The Cellar - August 27, 2007: Fossilized walrus penis bone auctioned

The Cellar (http://cellar.org/index.php)

- Image of the Day (http://cellar.org/forumdisplay.php?f=10)

- - August 27, 2007: Fossilized walrus penis bone auctioned (http://cellar.org/showthread.php?t=15202)

August 27, 2007: Fossilized walrus penis bone auctioned

http://cellar.org/2007/neato.gif

It's Monday, time for the weekly Neatorama Collaboration!

http://cellar.org/2007/walrus-fossil.jpg

I like the title of this IotD, because after the first word, each subsequent word makes it more and more suitable to be IotD. You knew it could an IotD by the word walrus, but at the word penis it was ensured, at bone it was passing into some kind of perfect IotD zone and when it was finally auctioned, well that's just icing on the cake, or something.

Anyway, the four-and-a-half foot long item, which does not require a bucket, sold for $8000 which was less than they thought it would go for.

4.5 feet long! Ancient walruses were packing! But it didn't keep the species alive, so having a big'un maybe isn't the perfect way to ensure getting some:

Quote:

The fossilized baculum, or penis bone, is from a species of walrus that went extinct 12,000 years ago. It was found preserved in permafrost in northern Siberia.

The auction house said it was believed to be the largest known mammal penis fossil.

"I'm glad it's going to a museum and not a private collection" so it can on public display, Chait said. "It's definitely something everyone should see once in their life."

Now I've seen it in pics, I don't really need to see it in real life.

Look for more neato items all the time at Neatorama.

Disturbingly, it looks moe like a long tongue...

With a hook on the end? Thats gotta hurt!

Is that bigger than a whale penis?

Not sure if i like the look on that guys face. Note the slight eyebrow raise. He's getting ideas.. *wink wink* *nudge nudge* If you're picking up what im throwing down.

Lube me up boys! It's going in!

Yellow matter custard, dripping from a dead dog's eye.
Crabalocker fishwife, pornographic priestess,
Boy, you been a naughty girl and let your Knickers down.
I am the eggman, they are the eggmen, I am the walrus,
goo goo g'joob

Quote:

The fossil was purchased by a woman in a COTWP teeshirt, who goes by the title "High Preistess Wolf". "Close enough" she was heard mumbling as she paid the bill in pennies.

At the mention of whale.... I had to add this. If this has been posted before, my apologies.

Attachment 14213

Quote:

Originally Posted by jester (Post 378995)

At the mention of whale.... I had to add this. If this has been posted before, my apologies.

Attachment 14213

meh, I've had bigger.

Well, I guess now we know what it takes to get Sheldon to come out of the woodwork.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sheldonrs (Post 378996)

meh, I've had bigger.

Wish I could say the same:p

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteveDallas (Post 378997)

Well, I guess now we know what it takes to get Sheldon to come out of the woodwork.

That's not woodwork, that's SCRIMSHAW! lol!!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by jester (Post 378998)

Wish I could say the same:p

Come on over and you can. ;-)