MINNESOTA NO LONGER SHOOTING BLANKS

Minnesota the Horse: Stud or Dud?

Like all of you, I've set up Google Alerts for any breaking news stories that involve the words "horse vasectomy," "endangered sperm," or "Minnesota's reactivated testes."

And like all of you, my inbox has been bombarded with alerts to this morning's breaking news from the AP Wire:

Rare Horse Gets Reverse Vasectomy: Reversal Surgery Becomes First on Endangered Species

Minnesota, the name of the rare Przewalski horse, successfully received this ground-breaking vas-reconnecting surgery from Dr. Luis Padilla, who was probably chosen for his good equine bedside manners.

Look at this crazy photo of the operation:

I imagine we'll soon see this operation re-enacted on a future episode of Grey's Anatomy, except that the horse will initially be denied admission because he only has an HMO plan but will then be saved by Izzie after she throws a hissy fit about animal rights and sleeps with the hot veterinarian who goes by the nickname, McDoubleTeamy.

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The restoration of Minnesota's reproductive capabilities does raise questions.

I get the reverse vasectomy. But I don't understand the reason behind the original vasectomy.

I'm no expert on the birds and the bees, but vasectomies seem like a bad way to continue the existence of a species on the verge of extinction.

The only plausible explanation I can think of is that the horse really hated using condoms.

--Junichi