Fred Haineux writes:

> Diane Wilson writes:

> > One of these days, real soon now, I will remove them both, which will mean that none are left.

> > As things should have been in the beginning.

> cf. "Schroedinger's Cat Trilogy", where one of the people keeps her penis and balls on the wall as a sort of a trophy to cause anguish to the unsuspecting.

My first ex-wife was an animal science major, with courses in reproductive physiology (animal, not human) and AI (that's "insemination," not intelligence). So I got a well-rounded introduction to sexual diversity that would put the most advanced Human Resources diversity training to shame.

It's not a human feature, but many animals actually have a bone in the penis. The reproductive physiology teacher had an ospenis from a walrus, which he would casually bring into class one day, and set it down on his desk. Questions ranged from "Where does he keep it?" to "Where does he put it?"

A female friend of my ex- wanted to collect a set of eight ospenis bones from dogs, and use them as a set of swizzle sticks.

Oh yes, regarding "Schroedinger's Cat": Current surgical technique uses the skin of the penis in reconstruction. Not so for Bert and Ernie, who are left homeless, fending for themselves by dumpster-diving and panhandling on streetcorners.