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Drunk wins bet, loses penis

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A man who cut off his own penis in a drunken bet had it stitched back on by Latvian doctors, the first such operation in the country's history. While heavily under the influence of alcohol, the 30-year-old made a bet with his friend for 1000 lats ($2360) that he would cut off his penis, according to a Latvian public television report. He was brought to hospital bleeding severely yesterday. "We have had a few cases with penis traumas, when it was half-cut or damaged, but this is the first time that it was totally cut off - and brought to hospital in a plastic bag," said microsurgeon Aivars Tihonovs from Gailezers hospital in the Latvian capital, Riga. The operation lasted three and a half hours as doctors had to sew six nerves back together, according to media reports. "The first operation of this kind in the world was carried out in 1977, and it is still very rare," Tihonovs said, adding that such surgery was sometimes needed after bomb explosions. The surgeon said that he was proud of his work but also "really angry that he (the patient) did it to himself". Doctors said that it would take four or five days to assess if the operation was successful. It would take about half a year to be sure that the man's penis was functioning properly. AFP

Submitted on 07/21/2006

Submitted by: Dayne Anderson
Reference: www.theage.com.au 21/07/2006

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James said:
Neutral: For Darwin's Eyes
I am VERY neutral on this because I could NOT find the article in the Age (a legit Australian Paper). Just the same, it seems believable enough, and it is PLENTY stupid, though we don't know if it is a DA or not just yet. I also have to ask myself why this sort of thing only seems to happen in countries which used to be part of the old Soviet bloc! Anyway, I will let Darwin decide on this one!

Fitzroy said:
Neutral: For Darwin's Eyes
Holy crap! I've turned down comparable amounts in drunken bets to cut my hair. I see enough potential here that I'll even go above and beyond the call of duty with a supplemental media reference . . . http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=278392&area=/breaking_news/other_news/

Jorge said:
Neutral: Darwin Award

Sheryl said:
Neutral: For Darwin's Eyes
For the record, I couldn't find it in the Age, either. I find it believable but not being able to find the article in the reference bothers me a bit.

Becky said:
Neutral: For Darwin's Eyes
Shades of Bobbitt... I'd want this one verified, honestly. While the surgery is rare, it has been performed successfully several times, usually after criminal castration.

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