Doggedly searching for the crux of the biscuit.
This recently sold for nearly $10,000 at auction, which was only half its estimated value. Take a guess what it is before you read on.
If you guessed 12,000-year-old fossilized walrus penis, pat yourself on the back. From the same article:
BBC reporter Andrew Harding has visited China's only "penis emporium", a restaurant called Guolizhuang. It serves hundreds of gourmet penises to wealthy businessmen and government officials each day. Its speciality is a multi-species penis platter that features a shiny grey dog penis, complete with clammy testicles, the twin members of an unfortunate snake, and the huge salami-shaped manhood of a donkey, which is, incidentally, "very good for the skin". Sheep, horse, ox and seal willies sit next to the dark, shrivelled penis of a Manchurian reindeer. Other delicacies available on request include bull's perineum, aborted reindeer foetus and - if you've got money to burn and a few months to wait - tiger penis, priced at more than $5000.
Mmm, bull taint. Bonus points awarded for the following quote: "Most Beijing diners prefer their penis raw". I'll let you supply your own punchline.
Hey come on, dude -- how about putting that picture below the fold with a "NSFW" warning?
Posted by: Clownęsthesiologist at August 29, 2007 04:03 PM(Now everyone in the office thinks I've got a thing for fossilized walruses.)
Posted by: Clownęsthesiologist at August 29, 2007 04:04 PMHarding's story, by the way, brings a tear to the eye.
Posted by: hermit greg at August 29, 2007 05:13 PM"I'll let you supply your own punchline."
No, you hit that rather nicely.
Posted by: John Johnson at August 29, 2007 08:34 PMI guess "eat a bowl of dicks" doesn't have the same inflammatory meaning in China it does here. In fact, it probably comes across like you're wishing someone prosperity and good skin.
Posted by: M/tch M/lls at August 30, 2007 07:43 AMVery nice idea: penis fondue. Too bad women should not eat testicles.
Posted by: Clownæsthesiologist at August 30, 2007 07:50 AMI'll let you supply your own punchline.
Um, "Yuk!"?
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There's a Bob Dole joke in there somewhere...I'm SURE of it.
Posted by: Mr. Sticky at August 30, 2007 04:47 PMOkay, that's A Bob Dole joke...but isn't exactly what I was looking for.
Posted by: Mr. Sticky at August 31, 2007 03:15 AMUm, what the hell does a walrus do with its bone when not in active use? Is there some piston mechanism involved?
BTW, an old frozen bone with muscle and skin still on it is not a "fossil".
Posted by: TokyoTom at September 3, 2007 10:01 AMSo what would it be...jerky? Granted, that term finally makes sense for the first time ever, but I'm having a hard time accepting it.
Posted by: Mr. Sticky at September 3, 2007 01:17 PM