ALSO, THEY DRIVE HUMMERS
(Thanks to RussellMc)
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October 17, 2006
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Jeez!
Posted by: baligurl | October 17, 2006 at 04:57 PM
Snork at Dave...hummers. NO DOUBT!
Posted by: Cheryl Howard | October 17, 2006 at 04:58 PM
I thought they'd drive Porchas.
Posted by: baligurl | October 17, 2006 at 04:58 PM
That could explain a lot. I've always wanted to snicker at people driving Hummers anyway.
Posted by: Kristina L. | October 17, 2006 at 04:59 PM
...or however you spell the cars I can't afford.
Posted by: baligurl | October 17, 2006 at 05:00 PM
If somoeone's got a hummer already, isn't the size of their testicals kind of immaterial? Going to stop Right There.
Posted by: Clean Hands | October 17, 2006 at 05:02 PM
Is it spelled Porche? Ya gotta wonder about someone who pays a lot for a fancy car when he could make a down payment on a house or something else that doesn't depreciate as soon as it gets out of the car lot.
Posted by: Kristina L. | October 17, 2006 at 05:03 PM
CH, once again you wuz readin' my mind.
Posted by: blurk | October 17, 2006 at 05:05 PM
blurkie - I was reading your mind, too, but I fell asleep.
Posted by: Annie Where-but-here | October 17, 2006 at 05:07 PM
I'd be concerned if my testicles were large. Probably go see a doctor.
Posted by: Wyo Cowboy | October 17, 2006 at 05:08 PM
Previous work has shown that horn size is negatively correlated to other traits such as eye, wing and antennae size.
So much for the "men who have large feet..." insinuation.
Posted by: Brainy Jello | October 17, 2006 at 05:09 PM
Kristina, I think you have got it figured out. It ain't about depreciation, it is about deep-seeded insecurity that was brought about by getting a "switly" in 7th grade.
Posted by: random "drives a a honda" thunking | October 17, 2006 at 05:09 PM
That should be "swirly", many apologies.
Posted by: random "drives a a honda" thunking | October 17, 2006 at 05:11 PM
AWBH, I don't doubt that for a minute.
'Course what wuz you doin' trin' to get inside my head in the first place?
Posted by: blurk | October 17, 2006 at 05:11 PM
Seeing an article like this makes me really glad that I did not do well in science and instead chose the really important (and highly sought after) field of history. Who on God's green earth would wake up one day and say "Hey! I think I want to start looking at beetles' testicles??" Maybe if it was spelled Beatles, and I had a time machine back to the mid-'60s...
sorry, what? was that out loud?
Posted by: MareBear | October 17, 2006 at 05:17 PM
Mare - Like in an episode of Arrested Development?
"The photos that Wayne Jarvis obtained finally made their way to the public, and thanks to the Patriot Act, have been seen by several branches of government."
"Wayne threatens Michael with the Iraqi photos, but Barry Zuckerkorn, seeing the photos for the first time, realizes that they are actually a close-up of balls."
Posted by: Brainy Jello | October 17, 2006 at 05:25 PM
*luvs blurkie a random 'switly'*
Ergo, bazoomage is inversely proportional to cranial capabilities, n'est ce pas?
Posted by: Annie Where-but-here | October 17, 2006 at 05:35 PM
Annie, not always.
Usually, but not always.
Posted by: blurk | October 17, 2006 at 05:41 PM
"Ergo, bazoomage is inversely proportional to cranial capabilities, n'est ce pas?"
Actually, if you wanna go ergoing it, I guess the inverse proportions would be between the woman's... umm, thorax appendage, and her ovaries, no?
I agree with MareBear. Scientists are weird people.
Posted by: Penny | October 17, 2006 at 05:43 PM
AWBH-Are you suggesting big bazoomage = less than brilliant? I personally take offense at this, and, as Punkin is a physicist, I will stand up for her, too.
Oh, and BOOGER!
