Quote Originally Posted by dirge View Post
Heinlad's alt mode isn't absurd. It does need to be taken in context, however. He transforms into a Tanuki - a racoon-like animal endemic to Japan. They have huge testicles. Granted, they don't have built in alarm clocks, but the tanuki is pretty much as you'd except of a tanuki toy.
Firstly, if you choose to excuse the absurdity of the testicles due to anatomical correctness, you only exaggerate the claim of absurdity for the clock.

Secondly, I'm not sure anatomical correctness can excuse absurdity. Mammoth's can have three foot long penises. If Big Convoy had genitalia, I'd consider him absurd too.