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Ancient walrus bone discovered in south Iceland
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Posted on 03/12/2007 1:05:38 PM PDT by Kimmers
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To: Bender2
The walrus got carried away by a fox, an arctic fox.
Which one of us hasn't fantasized about that?
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posted on
03/12/2007 1:19:54 PM PDT
by
null and void
("If you have always done it that way, it is probably wrong." - Charles F. Kettering)
To: Kimmers
The Baculum is a unique bone found in the penis of most mammals. This bone aids in copulation when mates have only a short encounter and need to perform quickly. The Baculum is sometimes referred to a “hillbilly or mountain man toothpick” and can be utilized as a coffee stirrer. The largest Baculum in the mammal kingdom belongs to the walrus, which can reach a length of 30 inches.http://www.skullsunlimited.com/baculums.html
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posted on
03/12/2007 1:21:51 PM PDT
by
mtbopfuyn
(I think the border is kind of an artificial barrier - San Antonio councilwoman Patti Radle)
To: ForOurFuture
MR??? Two clues here, first name Barbara, last name GudnaDÓTTIR...
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posted on
03/12/2007 1:22:30 PM PDT
by
null and void
("If you have always done it that way, it is probably wrong." - Charles F. Kettering)
To: mtbopfuyn
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posted on
03/12/2007 1:23:01 PM PDT
by
Kimmers
To: JamesP81
I have a custom knife with an oosik handle. My daughter refers to it as walrus wanker.
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posted on
03/12/2007 1:23:44 PM PDT
by
mcshot
("If it ain't broke it doesn't have enough features." paraphrased anon.)
To: ForOurFuture
Unless you meant her hubby...
*smacking forehead*
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posted on
03/12/2007 1:23:50 PM PDT
by
null and void
("If you have always done it that way, it is probably wrong." - Charles F. Kettering)
To: Kimmers
This is not a mere joke. If this is true, the bone had to have gotten there through a human agency.
It suggests the possibility that the Vikings were not the first settlers of Iceland as we've always been told.
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posted on
03/12/2007 1:25:35 PM PDT
by
Parmenio
To: mtbopfuyn
I hope the Hillbilly union protests your statement that they pick their teeth and stir their coffee with penis bones.
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posted on
03/12/2007 1:26:03 PM PDT
by
Williams
To: ClearCase_guy
On a more serious note, he was probably carried there by a Tsunami..
Or an Eskimo..
As I recall, those things are believed to have certain religious properties that made them valuable..
It might have been part of a fertility ritual..
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posted on
03/12/2007 1:26:43 PM PDT
by
Drammach
("If you make yourselves sheep, the wolves will eat you." -- Benjamin Franklin)
To: Kimmers
If you experience an erection lasting 10,000 years or more - just damn.
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posted on
03/12/2007 1:28:06 PM PDT
by
Williams
To: Parmenio
Did you happen to see "The Dark Ages" on Discovery....wow my Viking ancestors were nasty !!!!!
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posted on
03/12/2007 1:28:51 PM PDT
by
Kimmers
To: mtbopfuyn
"This bone aids in copulation when mates have only a short encounter and need to perform quickly."
Which is most married couples with kids, in-laws, two jobs and a house payment -- and the big, fat walrus laying around on a beach all day gets the help. Go figure. Life is NOT logical.
To: Kimmers
At least the poor sod who probably carved it into a flute didn't know it was a walrus wiener.
If his friends had found out it would be constant, "Hey Thorg. Remember that time Orbo carved a flute out of a walrus's piece and you were like, 'Dude! That's walrus dong'. And he was all 'Brong said it was a whale bone man'. And you were like 'Brong told me it was the walrus's unit! you've been jobbed!'"
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posted on
03/12/2007 1:29:50 PM PDT
by
avg_freeper
(Gunga galunga. Gunga, gunga galunga)
To: avg_freeper
LOL !!!!! I am here for the jokes....
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posted on
03/12/2007 1:31:44 PM PDT
by
Kimmers
To: mtbopfuyn
"...and can be utilized as a coffee stirrer. Uh...no thanks.
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posted on
03/12/2007 1:32:23 PM PDT
by
Recovering Hermit
(There's another old saying Senator..."Don't piss down my back and tell me it's raining.")
To: Drammach
IIRC, people from the far north used these things as ceremonial clubs, not sure if they are heavy enough for real use.
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posted on
03/12/2007 1:36:08 PM PDT
by
RebelBanker
(May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one.)
To: Kimmers
?
To: GunRunner
Oh no....you would have to bring her into the mix.
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posted on
03/12/2007 1:38:28 PM PDT
by
Kimmers
To: Parmenio
If this is true, the bone had to have gotten there through a human agency. Isn't Iceland on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?
Couldn't the land merely have risen with the walrus thingy laying there?
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posted on
03/12/2007 1:38:49 PM PDT
by
Vinnie
(You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Jihads You)
To: avg_freeper
If his friends had found out it would be constant, "Hey Thorg. Remember that time...LOL!!! Nothing average about your sense of humor!
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posted on
03/12/2007 1:41:19 PM PDT
by
American Quilter
(You can't negotiate with people who are dedicated to your destruction.)
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