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I just went to my home page and there was the question that intrieged me.... Why do we have nipples

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I just went to my home page and there was the question that intrieged me.... Why do we have nipples


Because all animals of the Order Mammalia have mammary glands. They are of course non functional in males but if you are a mammal ( and I suspect you are ;) ) you will have at least 2 breasts.

I just went to my home page and there was the question that intrieged me.... Why do we have nipples
because they're fun....

Why not???

Because, if you think about it, we'd look kinda weird with blank chests.

Edit: Dude, my post just timejumped. Crazy, man.

I just went to my home page and there was the question that intrieged me.... Why do we have nipples

for something to do on a rainy day?

Because all animals of the Order Mammalia have mammary glands. They are of course non functional in males...

Untrue: it is a rare occurence but possible for the mammary glands to become active in male humans.

Male and female bodies are a lot more alike than you think. Even our genitalia is largely analogous, a handy thing if you ever want a sex change. Given the right hormones at the right age, a man can grow a quite lovely set of breasts.

Why not???


here here!

Because it gives women something to reach up and play with while they're.......

Where'd I park my car again? Oh---there it is.

[Strolls casually from room]

Here's your answer. (http://www.totallytom.com/whataremensnipplesfor.html)

Because all animals of the Order Mammalia have mammary glands. They are of course non functional in males ...

Same just like their brains.

Sorry, couldnt resist ;)

This one's easy, sheer stimulation!!

You can milk anything with nipples.
I have nipples, could you milk me?

All human fetuses are essentially androgynous up until about 14-15 weeks of development, despite the intial chromosome kick of conception. After this time, the hormone system begins to kick in and all sorts of magical things happen....

Never mind the question of why us guys have nipples, why the hell do i have three???? :eek:

Because all animals of the Order Mammalia have mammary glands. They are of course non functional in males but if you are a mammal ( and I suspect you are ;) ) you will have at least 2 breasts.
Male dogs don't have nipples, and they can't look up. In fact i cant think of a male mammal that does have nipples. Its a scientific fact that your nipples are then from when God was putting on your skin he twisted it on there, like at the end of a sausage.

All human fetuses are essentially androgynous up until about 14-15 weeks of development, despite the intial chromosome kick of conception. After this time, the hormone system begins to kick in and all sorts of magical things happen....

Never mind the question of why us guys have nipples, why the hell do i have three???? :eek:
You aswell? ;)

it's because while in the womb we are all exposed to small amounts of estrogen, which gives men their nipples.

Because all animals of the Order Mammalia have mammary glands. They are of course non functional in males but if you are a mammal ( and I suspect you are ;) ) you will have at least 2 breasts.

I have three breasts.... perhaps i should consult a physician. hehe

it's because while in the womb we are all exposed to small amounts of estrogen, which gives men their nipples.The nipples are already formed before the hormone system kicks in. It's which hormone kicks in that decides whether the pesky things go on to be milk-producing, or hairy and redundant.

I have three breasts.... perhaps i should consult a physician. hehe
No, there's nothing wrong with you except that you post regularly on NS. Now that's something to consult a physician about. :D

The nipples are already formed before the hormone system kicks in. It's which hormone kicks in that decides whether the pesky things go on to be milk-producing, or hairy and redundant.
Or hairy and milk producing, in some poor soul's cases. :eek:

I always thought men had nipples because until ~15 weeks were are all essentially female, at least physically if not genetically. We start to develop nipples as they are one of the first gender-specific organs to form. There's also a recent suggestion that the clitoris is an accident of nature and that it is a precursor to the penis which never develops.

everyone keeps saying nipples. Awesome!

everyone keeps saying nipples. Awesome!
*gives hemingsoft a nipple-twist*

Stay OT you!

Well I haven't read every post in this thread so if someone said this already, I apologize in advance. A while back, I myself had the same question. And after reading the thread more I see someone did post the answer. Well anyway, one guy I met can actually lactate or at least squeeze some type of liquid out of his nipples! :eek: Then other people said all men have this capability, it just hurts a lot! :eek: :eek:

All human fetuses are essentially androgynous up until about 14-15 weeks of development, despite the intial chromosome kick of conception. After this time, the hormone system begins to kick in and all sorts of magical things happen....

