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World without men

So, it seems that women may soon be able to produce their own sperm. What wonderful news! Scientists at a UK university have produced sperm from embryonic stem cells, they expect soon to do the same from skin cells, and they raise the possibility that women may be able to provide sperm. In that event two women could have their own biological child, obviating the need of such couples now to make a grudging acknowledgement of men by having sperm syringed into place. The fact that their biological child would always be a daughter is wonderfully neat, given that males will be not only undesirable but obsolete.

We are the architects of our own demise, and as I point out in my column in The Herald today we've been working hard at it ever since we gave them the vote in the 1800s. We've given them, for example, most of the marital money and we've given up conjugal rights. We not only share our workplaces with them these days, we've given them the right to have us sacked for anything deemed by them to be inappropriate. We always laugh at their dirty jokes and we walk if they don't laugh at ours. We reduce the contribution of maths and science to the TER so women can undertake degrees that require advanced skills in maths and science. We have advanced them to dominance in so many ways.

But would the demise of the male be regrettable? I happen to think, sincerely, that women are intrinsically better human beings than men, so a world without men might not be such a bad place. Might not castration as a condition of freedom for the last generation of males be a relief for everyone?

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who'd open the jars?
Posted by fista, 10/07/2009 10:14:29 AM, on The Herald
Phht....Dunno what would happen in my household with no men (ie me) - who would my missus have to boss around??? She'd be lost without me....
Posted by King Idiot, 10/07/2009 10:38:15 AM, on The Herald
[*This is not directed at or intended to include genuine IVF clients*] Any woman that likes the idea of this concept probably deserves to have it. Woe betide the progeny of these maladjusted 'XX' misfits. Maybe we should find out who thinks this is a good idea (male or female) , and ensure that they are excluded from the gene pool and the parenting pool, not on the basis of their same-sexed-ness, but on the basis of their acute intellectual shortcomings. Jeff, women are not generally any better at being human beings. Men (including you, if you believe what you typed....which I doubt) have been conditioned to believe that they are to blame for everything, that they are naughty little boys, and that women are just so much better organised, more grown up, more realistic. That, if women could just get control of the entire world, we'd have no more wars, or famine, or homelessness, or paisley ties. UTTER RUBBISH! To quote Mr T from the Snickers ad : GET SOME NUTS!
Posted by Abundance, 10/07/2009 11:27:06 AM, on The Herald
fast track to a "better world" - as it seems the 100 to one victems of war and male dominance practices are women and children. roman bronze casteration clamp description by some sort of a practicioner "There are descriptions available, but briefly the clamp was hinged at the top (actually tied together) the penis popped through the hole to keep away, the inside of the clamp "blades" are serrated. The testicles are drawn through between the blades and the bottom of the clamp tied together so clamping the scotum and restricting the blood supply to the trapped testes. Castration followed usually by slicing off the testes with a red hot blade so cautherising the wound at the same time. Nothing new, I have a modern surgical clamp that does exactly the same job." Hope this helps.
Posted by roman casteration, 10/07/2009 11:30:48 AM, on The Herald
Casteration is also a process used in the refinement of sucrose. The crystallised sugar is ground to a finer consistency, more suitable for use in cooking and food preparation.
Posted by Abundance, 10/07/2009 11:42:28 AM, on The Herald
Spelling is also a term used for resting racehorses.
Posted by stormbringer, 10/07/2009 12:10:24 PM, on The Herald
I'd had good relations with women in the workplace until seeing a strange face at the office door. I approached her to offer assistance, only to realise that, she was an existing employee who now had (previously long) a short hair cut. I said, "I'm sorry, I didn't recognise you, you've had your hair cut". Next day, I'm in the managers office, deemed guilty of harassment, as I had made comment on her personal appearance. Weeks later, after 5PM, the same woman comes into my office and says, "I've got a flat tyre, and I need you to change it". I replied, "why me"? She says, "because your a man, isn't that what men do". Incredibly, this woman wants to take a man who supposedly harrassed her, into a darkened street to change a tyre for her..geez !! Without men, women would have no one to blame. A society entirely of women would ultimately self-destruct by drowning in a sea of gossip, rumour, innuendo, and down-right bitchiness. Some women can do without men, the majority can't.
Posted by Jozep, 10/07/2009 12:15:27 PM, on The Herald
Did you change the tyre?
Posted by Jeff Corbett on 10/07/2009 12:59:47 PM
oh Jeff! undoubtably your best piece yet! pure gold! Kudos.
Posted by lindsaymoogs, 10/07/2009 12:15:59 PM, on The Herald
After a disappointing last year regarding the Ernie Awards, i think you have done your chances no harm for this year with the 3G/ royal flush scenario and reducing the TER to allow women to qualify for math's degrees. The award organizers will no doubt be pleased with the demise of the male population and the competition may be coming to an end so all the best in your pursuit of a gold Ernie.
Posted by chaff and oats, 10/07/2009 12:42:00 PM, on The Herald
Thank you chaff and oats.
Posted by Jeff Corbett on 10/07/2009 1:00:34 PM
Exackery, Stormbringer. Phew - after all that typing, I think I'll go casterate myself with a snickers bar. Om nom nom.....mmmm, nutty.
Posted by Abundance, 10/07/2009 1:04:27 PM, on The Herald
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