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(BBC) Obvious Circumcision study cut short   (news.bbc.co.uk) divider line 623
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Two Dogs Farking [TotalFark] 2009-07-17 08:54:43 AM  
This headline is a thing of beauty. +1

 
Dancin_In_Anson [TotalFark] 2009-07-17 09:13:45 AM  
*Golf clap*

 
Bored Horde 2009-07-17 09:30:57 AM  
I think this is just the tip of the issue.

 
brap [TotalFark] 2009-07-17 09:31:21 AM  
i253.photobucket.com

 
Bufu [TotalFark] 2009-07-17 09:36:17 AM  
No big thing.

 
Gwendolyn [TotalFark] 2009-07-17 09:54:25 AM  
WOW you mean using condoms is more important than whether your foreskin is cut off?! Who's have thought?

everyone that wasn't retarded

 
Gwendolyn [TotalFark] 2009-07-17 09:59:54 AM  
*Who'd

I still need sleep.

 
Control_this [TotalFark] 2009-07-17 10:00:28 AM  
That circumcision/AIDS study is also a thing of resplendent stupidity.

Any correlation between circumcision and a lower incidence of AIDS is because of the correlation between circumcision and doctors visits, better education, etc.

 
The Icelander [TotalFark] 2009-07-17 10:15:51 AM  
TFA: Circumcising men who already have HIV does not protect their female partners from the virus, a study in Uganda has found.

I could have told you this.

 
brap [TotalFark] 2009-07-17 10:23:30 AM  
Dear Science Diary,

Apparently my "what better way to stem the tide of sexually transmitted diseases than introducing an open wound to the peen" theory has been shot out of the water.

I am aghast but resolved to move forworward. Tomorrow, we go to Plan B, which will involve teaching the natives to integrate needle sharing and chainsaw juggling into their foreplay.

 
sigdiamond2000 [TotalFark] 2009-07-17 10:50:39 AM  
The circumcision debate is literally the stupidest debate in the history of the human race.

If you give a sh*t either way, you have mental problems. End of story.

 
NightOwl2255 2009-07-17 10:56:31 AM  
sigdiamond2000: The circumcision debate is literally the stupidest debate in the history of the human race.

If you give a sh*t either way, you have mental problems. End of story.


The stupidest? I thought that was PC v. Apple.

//Anything that involves lopping off part of a mans junk, isn't insignificant.

 
drongozone 2009-07-17 11:07:29 AM  
Didja hear about the mohel who doesn't charge for the bris?

He only takes tips!

ba-dum

 
U8D1EyedSnake 2009-07-17 11:07:50 AM  
Ah, how I love the circumcision threads. People have such heated opinions and I love trying to figure out who is and isn't circumcised based on their opinions.

 
hockeyfarker [TotalFark] 2009-07-17 11:08:17 AM  
Being circumcised is awesome and I would recommend it to anyone. My little man don't need no hood.

 
Mongo cut wood 2009-07-17 11:08:52 AM  
Very funny headline subby!

 
GoodyearPimp 2009-07-17 11:08:56 AM  
sigdiamond2000: The circumcision debate is literally the stupidest debate in the history of the human race.

If you give a sh*t either way, you have mental problems. End of story.


You're right -- I don't care about female circumcision and neither should you. Stupid uppity women wanting sex to be pleasurable.

 
lockheed1039 2009-07-17 11:09:15 AM  
NightOwl2255: sigdiamond2000: The circumcision debate is literally the stupidest debate in the history of the human race.

If you give a sh*t either way, you have mental problems. End of story.

The stupidest? I thought that was PC v. Apple. VHS vs Beta.

ftfy

//Anything that involves lopping off part of a mans junk, isn't insignificant.

 
sdaas 2009-07-17 11:09:35 AM  
NightOwl2255: sigdiamond2000: The circumcision debate is literally the stupidest debate in the history of the human race.

If you give a sh*t either way, you have mental problems. End of story.

The stupidest? I thought that was PC v. Apple.

//Anything that involves lopping off part of a mans junk, isn't insignificant.


I don't see the issue, I doubt I would care either way.

 
Liquid Ass Fart Spray 2009-07-17 11:09:53 AM  
I could not really care less what other people do with their kids but as a parent of 2 ( gonna be 3 in Jan) I would rather leave it up to the person with the penis. I left them uncircumcised, if they wanna do it they can but at least I gave them the option either way.

 
hockeyfarker [TotalFark] 2009-07-17 11:09:58 AM  
U8D1EyedSnake: I love trying to figure out who is and isn't circumcised based on their opinions.

seriously? you spend time figuring out whether internet dudes are cut or not? Maybe you should consider a hobby or getting cable TV

 
Englebert Slaptyback 2009-07-17 11:10:32 AM  

sigdiamond2000


The circumcision debate is literally the stupidest debate in the history of the human race.


