eve was created not from the rib but from the bacculus. Makes slightly more sense than the original, doesn't it?

[Kai]

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/10/science/10aging.html Study by Weindruch of UofA has confounding statistics, but may suggest a low calorie diet lowers the risk for age related diseases in primates. I'm looking at YUO, Dr. Atkins.

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=why-do-we-swear HOLY SHIT IN A FUCKBUCKET! Swearing could, just maybe (whowuddathunk) alleviate pain, goddammit.

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/45239/title/Climate_change_shrinks_sheep Shorter, sweeter winters shrink sheep on St Kilda Island.

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/45269/title/Hornets_suffocate_in_bee_ball You know those Japanese Hornets that get totally pwned by certain honey bee hives? C0₂ may be as big of a cause of death as heat.

http://www.sciencecentric.com/news/article.php?q=09062929-brittle-table-salt-can-stretch-like-taffy-the-nanoworld Nanowires from salt micro-taffy. Cool!