The Superfluous Nipple

Nature Has Three Nipples

2011-09-22T14:56:00.001-07:00

How common is it to have three nipples? Well apparently MOTHER NATURE HERSELF has three.

Of course, I'm only going by Wiki-freaking-pedia here, who have reproduced this image of The Temple of Nature:

The image itself is the frontispiece for Erasmus Darwin's book "The Temple of Nature". (This book, published in 1803, predates his more famous grandson's book on evolution by at least 57 years. Check it here.

At any rate, Mother Nature with a superfluous nipple should be a lesson to us all. Three and proud, people, three and proud.

Les Trois Mamelons (or Mamelles)

2011-08-26T10:11:00.000-07:00

Aah, Mauritius. Beautiful island nation almost 1000 km off the coast of Madagascar. One day, I hope to visit. Apparently the view from the volcanic crater Trou aux Cerfs is spectacular.

To wit, I'm talking about its view the "Let Trois Mamelons" or what we refer to in English as "The Three Nipples."

Yup, three perky little mountains that remain topless. As far as I know. I mean, I suppose someone could have climbed them and carefully place a bra on the precise apex of the peak, for the sake of modesty, but why would they do that? I mean, it looks like a nice sunny place for tanning.

Meg Griffin Has Three Nipples Too!

2010-09-09T14:02:00.000-07:00

Well it's about time. Since Krusty the Klown came out with his superfluous nipple, it seems only fair that another cartoon personality do the same.

Ladies and Gentlemen, may I present Family Guy regular Meg Griffin's third nipple:

Okay, we'll have to take The Count's word for it, since we don't get to see for ourselves, but if there's one person I trust to count accurately, it's him.

Lily Allen's Third Nipple... Again!

2009-01-16T09:03:00.000-08:00

Lily Allen is 50% more talented than the average pop singer, mainly because she has 50% more nipples. It's a fact.

And like me, she's not ashamed of it. Proud, even. Damn proud. Proud enough to show it off during an interview on Dutch TV. And let the interviewer touch it, even though he's an older, overweight Dutchman. (My apologies if you're into old fat dudes from the Netherlands. But seriously, seek help.)

WARNING: While hiking up her shirt, she accidentally reveals one of her normal, cute yet boring nipples.

Three Nipple Art for the New Year

2009-01-05T08:10:00.001-08:00

Happy 2009 Everybody!

To celebrate, let me simply share this piece of modern art I found... truly a superfluous piece of work. Enjoy!

An Open Letter to People Thinking of Removing Their Superfluous Nipple

2008-07-14T14:15:00.000-07:00

Dear Concerned Triple Nipplers,

I've been getting comments on this blog from people (mostly 14-year-olds, for some reason) with a third nipple who hate it and want to get it cut off. (Without their mothers finding out, natch.)

As a male, maybe I look on it a little differently, but I've always found my extra nipple interesting and different, which is a good thing.

If you're a girl, and you're dealing with that whole female-body-image thing, then I'm reluctant to offer advice, because it's out of my element... but here goes:

Plenty of women have three nipples too (check out the archives of this blog -- models, dj's, actresses, pop stars, executed queens...) and trust me, what seems monumentally important at 14 will becomre more and more accepted as you get older.

Besides, isn't it nice to have a quick and easy way to weed shallow assholes out of your potential dating pool?

After all, if someone can't deal with your extra nipple, how are they going to deal with the rest of your unique personality? And if they're only interested in your blemish-free perfect female body, do you really think they're worth your time?

In short, relax. Get used to your superfluous nipple and learn to love it. Find out what special powers it gives you. Mine alerts me when I'm in impending danger, or when the ice cream truck is getting nearer.

I'll never advocate going to a dermatologist to get it cut off, but I hear it's quick and easy. Of course, so is going to the tattoo parlor and getting a third eye stuck in the middle of your forehead. Whatever floats your boat.

Love,
Me and my third nipple

Three Nipples in Tibetan Culture

2008-06-04T13:47:00.000-07:00

In Tibetan tradition, an extra nipple can be a good omen!

Three nipples, and other birthmarks, are sometimes indicators of special abilities within the nyingma (ancient) tradition.

Birthmarks and third nipples were a sine qua non (absolutely necessary) condition to prove extraordinary visionary destiny within the tulku (incarnation or rebirth) system.

I'm not making this up, either -- a very kind Tibetan (is there any other type?) named Panchen Kunga (he writes a blog, in French, called Buddhistan at http://buddhistan.blogspot.com) passed this on to me after visiting.

And after hearing how important extra nipples are in Tibetan culture, I figure that's just another reason to loathe the murderous scum that make up the Chinese Communist Party and have been butchering innocent Tibetans for over 50 years now.

Tony Parker has SIX nipples!

2008-04-09T13:48:00.000-07:00

Dag, yo, I'm going to have to ditch the good Canadian boy Mr. Steve Nash and start cheering for the San Antonio Spurs.

Thanks to an eagle-eyed reader of this humble blog (this hero wishes to remain nameless), I've got a new post for everyone.

According to this here picture, Tony Parker, all-star basketball player and husband of the muy caliente Eva Longoria, has six nipples.

Go ahead, count 'em.

Of course, we all know that the dudes with the superfluous nipples always get the girls, and this is just further proof.

Hear me all you people out in the Intertubes, desperate housewives love the extra nipples. Three nipples is nice, but six... well, that's just twice as nice, and that makes him three times as desirable as a normal man. I did the math.

Carrie Underwood used to have three nipples...

2007-09-17T08:04:00.000-07:00

According to Wikipedia, American Idol Carrie Underwood was born with three nipples too.

Carrie Underwood said (sorry no link -- the YouTube video has been removed) in her first American Idol audition, when Paula wasn't present, that she had a third nipple but had it removed even though it just looked like a mole.

These celebrities and their body modification... sometimes they just take it too far. Sure, nip this, tuck that, pierce here here and here, but dammit, don't go cutting off your nipples! Pink (Bob Geldof in "The Wall") cut his nipple off with a disposable razor and look how things turned out for him. (Hint: they turned out badly. He lost his freakin' mind. So don't cut off your nipples, okay?)

DJ "accidentally" removes third nipple

2007-09-14T08:42:00.000-07:00

A moment of silence, please, for an extra nipple that's gone to a better place...

Jo Whiley has gone under the knife to have a third nipple removed.

The BBC Radio 1 DJ thought she was having a large mole cut off near one of her breasts.

But she says she was shocked when her doctor told her it was actually a mini nipple reports The Sun.

She said: "My husband has nicknamed me Scaramanga, after the James Bond baddie who also had three. Strange. On Monday I had three nipples, today I've got two."

Oh my word, I feel for your loss. I'd imagine it's how a telepath would feel if they suddenly lost all their mental powers. I'm glad your husband is sticking by you, now that you've got one less nipple.

