# World's Oldest Sperm Discovered **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 15, 2014, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-oldest-sperm-discovered/688488 "2014-05-15T01:42:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2014, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-oldest-sperm-discovered/688488/21 "2014-05-19T13:48:47Z")
She _does_ have the world’s oldest perm, so there’s that. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2014, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-oldest-sperm-discovered/688488/22 "2014-05-19T14:37:56Z")
AND she’s a fossil. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2014, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-oldest-sperm-discovered/688488/23 "2014-05-19T19:22:38Z")
Seek immediate medical attention if you experience an erection lasting longer than 17 million years. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2014, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-oldest-sperm-discovered/688488/24 "2014-05-19T20:07:21Z")
I’m not surprised it was found “Down Under”. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2014, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-oldest-sperm-discovered/688488/25 "2014-05-19T21:06:09Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > I’m not surprised it was found “Down Under”. I am. A good part of mine is one the ceiling. ---
**Author:** ![G0sp3l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2014, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-oldest-sperm-discovered/688488/26 "2014-05-19T23:27:09Z")
So, It wasn’t in one of Hef’s “girlfriends”? :eek: I’m flabbergasted. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2014, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-oldest-sperm-discovered/688488/27 "2014-05-19T23:52:13Z")
I may have uncovered older sperm on a seat cushion in Patpong last night. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2014, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-oldest-sperm-discovered/688488/28 "2014-05-19T23:55:46Z")
The comments on that article are a whole new universe of stupid. ---
**Author:** ![stui\_magpie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stui_magpie/32/11010_2.png) [@stui\_magpie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stui_magpie)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2014, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-oldest-sperm-discovered/688488/29 "2014-05-20T02:07:49Z")
From the article, serious marketing opportunity. > [@](#): > > Years ago, a similar discovery involving a fossilized frog “that still looked gooey” was made in France. Archer said bat guano may have also had a hand in the preservation of that fossil. > “It’s some process related to bat poo,” he said. “It’s that magic ingredient somewhere in it. One day, some student is going to identify it, and someone is going to put it into face cream to combat aging.” ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2014, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-oldest-sperm-discovered/688488/30 "2014-05-21T14:47:49Z")
> [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](#): > > You know what’s older the 17 million year old sperm? Yes. The Spermian Period. Did the researchers have to look in the Ostrocodpieces? ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2014, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-oldest-sperm-discovered/688488/31 "2014-05-21T15:08:51Z")
The question remains: Why was a shrimp ass-fucking a bat? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-oldest-sperm-discovered/688488.md?page=1)