Literally - really? Not metaphorically? Allegorically? Philosophically? Morally? Not even as a simile or analogy?

Wow.

 
Spike Lee's Favorite Farker 2009-07-17 11:10:35 AM  
GoodyearPimp: Stupid uppity women wanting sex to be pleasurable.

Finally someone has expressed the feelings that I have been unable to articulate all this time.

Thank you

 
Lumpmoose [TotalFark] 2009-07-17 11:11:43 AM  
GoodyearPimp: sigdiamond2000: The circumcision debate is literally the stupidest debate in the history of the human race.

If you give a sh*t either way, you have mental problems. End of story.

You're right -- I don't care about female circumcision and neither should you. Stupid uppity women wanting sex to be pleasurable.


And away we go!

 
crm114 2009-07-17 11:11:50 AM  
Liquid Ass Fart Spray: I could not really care less what other people do with their kids but as a parent of 2 ( gonna be 3 in Jan) I would rather leave it up to the person with the penis. I left them uncircumcised, if they wanna do it they can but at least I gave them the option either way.

The option to go through the pain and awkwardness that they would have forgotten had they been circumcised as a baby?

/mushrooms vs. elephant trunks...I don't really care

 
NightOwl2255 2009-07-17 11:11:53 AM  
Englebert Slaptyback: sigdiamond2000

The circumcision debate is literally the stupidest debate in the history of the human race.


Literally - really? Not metaphorically? Allegorically? Philosophically? Morally? Not even as a simile or analogy?

Wow.


Damn I love a good Thesaurus smack down!

 
griffer [TotalFark] 2009-07-17 11:12:25 AM  
hockeyfarker: U8D1EyedSnake: I love trying to figure out who is and isn't circumcised based on their opinions.

seriously? you spend time figuring out whether internet dudes are cut or not? Maybe you should consider a hobby or getting cable TV


You sound uncut.

 
hockeyfarker [TotalFark] 2009-07-17 11:12:40 AM  
The researchers suggest the higher transmission rate could have been due to couples resuming their sex lives before the circumcision would have properly healed.

I think I speak for all men when I curl into the fetal position and rock back and forth after reading that

 
Crewmannumber6 2009-07-17 11:13:16 AM  
sigdiamond2000: The circumcision debate is literally the stupidest debate in the history of the human race.

If you give a sh*t either way, you have mental problems. End of story.


That may very well be true but having a turtle neck in a crew neck world made showering after gym class very awkward in high school

 
griffer [TotalFark] 2009-07-17 11:13:49 AM  
crm114: mushrooms vs. elephant trunks

You sound cut.

 
Evil 2009-07-17 11:13:53 AM  
headline of the year

 
crm114 2009-07-17 11:14:27 AM  
hockeyfarker: The researchers suggest the higher transmission rate could have been due to couples resuming their sex lives before the circumcision would have properly healed.

I think I speak for all men when I curl into the fetal position and rock back and forth after reading that


DNRTFA but thanks for making sure I'm included

/legs now crossed and locked tightly

 
Liquid Ass Fart Spray 2009-07-17 11:14:36 AM  
crm114: Liquid Ass Fart Spray: I could not really care less what other people do with their kids but as a parent of 2 ( gonna be 3 in Jan) I would rather leave it up to the person with the penis. I left them uncircumcised, if they wanna do it they can but at least I gave them the option either way.

The option to go through the pain and awkwardness that they would have forgotten had they been circumcised as a baby?

/mushrooms vs. elephant trunks...I don't really care


Pain and awkwardness? Pain? Um.. what?!

 
lukelightning 2009-07-17 11:14:42 AM  
Circumcision works because somewhere in the back of your brain there is a voice saying "be careful who touches your penis... remember last time..."

 
griffer [TotalFark] 2009-07-17 11:14:49 AM  
Crewmannumber6: That may very well be true but having a turtle neck in a crew neck world made showering after gym class very awkward in high school

You sound uncut.

 
madblader 2009-07-17 11:16:29 AM  
"Circumcision is known to protect men from acquiring HIV."

Someone needs to study up.

 
crm114 2009-07-17 11:16:31 AM  
Liquid Ass Fart Spray:
Pain and awkwardness? Pain? Um.. what?!


