Penis or mushroom

fearn · 8th May 2009, 06:00 AM

Hoo boy. Let's go off to the side for a sec. If you look up the scientific name of the stinkhorn family, you'll find that the group is known as the Phallaceae. Need I say more about their shape? One of them is colloquially known as the "devil's dipstick (scientific name: Mutinus caninus). That one's kept students giggling for years.

Basically, mushrooms have been looking phallic since long before humans were around to use their own phalluses. It's an efficient shape for certain functions. That includes club heads and hilts. Sometimes a club is just a....never mind.

And yes, there are mushrooms in New Caledonia. Whether this club is supposed to be a mushroom, a phallus, or both...I'm not sure.

Neat object though.

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8th May 2009, 06:00 AM	#9
fearn Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,247	Hoo boy. Let's go off to the side for a sec. If you look up the scientific name of the stinkhorn family, you'll find that the group is known as the Phallaceae. Need I say more about their shape? One of them is colloquially known as the "devil's dipstick (scientific name: Mutinus caninus). That one's kept students giggling for years. Basically, mushrooms have been looking phallic since long before humans were around to use their own phalluses. It's an efficient shape for certain functions. That includes club heads and hilts. Sometimes a club is just a....never mind. And yes, there are mushrooms in New Caledonia. Whether this club is supposed to be a mushroom, a phallus, or both...I'm not sure. Neat object though. F