# Knap my flint:  Ancient phallus unearthed in cave

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knap-my-flint-ancient-phallus-unearthed-in-cave/314101>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 25, 2005, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knap-my-flint-ancient-phallus-unearthed-in-cave/314101 "2005-07-25T19:54:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 12\
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**Author:** ![Dark\_Side\_of\_the\_Floyd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bb73d2/32.png) [@Dark\_Side\_of\_the\_Floyd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dark_Side_of_the_Floyd)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2005, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knap-my-flint-ancient-phallus-unearthed-in-cave/314101/21 "2005-07-26T08:44:56Z")

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Ah, so penis ensue_ **d** _.

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**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2005, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knap-my-flint-ancient-phallus-unearthed-in-cave/314101/22 "2005-07-26T13:46:29Z")

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That stone isn’t an ice blue color by any chance, is it?

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**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2005, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knap-my-flint-ancient-phallus-unearthed-in-cave/314101/23 "2005-07-26T13:51:04Z")

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Rock of Ages, indeed.

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**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2005, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knap-my-flint-ancient-phallus-unearthed-in-cave/314101/24 "2005-07-26T13:52:12Z")

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Is it kosher?

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**Author:** ![vetbridge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5e925/32.png) [@vetbridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vetbridge)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2005, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knap-my-flint-ancient-phallus-unearthed-in-cave/314101/25 "2005-07-26T14:54:36Z")

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Soooo…my Betty Rubble fantasy may be more than just a fantasy? Yabba dabba dooooooo!!!

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**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2005, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knap-my-flint-ancient-phallus-unearthed-in-cave/314101/26 "2005-07-26T15:45:01Z")

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Let’s not go giving Jean Auel ideas.

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**Author:** ![UncleRojelio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unclerojelio/32/3160_2.png) [@UncleRojelio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleRojelio)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2005, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knap-my-flint-ancient-phallus-unearthed-in-cave/314101/27 "2005-07-26T15:48:56Z")

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> [@Baker](#):
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> Let’s not go giving Jean Auel ideas.

I wish someone would have warned me before I read her books that they were actually soft-core porn. I had to read all four of them before I could come to that conclusion on my own.

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**Author:** ![ZebraShaSha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/eada6e/32.png) [@ZebraShaSha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZebraShaSha)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2005, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knap-my-flint-ancient-phallus-unearthed-in-cave/314101/28 "2005-07-26T16:38:38Z")

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> [@Shirley Ujest](#):
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> Rock of Ages, indeed.

“Uh, Dr. Carlson? I don’t think that is what they mean by carbon dating…”

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**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2005, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knap-my-flint-ancient-phallus-unearthed-in-cave/314101/29 "2005-07-26T17:15:55Z")

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**From the article:**

\*“Female representations with highly accentuated sexual attributes are very well documented at many sites, but male representations are very, very rare,” explained Professor Conard. \*

In accord with the Playboy/Playgirl ratio, I am sure.

But what was the Stone Age equivalent of romance novels?

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**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2005, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knap-my-flint-ancient-phallus-unearthed-in-cave/314101/30 "2005-07-26T17:19:51Z")

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“Making dildos! It’s so simple, even a caveman can do it.”

“That’s SO condescending.”

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**Author:** ![LeeshaJoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@LeeshaJoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LeeshaJoy)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2005, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knap-my-flint-ancient-phallus-unearthed-in-cave/314101/31 "2005-07-26T18:09:51Z")

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> [@UncleRojelio](#):
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> I wish someone would have warned me before I read her books that they were actually soft-core porn. I had to read all four of them before I could come to that conclusion on my own.

“Had to.” Right. 🙂

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**Author:** ![butler1850](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@butler1850](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butler1850)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2005, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knap-my-flint-ancient-phallus-unearthed-in-cave/314101/32 "2005-07-26T18:21:54Z")

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> [@UncleRojelio](#):
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> I wish someone would have warned me before I read her books that they were actually soft-core porn. I had to read all four of them before I could come to that conclusion on my own.

First off, it took you more than one book?

Secondly, there are actually 5 books, the latest, released about 2 years ago, and IMO not quite as good as the first 4, is Shelters of Stone.

-Butler  
(Currently re-reading Plains of Passage for the n-th time)

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