# Does anyone know what this is? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 8, 2009, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-what-this-is/516857 "2009-11-08T23:59:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Starring\_Emma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@Starring\_Emma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starring_Emma)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2009, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-what-this-is/516857/1 "2009-11-08T23:59:35Z")
I found this in a box of my late gradfathers stuff and was wondering if anyone knows what it is. [![](https://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff229/emmaandbecca/This%20stuff%20is%20just%20WRONG/onan5.jpg) ](https://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff229/emmaandbecca/This%20stuff%20is%20just%20WRONG/onan5.jpg) [![](https://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff229/emmaandbecca/This%20stuff%20is%20just%20WRONG/onan2.jpg) ](https://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff229/emmaandbecca/This%20stuff%20is%20just%20WRONG/onan2.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Picard\_Kills\_Kirk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/dec6dc/32.png) [@Picard\_Kills\_Kirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Picard_Kills_Kirk)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-what-this-is/516857/2 "2009-11-09T00:05:30Z")
Looks like an old fashion penis cage to me. But I’m no expert. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-what-this-is/516857/3 "2009-11-09T00:08:01Z")
Nose guard for an anteater. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-what-this-is/516857/4 "2009-11-09T00:27:25Z")
“This episode of _Antiques Roadshow_ contains mature themes; viewer discretion is advised.” ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-what-this-is/516857/5 "2009-11-09T00:30:33Z")
How old was your Grandfather, what did he do for a living, what were his hobbies and how large is the…artifact? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![troubledwater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f4b2a3/32.png) [@troubledwater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/troubledwater)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-what-this-is/516857/6 "2009-11-09T00:33:37Z")
Why did you name the image files onan2.jpg and onan5.jpg? ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-what-this-is/516857/7 "2009-11-09T00:41:03Z")
Is there a matching pepper shaker in the shape of a vagina? ---
**Author:** ![Starring\_Emma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@Starring\_Emma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starring_Emma)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-what-this-is/516857/8 "2009-11-09T01:16:54Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > How old was your Grandfather, what did he do for a living, what were his hobbies and how large is the…artifact? 🙂 My grandfather was an underwear model for old peoples clothes catalogs and as for hobbies he bread guppies and had a garden full of cucumbers. The artifact is about the size of a soft ball. ---
**Author:** ![Starring\_Emma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@Starring\_Emma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starring_Emma)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-what-this-is/516857/9 "2009-11-09T01:18:03Z")
> [@Ms. Meta](#): > > Why did you name the image files onan2.jpg and onan5.jpg? My grandfathers name was Onan. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-what-this-is/516857/10 "2009-11-09T01:19:46Z")
> [@Starring\_Emma](#): > > My grandfathers name was Onan. Well, don’t that beat all. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-what-this-is/516857/11 "2009-11-09T01:22:23Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Well, don’t that beat all. Splort!! ---
**Author:** ![Starring\_Emma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@Starring\_Emma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starring_Emma)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-what-this-is/516857/12 "2009-11-09T01:28:19Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Well, don’t that beat all. Why is that? ---
**Author:** ![troubledwater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f4b2a3/32.png) [@troubledwater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/troubledwater)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-what-this-is/516857/13 "2009-11-09T01:31:57Z")
> [@Starring\_Emma](#): > > Why is that? [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onan](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onan) ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-what-this-is/516857/14 "2009-11-09T01:32:03Z")
> [@Starring\_Emma](#): > > Why is that? [Onan](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onan): > [@](#): > > In the Biblical Book of Genesis, Onan… was the second son of Judah.[sup][1][/sup] Certain interpretations of the narrative concerning him have led to the term onanism, which means masturbation or coitus interruptus. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-what-this-is/516857/15 "2009-11-09T01:33:47Z")
Here’s a guess: If grandpa was an underwear model, perhaps the thing is a ‘falsie’ for ‘filling out’ the product. Looks bloody uncomfortable, though. ---
**Author:** ![Starring\_Emma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@Starring\_Emma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starring_Emma)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-what-this-is/516857/16 "2009-11-09T01:48:53Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Here’s a guess: If grandpa was an underwear model, perhaps the thing is a ‘falsie’ for ‘filling out’ the product. Looks bloody uncomfortable, though. bloody? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-what-this-is/516857/17 "2009-11-09T01:49:32Z")
Frickin’, then. ---
**Author:** ![Starring\_Emma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@Starring\_Emma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starring_Emma)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-what-this-is/516857/18 "2009-11-09T01:58:01Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Frickin’, then. are you british? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-what-this-is/516857/19 "2009-11-09T02:00:01Z")
Nope. ---
**Author:** ![Starring\_Emma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@Starring\_Emma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starring_Emma)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-what-this-is/516857/20 "2009-11-09T02:09:12Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Nope. I have a friend that lives in London… Jacqueline Mannering [http://deany61.blip.tv/](http://deany61.blip.tv/) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-what-this-is/516857.md?page=2)