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January 25, 2006

Science at It's Finest

For some male bats, sexual prowess comes with a price — smaller brains. A research team led by Syracuse University biologist Scott Pitnick found that in bat species where the females are promiscuous, the males boasting the largest testicles also had the smallest brains. Conversely, where the females were faithful, the males had smaller testes and larger brains.
All they had to do was ask Major Dad's favorite question when confronted by...say...the Coors Twins:
"Why are men pigs?"
He wants the answer to be "because the trough is full", but that's a lie. The simple truth is:
"Because they are."

Posted by tree hugging sister at January 25, 2006 09:00 AM

Comments

Ergo, Batman, being the world's greatest detective, was really just trying to overcompensate. It all makes perfect sense now.

Boy wonder indeed.

Posted by: Cullen at January 25, 2006 09:34 AM

Did Einstein ever have kids?

Posted by: Ken Summers at January 25, 2006 09:51 AM

Yeah, but what does this say about Batgirl? Huh? Huh?

Posted by: The_Real_JeffS at January 25, 2006 09:52 AM

Batgirl has even smaller testicles than the others. But she's got some great TOWACAs.

Posted by: Ken Summers at January 25, 2006 10:06 AM

She was probably a lesbian. Given the Batman's overactive cranium. Or she was getting it from the Penguin.

Posted by: Cullen at January 25, 2006 10:14 AM

And why not? I hear Burgess Meredith was quite a hit with the ladies.

Posted by: Ken Summers at January 25, 2006 10:18 AM

But Cesar Romero was the one to fiddle around with the ladies when there were all hot and bothered.

Posted by: Cullen at January 25, 2006 10:32 AM

To my oh so witty spouse; yes we are pigs but the trough is still full and always will be i.e. the Coors Twins and the Godaddy girl. Diet makes the man and we feed from the trough.

Posted by: major dad at January 25, 2006 10:33 AM

Don't forget the Swedish Bikini Team.

Posted by: Ken Summers at January 25, 2006 10:56 AM

My wife sent it to me with an email to the effect that this study was proof that men think with their gonads, and that the two parts are interchangeable.

Posted by: John at January 25, 2006 11:59 AM

"Gonads" being the technical term, as we've all learned.

Posted by: tree hugging sister at January 25, 2006 12:19 PM

Well, she does hold a Ph.D. in Chemistry - can't get much more technical than that.

Posted by: John at January 25, 2006 03:23 PM

How many months ago did we discuss the 'scientific term' in another post? I'm still reeling from the knowledge that it is one and not the slang I thought it was.

Posted by: tree hugging sister at January 25, 2006 03:59 PM

Gonads?

What about "Go 'Cocks!

Posted by: Mr. Bingley at January 25, 2006 04:17 PM

Those are chickens, Bingster.

As John should be...

Posted by: tree hugging sister at January 25, 2006 05:03 PM

Well, John, to be REALLY technical about it, they're only "gonads" before they differentiate into male or female forms.

Posted by: Ken Summers at January 25, 2006 07:27 PM

I thought we cleared that point up months ago.

[ducks]

Posted by: Ken Summers at January 25, 2006 07:28 PM

Ducks? What happened to goats, Ken?

Posted by: The_Real_JeffS at January 26, 2006 12:38 AM

Et tu, Jeff?

Posted by: Ken Summers at January 26, 2006 08:29 AM