The Age of Monstrous Ears

WSUCougar · 05-27-2005, 08:22 AM

Okay, I imagine this thread will quickly dissolve into something else, but I'm actually asking this as a legitimate question:

Does anyone know why older men tend to have those humongous, Dumbo-sized ears? It seems like a large percentage of them, and I'm wondering if it's just a sign of aging or if it's based on something else (God only knows what).

gottimd · 05-27-2005, 08:24 AM

I googled that and came up with this

st.cronin · 05-27-2005, 08:26 AM

"The Age of Monstrous Ears" would be a phenomenal name for a rock band.

Calis · 05-27-2005, 08:26 AM

Yeah I've wondered this myself, and came up with your ears never stop growing.

No idea if that's the case or not, and didn't care enough to delve deeper.

mhass · 05-27-2005, 08:28 AM

That article hit on it. Cartilage never stops growing. Noses work the same way.

Ksyrup · 05-27-2005, 08:29 AM

I'm not sure about noses, but as far as ears go, maybe we're focusing on the wrong thing - the ears have stayed the same size, but the lack of hair makes them appear to be sticking out further? I don't know.

JPhillips · 05-27-2005, 08:36 AM

I'm also very concerned with the amount of long, black hair in old guys' ears.

WSUCougar · 05-27-2005, 09:03 AM

Interesting. So hypothetically, if we continue to make advances so that we age longer, our ears will be that much larger? Tim McCarver is 120 years old, and his ears are the size of Rhode Island?

hhiipp · 05-27-2005, 09:35 AM

They get bigger so they can trap sounds to help old men hear.

QuikSand · 05-27-2005, 10:13 AM

Oh.

Thought this might be a sequel to Age of Empires and Age of Mythology. I wasn't sure where the series was going... this made as much sense as anything.

Carry on, then.

WSUCougar · 05-27-2005, 10:38 AM

LOL

I'd probably buy it.

Coffee Warlord · 05-27-2005, 10:50 AM

Tara · 05-27-2005, 10:52 AM

Gravity...In the end that force never stop to act, so old men's less elastic skin is streched.
Look at the old ladies' ears who put too heavy earrings...
Could be logical?

mrsimperless · 05-27-2005, 12:32 PM

Earses and noses both do not stop growing.

tategter · 05-27-2005, 02:58 PM

Or maybe their heads just shrink during old age, making the nose and ears appear to be larger.

05-27-2005, 08:24 AM	#2
gottimd Dearly Missed (9/25/77-12/23/08) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: DC Suburbs	I googled that and came up with this __________________ NAFL New Orleans Saints GM/Co-Commish MP Career Record: 114-85 NAFL Super Bowl XI Champs In memory of Gavin Anthony: 7/22/08-7/26/08

05-27-2005, 08:28 AM	#5
mhass High School Varsity Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Here	That article hit on it. Cartilage never stops growing. Noses work the same way. __________________ Now while I wasn't able to cut everyone I wanted to, I have cut a lot of you. - H.J.S.

05-27-2005, 08:29 AM	#6
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	I'm not sure about noses, but as far as ears go, maybe we're focusing on the wrong thing - the ears have stayed the same size, but the lack of hair makes them appear to be sticking out further? I don't know. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

05-27-2005, 09:03 AM	#8
WSUCougar Rider Of Rohan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Port Angeles, WA or Helm's Deep	Interesting. So hypothetically, if we continue to make advances so that we age longer, our ears will be that much larger? Tim McCarver is 120 years old, and his ears are the size of Rhode Island? __________________ It's not the years...it's the mileage.

05-27-2005, 10:38 AM	#11
WSUCougar Rider Of Rohan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Port Angeles, WA or Helm's Deep	LOL I'd probably buy it. __________________ It's not the years...it's the mileage.

05-27-2005, 08:26 AM	#3
st.cronin General Manager Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: New Mexico	"The Age of Monstrous Ears" would be a phenomenal name for a rock band.

05-27-2005, 08:26 AM	#4
Calis College Starter Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Kansas	Yeah I've wondered this myself, and came up with your ears never stop growing. No idea if that's the case or not, and didn't care enough to delve deeper.

05-27-2005, 08:36 AM	#7
JPhillips Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Newburgh, NY	I'm also very concerned with the amount of long, black hair in old guys' ears.

05-27-2005, 09:35 AM	#9
hhiipp College Prospect Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: OH	They get bigger so they can trap sounds to help old men hear.

05-27-2005, 10:13 AM	#10
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	Oh. Thought this might be a sequel to Age of Empires and Age of Mythology. I wasn't sure where the series was going... this made as much sense as anything. Carry on, then.

05-27-2005, 10:50 AM	#12
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs

05-27-2005, 10:52 AM	#13
Tara Mascot Join Date: May 2005 Location: Rome, Italy	Gravity...In the end that force never stop to act, so old men's less elastic skin is streched. Look at the old ladies' ears who put too heavy earrings... Could be logical?

05-27-2005, 12:32 PM	#14
mrsimperless College Prospect Join Date: Apr 2003	Earses and noses both do not stop growing. __________________ "All I know is that smart women are hot. Susan Polgar beat me in 24 moves in a simultaneous exhbition. I slept with the scoresheet under my pillow." Off some dude's web site.

05-27-2005, 02:58 PM	#15
tategter High School JV Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Florida Swampland	Or maybe their heads just shrink during old age, making the nose and ears appear to be larger.

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