I'm sure they anesthetize during, but I imagine the recovery period is unpleasant...

 
Crewmannumber6 2009-07-17 11:16:45 AM  
griffer: Crewmannumber6: That may very well be true but having a turtle neck in a crew neck world made showering after gym class very awkward in high school

You sound uncut.


Ya think? Was born in Ireland but grew up in America where, apparently, they do things a little different

 
hockeyfarker [TotalFark] 2009-07-17 11:16:49 AM  
griffer: You sound uncut.

I am also uncensored and unrated

 
Liquid Ass Fart Spray 2009-07-17 11:16:55 AM  
Crewmannumber6: sigdiamond2000: The circumcision debate is literally the stupidest debate in the history of the human race.

If you give a sh*t either way, you have mental problems. End of story.

That may very well be true but having a turtle neck in a crew neck world made showering after gym class very awkward in high school


So some other dudes checked out your junk. If you are into that then that's a plus but if not then who cares?

 
Linoleum_Blownapart 2009-07-17 11:17:01 AM  
crm114: Liquid Ass Fart Spray: I could not really care less what other people do with their kids but as a parent of 2 ( gonna be 3 in Jan) I would rather leave it up to the person with the penis. I left them uncircumcised, if they wanna do it they can but at least I gave them the option either way.

The option to go through the pain and awkwardness that they would have forgotten had they been circumcised as a baby?

/mushrooms vs. elephant trunks...I don't really care


That's why my boys both got their Prince Albert's before we took them home from the hospital.

 
wyrlss 2009-07-17 11:17:42 AM  
crm114: Liquid Ass Fart Spray: I could not really care less what other people do with their kids but as a parent of 2 ( gonna be 3 in Jan) I would rather leave it up to the person with the penis. I left them uncircumcised, if they wanna do it they can but at least I gave them the option either way.

The option to go through the pain and awkwardness that they would have forgotten had they been circumcised as a baby?

/mushrooms vs. elephant trunks...I don't really care


That's why I had my childrens' ears removed at birth. If I had waited too long, it would be a traumatic experience, but it's okay if I do it before they're ambulatory.

 
Englebert Slaptyback 2009-07-17 11:17:46 AM  

NightOwl2255


Damn I love a good Thesaurus smack down!


For good or ill, the thesaurus remained undisturbed throughout the composition of that missive.

 
NightOwl2255 2009-07-17 11:18:29 AM  
griffer: Crewmannumber6: That may very well be true but having a turtle neck in a crew neck world made showering after gym class very awkward in high school

You sound uncut.


You sound unsure. All you have to do is drop...look, something shiny.

 
crm114 2009-07-17 11:18:46 AM  
griffer: crm114: mushrooms vs. elephant trunks

You sound cut.


Well played, you win this round...

 
Smarshmallow 2009-07-17 11:19:10 AM  
total castration protects 100% against HIV. Also population control.

 
DipsomaniacDawg 2009-07-17 11:19:13 AM  
sigdiamond2000: The circumcision debate is literally the stupidest debate in the history of the human race.

If you give a sh*t either way, you have mental problems. End of story.


Heh. I've got a British co-worker who loves to get on his high horse about this one. He says "it's genital mutilation and the child has no say in the matter. It should be illegal. Only people in the US and Israel get this done" blah blah blah.

I didn't argue much back. I just told him that my dick is pretty and his looks like it's used for frosting baked goods. The end.

 
vinn01 2009-07-17 11:20:50 AM  
What stupid women did they get to be a part of this study? They got 170 uninfected females!

"We want you to have unprotected sex with a HIV positive man. Some of the men in our study will be circumcised."

Someone thought that was a good idea? "It was found that a higher proportion of women were infected with HIV in the intervention group (18%) versus the control group (12%)."

There were 92 couples in the circumcision group and 67 in the control group were included in the final analysis. That means that 16 women in the group and 8 women in the control group were infected by participating in this study.

 
madblader 2009-07-17 11:20:50 AM  
Circumcision doesn't prove any statistically significance advantage on anything. Yet, oddly enough, when discussing circumcision no one ever brings up the thousands that die, are permanently scarred, or end up with a severely mutilated penis.

 
Smarshmallow 2009-07-17 11:20:53 AM  
crm114: The option to go through the pain and awkwardness that they would have forgotten had they been circumcised as a baby?

/mushrooms vs. elephant trunks...I don't really care


Right. If the kid won't remember it, it isn't traumatic. I think that you'll have a lot of support for this theory among the Catholic priesthood.

 
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