If you had to perform an emergency circumcision...

Shades · Oct 17, 1999

With a nod to Cerulean

What knife would you use?

Regards -- Shades

P.S: Thanks for the idea Cerulean

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JoHnYKwSt · Oct 17, 1999

Ewwwwww.... I dont think any knife other than a scalpal would work. I know if I was the one receiving the circumcision I wouldn't want the person performing it to use a knife.

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Boriqua · Oct 17, 1999

If I remember correctly when they did mine it was a well sharpened large Bowie.

Alex

Uncle Bill · Oct 17, 1999

WAVE and SAK give you all kinds of options, according to the needs of the moment. This is a very personal thing, so the instrument should be a personal thing too: saw, scissors, serrated blade, file, awl, wire cutters, magnifying glass used in conjunction with energy from the sun, etc.

Indeed, it's a very personal thing.

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Bill

"They'll say I was a musician, won't they?"
--Beethoven on his deathbed (and you thought nobody but you was insecure . . . )

B. Miller · Oct 17, 1999

AFCK, and bottle of "Jack Daniels"!

LabRat · Oct 17, 1999

If I'm not mistaken there is a story in the Bible about the Hebrew army circumcising each man before he went into battle. How would you like to fight the enemy with a fresh circumcision? What type of knife would you use to perform a battlefield emergency circumcision? A Ka-Bar?
Strange thoughts for strange minds.

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Clay · Oct 17, 1999

I got it!....... How about a cigar cutter

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MarkK · Oct 17, 1999

Dang - y'all sure know how to make a guy's skin crawl.

copfish · Oct 17, 1999

A mallet and a chainsaw!

Strider · Oct 17, 1999

My father did me with a large Loveless big bear sub-hilt. If I had to do it though I would use a Stockman's spey blade.
Bob

Blues · Oct 17, 1999

If I remember the venue correctly from an old SNL schtick, it must be performed by an aging rabbi in the back of a Royal Deluxe Mark IV.

Those of you who rememember the skit will remember the voice of satisfaction as the perfect stroke was performed while traveling over railroad ties:

"Poifect!"

And 'fess up, you guys, most of y'all coulda been circumcised with a Spydie Ladybug!!!

Duckin' and Runnin',

Blues

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storyville · Oct 17, 1999

Himalayan Imports 18" Ang Khola, w/my weaker arm, while blindfolded.

On the bus.

!

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The piano has been drinking -Tom Waits

Steve B. · Oct 18, 1999

Isn`t "emergency circumcision" sort of an oxymoron? What sort of "emergency" is that? I guess if you had some uncontrolable infection during a two week hunting trip in the wilderness of Alaska, then I guess maybe you`d have to perform an "emergency circumcision".

I think I`d like a Microtech or Dalton. And something withOUT serrations!!!

Uncle Bill · Oct 18, 1999

I've rethought my position on this. I don't think the SAK or WAVE would be the right choice anymore.

Authenticity demands the traditional instrument, either a bronze axe or a flint knife.

The key then isn't the choice of blade; it's the choice of narcotic.

Know what? This topic redefines the word FLINCH.

Stompy · Oct 17, 1999

Why in heck did I venture into this thread? Pherhaps by some call-of-the-wild perverted humor?

haha

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Walt Welch · Oct 17, 1999

SteveB; there is actually a condition which demands an immediate circumcision. It is called phimosis. This means that the foreskin has tightened around the erect phallus, creating a tourniquet-like effect. It is fairly uncommon, but I have seen about 8 or 10 cases in humans.

I was at the emergency vets one night with a sick cat, and the vet brought by a Great Dane that had phimosis. It was a humbling experience for me, although I now know why they call them 'Great.'

Walt

Interloper · Oct 17, 1999

A piece of broken glass from and old Pepsi bottle.

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JC

The superior man is modest in his speech but excels in his actions.

Confucius

bald1 · Oct 17, 1999

Walt,

Thank goodness you popped in here

! Who else could have given this thread a semblance of legitimacy?

While we're at it... isn't there a name for the <humpf> "utensil" you Doc's use to perform this <eeerrr> skin removal with?
It's not a scalpal either.
-=[Bob]=-

[This message has been edited by bald1 (edited 17 October 1999).]

STIHL · Oct 17, 1999

I think i would use a stihl 038.........j\k
probably a new razor blade would do the trick!

Lucky Dog · Oct 17, 1999

Ouch!!! Sure glad my memory doesn't stretch back that far.

I guess a Mad Dog Panther would work well.

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LD
"Every Dog Has His Day"
BFC Member Since October 2, 1998

If you had to perform an emergency circumcision...

Shades

JoHnYKwSt

Boriqua

Uncle Bill

B. Miller

LabRat

Clay

Balisong forum Moderator

MarkK

copfish

Strider

Blues

hovering overhead

storyville

Steve B.

Uncle Bill

Stompy

Walt Welch

Interloper

bald1

STIHL

Lucky Dog