[martin_fierro]

A man and his dream.

This handout photograph, provided by the subject, shows Gregg Miller with Buck, a bloodhound, in April, 2001 at home in Buckner, Mo. Miller mortgaged his home and maxed out his credit cards to mass produce his invention, prosthetic testicles for neutered dogs. Miller was honored as part of Harvard's IG Nobel Awards, which is a spoof on the Nobel Prize awards, whcih combine humor with scientific discovery. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Gregg Miller)

[martin_fierro]

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[ovrtaxt]

It's a dog with three balls!

[Watery Tart]

...must ...not ...make ...Hitlery ...joke ...

[martin_fierro]

Arf!

[martin_fierro]

The Ig Nobel for literature went to the Nigerians who introduced millions of e-mail users to a "cast of rich characters ... each of whom requires just a small amount of expense money so as to obtain access to the great wealth to which they are entitled."

[Brainhose]

So.... this guy dreams of dog testicles?

[SoFloFreeper]

Here are a few candidates who need this device:

I'm sure you all can think of a few more.

[Zuben Elgenubi]

"Most scientists — no matter what they're doing, good or bad — never get any attention at all,"

This scientist sounds teste to me.

[Hiskid]

Actually, the unwritten, but real purpose of these are to fool judges at dog shows.

[TerryGale]

Aljazeera.net was also watching, no doubt looking for a good point and laugh. This is the first I've heard of these "awards."

Penquin Poo also recognized (says BBC)..

[SunkenCiv]

"Since 1927, researchers at the University of Queensland in Australia have been tracking a glob of congealed black tar as it drips through a funnel"

Seems like the congealed tar will have dried out even more since 1927. OTOH, there'd be plenty of time for lots of other experiments, and with hundred+ year old researchers, things like hip replacement surgery.

[decal]

"Considering my parents thought I was an idiot when I was a kid, this is a great honor," he said. "I wish they were alive to see it."

Too bad they beat themselves to death with hammers when they heard their kid was fooling around with Max...

[Heyworth]

There was a letter to "Dear Abby" or one of her ilk a couple of years ago about these. A woman was dating a guy who seemed very bothered by the fact her dog had been neutered. For Christmas, he bought her a pair of these. The woman laughed it off as a gag, but then the guy got upset and said he'd spent a lot of money on them.

Abby's advice was that the guy clearly had some issues and she should probably get the heck away from him.