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Comment by EdwardDiego

My country's national library used to provide a service in the 70s/80s where you could send a letter or telegram with a question, any question, and they'd do their best to answer it.

My Mum was a big fan of it, I've still got a copy of their telegram response to her question of "Why don't we see birds flying overhead with a penis flopping around?"

The answer was simple.

"Most birds don't have penises. They press cloaca to cloaca. Birds that do have penises store them in their bodies when not mating. Please stop sending questions about penises"

...it wasn't her first animal penis question submitted, and I'm assuming she'd developed a reputation.

parent EdwardDiego 5 years ago

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