Posted by: MareBear | October 17, 2006 at 05:43 PM
MareBear - congrats - you understood what I was saying! You go, girl!
In other news, blurkie has signed up as a research assistant.
Posted by: Annie Where-but-here | October 17, 2006 at 05:59 PM
I'm not a scientist, but I think there must be a significant measurement error in trying to determine the size of beetle testicles. Is there a standardized implement for such work and, if so, why hasn't it been blogged yet?
Posted by: Mike Antonucci | October 17, 2006 at 05:59 PM
AWBH--But I am brilliant! And busty! I guess there are exceptions to every rule. Does Blurk need to research me as the exception?
Posted by: MareBear | October 17, 2006 at 06:01 PM
MareBear - blurkie fainted. He's never had anyone volunteer before.
Posted by: Annie Where-but-here | October 17, 2006 at 06:03 PM
*dazed*
huh...where am I?
Oh, that's right. I've got research to do.
Posted by: blurk | October 17, 2006 at 06:07 PM
Geez, Mike - that's all you ever talk about - beetle testicle this, beetle testicle that. Get a grip on yourself, man!
Posted by: Annie Where-but-here | October 17, 2006 at 06:14 PM
They laughed at Einstein, too. OK, admittedly it wasn't about beetle testicles, but still.
Posted by: Mike Antonucci | October 17, 2006 at 06:32 PM
it was his hair.
Posted by: Annie Where-but-here | October 17, 2006 at 06:38 PM
Sorry Blurkie. I didn't mean for you to faint. Do you need any nurse-type assistance?
Posted by: MareBear | October 17, 2006 at 06:42 PM
MareBear -it's quittin' time for blurkie. He's now nursing a beer.
Posted by: Annie Where-but-here | October 17, 2006 at 06:43 PM
So, look for a man with no nose?
Posted by: Hanna | October 17, 2006 at 07:09 PM
I went and checked and my horns are remarkably small. *adjusts jeans*
Posted by: CJrun | October 17, 2006 at 07:41 PM
Eeeeewwww.....thinking of new meaning for "beetle juice".....eeeeeeeew
Posted by: Punkin Poo | October 17, 2006 at 08:07 PM
Smallest testicled beetles are the horniest cause they aren't getting any female beetle action.
Posted by: Beppie | October 17, 2006 at 09:33 PM
This reminds me of a recent scientific discovery that mouse testicles contain stem cells. This will be useful to those needing cloned mouse testicles in the future.
Posted by: Beppie | October 17, 2006 at 09:35 PM
"Because of energetic constraints, you really can't be good at all things," says [Scott] Pitnick, who last year revealed a trade-off between relative brain and testes sizes in 300 different species of bat."
Seems to me that Scott Pitnick is being a bit nit-picky about this.
Sorry, that name was just calling out for someone to work "nit-picky" into the thread.
Posted by: marfie | October 17, 2006 at 09:44 PM
"Because of energetic constraints, you really can't be good at all things," says [Scott] Pitnick, who last year revealed a trade-off between relative brain and testes sizes in 300 different species of bat."
So what's Mr. Pitnick's trade-off? Scientist with bug obsession...hmmmm...I'm guessing he's not a snappy dresser.
Posted by: Annie Where-but-here | October 18, 2006 at 12:21 AM
Probably not, but maybe he's a dressy napper?
Posted by: marfie | October 18, 2006 at 12:25 AM
He probably brings his work home with him.
"What's in YOUR wallet?"
Posted by: Annie Where-but-here | October 18, 2006 at 01:28 AM
"female beetle action"
"dung beetle testicles"
"bug juice"
etc., etc. would all be a really sorry name for something... or an excerpt from a really bad menu.
Posted by: mudstuffin | October 18, 2006 at 08:47 AM
...beetle testicle this...
The latest sequel starring Billy Crystal...
Posted by: Bill | October 18, 2006 at 10:03 AM
These beetles spend their day rolling dung balls around and they're still gettin' laid????
Posted by: Layzeeboy | October 18, 2006 at 11:30 AM