Artificial sperm may make men redundant


	Artificial sperm may make men redundant

tabsey

4-7-2008 3:23 AM

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replaced, by, a, cell.

tabsey says:

Most of us finish up sitting in the corner talking about our vasectomies anyway..

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4-7-2008 8:18 PM

Kauaiguy

I can't wait till the artificial womb makes us all redundant and computers demand more bandwidth.

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