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Banned for Life

2008 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance

A sailor walked into the emergency room of a Naval Hospital in California complaining of pain and an odor coming from his crotch. When the emergency room staff examined him, they discovered that he had strangulated his scrotum with several heavy duty rubbers bands. His scrotum was black and gangrenous. You can't imagine the pain. When asked why he had done this he said that he and his wife had four children and she told him no more sex until he got himself "fixed". The sailor had grown up on a farm and remembered that they castrated hogs by the same method he had used on himself. His scrotum was amputated, he was sent to the psychiatric ward and subseuently was removed from the Navy and the possibility of his further contamination the gene pool was also removed.

Submitted on 04/16/2008

Submitted by: George S. Harris
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James said:
Neutral: Urban Legend


James said:
Neutral: Urban Legend
(sorry, I accidentally clicked the "score" button)! This is truly funny, but the write-up reads like an Urban Legend. Where did you hear this story, George? Better yet, were you there when this happened? Do tell us! Thanks!


Bruce said:
Definitely Toss: Urban Legend
This sounds like an Urban Legend to me. I don't believe that any farmer would castrate a hog that way. Cutting off the blood supply to any part of the body like that would kill all the tissue in that area, which would likely require surgical amputation in the end to repair it. If there is documentation to back this story up I'll gladly change my vote, but I just find it to hard to believe the story. Thanks just the same, George.


Chip said:
Definitely Keep: Urban Legend
Actually that is a common way to castrate. I trained as a vet tech in Nebraska and attended many castrations. Usually the smaller livestock are done this way. The larger ones are done by crush and tie. Ouch! I still cringe. I have to take this one as an Urban Legend unless supporting documentation can be sent. Thanks, George.


Tracy said:
Definitely Keep: Urban Legend
I'm lucky I'm female, cos I bet I'm the only moderator who hasn't crossed their legs! I have heard the story before, though


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