# I understand piercing, but come on! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 7, 2004, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-understand-piercing-but-come-on/238749 "2004-04-07T14:44:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![F.U.Shakespeare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2004, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-understand-piercing-but-come-on/238749/41 "2004-04-08T02:33:23Z")
> [@Mockingbird](#): > > Some people go for radical Christianity or Republicanism to shock their liberal/permissive families Where did I assert otherwise? I’m not sure what your point is here. FWIW, most of my arguments these days are with people who are Christian and/or Republican, and I may be the furthest thing from either that you’re likely to meet. > [@Mockingbird](#): > > … there’s always a percentage that does it for such reasons. YMMV, but I find it impossible to completely separate the personal from the influences of my life. As Robert Louis Stevenson said, “In the final analysis, everyone is his own doctor of divinity”. > [@Mockingbird](#): > > To pose it as the standard is patronizing and insults people who did it for personal reasons. I apologize if my silly remarks have insulted you, but I think you’re taking them way too seriously. FTR, my long hair once got me fired – I woulda definitely preferred being ‘patronized’. To use a line I still dust off once in a while: _“Peace.”_ ---
**Author:** ![F.U.Shakespeare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2004, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-understand-piercing-but-come-on/238749/42 "2004-04-08T02:45:52Z")
And all differences aside, anyone who remembers when Homer took the crayon to the brain is a friend of mine. ---
**Author:** ![SanguineSpider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SanguineSpider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanguineSpider)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2004, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-understand-piercing-but-come-on/238749/43 "2004-04-08T06:02:27Z")
Let’s all wait and see how FAST this trend takes off… yeah, right. Stupid, stupid, stupid. Just think about all the lovely problems this may cause. Stupid. ---
**Author:** ![Mauvaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mauvaise/32/11084_2.png) [@Mauvaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mauvaise)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2004, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-understand-piercing-but-come-on/238749/44 "2004-04-08T13:27:13Z")
:eek: I can’t even wear contacts and you want me to do what?? I say again :eek: and add an Ewwwww. :: shiver :: That just skeeves me out. ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2004, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-understand-piercing-but-come-on/238749/45 "2004-04-08T15:00:47Z")
I _still_ think it’s a hoax. Is there any other source that confirms this “fad”? ---
**Author:** ![DeVena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@DeVena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeVena)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2004, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-understand-piercing-but-come-on/238749/46 "2004-04-08T15:13:15Z")
[BBC](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/3610379.stm) or [CNN](http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/04/08/eye.jewelry.reut/) ? ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2004, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-understand-piercing-but-come-on/238749/47 "2004-04-08T15:25:48Z")
Same wire story (Reuters). ---
**Author:** ![Mrs\_Milburn\_Drysdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2acd7d/32.png) [@Mrs\_Milburn\_Drysdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrs_Milburn_Drysdale)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2004, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-understand-piercing-but-come-on/238749/48 "2004-04-08T18:06:42Z")
Too bad Marty Feldman is dead, he could be their model. Maybe they could get Don Knotts. Or Barbara Bush! ---
**Author:** ![Eats\_Crayons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2004, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-understand-piercing-but-come-on/238749/49 "2004-04-08T18:11:50Z")
> [@Homebrew](#): > > I _still_ think it’s a hoax. Is there any other source that confirms this “fad”? I Googled the “Netherland Institute for Innovative Ocular Surgery” and it does exist and you can look up details a bout [“jewellery implant” here.](http://www.niioc.nl/cei-eng.htm) It says it’s “implanted within the superficial, interpalpebral conjunctiva.” It tells you who manufactures the shiny material and two clinics that perform it. Hm. I’m still a touch dubious myself. They have a much better photo of it though, that looks a lot less nasty than the Reuters photo. ---
**Author:** ![Uvula\_Donor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e19adc/32.png) [@Uvula\_Donor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uvula_Donor)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2004, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-understand-piercing-but-come-on/238749/50 "2004-04-08T18:42:40Z")
It would be kinda cool if they could make the “jewel” look like another pupil and iris. Or maybe I’ve just seen too many TOOL videos. ---
**Author:** ![Beauty\_Personified](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e480ec/32.png) [@Beauty\_Personified](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beauty_Personified)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2004, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-understand-piercing-but-come-on/238749/51 "2004-04-08T19:15:13Z")
Being a shy boy, for much of my life I’ve tended to avoid looking people in the face, much less looking them in the eye. Nowadays, I make a concerted effort to look people in the eye. Of course, it’s very difficult when something’s not right with their eyes. Even if they’re cross-eyed, I have a bit of trouble; and I feel really bad about it. (I suppose I’d get used to it if a good friend or family member was cross-eyed.) So, this eye jewellery thing is really wince-worthy to me. That said, I applaud someone for going through with the idea. Somebody’s got to try it to find out if it works. I hope none of the folks who’ve already gotten this done (or those soon to go through with it) meet up with any health problems. Going blind would really suck. At the same time though, I wouldn’t be sad to see the idea retired due to health risks. Of course, there’s always penis splitting. (Google it, if you’re curious, but be warned. :eek: ) Anyhoo… ---
**Author:** ![caphis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e19adc/32.png) [@caphis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caphis)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2004, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-understand-piercing-but-come-on/238749/52 "2004-04-08T19:37:50Z")
I’m not one to go out of my way to “be different” or “shock people,” but I must say, it looks damn cool. I’ve got 4 piercings, and I’d trade them all for that one. YMMV, of course. 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-understand-piercing-but-come-on/238749.md?page=2)