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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 3 of 3 1 2 3 Re: Gotta love science #115523 12/26/03 06:53 PM Joined: May 2000 Posts: 24 B beanie stranger beanie stranger B Joined: May 2000 Posts: 24 This is not so far-fetched. A couple of years ago I toured a Champion Boar Hog breeding facility. Since I grew up in cattle country, where artificial insemination is common, I wasn't surprised to learn that the same method was used for extracting the premium semen of award-winning boars. But get this -- It seems boars are much more sensitive creatures than are bulls, who don't seem to mind having their semen extracted by a cold, impersonal machine. Boars become upset and agitated when this method is used, and their semen, as a result, is diluted. So the hog-breeders, being the sensitive lot they are, actually hire women to harvest the semen crop "by hand." I am not kidding. I saw it, as did several other witnesses with me on the tour. The women are well-paid, and their jobs are considered "skilled." Makes you wonder what they say when their husbands nudge them at night -- "Sorry honey, I already gave at the office?" Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Gotta love science #115524 12/26/03 07:14 PM Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... W Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Wordwind Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Well, think about it. Women harvesting semen--and all kinds of people harvesting milk from huge breasts with elongated teats as carried by the cow. We do seem to get up close and personal to other species, don't we... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 3 of 3 1 2 3 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,316 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 469 guests, and 0 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 30 A C Bowden 13 LukeJavan8 1 ddrinnan 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 tsuwm 10,542 wofahulicodoc 10,533 LukeJavan8 9,916 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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