# The man who shot his dick off - literally (and I mean that)

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 9, 2011, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-man-who-shot-his-dick-off-literally-and-i-mean-that/592108 "2011-08-09T18:27:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![punch\_line\_loser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8e7dd6/32.png) [@punch\_line\_loser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/punch_line_loser)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2011, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-man-who-shot-his-dick-off-literally-and-i-mean-that/592108/21 "2011-08-11T02:28:11Z")

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I have to say, the article is admirably cavalier about a sentence like “putting his girlfriend’s gun in the waistband of his pants.” There’s a story here begging to be told. I nominate Cormac McCarthy to novelize it.

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