God clearly wasn’t paying attention when He (She?) created the whippet, my dog breed (Google it!): it has a bulging chest behind which is situated a very large penis, resembling a lower gun turret on one of those WWII planes, so every time he pees, his urine hits his chest. Design flaw. I often meet people who ask me if he’s male or female, and I respond, “Have you ever studied physiology? Look!”
The question of Kumamon’s sex remains - Male? Female? Kumanichi has displayed a photo of Kumamon wearing a Women’s Handball T-shirt, which only deepens the mystery. The Women’s World Handball Tournament will be held in Kumamoto 400 days from now. Perhaps then we’ll know. - William