Be warned, though: sometimes people who've undergone amputations report feeling in their non-existent limbs... the "phantom limb" phenomena.

If you feel it perking up on a chilly day, just try to remember the good times. We're there for you.

Calling Dr. Bell... Look at all these extra nipples!

2007-09-13T08:42:00.000-07:00

Alexander Graham Bell was ready to answer the call of science -- especially when the subject of superfluous nipples came up.

From the Science Vault of Shelley Batts:

The Multi-Nippled Sheep of Alexander Graham Bell

Some say that American science is defined by its innovation and creativity, and who better embodies that than Alexander Graham Bell? Inventor of the telephone (strike that, first patenter of it!), founding member of the National Geographic Society and the journal Science, Bell's list of accolades is long and prestigious. Although, perhaps a little-known fact about this man was that he was also quite preoccupied with the nipples of the sheep that lived on his estate. After noticing that some sheep had more than the average number of nipples, he attempted to systematically breed them to determine the genetic underpinnings of the extraneous nipples. Luckily this precious information was published in Science in 1904, entitled "The Multi-Nippled Sheep of Beinn Bhreagh."

Beinn Bhreagh was Bell's estate near the town of Baddeck, Nova Scotia. When he purchased the property, some sheep came along with it. Or as he put it "I found myself to be in possession of a flock of sheep; and in the spring of 1890, one half of the lambs born upon the place turned out to be twins."

This higher-than-normal percentage of twins seemed a bit odd to Bell, who being a curious person, decided to examine the mothers of the twins and compare them to the mothers who had single births. And he did find a difference.

"Upon examining the milk-bags of the sheep a peculiarity was observed that was thought might be significant. Normally sheep have only two nipples upon the milk bag, but in the case of several of the sheep examined, supernumerary nipples were discovered....."

Bell further saw that the extra nipples were not functional, although some had three or four nipples instead of just two. Furthermore, the sheep that had extra nipples seemed to be more likely to bear twins (43% vs 24% for the normally-nippled sheep.) So he thought it'd be fun to "make an extended set of experiments to ascertain 1) whether, by selective breeding, the extra nipples could be [made functional], and 2) whether ewes possessing four nipples instead of two" were more fertile and were more likely to have twins.

As to the first goal, Bell's breeding program eventually yielded five and six-nippled sheep (and he expected seeing even more nipples, even eight!) and at least four of the nipples were functional. And sadly, his second hypothesis as to the multi-nippled sheep being more fertile, was disproven. Although, he felt that this had to do with the small sample size and noted that twins born to the multi-nippled mothers gained more weight although they were born smaller than normal. His hope was to impart upon the flocks of America genes from his sheep for "twin-bearing stock [which] would do much to promote this important industry by enabling farmers to make a double profit..."

Well whether that was ever accomplished, the article doesn't say, but Bell did mention an offer of free pamphlets to any interested members of the academy.

Yes, Alexander Graham Bell, born in Scotland, emigated to Canada, moved to the United States, and moved back to his estate in Canada for his greatest work, breeding sheep with extra nipples. I'm sure that's how he would have wanted to be remembered.

Crazy Nipplephobes are on the march...

2007-09-12T18:31:00.000-07:00

Fly, my pretties, go get that Ubermilf!

Clearly, she's part of the ultra-right-wing conspiracy against tolerance and acceptance of what's clearly the greatest issue facing humanity today: the right to have a superfluous nipple.

Having an extra nipple is not a choice we make -- we're born that way. Or at least the lucky ones are. Do you think we just wake up one day and say "Man, I think today I'll have three nipples?" Jiminy, no!

Here's part of her hatemongering...

God created Adam and Eve, not Adam and Eve and Adam's Third Nipple. These people are not part of His plan. They shouldn't be able to adopt children, they shouldn't be allowed to teach children, and for goodness sakes, don't let them marry!

Save me Jeebus, from crazies like this. First of all, it hasn't been proven Adam and Eve DIDN'T have three nipples each... but it was probably only one of them. Someone had to pass that gene down to the rest of us. Eve, most likely, since hers always seem to be hidden by those leaves (what's she trying to hide?), but who's to say that some nipplephobe didn't airbrush Adam's extra nipple out of that painting on the Sistine Chapel? Dang revisionist painters...

Zac Efron has FOUR nipples!

2007-09-11T12:42:00.000-07:00

Man, it seems like the latest crop of celebrities is packed with extra nipples. And today we add another to our ranks...

Zac Efron, of High School Musical fame, has two superfluous nipples just below the regular two.

In this pic of his 2007 vacation to Hawaii with Vanessa Hudgens (only two nipples on her, as you may have seen in the news recently), he clearly has two symmetrical supernumerary nipples just below the other ones.

Man, those paparazzi with their telephoto digital cameras do serve their purpose. After all, greater image resolution means that we'll soon be seeing superfluous nipples EVERYWHERE!

Extra nipples in the mail

2007-08-30T14:13:00.001-07:00

Let us raise a glass to Jaime, a brave man full of confidence and the utter lack of shame needed to post a photo of your extra nipples on the Internet!

Jaime wrote me an email the other day (pics [AT] superfluousnipple [DOT] com) and basically took me to task for not having enough photos of people with four nipples on the site.

Well, Jaime, first of all, there are several. (here, here, and here.) Just because I've only got three nipples doesn't mean that's where I draw the line. Leah's got nine and we like her just fine. (Watch for her to steal the show in Extra Nipples: The Movie!)

So here, in the pursuit of parity, is Jaime and his four nipples.

Oh, and Jaime? Get a better camera. And some lighting. I can barely make out the third one, let alone fourth.

Of course, Jaime never gave me explicit permission to post his picture here, but hey -- he mailed it to me. Open season!

And for the sake of balance, here's mine. Note how it's in focus... not that that's necessarily a good thing. Damn, I should have shaved my chest first.

Call it what you will: accessory nipple, superfluous nipple, supernumerary nipple, third nipple, extra nipple... tons of us have them, and they're not going away.

Four nipples for Masuimi Max

2007-08-28T13:27:00.001-07:00

Because it's been pointed out to me by several people in the know (and loyal readers of this blog, natch), I'd be remiss if I didn't post about another famous person with more than two nipples.

Masuimi Max, an, ahem, "model," doesn't just have three nipples, she's got four!

Now you'd think that it'd be easy to find a photo showing all four nipples, right? Especially considering that the standard two are all over the place...

Well, I've looked at dozens of photographs of the scantily-clad Ms. Max (tough work, being a blogger) and here's a mostly-clothed Masuimi showing off one of her extra nipples, just above and closer to the shoulder. The fourth nipple is symmetrically positioned on the opposite side.

Even the best pics I could find only show one extra. Maybe I should pay for membership on her website to find a clear shot of all four... they do promise a massive members-only photo gallery... all in the name of research, of course.

