There was a belief for some time that the sperm contained a homunculus--a tiny person that grew in the womb. This led to the belief that each homunculus contained a homunculus and so on ad infinitum like Russan dolls. Here's one thing I found: [link] There seemed to be a fair amount of information from googling "homunculus" and "sperm."
See, in my fantasy, when I'm kissing you... you're kissing me. It's okay. I can wait.
Oz ,'First Date'
Spike's Bitches 23: We've mastered the power of positive giving up.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Ginger - Apr 13, 2005 5:01:59 am PDT #2989 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
-t - Apr 13, 2005 5:15:08 am PDT #2990 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Google's giving me no love. Unfortunately, I can't even remember in what context I learned what little I know. It might have been a book I got for my sister on the history of motherhood. I'd go to a nice library and browse the history of science section, and make friends with some librarians, Cindy.
juliana - Apr 13, 2005 5:16:21 am PDT #2991 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Timelies.
I have nothing to contribute on the homunculi discussion, but it's interesting.
re: The Vader M&M picture. [link] What is most disturbing is that it looks like the M&M is chained at the wrists.
§ ita § - Apr 13, 2005 5:19:01 am PDT #2992 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Didn't Ayla work out that whole sperm/egg thing?
Calli - Apr 13, 2005 5:25:00 am PDT #2993 of 10001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Just after she discovered smelting and before she went on to invent the internet.
lisah - Apr 13, 2005 5:25:57 am PDT #2994 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
There are a couple of supposedly easy tasks (placing an ad for the loom, and another in the local paper for my yard sale)
Anne, you might want to put ads in the Mobtown Shank. It reaches a bunch of people in the area and a whole mess of them are knitters now. You can email the ad info to mobtownshank @ atomicbooks . com. And it's free.
Let me know when your yard sale is going to be! I know you're super busy now but I'd love to see you before you go.
Anne W. - Apr 13, 2005 5:27:54 am PDT #2995 of 10001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Ooh! Thanks for the tip, lisah. The yard sale will be a week from this coming Saturday, most likely.
lisah - Apr 13, 2005 5:28:28 am PDT #2996 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
I'll put it in my calendar!
Topic!Cindy - Apr 13, 2005 5:33:18 am PDT #2997 of 10001
What is even happening?
Thanks billytea and Ginger, and everyone else, too.
ita, Calli, who is Ayla?
Calli - Apr 13, 2005 5:36:20 am PDT #2998 of 10001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Ayla is the heroine of the Clan of the Cave Bear series, by Jean M. Auel.