Harry Pristis Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 Look at this whale testicle from a long-ago whale. It could happen! I believe that this whale carcass came to rest in waters frigid and deep, and perhaps anoxic. There, portions of the carcass were preserved until they became permineralized. I've taken this specimen to two specialists, a urologist and an endocrinologist. The endo-guy is still undecided (a real pr**k), but the uro-guy thought the preservation was high in copper and tin -- just what he'd expected, he said. Perhaps the resting place of the carcass was at one time the site of a black smoker. These deep ocean vents spewed metals dissolved in super-heated sea water, just as they continue to do today. Metals deposited around these vents would replace the preserved testicular tissue. The fossil testicle is very heavy, denser than a fresh testicle (I'm guessing). Look at the exquisite preservation of this testicle! You can see the stub of the vas deferens, a good bit of epididymis, and even the seminiferous tubules! Notice the attachment points for the large sotaricials which are present at the margin of the epididymis. I am sure that this find will astound the scientific community when I am finished researching it. What do you think? http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kauffy Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 HAHAHA! Harry, you crack me up! well written ^ classic...though, it worries me slightly that you chose a 'testicle' as your subject.......i mean...there are plenty of other organs! made me laugh...thanks Harry! "Turn the fear of the unknown into the excitment of possibility!"We dont stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron E. Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 This can happen to a teenager if...never mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefootgirl Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 Hehehehe!!! In formal logic, a contradiction is the signal of defeat: but in the evolution of real knowledge, it marks the first step in progress toward victory. Alfred North Whithead 'Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It's already tomorrow in Australia!' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest N.AL.hunter Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 So the nomenclature of this specimen is Crinoidus Bulbous Testiculous? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 Harry, you have made my day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted August 5, 2009 Author Share Posted August 5, 2009 I don't understand why you guys are being so skeptical -- my urologist is the best in town. He does lots of vasectomies! If he says this thing is a testicle replaced by copper and tin, I tend to believe him. See the brassy color for yourself. And my endocrinologist is leaning toward the whale identification, too. He keeps saying, "Interesting. Interesting." I think he hopes to publish an article about the testicle in THE GLANDS JOURNAL, but I am not ready to give the fossil over to him. And how do you explain those large sotaricials which are found AFAIK only in the testes of deep-diving mammals? It's believed that these sotaricials ("sotaricis," pl. "sotarices") articulate with the deep flutals ("flutalis cavernosus") to protect against immense water pressure. 'N.AL.h' . . . What do you mean by, "So the nomenclature of this specimen is Crinoidus Bulbous Testiculous?" We may never know the species name of the whale that contributed this testicle to science. I just think of it as my brass testicle. Sooo, I hope you'll help me prove that this is what my urologist and I believe it to be. Remember, "... the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright Brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown." ---Carl Sagan (Errr. That doesn't sound quite right.) http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatorman Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 Hahahha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traviscounty Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 In such cold waters that it would take to preserve this specimen, wouldn't it have a "prune-like" look to it? Have you ever seen a frightened turtle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest solius symbiosus Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 That is a good one, Harry. sometimes when rational discussion has failed, the only tool left is mock and ridicule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 Well done, Harry! You made my day, too. By the way, does your urologist know anything about eyeballs...cause I have this rock I think is a mineralized eyeball. It looks like the T-rex eyeball from Jurassic Park and I was thinking of getting a retinal scan of it. I've convinced...I mean, I'm convinced that's what it could be because others think that's what it could be too. I think it could be from a new species (since I like to find those)...Tyrannosaurus jaspersawus. I just need to submit it to that organization in that other post...now, where's that search box?? The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 So it's true; Harry has brass ones! "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted August 6, 2009 Author Share Posted August 6, 2009 That is a good one, Harry. sometimes when rational discussion has failed, the only tool left is mock and ridicule. When reasoning stops, parody can