Superfluous Nipples on Facebook

2007-07-23T12:48:00.000-07:00

Like it or not, social networking is everywhere. And if you're a member of a very small group, like people with three nipples, then it sure makes it easy to find others like you.

So far, there are three Facebook groups aimed at people with a third nipple. (Or a fourth nipple...)

Triple Nipple
The Triple Nipple Group

... and, the most newsworthy one...

EXTRA NIPPLES... THE MOVIE!

Yes, that's right, THE MOVIE. Dan Louw in London is just about done filming his documentary about his search for the answer to the age-old question: How come I have extra nipples?

Okay, so it's not age-old, and it doesn't apply to everyone, but you can damn well bet it's worth watching.

Find out more at VGoodFilms, or check out his Facebook group.

And we'll let you know when the film is done!

Caught on Video -- Lily Allen Exposes Her Third Nipple!

2007-07-18T11:19:00.001-07:00

Here's the video of Lily Allen hosting the Friday Night Project.

It's at about the one minute mark, right after she asks what her and Prince Charles have in common and Alan Carr guesses, to be funny, that they both have three nipples. And Lily does!

Lily Allen has three nipples!

2007-07-13T09:17:00.000-07:00

Okay, so now Lily Allen is at least as cool as Amy Winehouse in my books.

On June 29 she hosted The Friday Night Project, a sketch comedy show in the UK, and revealed that she, too, has three nipples. And she showed it off!

The video I was going to link to has been removed by YouTube, but it's true. Yay Lily!

The O'Debbie Awards at the Bowery Poetry Club

2007-06-12T15:38:00.001-07:00

Why am I writing about the 3rd Annual O'Debbie Awards if it's held in New York's East Village and I'm about five thousand miles away?

Because I'm miffed, that's why.

Four years into the O'Debra Twins' open mic show, and they're holding their third annual awards show... including an award for "Best Third Nipple."

There it is, official news about my subject of choice. And the awards show happened last week.

And I don't know who won! (It wasn't me, but I bet whoever did was the coolest person there.)

If anyone out there has any photos, or know who won, do tell.

"Beauty has three nipples"

2007-03-05T15:05:00.000-08:00

Okay, seriously, I have to write a new post just to get that foot off the first fold of the page. I have a feather at my desk and I just keep tickling it.

In other superfluous nipple news, here's a photograph in an exhibition by Joel-Peter Witkin. It's titled "Beauty Has Three Nipples."

Yes it does, Joel.

Photograph by Joel-Peter Witkin. (On sale at the Hasted Hunt Gallery, New York)

No, I don't get a commission. But I should.

Update: Foot Nipple!

2007-02-01T05:34:00.000-08:00

And we have a new winner in the category of "Superfluous nipple in the most unusual place."

From the Dermatology Online Journal, Volume 12 Issue 4:

A 22-year-old woman sought medical care for a lesion in the plantar region of her left foot, a well-formed nipple surrounded by areola and hair. Microscopic examination of the dermis showed hair follicles, eccrine glands, and sebaceous glands. Fat tissue was noted at the base of the lesion. Clinical and histopathologic findings were consistent with the diagnosis of supernumerary breast tissue, also known as pseudomamma. To our knowledge, this is the first report of supernumerary breast tissue on the foot.

That is definitely not a mole. According to the case study, there was no change in the nipple during pregnancy (i.e. no milk leakage into her socks -- bet THAT wouldn't have smelled nice!).

But I'm still curious about the ticklish part.

P.S. In a previous post, I mentioned that "Mamma Erratica," a term that was used to describe superfluous nipples in an old medical text, was a pretty cool nickname.

In this recent publication, they used the term "pseudomamma" (false breast), which is almost as cool. Kids! Study your Latin! It's the wave of the future! Nolite te bastardes carborundorum!

Toe-tally Titillating Third Nipple

2007-01-31T13:55:00.000-08:00

From The Register:

A third nipple usually occurs somewhere on the chest, but not always. Brazilian researchers recently reported the first case of a nipple occurring on (wait for it) the bottom of the foot.

The case is that of a 22-year-old woman. Her foot nipple was fairly well developed with “well-formed nipple surrounded by areola and hair”. Dr. D.M. Conde and three colleagues from the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics at the Hospital Estadual Sumare and the Universidade Estadual de Campinas in Sumara reported the case in May 2006 in Dermatology Online Journal.

I'm looking for photos of this one... I bet her feet are really ticklish!

*Titillating: from the Latin, titillare: to tickle

v. tr.

1. To stimulate by touching lightly; tickle.
2. To excite (another) pleasurably, superficially or erotically.

So yes, the "tit" in the word "titillate" DOES have a sort of double-entendre reference to nipples. That's why it's on this blog.

Having three nipples counts as a "curiosity of medicine!"

2006-10-16T17:03:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Project Gutenberg, thousands of books are now searchable online.

I'm certain that hunts for mentions of third nipples wasn't the intended purpose of the project, but sometimes greatness just happens.

I found this short mention of the subject of superfluous nipples here:

From "Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by George M. Gould and Walter Lytle Pyle"

Polymazia (or polymastia) sometimes seems to be hereditary. Robert saw a daughter whose mother was polymastic, and Woodman saw a mother and eldest daughter who each had three nipples. Lousier mentions a woman wanting a mamma who transmitted this vice of conformation to her daughter. Handyside says he knew two brothers in both of whom breasts were wanting.

Supernumerary nipples alone are also seen, as many as five having been found on the same breast. Neugebauer reports eight supernumerary nipples in one case. Hollerus has seen a woman who had two nipples on the same breast which gave milk with the same
regularity and the same abundance as the single nipple. The Ephemerides contains a description of a triple nipple. Barth describes "mamma erratica" on the face in front of the right ear which enlarged during menstruation.

That's what you get for being curious. Now you can be thankful that you don't have a nipple on your face too. And if you do, well, "Mamma Erratica" is a pretty cool nickname.

It's OK to have a third nipple!

2006-10-03T08:31:00.000-07:00

Not that it's news to anyone who's ever read this blog before, or anyone who has and loves their third nipple, but I just found a web site with an article called "The Top 10 Craziest Science Stuff you didn't know." (Except we knew most of it 'cuz we're so freakin' smart.)

Rocketing up the charts at number eight, it's:

It's OK to have a third nipple

A supernumerary nipple (also known as a third nipple) is an additional nipple occurring in mammals including humans. Often mistaken for moles, supernumerary nipples are diagnosed at a rate of 2% in females, less in males. The nipples appear along the two vertical "milk lines" which start in the armpit on each side, run down through the typical nipples and end at the groin. They are classified into eight levels of completeness from a simple patch of hair to a milk-bearing breast in miniature.

