Disappearing Penis Syndrome Hits Nigeria

[TehBorken]

Damn, I hate it when that happens!!
[hr style="width: 100%; height: 2px;"]Following up on our recent investigation of the bizarre psychological disorder known as [a href="vny!://www.kirchersociety.org/blog/?p=156"]genital retraction syndrome[/a], comes news of a possible outbreak in Nigeria. From the [em]Daily Independent[/em] of Nigeria: "[a href="vny!://www.independentng.com/life/lsmar070608.htm"]Genitals 'Disappearance' Rocks Patani Community[/a]":[/p][blockquote]In what looked like a confirmation of the alarm raised last week alleging infiltration of ritualists in Patani in the Patani Local Government Area of Delta State, from neighbouring Ughelli byChairman of Patani community, Chief Lawrence Babodor, three young men have allegedly lost their genitals in mysterious circumstances[/p]Daily Independent gathered that the incident occurred in a restaurant after one of them allegedly gave change to a man after eating. Those involved, according to reports, are Ufoma Julius (24),Stanley Jeremiah (23), and Innocent Ebioma (15), all were said to be eating in the restaurant when the dramatic incident happened.[/p]According to one of the victims, Mr. Ufoma, who spoke with Daily Independent at the General Hospital, Patani, where they were subsequently taken for medical check up, "We were all eating in the hotel when he too came in and after eating he paid and as the boy received the N500 note from the suspected ritualist he felt a cold shiver immediately and his penis disappeared.[/p]"Alarmed, he started shouting 'my penis, my pennies' and he touched me and immediately I too also felt the same way and my penis also disappeared and so it was with the third victim, so we all raised alarm and a crowd gathered at the scene," he narrated.[/p][/blockquote]

[P.C.]

Are they recruiting for a search party ?  [A onclick="addImg('icon/icon_smile_big.gif')" href="jvascript:void(0)"][/A]

[Sportsdude]

[H1 class=firstHeading]Penis panic[/H1][DIV id=bodyContent][H3 id=siteSub]From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/H3][DIV id=contentSub](Redirected from [A title="Genital retraction syndrome" href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Genital_retraction_syndrome&redirect=no"]Genital retraction syndrome[/A])[/DIV][DIV id=jump-to-nav]Jump to: [A href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genital_retraction_syndrome#column-one"]navigation[/A], [A href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genital_retraction_syndrome#searchInput"]search[/A][/DIV][!-- start content --]Genital retraction syndrome (GRS), generally considered a [A title="Culture-specific syndrome" href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture-specific_syndrome"]culture-specific syndrome[/A], is a condition in which an individual is overcome with the [A title=Belief href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belief"]belief[/A] that his/her external [A title=Genital href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genital"]genitals[/A] or also, in females, [A title=Breast href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breast"]breasts[/A], are retracting into the body, shrinking, or in some male cases, may be imminently [A title="Penis removal" href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penis_removal"]removed[/A] or disappear. A penis panic is a [A title="Mass hysteria" href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_hysteria"]mass hysteria[/A] event or [A title=Panic href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panic"]panic[/A] where males in a population suddenly exhibit symptoms of genital retraction syndrome.

Penis panics have occurred around the world, most notably in [A title=Africa href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa"]Africa[/A] and [A title=Asia href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia"]Asia[/A]. Local beliefs in many instances assert that such syndromes are often fatal. Genital retraction syndrome in Southeast Asia is known as Koro ([A title="Bahasa Malaysia" href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahasa_Malaysia"]Malaysian[/A]/[A title="Bahasa Indonesia" href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahasa_Indonesia"]Indonesian[/A]) or Shook yang (suo yang) in [A title="Chinese culture" href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_culture"]Chinese cultures[/A]. Psychological diagnosis and treatments are under development. It is becoming increasingly clear that these forms of [A title="Mass hysteria" href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_hysteria"]mass hysteria[/A] are more common than previously thought.