work like dynamite on a log-jam. I admire your patience in that other forum thread, 'solius', your explanations and examples were inspired. You are a natural pedagogue, an inclination with which I am not unfamiliar. You have more patience than I. http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawooten Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 I think you have to much time on you hands Harry Pristis. The best days are spent collecting fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted August 10, 2009 Author Share Posted August 10, 2009 I think you have to much time on you hands Harry Pristis. "I'll moider da bum." --- heavyweight boxer Tony Galento, when asked what he thought of William Shakespeare http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mako-mama Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Looks like the few chunks you nibbled in that mushroom altered your state of being for a while. Was fun anyway. 'Nuff now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted August 12, 2009 Author Share Posted August 12, 2009 Looks like the few chunks you nibbled in that mushroom altered your state of being for a while. Was fun anyway. 'Nuff now. You are pullin' my leg now, 'mako-mama' . . . darn it! Why does no one take my brass testicle seriously! Don't you believe my urologist who has been to college and is state licensed? He is a DIPLOMATE of the American Board of Urology, for pity's sake! He has more experience with than I care to think about! Anyone can see, 'mako-mama', that my fossil is NOT a mushroom. I've posted more info about this real fossil in my "Invertebrates" photo album on this forum. It's all a matter of visualizing these rare-to-nonexistent fossils. Some people don't have vision and others do have visions. http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Harry, it's because of your well established reputation on this Forum that we know you don't need surgery to remove your cranium from your gluteus maximus. However, anyone can virtually see that it's going to take one of your Specialists to separate your lingualis muscles from your masseter; and I shudder to think of the contradictory visions you've caused by your recent posts.... The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njfossilhunter Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 I think it looks like a fossil booby ........ see the nipple in the middle.......can I say nipple........ TonyThe Brooks Are Like A Box Of Chocolates,,,, You Never Know What You'll Find. I Told You I Don't Have Alzheimer's.....I Have Sometimers. Some Times I Remember And Some Times I Forget.... I Mostly Forget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlfossils Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Harry, I have tried to click on pic of your "brass " and can't retrieve it. I would love to see them, so send me pic if you will. I know you well enough to say, if you say you have brass you must have them! After all who could possibly make such a claim if it were not true! You could ruin your reputation here for sure And congratulations if you do indeed have such an unusual specimen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted September 18, 2009 Author Share Posted September 18, 2009 Harry, I have tried to click on pic of your "brass " and can't retrieve it. I would love to see them, so send me pic if you will. I know you well enough to say, if you say you have brass you must have them! After all who could possibly make such a claim if it were not true! You could ruin your reputation here for sure And congratulations if you do indeed have such an unusual specimen. Hi, 'jlfossils' . . . I am certainly grateful for the testimonial! I have just one brass testis . . . and, alas! It's likely not even a testis, as it turns out. I guess this was a thread that lost images in the forum transition. Here is the image of what I was sure was a whale testis. I have posted this image with a more likely (darn it!) identification in my invertebrate album on this forum. But, enough about my testis . . . I remember that you have your own pair . . . on your shelf, that is. How about posting an image. http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlfossils Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 Hi Harry, After seeing your pic, (thanks for sending it by the way) I must say...are you sure you didn't accidentally stash a macadamia cookie in your fossil drawer and just forgot about it? I know I don't have the scientific mind sometime needed for recognizing what I'm looking at; or maybe I'm just hungry so my brain is thinking food products, but I think I could have nailed this one! Microwave for 15 secs and see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted September 19, 2009 Author Share Posted September 19, 2009 Hi Harry, After seeing your pic, (thanks for sending it by the way) I must say...are you sure you didn't accidentally stash a macadamia cookie in your fossil drawer and just forgot about it? I know I don't have the scientific mind sometime needed for recognizing what I'm looking at; or maybe I'm just hungry so my brain is thinking food products, but I think I could have nailed this one! Microwave for 15 secs and see what happens. Yes, there is an uncanny resemblance to a macadamia cookie . . . now I, too, have a craving for a cookie! http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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