The copy is pretty dull -- probably scraped from a previous post of mine, or from wherever I stole it from. Hey, it's all in the name of science.

Babies with Three Nipples Not Permitted to Live!

2006-09-27T07:44:00.000-07:00

A little while ago, I received the most interesting email yet regarding third nipples.

I had written a post and sent out a few queries to people asking for information on how people with superfluous nipples were viewed in other cultures: witches, gods, devils, magicians, shamans, freaks... Even Google was no help. (Believe me, I've searched.)

Anyway, I got this email in reply. I'm not sure what part of Europe she's talking about, but based on her email address I'd guess Spain, Portugal, or Italy.

Regarding your question: According to Grandma, this belief goes back to Europe.

There was a very strong belief that people born with three nipples or more, were witches/warlocks. The belief was so strong, that when a baby was born, if it had more than two nipples the midwife would have to kill it!

If it was later discovered that the child had been permitted to live, the townspeople would go and hunt down the midwife and burn her alive. Mother and child would also suffer the same type of death.

Well, no wonder that some people are still reluctant to show their three nipples in public. Thank goodness times have changed. If Kate Hudson can walk around happy with her six toes, then we can wiggle our nipples at the world with pride.

And screw those angry townspeople. Pitchforks don't scare me.

It's Nippleman!

2006-02-07T10:35:00.000-08:00

Do people with three (or more) nipples have superpowers? Apparently, yes.

While I may not know exactly what they are, there are those who do. Case in point, a Swedish animator named Tobbe Andersson knows enough to publish this sketch:

Nippleman! Using the power of three nipples to fight the forces of evil! Superfluous nipple, activate!

I'm not sure about the moustache or the pot belly. I don't think he's going to get a lot of action with the ladies, but I would have said the same about Ron Jeremy.

Too Many Supernumerary Nipples

2005-12-11T13:15:00.000-08:00

As I've posted earlier, superfluous nipples don't always appear in the same place on a person's body. The most common place for a third nipple to show itself is a few centimeters below (and a little toward the center) a regular nipple.

For easy reference, many medical journals include diagrams or photographs illustrating various cases. However, the reference I just found is a little odd.

I suppose they did it in the interest of saving space and amalgamating information, but the Virtual Hospital's page showing extra nipple locations has decided to place as many as possilbe on one figure.

Naturally, this makes it appear as though these poor people are suffering from chicken pox, not superfluous nipples.

Yikes. That looks kinda freaky to me. And besides, I doubt that woman on the left could move in a cold breeze -- she'd just perk up solid and fall over.

Tilda Swinton is a Witch and I Can Prove it!

2005-11-30T22:05:00.000-08:00

"Big News in the World of The Superfluous Nipple!"

Tilda Swinton, star of The Deep End, Adaptation, Vanilla Sky, Constantine, Thumbsucker, and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe, talks about a previously undocumented use for her superfluous nipple.

"I've always been very proud of it. I've used it to threaten my brothers my entire life."

This quote leaves me wanting more: What, exactly did she threaten them with? And are her brothers in therapy?

This is the perfect strorm of three-nipple news. Just the other day I pointed out that it's less likely to find third nipples in the news as it is find them in real life and what happens? A stunning revelation from a major star of an upcoming Hollywood blockbuster.

Yes, Jadis, the White Witch of Narnia is played by an amazing actress who just happens to have the devil's mark of an extra nipple. They used to burn them for that, now they pay them outrageous salaries to entertain us. Now that's progress.

The BBC Has Three Nipples! (Or Possibly Four)

2005-11-26T07:13:00.000-08:00

I recently discovered a post about third nipples on one of the BBC's subdomains - a Wikipedia-style encyclopedia called h2g2, after the beloved Douglas Adams world of The Hitchhikers's Guide To The Galaxy.

While I am thrilled to discover another reference guide for the owners of superfluous nipples, I was disappointed to find no new information on it. I suppose the subject matter isn't exactly of earth-shattering importance, so it's nice to see supernumerary nipples represented at all. Props to the peeps.

Actually, the most interesting fact on the page is that the editor, who shall remain anonymous, claims to have four nipples. That's two extras!

I'm sure they don't mean to imply that Tripple Nipples are in any way inferior to "Quad-Nips," or we'd have to settle it somehow - say, a company softball game or something. Dare to dream...

The Nipples of the Devil

2005-11-17T19:04:00.000-08:00

Are third nipples evil? Do superfluous nipples necessitate trafficking with the underworld? Apparently a lot of people used to think so. These days, I hope we're a little more enlightened.

The stats I read say that about one in 18 people has an extra nipple. That's someone in every class you've ever been in. I think that's pretty high, considering how avidly I keep track of things. Even considering that people with three nipples don't usually shout it from the rooftops (a trend which I hope to reverse) I'd still say it's closer to 1 in 50. Maybe I should stick a survey up on this site...

As far as evil goes, there's a link in the headline about "The Nipples of the Devil." I found a 15th century painting showing the tribulations of St. Anthony as he is beset by some devils. Yikes! Those crazy medieval painters and their wacky imaginations.

In the painting, there is one little devil with several extra nipples. Many more than three, as you can see. And they're not superfluous either! As we all know, a third nipple is used to nurse the devil's or witch's familiar. This guy must have a whole litter.

I've always felt special because of my three nipples. Now I just feel inadequate. Sigh.

Still, I got something out of this painting. When I first saw it, I thought it might have been Spanish in origin, and was thrilled to be able to call this post "Las Entrerroscas Del Diablo." I love the sound of that in Spanish. However, after tracking down this link I learned the painting was Belgian in origin, even though I still don't know the name of the painter. Belgian, eh? So in French and German, it's either "Les Mamelons Du Diable" or "Die Nippel Des Teufels." Sorry, no Flemish on Babel Fish.

The Three-nippled DJ

2005-11-07T15:12:00.000-08:00

Um, I suppose I should post this here. File it under "too damn freaky."

If you've ever wanted to see a short video about a disabled priest with three nipples working as a DJ, now you can. Just go here.

“A PARAPLEGIC DJ PRIEST TRANSCENDS TO A HOLY PLACE USING THREE BREASTS AND TWO TURNTABLES.”

Thanks to Screenhead for this story.

Three Nipples For Everyone!

2005-11-02T07:45:00.000-08:00

Do you have two nipples? Does it make you feel inadequate? At last, there is an answer. Just add a couple extras!

Nipple removal surgery is so passe - these days, all the cool kids are getting extras. Yes, the fine folks at Dr. Jonas Zizlesse's plastic surgery clinic are now offering Nipple Addition Surgery as a means of dealing with obesity.

As they say on the website, why diet, exercise, or undergo liposuction to keep off fat when "the female breast, so beloved of men, is really nothing but a bag of fat! Yes, the same stuff women work so hard to keep off of their thighs and behinds is what makes up the most attractive part of their anatomy!"

