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valerief

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26. Wouldn't it be a wonderful world if all men were testicularly castrated?

Reply to LexVegas (Original post)

Fri Jan 9, 2015, 06:33 PM

Jan 2015

Sperm is so passe. We can use stem cells to fertilize eggs.

And men could still have sex without their balls. Sex with no fear of pregnancy, too.

Neutered male dogs are generally happy and affectionate. Wouldn't it be swell to have neutered male humans the same way?

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Men Can Live 20 Years Longer... But There's A High Cost [View all] LexVegas Jan 2015 OP

I'm good with what I have. bluedigger Jan 2015 #1

Oy. Would you actually live longer, or would it just feel like it? Recursion Jan 2015 #2

You, too, could be an aging eunuch BeyondGeography Jan 2015 #3

I've heard lot's of sex will lengthen your life. . B Calm Jan 2015 #4

My luck I'd get hit by a bus leaving the doctor after my castration. n/t benz380 Jan 2015 #5

DO I seem awfully selfish TexasMommaWithAHat Jan 2015 #6

Now that's what I call a eunuch opportunity Orrex Jan 2015 #7

smooth frylock Jan 2015 #16

I wonder what deferens it would make on the quality of life. Glassunion Jan 2015 #24

*popcorn* Starry Messenger Jan 2015 #8

What a hideous idea! HappyMe Jan 2015 #9

I'm already outliving my siblings nilesobek Jan 2015 #10

It was true for my dog. Fawke Em Jan 2015 #11

Sorry, keeping the ol' juebblies nt MrScorpio Jan 2015 #12

It show promise at stopping men from peeing on the couch, too Orrex Jan 2015 #13

I'm afraid... sendero Jan 2015 #14

So what say I'm 85 yrs old and I'm only looking at maybe a couple of more years of life... Javaman Jan 2015 #15

Twenty extra years as a Sad Sack pinboy3niner Jan 2015 #17

75-80 is good enough madville Jan 2015 #18

I agree n/n PasadenaTrudy Jan 2015 #28

It didn't work well for the Heaven's Gate Away Team.... Brother Buzz Jan 2015 #19

It sounds worse than it is. I swear MillennialDem Jan 2015 #20

If living longer means more years at the end in a nursing home, is that really better? cyberswede Jan 2015 #21

There are so many dudes resentful that woman live so long. Starry Messenger Jan 2015 #22

Really Tempting One_Life_To_Give Jan 2015 #23

Evolution didn't bless me enough in that regard anyway. Ykcutnek Jan 2015 #25

Wouldn't it be a wonderful world if all men were testicularly castrated? valerief Jan 2015 #26

I guess it's supposed to be funny but testosterone (produced by balls) UTUSN Jan 2015 #27