I'm going to Hell.

[bladespark]

All of you are no doubt familiar with the Biblical story of the creation of Eve. If you're not, here it is: "And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man."

Many people assume, from this story, that human males have one less rib than human females. This is completely untrue. Male and female both have the same number. But wait! Can this completely literal and truthful account possibly be a lie? No! It cannot be! And indeed, a little further study reveals that the human male is, in fact, missing a bone. The hebrew language, you see, uses "rib" here in the same sense that one might discuss the ribs of a ceiling, or the ribs of tree trunks, or ribs in any structural, supportive sense, because hebrew lacks a word for the "rib" actually meant in this story. Specifically, the hebrew language lacks the word "baculum".

So now you know why human males are missing that most useful bone, found in most male mammals.

*dies laughing, goes straight to hell*

Edit: I should add that I did not make this story up. There are real scholars and historians who believe this is the genuine original intended meaning of the story.

Comments

[harliquinnraver.livejournal.com]

best EVER.

ILU <3 XD

[wolfmare.livejournal.com]

*blink*
*blink*blink*
*choke!*

I actually heard another spin on that same thing, and the explanation being that just because someone may lose a limb does not mean their children would be born missing the same. This one though... This one's even better!

[mahmoth.livejournal.com]

... I always wondered how the Chinese or suchlike made curatives of powdered penis of X without ending up with mincemeat.

And Now I Know! *thumbsup+cheeseygrin*

[world-wanderer.livejournal.com]

That's funny in that horribly bad way.

[crystallinegirl.livejournal.com]

.....I love you SPark. I really do. *continues to surf, giggling to herself*

[jtbeckett.livejournal.com]

HA! that is pretty silly...

during your first paragraph i was about to think you were going somewhere towards the emnity between women and snakes bit... and your lack thereof... this is much funnier, though.

[ekmahal.livejournal.com]

You know, there are creation legends in various cultures involving the genital organs. So it's not actually that farfetched.

[silveradept]

The Designer was smarter than we think, then, in removing that particular bone from the males. I can only imagine what the world would be like if men were permanently erect. If, in fact, the world was still here.

[malakim2099.livejournal.com]

You are so so so so horrible.

And I think I speak on behalf of your friends community when I say that we love you for it. *grins*

[roseredhoofbeat.livejournal.com]

LMAO! I love it!!