Thanks Dr. Nick! Er, I mean Dr. Zizlesse!

How's Dr. Zizlesse making out with this plan? I'm not sure, but in tiny print at the bottom of the page it says "You Are Visitor #5 to These Pages Since May 5, 1995." Of course, it says that every time I go there, but even so, it's not exactly looking like customers are beating down his door.

I particularly like some of the joke lines in the sales pitch: "Are you feeling gullible?" "If you answered anything to any of these questions, then CLICK HERE!!" The form at the end is pretty good too. If only this offer were true.

Season of the Witch

2005-10-31T07:58:00.000-08:00

Happy Halloween everybody!

Just a friendly reminder to all of you dressing up as witches: do not forget that most important accessory, the third nipple, or witch's tit. Yes, your costume is not complete without that extra nipple you use to nurse your familiar. Of course, if you're going to a party where the subject is not likely to come up, I suppose you could forego it, but you'd know. And you'd only be cheating yourself.

Full information on marks of a witch (including superfluous nipples) is here in case you're going for full realism this year. My older post on extra nipples being the Devil's Mark has some more info too.

Hope you have a great Halloween - this year I'm dressing as a three-nippled freak!

Spotted Nipples

2005-10-27T15:09:00.000-07:00

Extra nipples are not often mentioned in polite conversation. Actually, even in rude conversation, third nipples rarely pop up. As a result, finding fresh information about superfluous nipples is not as easy as it sounds, in case it sounded easy to you. You'd think that with about one in eighteen people having one, you'd hear more about them. Sadly, many people keep it hidden away. Doing my part to keep it real, here's what I've found today.

Third Nipple is an avant-garde band with a CD for sale at CDBaby.

Someone else has an information page about superfluous nipples.

What is The Third Nipple? There. Now you know.

Artemis of Ephesus

2005-10-19T09:00:00.000-07:00

Yowza! That's a lot of nipples!

In a previous post I mentioned Atremis of Ephesus, a Greek goddess who, at Ephesus, in Turkey, was worshipped more as a fertility goddess than we generally associate with Artemis. Her temple was one of the Ancient Wonders of the World. Today she is a very important pagan figure.

As you may have noticed, she is sometimes represented with rows and rows of breasts - again as a fertility symbol. "Third Nipple" seems a little inadequate for her.

Nipples of the Gods

2005-10-18T10:39:00.000-07:00

In an episode of Friends, Julie says "You know, in some cultures having a third nipple is actually a sign of virility. You get the best huts and women dance naked around you." Oh, if that were only true. My hut is rather humble and the only naked dancer in the area is my nubile wife. Hey wait, maybe she's got something.

I've been looking for more documentation about what other cultures have traditionally thought about third nipples and found this one:

The occurrence of supernumerary nipples has been documented since Roman times and featured in legends and ethnic mythology prior to that time. Supernumerary nipples, and particularly polymastia, were attributed to increased femininity and fertility. Ancient artists depicted the goddess of Artemis of Ephesus and the Phoenician goddess of fertility, Astrate, like other ancient deities, as having row upon row of breasts on their chests. Supernumerary nipples in men were a sign of virility and endowed them with divine powers. Nowadays, film stars expose their extra nipples in the cinema with this same effect.

Now other than Mark Wahlberg, I can't really think of any other film stars who have displayed a third nipple in the cinema. And his virility and "divine powers?" I really can't say. One thing I do like, however, is that the website quoted above - emedicine.com - interjected a bit of humour in their medical information.

Another Myth Exposed

2005-10-07T14:02:00.000-07:00

I found this posting on a website the other day and just have to share it.

I was discussing with O. the signifcance of people who are born with three nipples. We went over the people we had known who had had three nipples. He told me he knew a boy when we was growing up who had nine nipples. Apparently, his mother had used a vibrator when he was still in the womb and the vibrations had caused him to have extra nipples. I commented that at least his mother wasn't stressed out which would have caused some other possibly more serious symptom in the boy.

People, that theory is not worth the pixels it's printed on. Vibrators do not cause moms to give birth to extra-nippled babies. If that were the case, then we would not have seen people with three nipples (or nine!) before 1902, the year the first vibrator was patented. And we'd have a lot more people walking around with happy moms and a third nipple. Or a ninth...

Brian Jones - The Nipples of the Rolling Stone

2005-10-05T17:37:00.000-07:00

I found an article on "the connection between Mia Farrow, Sharon Tate, Charles Manson, and The Beatles" that lays out some facts along with some interesting speculation.

One of the most interesting things, from the point of view of someone with three nipples, is the claim that Brian Jones of The Rolling Stones had an extra nipple!

Kenneth Anger and the Stones members had met in London 1967. Author Tony Sanchez, one of the group's friends, describes that Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger and Keith Richards (who attended Polanski's and Tate's wedding in 1967), and their girlfriends Marianne Faithfull and Anita Pallenberg, "listened spellbound as Anger turned them on to Aleister Crowley's powers and ideas". Anger had wanted to cast for Lucifer Rising Mick Jagger as Lucifer and Keith Richards as Beelzebub, but the Stones weren't keen on the idea. Anger claims Jagger agreed at first, then changed his mind.

Anita Pallenberg had met the Rolling Stones in 1965. She immediately began sexual relations with three out of the five members of the group. Anger, commenting on Anita, said, "I believe that Anita is, for want of a better word, a witch.... The occult unit within the Stones was Keith and Anita.... and Brian Jones. You see, Brian was a witch too." Anger says Jones had a third nipple, on his inner thigh; the extra nipple traditionally considered a certain sign of being a witch.

Fact or fiction? Well, supernumerary nipples tend to appear along the milk lines starting at the underarm and running down toward the abdomen - not on the thigh. However, stranger things have happened.

X-tra Nipple

2005-10-02T06:00:00.000-07:00

First Phish, now the Ass Ponys.
On their album Some Stupid With a Flare Gun (2000) the Ass Ponys have a song called X-tra Nipple.

scatman crothers he and i are brothers
he’s got an x-tra nipple and i’m fascinated

that moms mabley i heard she had a baby
it’s got an x-tra nipple and i’m fascinated

i’m so fascinated by these special people

frank langella he’s my kind of fella
he’s got an x-tra nipple and i’m fascinated

bo-bo-barigmy chicks they really dig me
i’ve got an x-tra nipple and they’re fascinated

here’s my folded finger church and here’s the steeple
i’m so fascinated by these special people

So, to bring us up to date on our list of people with extra nipples, it looks like Scatman Crothers, Frank Langella, and Moms Mabley are all in the club. I'm sure that Chuck Cleaver of the Ass Ponys did his homework. Better add him to the third nipple list too.

Moms Mabley

I haven't found anything to confirm that Moms Mabley had three nipples (or that her children did - the song lyrics are a bit obscure) but I'll put it up here in hopes that someone can give me more data. She still holds the record for the biggest selling comedy album by a woman ever.

