A new species of frog has been discovered in Indonesia's Foja mountains. The male of this species has a long protruberance which points upwards and grows when the male is calling, but deflates and flops when he is inactive.
What, I ask, is so 'new' about this, apart from it being on a frog?
Males of the human species have had this ability since day one. It is not yet known, however, if the human species has Pinnochio-like qualities, i.e. if the appendage 'grows in length' at each lie told - as in the fairy tale of wooden puppet Pinnochio.
No one has YET tried worked on this theory.
British scientists, Professor Richard Dyck and Professor Peter ('Slim') Johnson, are to begin a study next month, using l 000 volunteers, if they can find enough 'real' men to take on this very sensitive challenge.
This feature of having the male appendage actually 'grow' with each lie told, a la Pinnochoio, would, indeed, be an asset to people who suspect their partners of cheating. It would be much more accurate than a lie-dector test and a hell of a lot more FUN!
Other British scientists are working on a new 'pill' that will, hopefully, have the same effect if it is found that the males of our species do not have natural hormones to bring about the 'Pinnochio effect' naturally.
