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Oct 24, 2011

tidings of comfort and joy......(and brains)

Zombie nativity scene

By at 7:53 pm Saturday, Oct 22

Since you know that November 1 is the day that retailers bust out their Christmas dross, why not combine Hallowe'en and Xmas with this zombie nativity scene from Etsy seller fetishforethics?

Yikes!!!!! (part 6)

Penile Fracture: Study Links Broken Penises To Infidelity

Penile Fracture

Not only do affairs fracture relationships, they may also fracture penises, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine.
Dr. Andrew Kramer, a urologist and assistant professor of surgery at the University of Maryland Medical Center, studied 16 cases of penile fracture between 2004 and 2011 that required surgery. Half the patients admitted to fracturing their penises during an extramarital affair.
According to the study, which was published last month, penile fracture occurs when the "tunica albuginea" -- the fibrous membrane surrounding the tissue in the center of the penis -- is torn during the bending or buckling of an erect penis. It can result in erectile dysfunction if not surgically repaired.
We talked to Dr. Kramer to learn more about his unusual findings.
(Warning: Graphic content ahead)
Of the 16 patients in the study, 50% admitted to having an extramarital affair when the penile fracture occurred. Was that surprising? Why do you think that is?
I was... and it was a joke among the residents who'd come in. Some of the guys would say, "I'm sure he's with his girlfriend." If a guy is having an extramarital affair or he's rushed or in a weird place, the situation is different [somehow]. I think the time you don't see a lot of men fracturing their penises is in the bedroom with his wife that he's been married to for a number of years.
Not only were these men engaged in extramarital affairs when the injury took place, but they were also having sex in unusual locations -- outside the bedroom. Is there something to be said about where people carry on affairs?
That made sense to me. If the guy is having an affair with a coworker, I guess it makes sense that he would go about it at work, or he didn't want to come home. Maybe they were just trying to find whatever location they could... I think that a guy, when he's with a girlfriend or a co-worker and he's in a weird place, I think the sex might be different. He's extra excited and he's maybe doing more forceful or frequent thrusting, and the key is that he has less control over the angle that his penis can penetrate and that's what can predispose the fracture. If you're in an elevator with your wife or in a weird position it's the same risk, and it has nothing to do with an affair.
Your findings are based on 16 patients over a 4-year span. How can you be sure that your conclusions are accurate based on the limited number of patients in the study?
The paper is just observational; I'm just giving you opinions on it. I think it's pretty clear-cut that penile fractures have to occur from some buckling effect on the penis. About the affairs, I think it's the stressful situation and the unusual positions and the partners; I'm drawing a conclusion that is a lead from the data. In this type of study about penile fractures, it's hard to get thousands and thousands of patients. I agree that it would be great to pull data from other people and institutions.
You note that the incidence of penile fracture may be higher than reported because patients may be too embarrassed to report their injuries. Can you speak to that?
Oh, for sure that's the case... If I had an injury and I was embarrassed, I might stay home and say "God I hope this gets better." I think a lot of guys are not going to come to the emergency room for that reason. They would rather hope it goes away or they don't want to tell someone at home.
You treated many of these patients yourself. What was it like talking to the patients' wives after they confessed to you?
It is awkward. I don't feel any ethical obligation to tell a wife that her husband was cheating on her. I really have not felt that it's my duty, and I'm not embarrassed about it... I'd just say, "We fixed the penis... there's a tear." If she wants to ask him later, then that's up to her. I think in terms of confidentially, I'm not obligated to tell them, so I never do.
What advice would you give to men based on your findings?
I think a man has to be extra cautious. Most of the time, it doesn't matter who you're with, the position where a man fractures his penis is typically when a woman is on the top and she comes down on the erect penis and it buckles. Protect that penis from getting buckled, or getting hit at an angle, because that's where it'll happen.

armadillo's don't kill..people using armadillo's do...

Texas man sought in frozen-armadillo attack

 
Dallas police are searching for a man who allegedly used a frozen armadillo to attack a woman who had been trying to buy the critter.
Investigators told Fox 4 News-Dallas Fort Worth that the fight started in an apartment parking lot Sept. 29 when the suspect was selling the carcass to the alleged victim, who planned to eat it.
The pair were haggling over the price when police said the man hurled the armadillo at the 57-year-old woman twice. The woman was struck in her leg and chest, and suffered bruises, police said.
So far, investigators have been unable to track down the suspect, who they said could face assault charges.
According to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Texas law prohibits the sale of live armadillos, but some Texans still savor the meat. Some developed a taste for armadillo during the Great Depression of the 1930s, when it was known as “Hoover Hog” and “poor man’s pork.”
--Molly Hennessy-Fiske in Houston

don't need it , want it....

Electric DeLorean to be Released in 2013

By on October 21, 2011
Electric DeLorean
Electric DeLorean
Electric DeLorean
The resurrected DeLorean Motor Company is producing an electric version of the iconic 1980s DMC-12 sports car for release in 2013. The car is expected to have about 260 HP and a 70 to 100 mile range. Jalopnik recently test drove a running prototype of the car.
Founded by John DeLorean, the original DeLorean Motor Company collapsed in 1982. The company’s sole production model, the DMC-12, was made famous in 1985′s Back to the Future. Texas businessman Stephen Wynne bought the remnants of the company, including enough spare parts to make new cars, in 1995