Circumsions around the world:

[artbyjody]

Thought I would add some interesting links here for those that have ever dreamed of wanted more history on, or simply waiting until the weather warms up to melt the ice....

http://www.atomvoyages.com/voyaging/firstcircum1.htm

http://www.heartsong3.com/

http://www.sevenoceans.com/SoloSaili...navigators.htm

http://www.sailblogs.com/member/prrr.../?xjMsgID=3715

http://www.bask.info/info/exp/apostle_andrew3/

http://www.geology.bas.bg/plancton/records_en.html

http://www.goals.com/amelia/karen.htm

http://www.nike4.com/SailingHistoryAchievements.htm

http://www.prairienet.org/~dsb/circmnav.htm

http://www.indigowaves.com/seymour/seamagazine.html

http://www.sailtales.co.uk/st-fun-vvab-2005.php

http://legopollard.never/lego_monohull_adventure

[uspirate]

A man enters the hospital for a circumcision. When he comes to after the procedure, he’s perturbed to see several doctors standing around his bed. “Son, there’s been a bit of a mix-up,” admits the surgeon. “I’m afraid there was an accident, and we were forced to perform a sex-change operation. You now have a vagina instead of a penis.”
“What!” gasps the patient. “You mean I’ll never experience another erection?”
“Oh, you might,” the surgeon reassures him. “Just not yours.”

[Valiente]

Guy's wife has a baby, and the doctors come up to him looking upset. Guy says "what's the matter?" and one of the doctors says "Sir, I'm afraid your child was born severely disabled". "Oh, no!" says the guy. "I have to see!" So they unwrap the baby blanket, and there in the middle is a tiny, perfectly formed ear.

The man is shocked, appalled even, but he summons up his courage and begins to speak softly to the ear in the blanket. "Never mind, there, there...we'll get past this somehow. We'll get you the best tutors, the best education, assistive devices, your own parking space..."

One doctor taps him on the shoulder. "Don't bother", he says. "Kid's stone deaf."