"Given the drawbacks of having males around (wars, pestilance, disease, really bad manners, etc.), I can't help wonder if we may just become obsolete if someone comes up with an effective artificial insemination technique...:-/" WHAT! Who the hell are you calling me a drawback! Maybe the real drawback is men like you selling the rest of us guys out for a bit of bullshit chivalry. And who do you think you are blaming men for war, disease and pestilance?! Blame yourself not me and don't write checks out my check book.