Never mind the question of why us guys have nipples, why the hell do i have three???? :eek:

Lol.
Anyway, that´s the reason women have orgasms as well, it doesn´t really fill any purpose, it´s just a side effect.

This one's easy, sheer stimulation!!

You can milk anything with nipples.
I have nipples, could you milk me?

lol

You are now outside the circle of trust.

Well I haven't read every post in this thread so if someone said this already, I apologize in advance. A while back, I myself had the same question. And after reading the thread more I see someone did post the answer. Well anyway, one guy I met can actually lactate or at least squeeze some type of liquid out of his nipples! :eek: Then other people said all men have this capability, it just hurts a lot! :eek: :eek:
Are you sure that kind of liquid wasn't blood? Or sweat? ;)

Lol.
Anyway, that´s the reason women have orgasms as well, it doesn´t really fill any purpose, it´s just a side effect.
Not true. The female orgasm is designed to accomplish a number of things, not the least of which is to milk as much semen out of her male partner as possible to increase the chance of impregnation.

First off.

"Not true. The female orgasm is designed to accomplish a number of things, not the least of which is to milk as much semen out of her male partner as possible to increase the chance of imprenation."

Psh! Sure, we all know that the "femal orgasm" is an ubran myth, but we don't have to go making stuff up about it!

Just felt like posting that before someone else does.

Second, as for why we have nipples. They are their mainly because it gives your girlfriend something to play with when they are bored, and want to wake you up out of a dead sleep.

Because it gives women something to reach up and play with while they're.......

Where'd I park my car again? Oh---there it is.

[Strolls casually from room]


hey, that's the answer i would have gone for. not that i...would....know...
so, about that car!

Well, if the female orgasm is a "myth" of some sort, I have been living in a fool's paradise for about 45 years. How old are YOU, young dweeb?
I'm fairly sure the orgasm is not a myth. I mean, it does happen every now and then. Like, when people have sex. You know what I mean? :p

I just went to my home page and there was the question that intrieged me.... Why do we have nipples

Why not?

Well, if the female orgasm is a "myth" of some sort, I have been living in a fool's paradise for about 45 years. How old are YOU, young dweeb?
wow, nice job insulting the guy over a joke!

Yay! Let's All Do The Time Warp Again!!!

I'm fairly sure the orgasm is not a myth. I mean, it does happen every now and then. Like, when people have sex. You know what I mean? :p
Except the female orgasam can be quite elusive to many males. So I've heard. As I'm a virgin. :(

First off.

"Not true. The female orgasm is designed to accomplish a number of things, not the least of which is to milk as much semen out of her male partner as possible to increase the chance of imprenation."

Psh! Sure, we all know that the "femal orgasm" is an ubran myth, but we don't have to go making stuff up about it!

Just felt like posting that before someone else does.

Second, as for why we have nipples. They are their mainly because it gives your girlfriend something to play with when they are bored, and want to wake you up out of a dead sleep.
Well, if the female orgasm is a "myth" of some sort, I have been living in a fool's paradise for about 45 years. How old are YOU, young dweeb?

Yay! Let's All Do The Time Warp Again!!!
Yeah, isn't it weird? Fris suggested that it has something to do with the two forums being out of whack (forums.jolt.co.uk and forums2.jolt.co.uk) time-wise.

Because I can't imagine myself being attracted to a sans-nipple man?

Except the female orgasam can be quite elusive to many males. So I've heard. As I'm a virgin. :(
Me too. Although if anyone wants to perform the necessary service.... ;)

Male and female breast tissue is identical until puberty. All the estrogen in a woman's body from that point on is what causes her breasts to develop.

:confused: Why do you even care??? Will you die if you don't know why men have nipples?

:confused: Why do you even care??? Will you die if you don't know why men have nipples?
*gasps for air* Yes...I'm dying.... gaaah! Why did..... you think..... I asked? *dies*


Seriously? Why in that case do we want to know gravity and the laws of physics exist? We can get along without them very nicely. We want to know stuff for the sake of knowing it -- knowledge for its own sake. You ever heard of that?