The phenomenon is often, but not always, associated with [A title=Occult href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occult"]occult[/A] belief, such as [A title=Witchcraft href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witchcraft"]witchcraft[/A]. These panics frequently, but not exclusively, occur in places where access to education—particularly in science and human biology—is limited, or otherwise restricted (for example, when government policies restrict such education). Others have been reported under the influence of [A title="Drug use" href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_use"]drug use[/A]. (Compare with [A title="Castration anxiety" href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castration_anxiety"]castration anxiety[/A].)

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[TehBorken]

Sportsdude wrote:
(Compare with [a title="Castration anxiety" href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castration_anxiety"]castration anxiety[/a].)

Errr, no thanks.

[Sportsdude]

look what I stumbled on, on wikipedia:

[H1 class=firstHeading]Anti-rape female condom[/H1][DIV id=bodyContent][H3 id=siteSub]From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/H3][DIV id=contentSub][/DIV][DIV id=jump-to-nav]Jump to: [A href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-rape_female_condom#column-one"]navigation[/A], [A href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-rape_female_condom#searchInput"]search[/A][/DIV][!-- start content --]The anti-rape female condom (aka anti-rape condom, intended brand name Rapex) was [A title=Invention href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invention"]invented[/A] by [A title="Sonette Ehlers" href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonette_Ehlers"]Sonette Ehlers[/A], a [A title="South Africa" href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa"]South African[/A] [A title=Woman href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woman"]woman[/A]. It is intended to prevent [A title=Rape href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape"]rape[/A] by hooking onto an attacker's [A title=Penis href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penis"]penis[/A], hurting and disabling him.

The device is a [A title=Latex href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latex"]latex[/A] [A title=Sheath href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheath"]sheath[/A] held firm by shafts of sharp, inward-facing [A title=Microscope href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microscope"]microscopic[/A] [A title=Barb href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barb"]barbs[/A] that would be worn by a [A title=Woman href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woman"]woman[/A] in her [A title=Vagina href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vagina"]vagina[/A] like a [A title=Tampon href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampon"]tampon[/A]. Should an attacker attempt vaginal rape, the penis would penetrate the latex and be hooked by the barbs, causing the attacker pain and (ideally) giving the victim time to escape. The condom would remain attached to the attacker's body and could be removed only [A title=Surgery href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surgery"]surgically[/A], which would alert [A title=Hospital href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hospital"]hospital[/A] staff and [A title=Police href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police"]police[/A].

The Rapex would also act as a regular [A title=Condom href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condom#Female_condoms"]female condom[/A], reducing chances of [A title=Pregnancy href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pregnancy"]impregnation[/A] or [A title=STD href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STD"]STD[/A] infection.

The device was unveiled on [A title="August 31" href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_31"]August 31[/A], [A title=2005 href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005"]2005[/A] in rape-ridden South Africa. Production will start the following year if severe criticism is overcome. The inventor hopes to have the product on the market in late 2006.

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[H2]Criticism[/H2]Critics, women included, have objected to Ehler's invention as "medieval" and "vengeful, horrible, and disgusting" [A class="external autonumber" title=vny!://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-1644792,00.html href="vny!://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-1644792,00.html"][1][/A] and oppose its planned sale in drugstores. Since the wearer of the condom exhibits no visible signals that she is using the condom, there is no visable deterrence for a prospective attacker, which adds to criticisms that the device is vindictive. This has furthermore caused concern that it could be worn for consensual sex as part a malicious act of revenge or outright cruelty. Others fear that use of the device would [A title="Rage (emotion)" href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rage_%28emotion%29"]enrage[/A] the attacker and further jeopardize the victim [A class="external autonumber" title=vny!://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2005/06/12/PKGJNCEPT51.DTL href="vny!://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2005/06/12/PKGJNCEPT51.DTL"][2][/A].

