# Kinda gross and strange but I need to know... **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 15, 2001, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinda-gross-and-strange-but-i-need-to-know/72596 "2001-07-15T18:55:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2001, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinda-gross-and-strange-but-i-need-to-know/72596/1 "2001-07-15T18:55:32Z")
Have any of you ever seen a multiple-pierced penis? I’ve seen lots since the Web was born, such as this one: (\*\* WARNING \*\*\*\*\*\*\*WARNING\*\*\*_ **WARNING** _ \*\* : THIS IS A CLOSEUP SHOT OF A VIVIDLY DECORATED FLACCID HUMAN PENIS WITH MANY PIERCINGS AND RINGS RUNNING THROUGH IT. IF YOU WOULD BE GROSSED OUT BY THAT, \*\* DON’T LOOK \*\* , OK?) [Link deleted] So, what I would like to know…am desperate to know… do men who have had this done get erections? Doesn’t it hurt? Can they have sex normally? Wouldn’t that damage them? Do they remove the jewelry for sex? (which seems even more revolting somehow…all those holes! Eww) And in a related question, I have also seen a number of, gosh, don’t know what to call them really… “Scarified” penises? Penises \* deliberately \* split in two vertically, or opened up on the underside. that sort of thing. Same questions…does the penis still work? I am really consumed by curiosity about this, I hope one of the Dopers has an answer. Or maybe this is one for Cecil! stoid [Edited by Chronos on 07-15-2001 at 06:44 PM] ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2001, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinda-gross-and-strange-but-i-need-to-know/72596/2 "2001-07-15T19:12:37Z")
And the logical follow up question after viewing that link, how does one clean vomit out of an ergonomic keyboard?? :mad: Cartooniverse ---
**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2001, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinda-gross-and-strange-but-i-need-to-know/72596/3 "2001-07-15T19:20:23Z")
You can’t read warnings, Cartooniverse? :rolleyes: stoid ---
**Author:** ![ThisYearsGirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/73ab20/32.png) [@ThisYearsGirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisYearsGirl)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2001, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinda-gross-and-strange-but-i-need-to-know/72596/4 "2001-07-15T19:23:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Stoid \* > \*\*I have also seen a number of, gosh, don’t know what to call them really… “Scarified” penises? Penises \* deliberately \* split in two vertically, or opened up on the underside. that sort of thing. Same questions…does the penis still work? > \*\* An urban legend is probably a lame source of information, but there’s a nameless male rock star (but I’m thinking Mick Jagger) who had that exact thing done to his penis to make sex better for the 100000000000000000 women he has slept with. So, obviously, if it’s true, it “works”. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2001, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinda-gross-and-strange-but-i-need-to-know/72596/5 "2001-07-15T19:25:26Z")
I don’t even WANT to know how you found this… Um…wouldn’t it RUST after awhile from urinating? And if you tried to have sex with them in…OUCH!!! ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2001, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinda-gross-and-strange-but-i-need-to-know/72596/6 "2001-07-15T19:30:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Cartooniverse \* > \*\*And the logical follow up question after viewing that link, how does one clean vomit out of an ergonomic keyboard?? :mad: > > Cartooniverse \*\* Oh, that is so freaking gross. Come on, Cartooniverse, let’s go to Circuit City or Best Buy and we can both get new keyboards. :barf smilie: ---
**Author:** ![tiny\_ham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2001, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinda-gross-and-strange-but-i-need-to-know/72596/7 "2001-07-15T19:38:16Z")
Well, I don’t know about the ‘split peni’ you speak of, but I do know that men with one or two piercings certainly do still get erections, and the men I know who have them say that sex is xtra xtra great with these little additions. I don’t think that these piercings prevent blood flow to the shaft, which is the erection issue, right? It may not be the hardest of dicks, but it’ll stand up enough to get the job done. I have no cites. I have no first hand knowledge. These are crazy, wild guesses. jarbaby ---
**Author:** ![bobkitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c67d28/32.png) [@bobkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobkitty)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2001, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinda-gross-and-strange-but-i-need-to-know/72596/8 "2001-07-15T19:49:42Z")
First, I think I have to say that no matter what throes of passion I was in, if I undressed my partner and came across THAT, I would hightail it on outta there. Don’t care _what_ it’s supposed to do for either one of us. That’s just creepy. _shudder_ Brings me back to my college days [temporary trip down memory lane] when I was at a friend of mine’s birthday party. The guy that did everyones’ piercings (known as 'that piercing guy) asked my friend who the little cutie in the babydoll dress was (moi, of course). She told him he couldn’t handle me. He pressed, she politely told him I was just too much of a handful and gave him one of THOSE looks. He backed off. I was most pleased when I heard the story later… although he was good-looking, I have issues with being able to find my dates with a metal detector. And my parents paid far too much for my braces to have me chip a tooth or two during… well, you know. 😉 [/temporary trip down memory lane] Now, to answer your question. Yes, it still functions. Many cultures have some sort of ritualistic penis disfigurement, ranging from inserting small brass bells around the tip (the skin heals over them) to slicing open the underside and allowing it to heal in two parts. Of course, how well it functions is dependent on how… extensive the damage is. In the latter case, for instance, things just sort of dribble out down the length. The jewelry is not removed for sex. If the additions are removed for any length of time, the penis will heal, though with the more… interesting modifications obviously it would take surgery to fix it. As for pain… well, according to the piercing guy is hurts like hell when you get it put in, but once it heals it feels good. _shrug_ Just the thought gives me the wiggins. Can’t imagine the payout being worth the investment. Yuck. -BK ---
**Author:** ![tiny\_ham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2001, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinda-gross-and-strange-but-i-need-to-know/72596/9 "2001-07-15T19:53:21Z")
And while we’re here, I just wanted to voice the opinion that while the penis shown in the link is a little…um…odd. I do find body piercing in any area intriguing if not downright hot. jarbaby ---