For background info on Moms Mabley, click here, and here.

Frank Langella

Again, the song says he has a third nipple, but I couldn't personally say. Frank has had a great career in some wonderful roles: Dracula, Zorro, Sherlock Holmes, Skeletor. Next up is Perry White in the new Superman movie.

More facts on Frank Langella are here and here.

Scatman Crothers

Scatman Crothers? I didn't know that he and I were brothers! Cool. Tragically axed by Jack Nicholson in The Shining (What a shock! He lives in the book!), he is also the voice of Cool Cat in The Aristocats and the supercool Hong Kong Phooey. Also Jazz in The Transformers, but that's not nearly as cool. More facts on Scatman Crothers (still no confirmation on that superfluous nipple) are here and here.

Mena's Mark

2005-09-30T10:15:00.000-07:00

Mena Suvari, star of American Beauty, is featured on a website devoted to celebrities and their various dermatological conditions. Okay, now that's weird. We're only concerned with nipples here, thank you very much.

American bombshell Mena Suvari has more than just a beauty mark on her face. She also has this brown lesion on her right trunk. Though this may be a mole, its appearance and location are also consistent with an extra nipple.

Sorry, but to me it looks like a mole. Still, not a bad excuse to put a photo of her up here...

Nipple Twister

2005-09-28T19:57:00.000-07:00

Actor Bill Paxton, star of Twister (the hero guy), Aliens (the scared guy), Stripes (the stupid guy), and True Lies (the slimy guy), as well as the star and director of one of the greatest videos ever made, Fish Heads by Barnes and Barnes, is another celebrity with three nipples.

From an interview with David Bradley (see link in Title):

He breaks into several refrains of whooping, "yeah-ing" and "right on, man-ning", and then, when pressed to tell me something that no one's ever heard about the great, the extremely famous cult icon Bill Paxton, he thinks carefully and volunteers, "I've got three nipples. Three. No one knows about that, but no one's ever asked me before. I guess it's about time I got it off my chest."

Nice one about getting it off your chest.

The Devil's Mark

2005-09-27T11:00:00.000-07:00

Imagine - a mere 300 years ago a person could have been flayed alive, pressed by stones, or, the old stand-by, burned at the stake for having a supernumerary nipple. Not exactly the conversation-starter it is today. Why, you might ask, was this?

During the great witch craze of about 1100 to 1700 (wow, trends sure lasted a long time back then) it was commonly believed (by the same kind of morons you might find today in, oh, Dover PA) that an extra nipple was the mark of the devil. Witches were supposed to nurse their familiars through the extra milk spigot.

It was widely believed that most witches sported a mark on their body which was placed there by the Devil. The Witches' mark, Devil's Mark, or Witches' teat was the seal of the Devil, given to witches upon initiation. This mark could be a scar, a mole, a birthmark, or superfluous nipple. The Devil's Mark was a nipple through which the witch nourished her or his familiar.

The popular saying "cold as a witch's tit" appears to refer to superfluous nipples too. I don't know about you, but mine is toasty warm right now. No doubt from bathing in the eternal fiery pits of hell.

More history of The Devil's Mark here and here.

The Scaramanga Gene

2005-09-24T18:47:00.000-07:00

Third nipples can cure cancer! Well, not really, but this article By Ainsley Newson from The Times Online (UK) certainly adds to the mystique and prestige of the extra endowed. That is, of course, unless the researchers start rounding us up to use in their mad experiments.

By Ainsley Newson

A GENE that triggers the development of breasts has been identified by British scientists, who have named it Scaramanga after the Bond villain with three nipples.

The gene appears to influence the growth of extra nipples, but is also thought to be involved in breast cancer. Its identification promises to bring new insights into the causes and treatment of the disease.

Researchers at the Breakthrough Breast Cancer Centre at the Institute of Cancer Research have called the gene after the fiendish character Scaramanga, played by Christopher Lee in the 1974 James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun. Bond’s adversary was identifiable only by his third nipple.

Professor Alan Ashworth and his team had wanted to understand the trigger for breast development, including what controls the number of mammary glands. They found that Scaramanga helps to determine how and where breast tissue is laid down while the embryo is developing, in addition to the number of breasts that form. They report their finding in Genes and Development.

In embryo development the formation of all organs and tissues is tightly controlled by different genes. In humans the process normally results in two breasts, but the process sometimes goes awry.

“Identifying the Scaramanga gene is a real advance in our understanding of the early steps in breast formation,” Professor Ashworth said. “By learning more about this gene and the protein it produces, it will allow us to determine how normal breast development is initiated, and, importantly, examine how this is connected with breast cancer.

Scaramanga was identified in mice strains known to have abnormal breast development and is one of several genes involved in the pathway to breast formation. The gene product, a protein called Neuregulin3 (NRG3), is a growth-stimulating substance which signals cells to become breast cells. Although the link with extra nipples has been made only in mice at this stage, “it is likely to be involved in humans”, Professor Ashworth says.

The protein is very similar to proteins found in breast cancer, suggesting a direct link between the two. NRG3 activates cells that have a protein very similar to one over-expressed in about 20 per cent of breast cancers and which can be targeted by the drug Herceptin.

“While proteins carefully control the development of breast cells in the embryo, inappropriate signals to breast cells during adulthood by these same molecules may cause breast cancer,” Professor Ashworth said.

Third nipples are not very rare: one in eighteen people has one. They can range in appearance from a small mole-like structure to a full breast, which may lactate, even in men. Third nipples are more common in men than in women.

Men have nipples because their physiological structure is laid down during embryo development before the genetic “male” signal is switched on.

The occurrence of third nipples has been observed since Roman times and are often attributed to increased femininity and fertility. In Salem, however, women with third nipples were condemned as witches and burnt at the stake, as they were thought to use them to suckle the Devil. Anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIII, was victimised because of her third nipple.

These days, self-help websites provide tips on how to use third nipples advantageously in dating, socialising and, bizarrely, career advancement. There are even websites devoted to people’s third nipple piercings.

People who have third nipples are not thought to be at greater risk of contracting breast cancer, although the tissue area should regularly be checked for lumps.

Meenakshi

2005-09-22T17:00:00.000-07:00

The Legend of Meenakshi (sometimes spelled Minakshi)

Long ago in Madurai, India, there lived a King and Queen. The couple was childless and the King was in need of an heir. He prayed and performed a sacrifice in order to obtain a son but out of the sacrificial fire came a young girl with three nipples. She was Meenakshi, the Fish-Eyed incarnation of Parvati. The King was dismayed at not getting a son and further dismayed at getting a daughter with an abnormality. But a divine voice said, "Consider this girl to be your heir and train her like you would your son. As for her third breast, it will disappear when she meets her future husband."