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[H2]Background[/H2]The concept of a [A title="Vagina dentata" href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vagina_dentata"]vagina dentata[/A] is rooted in ancient [A title=Myth href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myth"]myth[/A] and had previously been explored in [A title=Fiction href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiction"]fiction[/A], e.g. in [A title="Snow Crash" href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_Crash"]Snow Crash[/A] by [A title="Neal Stephenson" href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neal_Stephenson"]Neal Stephenson[/A] [A class="external autonumber" title=vny!://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=401 href="vny!://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=401"][3][/A]. Ehler mentioned that she was inspired by a victim's reference to the myth [A class="external autonumber" title=vny!://www.smh.com.au/news/world/controversy-in-south-africa-over-device-to-snare-rapists/2005/09/01/1125302683893.html?oneclick=true href="vny!://www.smh.com.au/news/world/controversy-in-south-africa-over-device-to-snare-rapists/2005/09/01/1125302683893.html?oneclick=true"][4][/A].

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[H2]See also[/H2][A title="Killer Condom" href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killer_Condom"]Killer Condom[/A]

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[H2]External links[/H2][UL][LI][A class="external text" title=vny!://www.rapestop.net/ href="vny!://www.rapestop.net/"]Official Website[/A] [/LI][/UL][!-- Saved in parser cache with key enwiki:pcache:idhash:2588958-0!1!0!0!!en!2 and timestamp 20060314134659 --][DIV class=printfooter]Retrieved from "[A href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-rape_female_condom"]vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-rape_female_condom[/A]"[/DIV][DIV class=printfooter] [/DIV][DIV class=printfooter] [/DIV][DIV class=printfooter] [/DIV][DIV class=printfooter]What will they think of next?[/DIV][DIV class=printfooter] [/DIV][DIV class=printfooter] [/DIV][DIV class=printfooter] [/DIV][/DIV]

[TehBorken]

Sportsdude wrote:
What will they think of next?

Barbed-wire condoms?

[Sportsdude]

TehBorken wrote:
Barbed-wire condoms?


 

Takes a new meaning to 'rough' sex.


 

[49er]

The device is a [A title=Latex href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latex"][FONT color=#000000]latex[/FONT][/A] [A title=Sheath href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheath"][FONT color=#000000]sheath[/FONT][/A] held firm by shafts of sharp, inward-facing [A title=Microscope href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microscope"][FONT color=#000000]microscopic[/FONT][/A] [A title=Barb href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barb"][FONT color=#000000]barbs[/FONT][/A] that would be worn by a [A title=Woman href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woman"][FONT color=#000000]woman[/FONT][/A] in her [A title=Vagina href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vagina"][FONT color=#000000]vagina[/FONT][/A] like a [A title=Tampon href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampon"][FONT color=#000000]tampon[/FONT][/A]. Should an attacker attempt vaginal rape, the penis would penetrate the latex and be hooked by the barbs, causing the attacker pain and (ideally) giving the victim time to escape. The condom would remain attached to the attacker's body and could be removed only [A title=Surgery href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surgery"][FONT color=#000000]surgically[/FONT][/A],[/DIV] [/DIV] [/DIV] [/DIV]Hell........ this description is enough to cause Genital retraction syndrome (GRS)

[Sportsdude]

  here's Rapex being demonstrated.
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[kingy]

ok, so what happened to their penis'? was it a case of shrinkage? i dont quite get the story.  

[perpetual]

kingy wrote:
ok, so what happened to their penis'? was it a case of shrinkage? i dont quite get the story.[/DIV] [/DIV]I wonder if their penis retracted like testicles sometimes "disappear" up into their sacs.....I need an anatomy book....or better yet...a demonstrator....  
 

[Witch]

"The phenomenon is often, but not always, associated with [A title=Occult href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occult"][FONT color=#000000]occult[/FONT][/A] belief, such as [A title=Witchcraft href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witchcraft"][FONT color=#000000]witchcraft[/FONT][/A]. "

Geez, we get blamed for everything.