Comments on: More Than Men

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:13:41 +0000

Yes, I knew all that about angler fish. What’s the joke, though?

By: Ole Phat Stu

Ole Phat Stu — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:57:10 +0000

Angler fish are deep see predators which dangle a light from their nose to attract prey. You may have seen photos of their terrible teeth and jaws.

What is lesser known is that they are ALL female. The male is reduced to a parasite which bores itself into the skin of the female living off her blood stream and is controlled by her hormones. The male gets reduced to a scrotum – aka brainless balls – and survives as a parasite only for the purpose of procreation.

OK, it wasn’t a very funny joke and needed too much general knowledge (I’m not a marine biologist either, just overeducated 😉

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 04:39:51 +0000

Nope, I don’t get the joke, Phat.

By: Ole Phat Stu

Ole Phat Stu — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:41:10 +0000

Why do I keep thinking of angler fish? 😉

(Marine biologists will understand my little joke)

By: wereatheist

wereatheist — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 21:19:48 +0000

Hetero-occidentaloid-Y-chromosomists are so compliant and all.

IÂ´m feeling like so stealing it. Will have printed it on a tee. With correct attribution, of course.
AND send photos of me wearing it.
Thanks for your effort.

By: drawswithpens

drawswithpens — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:05:13 +0000

This is very cool. 🙂

By: Sasha Pixlee

Sasha Pixlee — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:41:36 +0000

“More Than Men” refers to our belief that we need more than ( able-bodied, straight, white) men to make up a community. And we need to help promote that diversity and not just expect under-represented groups to force their way in.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:00:34 +0000

Can you explain the name?

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:28:23 +0000

Part III is not up as of this posting, but it will be up later in the day.