"Cello Scrotum" a made up condition - who knew?

[WordMan]

See here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28893909/

Never heard of it - or guitar nipple for that matter - so am a little perplexed at the need to "clear the air" - but amusing nonetheless...

From the article, referring to one of the doctors who 'fessed up to the hoax:

Murphy, who said the couple had been "dining out" on their story ever since they made it up, said they had decided to reveal the hoax after it was referred to in a recent BMJ article on health problems associated with making music.


Boy - not much of a social life, eh? :D

[Marley23]

Somewhere, Yo-Yo Ma breathes a sigh of relief and adjusts his, err, Stradivarius.

[WordMan]

...and as for Guitar Nipple...I was thinking of that thread OpalCat started asking where to put her boob when playing acoustic...

[Marley23]

I found myself wondering if Guitar Nipple mostly affects players who stand up or sit down. Is it worse for electric users or acoustic? We need to know these things!

[drastic_quench]

Yes, but what of tuba rectum?

[WordMan]

I found myself wondering if Guitar Nipple mostly affects players who stand up or sit down. Is it worse for electric users or acoustic? We need to know these things!

Well, I've had belt-buckle rash, but never Guitar Nipple. I think that to get the Dreaded Guitar Nipple standing up, you would have to be one of those guys who wear your guitar or bass up at your neck - like Tom Morello in Rage Against the Machine or those New Wave bassists back in the day...

Sitting down - well, that could be a whole 'nother ergonomic issue! But Jimmy Page never suffered from no Guitar Nipple - same with Johnny Ramone!!

[WordMan]

Yes, but what of tuba rectum?

I am SOOOOO glad I didn't have any iced tea in my mouth when I read this!

Bwahhh! :D

[Astroboy14]

Yes, but what of tuba rectum?

I've been suffering this for a few days. Made a pot o' chili last weekend...

(rectum? Damn near killed 'em! :D)

[An Arky]

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But Jimmy Page never suffered from no Guitar Nipple - same with Johnny Ramone!!

I'll bet Gerry Marsden (http://a1259.g.akamai.net/f/1259/5586/1d/images.art.com/images/-/Gerry-the-Pacemakers-Photograph-C10110522.jpeg) never did either, but for the opposite reason! :D

[lieu]

I was thinking of that thread OpalCat started asking where to put her boob when playing acoustic...What... she doesn't need a capo?

[WordMan]

What... she doesn't need a capo?

STOP THAT! Between you and d_quench, I am going to damage my keyboard!

Hey, lieu - what if a boy with Cello Scrotum met a girl with Risotto Vagina??

(sorry for those not in the know - there was an infamous thread where a former Doper asked why his risotto tasted like vagina and lieu asked him how his waitress transported it to the table...:D)

[lieu]

You guess is as good as mine... Stradivari gently?

[Hi, Neighbor!]

Guitar nipple! I want that!

[Tuckerfan]

Cellists have no reason to worry about their nuts getting injured when they play with their instrument. (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7853564.stm)A top doctor has admitted her part in hoodwinking a leading medical journal after inventing a medical condition called "cello scrotum".

A spokesman for the BMJ said that, 34 years on, no-one faced the sack for failing to spot the implausible condition.(bolding mine)

"We may have to organise a formal retraction or correction now. Once these things get into the scientific literature, they stay there for good. But it all adds to the gaiety of life."(bolding mine)

:D (Cello scrotum and guitar nipple would make pretty good band names, IMHO.)

[Marley23]

Merged second thread into this one. Meanwhile I'm hoping we can wipe out Banjo Taint in my lifetime.

[ShelliBean]

Ooh. What color is the ribbon for that one?

[Marley23]

Ooh. What color is the ribbon for that one?
There's two of them, sorta brownish, and they're squished together.

I wonder if Cello Ova is also a myth.

[WordMan]

Merged second thread into this one. Meanwhile I'm hoping we can wipe out Banjo Taint in my lifetime.

Yeah, but what about Accordian Boob?? (good one, by the way!)

ShelliBean - the ribbon for Cello Scrotum is a dusky pink, but don't ask why it has that texture...oop!! Marley beat me to it!

[CalMeacham]

The above conditions may not exist, but a violinist I once knew complained about "violin hickey".

[MovieMogul]

Merged second thread into this one. Meanwhile I'm hoping we can wipe out Banjo Taint in my lifetime.Just an extra fold in the toilet paper should do the trick...

[GorillaMan]

The above conditions may not exist, but a violinist I once knew complained about "violin hickey".

Some players, bizarrely, see it as a badge of pride, rather than an unpleasant lump caused by excessive gripping of the instrument with the head and shoulder.

[descamisado]

You guess is as good as mine... Stradivari gently?That's what she said!

[Hypno-Toad]

Yes, but what of tuba rectum?

That can be fixed with a tuba Preparation H.

[WordMan]

That can be fixed with a tuba Preparation H.

This thread = the gift that keeps on giving!!

Huzzah to you Sir - well played!

[Tracy Lord]

The BBC article on this is the best news story I've seen all year -- both for the content and the fun the sub-editors were clearly having.

Crosshead: Scrotal flak
Caption of the picture of cello player: Apparently, doing this isn't likely to damage the scrotum.

GOLDEN.