**Author:** ![gtzaskar00](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e9c0ed/32.png) [@gtzaskar00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gtzaskar00)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2001, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinda-gross-and-strange-but-i-need-to-know/72596/10 "2001-07-15T20:06:05Z")
Without even going to that link, I can tell it is from a site called Consumption Junction… and is full of that great stuff. The usage of the genitals after a piercing relies pretty much on the expertise of the piercer, and the location of major nerves of the piercee. Any nerve that is severed by the piercing will not relay feelings of pleasure, obviously. I have personally known people who have had genital piercings misplaced, and any movement of the piercings would cause shocks of pain as the jewelry touched the wrong nerves. They had to take them out rather quickly. Others claim that sex is much much better. It is all a thing of chance I suppose. We all know of women who get breast implants. Some lose all feeling in their nipples, some never notice the slightest difference. I would take no chances… sex is a great thing, and I dont see a need to improve my orgasm. As for split penis heads… I don’t even want to think about it. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2001, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinda-gross-and-strange-but-i-need-to-know/72596/11 "2001-07-15T23:17:39Z")
Tears are running from my eyes after reading this thread. I haven’t looked at the link yet, but posting a warning like that is, to me, like waving a red flag in front of a bull. I think I’ll do it and then come back with a reaction. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2001, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinda-gross-and-strange-but-i-need-to-know/72596/12 "2001-07-15T23:20:02Z")
OH MY GOD! WAS THAT THING ON A HUMAN BEING? ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2001, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinda-gross-and-strange-but-i-need-to-know/72596/13 "2001-07-15T23:25:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Kinsey \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by Cartooniverse \* > > \*\*And the logical follow up question after viewing that link, how does one clean vomit out of an ergonomic keyboard?? :mad: > > > > Cartooniverse \*\* > > Oh, that is so freaking gross. > Come on, Cartooniverse, let’s go to Circuit City or Best Buy and we can both get new keyboards. > :barf smilie: \*\* \<------locking arms with **Kinsey** , and off we go to Circuit City. Where we will shop. And, need I add, bill our purchases to **Stoid** ’s account. 😃 Of course I can read. But, that’s like telling a 7 year old, DO NOT EAT THAT MARS BAR !! One cannot help one’s self… ---
**Author:** ![JillGat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JillGat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JillGat)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2001, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinda-gross-and-strange-but-i-need-to-know/72596/14 "2001-07-15T23:38:55Z")
When I worked in the Public Health STD clinic, I found out that many Cuban men have a small stone or shell inserted under the skin at the upper proximal base of the penis. The purpose of this, apparently, is to increase their partners’ sexual pleasure. I’m still trying to find out the Spanish name for this thing. - Jill ---
**Author:** ![AwSnappity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a3d4f5/32.png) [@AwSnappity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AwSnappity)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2001, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinda-gross-and-strange-but-i-need-to-know/72596/15 "2001-07-15T23:46:55Z")
I saw a show on beauty of different cultures on the Discovery Channel a few months ago. In some country (I don’t remember which), adolescent boys had several small plastic pills (like the ones in Beanie Babies) surgically inserted into their penis. It was said to heighten the partner’s pleasure. As for getting the procedure at such a young age, I’ll bet it was sort of an informal “rite into manhood” between friends. Like an act of toughness, I suppose. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2001, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinda-gross-and-strange-but-i-need-to-know/72596/16 "2001-07-15T23:47:14Z")
I think it’s safe to say that we can carry on this discussion without need of visual aids. Carry on. Jill, that would put the stone in about the right position to stimulate the clitoris, correct? ---
**Author:** ![regnad\_kcin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@regnad\_kcin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/regnad_kcin)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2001, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinda-gross-and-strange-but-i-need-to-know/72596/17 "2001-07-16T00:11:09Z")
Y’know, there was a time in American history when masturbation by both boys and girls was considered the cause of many many diseases. This coincided with the invention of stainless steel. Safety pins were used to seal the foreskin shut of little boys thus preventing erection (or at least resulting in a torn foreskin). You can see how this could lead an entire earlier generation to fetishize penile mutilation. Of course this anti-masturbatory delusion also gave us circumcision and the graham cracker – truly a mixed blessing there. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2001, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinda-gross-and-strange-but-i-need-to-know/72596/18 "2001-07-16T00:52:59Z")
H’uh? What do you mean, anti-masturbatory graham crackers? What, were they hoping they’d eat so much they’d get too fat to reach their genitals? ---
**Author:** ![regnad\_kcin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@regnad\_kcin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/regnad_kcin)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2001, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinda-gross-and-strange-but-i-need-to-know/72596/19 "2001-07-16T01:10:26Z")
Nah! Dr. Graham, for whom they are named, ran a home for little girls whose parents either caught them masturbating of feared they might and therefore needed constant supervision. The good doctor was under the impression that the ingredients in the crackers would somehow stop the girls from touching themselves. This is all true!! Hand me another s’more! ---
**Author:** ![gtzaskar00](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e9c0ed/32.png) [@gtzaskar00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gtzaskar00)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2001, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinda-gross-and-strange-but-i-need-to-know/72596/20 "2001-07-16T01:46:47Z")
Of course this anti-masturbatory delusion also gave us circumcision and the graham cracker – truly a mixed blessing there. \*\* [/QUOTE] And don’t forget corn flakes, and a wonderful comapny called Kellog’s cereal. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinda-gross-and-strange-but-i-need-to-know/72596.md?page=2)