ffreak
old man
- Joined
- Jul 28, 2003
- Posts
- 1,262
from CNN:
Oldest genital fossils found in Scotland
LONDON (Reuters) -- Scientists have discovered fossils of the world's oldest genitals -- belonging to 400 million-year-old insects -- in ancient rocks in Scotland.
The penis of the ancient harvestmen insects, commonly known as a daddy-long-legs, was two-thirds the length of the body and remarkably similar to the modern-day species, New Scientist magazine said.
"The discovery of the world's oldest genitals proves that little has changed over the last 400 million years -- at least for daddy-long-legs," the magazine said.
here's the link if you want to read more:
http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/science/09/22/arachnid.fossil.reut/index.html
----------------------
OK, so it's about spiders. Still is this a good headline or what? It follows the rules and skirts the edge of what is acceptable.
Which leads me to the question - how 'acceptable' can one write erotica without it becoming unsuitable for general audiences (read kids can read the paper/news sites too).
-FF (always wanting to expand my genital knowledge)
ps. kindof lends itself to why Scots wear kilts of a particular length - guess they figured they might need the room.
pps. how do you explain a genital fossil to kids? "Often confused with giant worms, they once roamed the earth in huge herds. When approaching the female they would puff up to many times their size to try to impress potential mates. If surprised, they sometimes shrank so small they could hide easily in the bush."
(this is a scientific discussion folks, really it is)
Oldest genital fossils found in Scotland
LONDON (Reuters) -- Scientists have discovered fossils of the world's oldest genitals -- belonging to 400 million-year-old insects -- in ancient rocks in Scotland.
The penis of the ancient harvestmen insects, commonly known as a daddy-long-legs, was two-thirds the length of the body and remarkably similar to the modern-day species, New Scientist magazine said.
"The discovery of the world's oldest genitals proves that little has changed over the last 400 million years -- at least for daddy-long-legs," the magazine said.
here's the link if you want to read more:
http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/science/09/22/arachnid.fossil.reut/index.html
----------------------
OK, so it's about spiders. Still is this a good headline or what? It follows the rules and skirts the edge of what is acceptable.
Which leads me to the question - how 'acceptable' can one write erotica without it becoming unsuitable for general audiences (read kids can read the paper/news sites too).
-FF (always wanting to expand my genital knowledge)
ps. kindof lends itself to why Scots wear kilts of a particular length - guess they figured they might need the room.
pps. how do you explain a genital fossil to kids? "Often confused with giant worms, they once roamed the earth in huge herds. When approaching the female they would puff up to many times their size to try to impress potential mates. If surprised, they sometimes shrank so small they could hide easily in the bush."
(this is a scientific discussion folks, really it is)
