# Man circumcises himself... with nail clippers **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 30, 2009, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-circumcises-himself-with-nail-clippers/501489 "2009-06-30T16:32:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2009, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-circumcises-himself-with-nail-clippers/501489/21 "2009-07-01T02:51:38Z")
Man, you guys are lucky. I had to tie a kite string around mine and go stand in a thunderstorm. ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2009, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-circumcises-himself-with-nail-clippers/501489/22 "2009-07-01T03:36:52Z")
> [@DMark](#): > > I knew a guy in NYC who gave himself a circumcision. > However, he went to the library, studied how it was done and then went and got the surgical instruments and used the proper sterilization. > Still…he then sat down and did it to, and on, himself. > I knew him a few years until I moved away and he claimed to have no adverse effects from his procedure. Did they throw him out of the library? ---
**Author:** ![ajb867](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f14d63/32.png) [@ajb867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ajb867)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2009, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-circumcises-himself-with-nail-clippers/501489/23 "2009-07-01T04:48:22Z")
😃 Perfect… [http://zimg.net/img.php?image=fKTwowJPGtq8.jpg](http://zimg.net/img.php?image=fKTwowJPGtq8.jpg) (Its completly safe for work) ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2009, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-circumcises-himself-with-nail-clippers/501489/24 "2009-07-01T06:52:52Z")
> [@Imasquare](#): > > Why did he do it? Did he use any anesthetic? This was back in about 1979, so I am a bit vague on the details after all these years, but I recall he did it simply because he wanted to do it himself and had planned for quite some time before doing it. ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2009, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-circumcises-himself-with-nail-clippers/501489/25 "2009-07-01T06:58:16Z")
> [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](#): > > Did they throw him out of the library? No. He was in the abridged volume section. ---
**Author:** ![Imasquare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Imasquare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Imasquare)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2009, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-circumcises-himself-with-nail-clippers/501489/26 "2009-07-01T11:30:33Z")
> [@DMark](#): > > This was back in about 1979, so I am a bit vague on the details after all these years, but I recall he did it simply because he wanted to do it himself and had planned for quite some time before doing it. Wow. He must have balls of steel. ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2009, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-circumcises-himself-with-nail-clippers/501489/27 "2009-07-01T13:51:08Z")
So… he did it with an arc welder, then? ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2009, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-circumcises-himself-with-nail-clippers/501489/28 "2009-07-01T14:46:16Z")
[Night Court] Bull: “I’ve thought about it, Harry, and you’re right. If I decide to get a vasectomy, I’ll have the doctor do it”. Harry (to other cast members, who’ve just accused him of meddling): “He wanted to borrow my weed whacker!!” [/Night Court] ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2009, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-circumcises-himself-with-nail-clippers/501489/29 "2009-07-01T18:56:01Z")
I was one of the fortunate ones that got to use the pencil sharpener at school. ---
**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2009, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-circumcises-himself-with-nail-clippers/501489/30 "2009-07-01T22:49:32Z")
I just tied a string on to a [Lazy Ike](http://www.gamecalls.net/images/products/lazy_ike_IKL2.jpg), buried the hooks in the dangly part, tied the other end of the string into a noose, angd then lassoed a passing bus. The waiting was the worst part. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2009, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-circumcises-himself-with-nail-clippers/501489/31 "2009-07-02T02:47:29Z")
> [@](#): > > Doing it with a piece of rusty tin can was a bitch! I’ve had four different encounters with people who’ve castrated themselves. One of them did use a can lid, albeit not a rusty one. And that wasn’t the worst of the four. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2009, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-circumcises-himself-with-nail-clippers/501489/32 "2009-07-02T03:17:28Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I’ve had four different encounters with people who’ve castrated themselves. One of them did use a can lid, albeit not a rusty one. And that wasn’t the worst of the four. :eek::eek::eek: My first thought when I saw this was it had to be QtM posting, then I saw it was you and remembered “oh yeah, Little Nemo’s a prison employee too”. Did any of these gentlemen ever attempt to explain WTF they were _thinking_ at the time? ---
**Author:** ![Nicolas\_Bourbaki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecc23a/32.png) [@Nicolas\_Bourbaki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nicolas_Bourbaki)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2009, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-circumcises-himself-with-nail-clippers/501489/33 "2009-07-02T03:31:47Z")
> [@Mama\_Zappa](#): > > Did any of these gentlemen ever attempt to explain WTF they were _thinking_ at the time? And does this have anything to why shock sites like **Amp** ’s link have so goddamn _many_ castration photos? That one in particular looked like it was posed. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2009, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-circumcises-himself-with-nail-clippers/501489/34 "2009-07-02T06:58:31Z")
> [@](#): > > Did any of these gentlemen ever attempt to explain WTF they were _thinking_ at the time? My first week on the job I escorted a prisoner to a disciplinary hearing. He was charged with self-harm for repeatedly stabbing himself in the stomach with a fork. He had entered a written explanation of his actions as his defense: “I no get commissary so I eat myself.” That’s when I realized explanations are overrated. ---
**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2009, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-circumcises-himself-with-nail-clippers/501489/35 "2009-07-02T07:49:34Z")
Anyone seen _Hard Candy_. ---
**Author:** ![StinkyBurrito](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9e5f3/32.png) [@StinkyBurrito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StinkyBurrito)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2009, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-circumcises-himself-with-nail-clippers/501489/36 "2009-07-02T13:12:54Z")
I just feel the need to add a few more :eek: 's to this discussion. :eek::eek: :eek: :eek::eek::eek: Really, dude, a tin can lid? And that wasn’t the worst you encountered? Somebody’s got to do it… So what WAS the worst? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2009, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-circumcises-himself-with-nail-clippers/501489/37 "2009-07-02T13:59:17Z")
I thought the penis mightier than the sword? 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2009, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-circumcises-himself-with-nail-clippers/501489/38 "2009-07-02T14:29:33Z")
Well, maybe, but not mightier than the tin can lid. Or the nail clippers. **Little Nemo** what WAS the worst? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2009, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-circumcises-himself-with-nail-clippers/501489/39 "2009-07-02T16:41:50Z")
Plastic butter knife. He spent about ten minutes sawing away but he only got halfway through. ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2009, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-circumcises-himself-with-nail-clippers/501489/40 "2009-07-02T17:31:59Z")
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