I am attempting to determine whether or not a whale’s penis is called a dork. I am being told this by a teenager and have subsequently discovered that this is all over the Interent in user posted forums. However, I am dubious that this nothing more than an urban myth working its way at lightspeed through teenagers sensitive to genital humor and wanted to see if the Teeming Millions might have a better idea.
Thanks,
Ivar
June 17, 2002, 9:42pm
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I’ve heard this before, but not it is not included as a definition at m-w.com or dictionary.com
maybe a different dictionary with a biology/zoology emphasis might be of some help.
Baloney; dork is a slang term for “penis,” probably from the Scots durk , “dagger.” A whale’s penis is called a penis.
According to the OED online, it’s definitely a wang, but apparently of the human variety:
slang (chiefly U.S.).
The penis.
1964 Amer. Speech XXXIX. 118 The word dick itself serves as a model for two variants which are
You mean Portnoy’s Complaint was about whales???:eek:
Reeder
June 18, 2002, 2:36am
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Oosik is the bone in the whales penis.
astro
June 18, 2002, 3:22am
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Other purported whale facts
The largest penis in the animal kingdom is that of the blue whale. Its average length is 11 feet (3.35 m)!
The largest testicles in the world are those of the northern right whale (Eubalaena glacialis), which has a pair of gonads that can weigh up to 2,200 lbs (997.902 kg).
The reason why they evolved such enormous testicles is caused by the fact that each whale’s sperm competes with that of other whales. When the female whale comes into heat she immediately gets mobbed by about 30 passionate males who all make love to her (or at least try this). Each whale attempts to wash out the sperm of the competitor with their own. The more sperm they produce, the biggest the chance they will succeed.
The largest vagina is that of the female blue whale, which is not surprising considering the size her lover’s penis. Her vulva consists of a long groove along her underside and normally has a length of 6 to 8 feet (1.82 m to 2.44 m). It expands when intercourse occurs.
Even more specifically, oosik is the Inuit word for a walrus (and possibly a whale’s as well) baculum.
Reeder
June 18, 2002, 3:33am
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Doesn’t Oosik sound better than baculum?
zen101
June 18, 2002, 3:54am
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Shamoo calls his “Li’l Shamoo”.
And the obvious one is “Willy”.
that unaccountable cone,- longer than a Kentuckian is tall, nigh a foot in diameter at the base, and jet-black as Yojo … the grandissimus, as the mariners call it …
From Chapter 95 of Moby Dick http://www.americanliterature.com/MD/MD95.HTML
handy
June 18, 2002, 2:18pm
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rbefumo, no I don’t think a whale penis is called a dork. However, being this is your first post,
rjung
June 18, 2002, 6:16pm
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Well, since it’s already been proven that “dork” does mean “penis,” I don’t see why not.
Hey, if we’re fighting ignorance, we have to address all of the questions, not just the ones that are sufficiently dignified.
Example of usage of baculum from the OED:
A baculum…is a heterotopic bone, which is the skeleton of the penis, found in all insectivores, bats, rodents, and carnivores, and in all primates except man
And here I thought “Monkeybone” was just a movie title…
g8rguy
June 19, 2002, 1:57am
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*Originally posted by astro *
The largest testicles in the world are those of the northern right whale (Eubalaena glacialis), which has a pair of gonads that can weigh up to 2,200 lbs (997.902 kg).
The reason why they evolved such enormous testicles is caused by the fact that each whale’s sperm competes with that of other whales. When the female whale comes into heat she immediately gets mobbed by about 30 passionate males who all make love to her (or at least try this). Each whale attempts to wash out the sperm of the competitor with their own. The more sperm they produce, the biggest the chance they will succeed.
The largest vagina is that of the female blue whale, which is not surprising considering the size her lover’s penis. Her vulva consists of a long groove along her underside and normally has a length of 6 to 8 feet (1.82 m to 2.44 m). It expands when intercourse occurs.
So this thing is twice as long as I am tall, the gonads are a good 15 times my weight… I can’t really picture this (for which I’m thankful), so the only thing that really comes to mind is… Holy F*ck!
