That thread was before my time on the Boards, but I have gone into it here that while “frequently” is probably a bit much, it does seem to be somewhat of a problem. Thailand as a result has become a world center for microsurgery penis reattachment. I’ve posted an interview with one of the main doctors in the field here before. But fortunately, it’s not all that frequent.
Some of the more creative disposal methods after cutting it off have included feeding it to the ducks out in the yard and tying it to a helium balloon that is then let loose. Those are not Urban Legends, but rather documented instances. I haven’t the time to look them up again at the moment, though, as I must sign off in a moment.
I get what you’re saying-just that it’s a pattern with Surreal-he tends to have an obsession with “Why do X people do Y?” After awhile, it gets annoying.
Oh yes, I understand. But so many people are amazed to learn it really does happen here that I had to pop it in (no pun intended; well, okay, maybe it was :D).
Thanks. This is precisely the type of response I’m hoping for when I post a question to GQ.
If I hear/read something questionable or seemingly outlandish, I make a mental note of it and Google it when I get the opportunity to do so. Sometimes that resolves the issue, but if Google doesn’t offer anything definitive, I ask here.
On several occasions I’ve gotten a definitive reply from someone with first-hand knowledge of the issue.
While I agree Surreal’s tone or word choice may understandably rub some people the wrong way, I think the actual threads are often very informative and sometimes quite funny or gross. They tend to inspire discussion, and seem to me to be certainly well within this board’s mission of fighting ignorance.
Judging from these hilarious thread titles, Surreal is obviously doing some leg pulling. His questions have just that one little grain of intrigue to them that draws out the serious answers. I for one don’t know why Asians have heavy eyelids. It may be a stereotypical characteristic, but that doesn’t mean it’s an undeserving question.
In fact, there was a case in the news just in the past few years that pushed the envelope for the time frame within which you need to reattach the penis successfully. This guy’s wife cut it off but refused to tell authorities what she did with it. Whatever the time frame was, x number of hours, had passed. The wife finally admitted to chucking it into the cesspool out back. It was retrieved, and doctors tried to reattach it anyway and were successful. The time frame is still not all that long, but this told them they had a few hours more than they thought.
What some guys have to go through in the name of science.
Exactly. I love Surreal’s threads, because the titles sound so trollish, but they always (or almost always) lead to some really damn interesting discussions. I always learn something from them - usually the exact opposite of what I thought ends up to be true. And, oddly, they generally have a minimum of panty twisted whining in them. I guess if you make the title really out there, the offenderati tend to avoid it in disgust and the grown-ups can have an actual discussion. I think I’ve learned more from **Surreal **threads than any other poster’s.
So I think the only trouble with the thread linked in the OP was that the title wasn’t quite offensive enough, and a few whiners leaked through Surreal’s clever filter.
And besides, the thread linked above by Guin of Do Some African Men Have Penises So Long That They Tie Them In Knots To Walk? produced possibly the best euphemism ever for masturbation.
If you can catch it on a rerun, the History Channel had a surprisingly good show on the subject titled “Hillbilly: the Real Story,” narrated by Billy Ray Cyrus, no less.
I never said the threads themselves weren’t interesting. But that Surreal tends to be a little…off. At least, that’s the impression I get. And THAT’S annoying. His obsession with race and “why do x racial group do or don’t do such and such.”
El Cid Viscoso, I’d say you AND Missy2U are right. He’s a dumbass and he’s interesting. The two are not mutually exclusive. Look at Wildest Bill. (No, Surreal is not NEARLY, NEARLY the asshat the WB was!)
