# Biker's Penis Struck By Lightning--HE LIVES! Newslink! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 21, 2007, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bikers-penis-struck-by-lightning-he-lives-newslink/420032 "2007-09-21T20:44:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2007, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bikers-penis-struck-by-lightning-he-lives-newslink/420032/1 "2007-09-21T20:44:09Z")
Will he name his Little Willie **Captain Marvel** or **Frankenpenis**? > **[Ananova News](https://ananova.com/news)** > > Visit the post for more. > [@](#): > > Ananova: > Biker’s penis hit by lightning > > A Croatian motorbiker’s penis was zapped by lightning as he stopped beside the road to take a leak. > > Ante Djindjic, 29, from Zagreb, said: "I don’t remember what happened. One minute I was taking a leak and the next thing I knew I was in hospital. Ladies–are you curious? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![lisacurl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/41988e/32.png) [@lisacurl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisacurl)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2007, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bikers-penis-struck-by-lightning-he-lives-newslink/420032/2 "2007-09-21T20:47:06Z")
I’m curious to know if it was burned off. Ow, poor thing. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2007, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bikers-penis-struck-by-lightning-he-lives-newslink/420032/3 "2007-09-21T20:47:55Z")
Ugh. All I can picture is a hot dog that’s been microwaved too long and the end split and shriveled back on itself. Eeew! ---
**Author:** ![robardin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/43a26b/32.png) [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2007, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bikers-penis-struck-by-lightning-he-lives-newslink/420032/4 "2007-09-21T21:01:23Z")
[QUOTE=WhyNot] Ugh. All I can picture is a hot dog that’s been microwaved too long and the end split and shriveled back on itself. Eeew! [/QUOTE] Microwaved? Or … [this](http://riannanworld.typepad.com/my_weblog/images/hotdog.JPG)? ---
**Author:** ![Gfactor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2007, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bikers-penis-struck-by-lightning-he-lives-newslink/420032/5 "2007-09-21T21:05:16Z")
> [@](#): > > a big part of the risk here has to do with lightning’s tendency to strike the highest point around – i.e., you don’t want this to be your head. [http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mlightning.html](http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mlightning.html) :smack: ---
**Author:** ![SiXSwordS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2007, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bikers-penis-struck-by-lightning-he-lives-newslink/420032/6 "2007-09-21T21:10:25Z")
[Randall P. McMurphy]The next woman takes me on’s gonna light up like a pinball machine and pay off in silver dollars! [/RP.McM] ---
**Author:** ![Omegaman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e480ec/32.png) [@Omegaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omegaman)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2007, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bikers-penis-struck-by-lightning-he-lives-newslink/420032/7 "2007-09-21T21:22:39Z")
[QUOTE=robardin] Microwaved? Or … [this](http://riannanworld.typepad.com/my_weblog/images/hotdog.JPG)? [/QUOTE] Oh hell! O, Thanks for the Newslink. ---
**Author:** ![dotchan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9d8465/32.png) [@dotchan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dotchan)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2007, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bikers-penis-struck-by-lightning-he-lives-newslink/420032/8 "2007-09-21T21:24:06Z")
_winces_ Ouch! Even as a female, I feel for this guy. But at least he’s still alive…right? ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2007, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bikers-penis-struck-by-lightning-he-lives-newslink/420032/9 "2007-09-21T21:35:56Z")
[QUOTE=robardin] Microwaved? Or … [this](http://riannanworld.typepad.com/my_weblog/images/hotdog.JPG)? [/QUOTE] That’s awesome! But no, I was thinking more like [this](http://www.whatwereeating.com/food_pics/2006-08-29_gourmet-hot-dog.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![nonymouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@nonymouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nonymouse)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2007, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bikers-penis-struck-by-lightning-he-lives-newslink/420032/10 "2007-09-21T21:43:11Z")
Djindjic, who suffered light burns to his chest and arms, added: “Thankfully, the doctors said that there would be no lasting effects, and my penis will function normally eventually.” ---
**Author:** ![robardin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/43a26b/32.png) [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2007, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bikers-penis-struck-by-lightning-he-lives-newslink/420032/11 "2007-09-21T21:46:32Z")
[QUOTE=nonymouse] Djindjic, who suffered light burns to his chest and arms, added: “Thankfully, the doctors said that there would be no lasting effects, and my penis will function normally eventually.” [/QUOTE] Are they gonna have to put [a cone collar](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabethan_collar) around it? ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2007, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bikers-penis-struck-by-lightning-he-lives-newslink/420032/12 "2007-09-21T22:51:32Z")
[QUOTE=Gfactor] [http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mlightning.html](http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mlightning.html) :smack: [/QUOTE] Think how big that dude’s penis must be if the highest point was not his head. It _already_ was Franken-penis… now it is… _ **ALIVE** _!! ---
**Author:** ![ASAKMOTSD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/919ad9/32.png) [@ASAKMOTSD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASAKMOTSD)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2007, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bikers-penis-struck-by-lightning-he-lives-newslink/420032/13 "2007-09-22T01:18:17Z")
Man, I HATE when that happens… ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2007, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bikers-penis-struck-by-lightning-he-lives-newslink/420032/14 "2007-09-22T02:17:16Z")
[QUOTE=robardin] Are they gonna have to put [a cone collar](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabethan_collar) around it? [/QUOTE] …will any of his future dates see ‘electric blue’? :eek: 😃 ---
**Author:** ![SiXSwordS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2007, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bikers-penis-struck-by-lightning-he-lives-newslink/420032/15 "2007-09-22T13:07:01Z")
**Djindjic** : Doctor, will I be able to have sex with my girlfriend again when it heals? **Doctor** : I don’t see why not. **Djindjic** :Oh, Thank God. Can I get that in writing for my wife. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2007, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bikers-penis-struck-by-lightning-he-lives-newslink/420032/16 "2007-09-23T04:40:26Z")
[QUOTE=robardin] Microwaved? Or … [this](http://riannanworld.typepad.com/my_weblog/images/hotdog.JPG)? [/QUOTE] What the quivering blue jesus is that? ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2007, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bikers-penis-struck-by-lightning-he-lives-newslink/420032/17 "2007-09-23T04:44:15Z")
That’s a weenie roast if ever I saw one. ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2007, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bikers-penis-struck-by-lightning-he-lives-newslink/420032/18 "2007-09-23T11:31:24Z")
I would henceforth call it “The Conductor”… or “The Lightning Rod”.