In due course Meenakshi was crowned ruler of Madurai and she embarked on a program of expansion, conquering many kingdoms in her northward advance. When she reached Kailash Mountain, the home of Shiva, she destroyed Shiva's army so quickly that Shiva was compelled to enter the fray himself. For a moment the adversaries stood face to face and then Meenakshi's third breast disappeared. She threw down her weapons and surrendered to her husband to be.

Links to other versions:
Here, here, and here. There is also the Wikipedia entry on Meenakshi.

Her Royal Threeness

2005-09-21T11:00:00.000-07:00

In my search for famous people with three nipples, I present for your edification the curious case of Anne Boleyn, former Queen of England.

First of all, I should address the case of Elizabeth I. Although at least one report attributes an extra nipple to this queen, I think someone has got their facts confused. They were no doubt thinking of the beheaded wife of Henry VIII.

As for Anne, numerous sources say she had not only an extra nipple, but an extra finger too. If you devoured The Book of Lists as I did as a fascinated seven year old, then you remember that fact. However, this seems to me a fabrication too. Apparently, she was beheaded for incest and adultery (generally seen as excuses for Henry to marry Anne's maid, Jane Seymour) and it wasn't until about 50 years later that a biographer first made the claims about the nipple and the finger. The rumours persist and frankly, they make a good story.

Too bad about the nipple, though. I bet if she had one, she wouldn't have lost her head.

Three And Proud

2005-09-18T08:28:00.000-07:00

I think this is now the official T-Shirt of this webpage.

These Days

2005-09-16T11:07:00.000-07:00

Although I haven't found any photos, it appears that Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Jackson Browne also has three nipples. My sister met him at a bar in Havana and I've been meaning to ask her if he was wearing a shirt at the time...

Third Nipple Piercings

2005-09-14T09:30:00.000-07:00

Let's say an old friend comes to town for New Years Eve in, say, 1994. You go out, have a few drinks, and he breaks out a 2-for-1 nipple piercing coupon while telling you he's always wanted to get it done. Let's say you had three nipples and some lowered inhibitions. What do you do? What do you do?

If you're me, you do the deed. Even if said friend pulls his out two weeks later. As for these people, I don't know what their story is. But I don't blame them one little bit.

See? Even Texans can have three nipples...

The Source Of All My Power

2005-09-12T11:30:00.000-07:00

Wow, this is a pretty exhaustive summary of Chandler's Nubbin. It's amazing what people publish on the internet these days...

Chandler Bing's Nipples - Data processing executive Chandler Bing (Matthew Perry) on the sitcom Friends (NBC, 1994-2004) was endowed with not two, but three nipples. Because his "nubbin" (what he called it) was such a curiosity, when people learned of the third nipple, they asked questions like "What's it shaped like?", "Is there a hair on it?" and "Can you flick it?" Tired of such questions, Chandler got creative and told them "Pressure on the third nipple opens the delivery entrance to Narnia." Chandler finally had his birth anomaly removed [a "nubbinectomy"] in his late twenties, and is now "without nubbin." On the episode "The One With Phoebe's Ex Partner" Chandler dated an ex-girlfriend of Joey Tribianni named Ginger who had a wooden leg. After some soul searching, Chandler decided it didn't matter about her leg. Unfortunately, when the girl felt Chandler's "nubbin" beneath his shirt, she immediately freaked and pulled away from him him. An excerpt of the scene follows:
Ginger: Do you have three nipples?
Chandler: Well, y'know, two regulars ... [clears throat] and, uh, one that barely qualifies as a ... [CHANDLER resumes kissing, but GINGER pulls away and gets up from the chair] Uh, what?
Ginger: [gathering her belongings and putting on her coat) Nothing, y'know, I - I just remembered I have to leave.
Chandler: You, uh, you have [laughs] you have to leave, now? How come?
Ginger: Oh, well, it's nubbin [correcting herself] NOTHING, um ... y'know what, I'm, I'm, I'll see you later, okay. [GINGER leaves the apartment and shuts the door on CHANDLER, and as soon as the door is shut, she quivers and gets grossed out at the thought of CHANDLER's nubbin).

Actually, I thought the scene was much funnier than it sounds since the one-legged girlfriend is played by Sherilyn Fenn. (Audrey from Twin Peaks will always have a place in my heart.) And they don't mention the ending of the show, where Chandler belatedly "realizes" that his nubbin was the source of his powers of sarcasm.

Nipples In The Crowd

2005-09-12T11:00:00.000-07:00

Ladies and Gentlemen, I have an announcement to make. I have received my first photo submission to this blog ever. Another Robert (he goes by Rob, sans the Dread Pirate) in the U.K. has boldly mailed me pictures of his very own extra-special friend. Cheers, Rob! And good luck to Chelsea, if that's your team!

Oh Fee...

2005-09-11T15:34:00.000-07:00

Big ups to Mike, Jon, Page, and Trey - better known as Phish. One of my favourite bands, Phish has written a poem/song about three nipples, in response to a fan letter.

Mike and Trey and Page and Jon:
I have three nipples and seeing as you seem to like nipples and haven't written a nipple song lately would you write a song about me?
Brett

Dear Brett:
YES, here it is:

The best nipple is always the third
Like the triple nipple of the Coriander bird
Two's company; three's a crowd
But I bet that third one makes you proud
Where's that nipple, by the way?
Up top, below, or can't you say?
If I had three, know what I'd do?
I'd pierce it through to the other two.

Hooray for Brett! Hooray for Phish!

"Millie took the paper and sliced him on the nipple"
Fee, from the album Junta by Phish

Precious

2005-09-08T11:55:00.000-07:00

Mark Wahlberg has decided not to go under-the-knife to remove his third nipple - because he has grown to love it.

The rapper-turned-actor star of Four Brothers considered having an operation to lose the extra nipple after all the media attention it attracted but he has revealed to Rolling Stone magazine: "I've come to embrace it. That thing's my prized possession."

Defending John Edwards

2005-09-08T11:41:00.000-07:00

"Neither a man's nipples nor the number of them should have any bearing on a presidential election."
-John Kerry

Arnie's Army

2005-09-06T12:59:00.000-07:00

And just so I don't have to do it later, here's the woman from Total Recall. (Psst... they're fake. No, not silicon, I think it's latex and spirit gum.)

The Third Nipple Society?

2005-09-06T12:44:00.000-07:00

Is your interest in superfluous nipples more than a passing fancy? Do you long to find a society of like-nippled individuals (or at least one indidvidual - the society doesn't look that large to me...) and communicate on some deep level that only those possessing that somewhat-misplaced "third eye" can? If this page isn't enough for you, there is a club you can join. Here it is. A sample from their website:

"It is, at the end of the day discrimination to laugh at our genetic defect or whatever it is that gives us an extra nipple and Human Rights comes in to play. Yes its serious stuff."

