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Ted, I do NOT need that image in my head right now.

Posted by Victor at July 15, 2005 01:33 PM

It could definitely be pitched as a groundbreaking new HBO series.

Posted by dogette at July 15, 2005 02:52 PM

Probably from Time Enough for Love by Heinlein.

Posted by felix at July 15, 2005 07:35 PM

What about the whole... Gay factor there pal... hmm? Hmmmm?

Posted by Oorgo at July 18, 2005 01:35 AM

"What about the whole... Gay factor there pal... hmm? Hmmmm?"

In the book, Lazarus Long's clones were female versions of himself; twin female versions of himself.

Posted by felix at July 18, 2005 11:27 AM

Just snip out the Y and duplicate the X chromosome in the 23rd pair and you have a female clone of yourself. Assuming you're a guy to start with, and don't have any lethal recessives on your X chromosome.

Much more complicated to make a male clone of a female subject.

Posted by Pixy Misa at July 20, 2005 01:53 AM