Cautionary Tale

 

So, today we continue with the IgNobel prizes that Joost emailed.

This one (from 2013) was about Penile Reattachment. Yes, it can be done and it's been perfected enough to regain full function. Remember the Bobbit case? Heck, he even did a couple of porn films afterwards.

There's been successful transplants, too, for guys who lost theirs in IED explosions during the most recent war. The thing is, while the idea of a man losing his most prized plaything is enough to make a guy grab his crotch,

or curl up with sympathy pain,

 the story behind this IgNobel Prize is funny.

Reattachment of the penis.

Unless it was first eaten by a duck.

Evidently, there was an epidemic in 1970's Siam of penile amputations.

"This is one of the ones for the IgNobels that really is only funny because, well, it's about penises. Getting eaten by ducks sometimes. But otherwise, it's actually quite a serious subject, and the paper itself has important implications for surgery in...delicate areas."

I think the cautionary tale here is: Be careful where you wander around while naked.

Especially you farmhands.

You might want to keep your pants on if you have ducks.