Personally, I disagree with this poorly punctuated statement on at least two levels. Firstly, I don't consider it a defect at all. I prefer "exceptionality." Secondly, it's a load of codswallop. (Did I spell codswallop correctly? I really don't use that word too often but hey, this is a family page.) I mean, if a three-nippled person can make it as an underwear model, then there aren't too many other occupations that really call for only two nipples.

People, it is not discrimination to laugh. Get a sense of humour. In the words of that legendary three-nippled clown, "Now kids, let's go and see Sideshow Mel for some more of his legal, over the counter wake-up drugs!"

UPDATE: Sadly, the Third Nipple Society is now nothing more than a 404 File Not Found Error. If you're still looking for something to join, try one of the Facebook groups for people with superfluous nipples.

The Third Nipple

2005-09-06T11:19:00.000-07:00

A few years ago I registered the domain superfluousnipple.com, intending to make a shrine to that misunderstood phenomenon. I quickly realized that these guys beat me to it. This, combined with Wikipedia's page pretty much cover all the basic informetion you could ever need.

Anyway, in the other links, there is The Diaper Pail, which has nothing to do with superfluous nipples, oh no. It's all about using a fully functional pair of them for their intended purpose: feeding the cutest damn baby on the planet.

I better link to my other page too. Dread Pirate Robert has almost nothing to do with nipples, other than the writer has three.

So people, mail me some photos of third nipples! How about sending them to pics at superfluousnipple.com and I'll put them up here. Don't worry, Marky Mark makes me look bad too.

Everyday People

2005-09-06T10:58:00.000-07:00

Here's Marcus, auditioning for a reality show. Three nipples? He's a lock!

How Funky Is The Funky Bunch?

2005-09-06T10:48:00.000-07:00

Looking for famous people with extra nipples...

Actor and singer Mark Wahlberg is seen to have a third nipple below his left breast in his modelling photographs.

There Are Others

2005-09-06T10:35:00.000-07:00

John Kerry's running mate, Senator John Edwards, is reported to have two extras.

Fictional characters said to have 'a third nipple' include:

- The assassin Francisco Scaramanga from the book and movie The Man with the Golden Gun
- Chandler Bing from the Friends television show (he refers to it as his "nubbin" but eventually has it removed).
- Dr. Noah Faulkner in the film Biodome
- Miss Ivannah from the movie Mallrats (although this is a fake – after the protagonists leave her shop, she peels the fake third nipple from her breast and eats it.)
- Krusty the Clown from The Simpsons television show
- Malcolm's classmate in Malcolm in the Middle episode 314 "Cynthia's Back" which aired 17 February 2002. Line: "I wonder if my third nipple can get me out of wrestling?

The Superfluous Nipple

2005-09-06T09:21:00.000-07:00

The supernumerary nipple, or superfluous nipple as it is referred to on The Simpsons, is a wondrously entertaining, if essentially useless thing. Especially on a man. Perhaps this humble blog will live up to those low standards.

From Wikipedia:
A supernumerary nipple (also known as a third nipple, accessory nipple, polythelia or polymastia) is an additional nipple occurring in mammals including humans. Often mistaken for moles, supernumerary nipples are diagnosed at a rate of 2% in females, less in males. The nipples appear along the two vertical "milk lines" which start in the armpit on each side, run down through the typical nipples and end at the groin. They are classified into eight levels of completeness from a simple patch of hair to a milk-bearing breast in miniature. Polythelia refers to the nipple alone while polymastia denotes the presence of glandular tissue.

The List (Last updated July 13, 2007)

The following list is the working copy of my life's work: finding people with three (or more) nipples. I know - it's a weird life.

Lily Allen - Singer
Anne Boleyn - Queen of England
Jackson Browne - Musician
Chuck Cleaver - Musician (The Ass Ponys)
Scatman Crothers - Actor, Singer
John Edwards - U.S. Senator
Brian Jones - Musician (The Rolling Stones)
Frank Langella - Actor
Moms Mabley - Comedienne
Bill Paxton - Actor, Director
Mena Suvari - Actor
Mark Wahlberg - Actor
Tilda Swinton - Actor

Moirob - Blogger
Marcus - Game Show Applicant
Daniel Loew - Movie Producer
Me

Fictional Characters:

Francisco Scaramanga (from the movie The Man With The Golden Gun)
Chandler Bing (from the TV series Friends)
Krusty the Klown (from the TV show The Simpsons)
Noah Falkner (from the movie Biodome)

** Note: Some people in the list (Anne Boleyn, Mena Suvari...) may not have extra nipples but are included here because I commented on their cases in my blog. I welcome confirmations, denials, and random photos. Please send photos of your own superfluous nipple to pics [at] superfluousnipple.com and I will add you to my roll of honour.

The Superfluous Nipple

Nature Has Three Nipples

Les Trois Mamelons (or Mamelles)

Meg Griffin Has Three Nipples Too!

Lily Allen's Third Nipple... Again!

Three Nipple Art for the New Year

An Open Letter to People Thinking of Removing Their Superfluous Nipple

Three Nipples in Tibetan Culture

Tony Parker has SIX nipples!

Carrie Underwood used to have three nipples...

DJ "accidentally" removes third nipple

Calling Dr. Bell... Look at all these extra nipples!

Crazy Nipplephobes are on the march...

Zac Efron has FOUR nipples!

Extra nipples in the mail

Four nipples for Masuimi Max

Superfluous Nipples on Facebook

Caught on Video -- Lily Allen Exposes Her Third Nipple!

Lily Allen has three nipples!

The O'Debbie Awards at the Bowery Poetry Club

"Beauty has three nipples"

Update: Foot Nipple!

Toe-tally Titillating Third Nipple

Having three nipples counts as a "curiosity of medicine!"

It's OK to have a third nipple!

Babies with Three Nipples Not Permitted to Live!

More Third Nipple Stories

It's Nippleman!

Too Many Supernumerary Nipples

Tilda Swinton is a Witch and I Can Prove it!

The BBC Has Three Nipples! (Or Possibly Four)

The Nipples of the Devil

The Three-nippled DJ

Three Nipples For Everyone!

Season of the Witch

Spotted Nipples

Artemis of Ephesus

Nipples of the Gods

Another Myth Exposed

Brian Jones - The Nipples of the Rolling Stone

X-tra Nipple

Mena's Mark

Nipple Twister

The Devil's Mark

The Scaramanga Gene

Meenakshi

Her Royal Threeness

Three And Proud

These Days

Third Nipple Piercings

The Source Of All My Power

Nipples In The Crowd

Oh Fee...

Precious

Defending John Edwards

Arnie's Army

The Third Nipple Society?

The Third Nipple

Everyday People

How Funky Is The Funky Bunch?

There Are Others

The Superfluous Nipple