Women sometimes denigrate a man by describing him as "just a life-support system for a penis." However, I wonder if there are persons of the XY persuasion who would be very flattered to be described that way.

I suppose I'll just have to be the best damn life-support system for a penis that I can be. I come loaded with all sorts of nifty non penis related features. I make vegetarian sushi. I node Unfinished Stories. Yes, there are billions of penis life support systems on the market... but the discriminating consumer will settle for nothing but the best.

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Order now and, just like it says, you get a Daz Eddy. Plus, if you call within five minutes, you get this set of Ginsu Knives at no extra cost... oh, waitaminute. Maybe we don't want them thinking about Ginsu Knives.

Actually, according to my biology teacher, it's less than that. A man is just a life support system for sperm, which in turn is just a way for DNA to get around and make more, different DNA. In fact, when you get right down to it, all living organisms are just mechanisms for the transport and recombination of DNA. Yes indeed, somewhere along the line DNA decided that it was to be the most important of the organic molecules, and started to create vehicles. That's what we are, just cars for selfish molecules. Kinda makes you feel important and self-actualized, huh?