*gasps for air* Yes...I'm dying.... gaaah! Why did..... you think..... I asked? *dies*


Seriously? Why in that case do we want to know gravity and the laws of physics exist? We can get along without them very nicely. We want to know stuff for the sake of knowing it -- knowledge for its own sake. You ever heard of that?
Will you give me money if I say yes? ;)

Will you give me money if I say yes? ;)
No, sorry. :p

Male and female bodies are a lot more alike than you think. Even our genitalia is largely analogous, a handy thing if you ever want a sex change. Given the right hormones at the right age, a man can grow a quite lovely set of breasts.


has no one here seen or read "Fight Club"?? here's a direct qoute from the book and movie: "Bob had bitch-tits." In the boook it explains that since bob was taking so many pills, steroids, etc. to boost his testosterone levels, and as a result muscle, his estrogen levels shot WWWAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYY UUUPPPP to balance out the testosterone levels.

as we have already discussed, estrogen makes women grow breasts. more estrogen bigger breasts. and wow, that guy bob had one big set of hooters!!

another movie: anyone here seen baseketball?? where that one guy squirts milk out of his nipples into another guy's eyes?? that scene gives me nightmares......and where does the milk come from?? are there holes in nipples??

Men have nipples because during the first two weeks of formation in the womb, the sex is undfefined. You have nipples in case of turning out as a female.

doofus...

So men know which way is forwards?
Nope, they (really "we") got the....er, primary instrument of copulation for that. :)

No, sorry. :p
awwwwwww... meanie! :(

So men know which way is forwards?

Because you're a mammal? Don't know.

If we didn't all have nipples to twist, how would we ever change channels? :eek:

I just went to my home page and there was the question that intrieged me.... Why do we have nipples

I haven't read any of the other pages, so someone has most likely said something along the lines of:
Because when an embryo is developing it starts as a female, but then the male chromosome kicks in and it grows a penis.

*snigger*

Penis.

awwwwwww... meanie! :(
Nyah nyah! :P

It's my profession to be a meanie! In my other sig (Czardas's) I'm described as a "conceited, cruel, sarcastic asshole, and proud of it too!" :D

Nyah nyah! :P

It's my profession to be a meanie! In my other sig (Czardas's) I'm described as a "conceited, cruel, sarcastic asshole, and proud of it too!" :D
Why did you dump the one with ~5,000 posts for this one?

IIRC it's because for the first few weeks of pregnancy all foetuses are essentially female.

I had a slight problem. Namely, I couldn't log in anymore. I asked the Forum Mods for help, they asked the Game Mods for help, and the Game Mods asked [violet] for help (at least that's my understanding of it through Frisbee). So now Her Lady will descend from her otherworldly throne to solve the problem. Yeah, I'm the Ruler of the Multiverse.... but this is privately owned. ;)
uh oh, that's too bad, you worked damn hard in the spam forum to get all those posts!

Why did you dump the one with ~5,000 posts for this one?
I had a slight problem. Namely, I couldn't log in anymore. I asked the Forum Mods for help, they asked the Game Mods for help, and the Game Mods asked [violet] for help (at least that's my understanding of it through Frisbee). So now Her Lady will descend from her otherworldly throne to solve the problem. Yeah, I'm the Ruler of the Multiverse.... but this is privately owned. ;)

If we didn't have nipples, how would we torture our brothers without the nurple urkel? Or the nipple twist?

Not sure exactly how much faith to put in this and can't remember where I heard it, but...

Back when we were ape-like, males used to carry young the same way you see chimps doing now, with the little one holding on to the nipples. Though it's likely that this was more a case of finding a use for an oddity rather than a top-down function.

Also, the human body resembles a face so we sort of look like big scary beasts in the bushes. A useful trick to ward off those with bigger teeth than us! Think about it, nipples resmble eyes, belly button looks like a nose and pubes look like an open mouth. I got that one from what's-his-name? Brits - that guy with the silly moustache who does those documentaries about human evolution and the like?

Just in case...

uh oh, that's too bad, you worked damn hard in the spam forum to get all those posts!
I'm sure [violet] and Sal will find a way to do something about it.


Meanwhile I've got my work cut out for me with this one... ;)

Not sure exactly how much faith to put in this and can't remember where I heard it, but...

Back when we were ape-like, males used to carry young the same way you see chimps doing now, with the little one holding on to the nipples. Though it's likely that this was more a case of finding a use for an oddity rather than a top-down function.

Also, the human body resembles a face so we sort of look like big scary beasts in the bushes. A useful trick to ward off those with bigger teeth than us! Think about it, nipples resmble eyes, belly button looks like a nose and pubes look like an open mouth. I got that one from what's-his-name? Brits - that guy with the silly moustache who does those documentaries about human evolution and the like?

You cant mean Desmond Morris of "Naked Ape" and "Concrete Jungle" fame.??

I'm sure [violet] and Sal will find a way to do something about it.

Meanwhile I've got my work cut out for me with this one... ;)
Because after all, [violet] is Max(x) Barry! :eek:

I think I'll let you believe that for now.... ;)
OMG!! Czardas/Czardian envoy is Max Barry!

Why do nipples have men?

Because after all, [violet] is Max(x) Barry! :eek:
I think I'll let you believe that for now.... ;)

You cant mean Desmond Morris of "Naked Ape" and "Concrete Jungle" fame.??

Ah-ha! It was Robert Winston I was thinking of!

Just, you know, for a laugh. :p

Male and female bodies are a lot more alike than you think. Even our genitalia is largely analogous, a handy thing if you ever want a sex change. Given the right hormones at the right age, a man can grow a quite lovely set of breasts.
That reminds me of that really bad joke about female hormones in beer:

When men drink lots of beer, they grow tits and lose their ability to drive a car properly...

Other than that I'd say that all men have an X-chromosome and our blueprints just have the nipple option turned on.

Tits - gotta love'em: http://www.dfanning.com/adventures/munich/munich_pics/great_tits.jpg

I just went to my home page and there was the question that intrieged me.... Why do we have nipples

The answer's all right here:


http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050803/od_nm/leisure_nipples_dc;_ylt=AlX6.6bDncvHKPJ4pteK9HguQE4F;_ylu=X3oDMTA3NW1oMDRpBHNlYwM3NTc-

I just went to my home page and there was the question that intrieged me.... Why do we have nipples

I think there must be a shortage of topics to talk about. This question is just... weird.

Someone got it very close, but I read an article on Yahoo the other day about a book that answers this and many other of lifes little mysteries. We all start female in the womb, and as someone here said, the chromosones (spelling!!) kick in to decide whether we are male or female. At this point we all have nipples and then we develop into the gender we end up being.

Male dogs don't have nipples, and they can't look up. In fact i cant think of a male mammal that does have nipples. Its a scientific fact that your nipples are then from when God was putting on your skin he twisted it on there, like at the end of a sausage.


Male dogs DO have nipples. Any and all mammals have some form of breasts. This is why we are mammals. Mammary glands. On a dog and cat they are very tiny esp. in males. Look very closely and you will see vestigial like nipples. Oh and that person with 3 nipples, that can occur RARELy a superfulous nipple does occur in humans. some vestige of evolution. Yes I forgot some men do have developed breasts (rare) gynomastitis? or something like that. Men DO get breast cancer by the way as well. So men do your self exams as well! :p

"Well spin my nipple-nuts and send me to Alaska!"

This is the perfect thread for that quote. 10 IQ points to whoever determines its origin :)

Oh, and to answer Eutrusca's post about the 'sperm milking' - the female orgasm is still a completely unknown entity in terms of definite reasons for it. The suggestion that the contractions within the vagina 'pumping' sperm up and through the cervix is widely disputed among experts.

One other major suggestion is that the orgasm is an evolutionary accident. Many female organisms, ranging throughout the species, do not experience the orgasm. Higher primates and humans develop in the womb in similar sequence - beginning with female characteristics and then either sticking with female or changing to male depending on the XX-XY setup. We therefore have to all develop the orgasm sequence because of female genitalia being the basis for male genitalia. In that case, the female orgasm is a completely pointless factor, not weeded out by natural selection because it isn't detrimental to survival.

There was a book released on the subject recently, called The case of the Female Orgasm: Bias in the Science of Evolution by Elizabeth Lloyd of Harvard. It's pricey but worth a read if it's in the library.

a fetus gets more estrogen from its mother than testorone, therefore all babies/fetuses start out more femal than male, and that creates a nipple, but the testostorone renders it useless, end of disscussion