tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post113505550458851545..comments2023-10-26T14:01:08.426+03:30Comments on Orange Tangerine: Shiksa alert!Orangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-1171593890931371732007-02-16T06:14:00.000+03:302007-02-16T06:14:00.000+03:30This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-1135352937508756302005-12-23T19:18:00.000+03:302005-12-23T19:18:00.000+03:30I left the decision up to my husband too, but sin...I left the decision up to my husband too, but since he's Jewish, there was extra pressure to do it. I wouldn't have. There is a pretty major protective effect for women in areas with high rates of STDs and HIV (probably including areas of the U.S., though it hasn't been studied here), so I comfort myself with the idea that he might one day be helping out some woman. (If he disobeys all the DoctorMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05187502628715846144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-1135204930340406542005-12-22T02:12:00.000+03:302005-12-22T02:12:00.000+03:30Rob UA: I'm with you here, which is why we didn't ...Rob UA: I'm with you here, which is why we didn't do it to Joey. As far as we know (or at least I know) the health risks of not circumcising are (1) only significant in the presence of other factors and (2) can actually be dealt with entirely by decent hygene, even when those other factors are present.Rob Helpy-Chalkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13814390262154687969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-1135183798070150252005-12-21T20:19:00.000+03:302005-12-21T20:19:00.000+03:30What would be more pertinent, as Rob suggests, is ...What would be more pertinent, as Rob suggests, is what the data from Europe show, since conditions in the US are more similar to Europe's than to those of sub-Saharan Africa. I've never heard of rampant HIV or cancers in Europe being related to uncircumcised men.<BR/><BR/>But you know what? They'll be serving mimosas at the bris! I'm looking forward to going.Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-1135183219311880802005-12-21T20:10:00.000+03:302005-12-21T20:10:00.000+03:30Despite what people say, there still may be health...Despite what people say, there still may be health benefits to male circumcision. There is a rough correlation between areas that don’t circumcise and the distribution of AIDS in Africa. I believe the jury is still out on whether this indicates causation, although a recent South African study points to it. <BR/><BR/>That said, we did not circumcise Joey, under the theory that an uncircumcised Rob Helpy-Chalkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13814390262154687969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-1135172658132370462005-12-21T17:14:00.000+03:302005-12-21T17:14:00.000+03:30We also chose to not circumcise our son. My mother...We also chose to not circumcise our son. My mother was so appalled by this that she demanded my brother call me up and tell me that I was dooming my son to locker room hell. So E duly called, told me he was under orders and I asked him if boys actually looked at the state of each other's penuses (penii?). He said "nah, just at how far anyone can pee!". End of (very minor) worry for me althoughAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-1135138564360571332005-12-21T07:46:00.000+03:302005-12-21T07:46:00.000+03:30Can you all quit taunting me with your foreskin-co...Can you all quit taunting me with your foreskin-coated babies? I left the decision up to my husband, but I was very against it, and I still regret it. Now the poor little guy's belly button sticks out farther than his penis.Mignonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07716330276288396317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-1135128720526397312005-12-21T05:02:00.000+03:302005-12-21T05:02:00.000+03:30We didn't circumcise our son either, the rate in t...We didn't circumcise our son either, the rate in the U.S. has dropped to around 50% now so for these guys there will hopefully not be any gym shower issues.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-1135121266168396862005-12-21T02:57:00.000+03:302005-12-21T02:57:00.000+03:30Hey, Kathie! The NICU thing entered into our decis...Hey, Kathie! The NICU thing entered into our decision not to circumcise, too. After the IVs, the heelsticks, the monitor leads, the lights and noises—it would have been too much.<BR/><BR/>My word-verification sounds like a rolling burp: vruhkh!Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-1135119172852336362005-12-21T02:22:00.000+03:302005-12-21T02:22:00.000+03:30We did not circumcise our son...hopefully boys/men...We did not circumcise our son...hopefully boys/men will stop examining one another's dick's before my kid hits the gym room showers. Or it will give him a real concrete reminder of why he hates us...here's hoping he doesn't, but at least there'll be a built in reason to do so.<BR/><BR/>Couldn't bare a circ. after he was born early and poked and prodded for weeks in the NICU...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-1135108149275014862005-12-20T23:19:00.000+03:302005-12-20T23:19:00.000+03:30I like my penises sans skin-coat.Just thought I'd ...I like my penises sans skin-coat.<BR/><BR/>Just thought I'd throw in my dos pesos.Mona Buonanottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01809435868294190789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-1135101194060752512005-12-20T21:23:00.000+03:302005-12-20T21:23:00.000+03:30I'm also Jewish and have never been to one, like l...I'm also Jewish and have never been to one, like <B>leslie</B>. We had our son circumcised in the hospital (my wife is not J and was having no part of a celebration for it, and it's not something I've ever felt the need for).<BR/><BR/>If you think you might get queasy, just don't look. The most important thing to know about Jewish events is that there will be food(*), and you are expected to eatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-1135095016298262242005-12-20T19:40:00.000+03:302005-12-20T19:40:00.000+03:30Mmm..... lox.Mmm..... lox.Agent 31https://www.blogger.com/profile/13328977666160004095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-1135084961385010092005-12-20T16:52:00.000+03:302005-12-20T16:52:00.000+03:30delurking to say I've only been to one bris (despi...delurking to say I've only been to one bris (despite being Jewish) and the actual circumcision was done with just the family present. Your experience may be different of course. <BR/><BR/>love your blog - been reading for just a little while.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-1135061465340624492005-12-20T10:21:00.000+03:302005-12-20T10:21:00.000+03:30You don't have to look. Just stand in the back, a...You don't have to look. Just stand in the back, and then enjoy the food.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-1135056574220098762005-12-20T08:59:00.000+03:302005-12-20T08:59:00.000+03:30Holy cow! Were you two just sitting there, clickin...Holy cow! Were you two just sitting there, clicking "refresh" and waiting for a new post? Those were mighty fast comments.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the joke, mignon.<BR/><BR/>And Charlie, this'll be my first involvement with a circumcision, as Ben is uncircumcised. We figured he wasn't going to look like his dad unless he managed to sprout pubes as a child, and then there's the whole size difference.<Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-1135056093724491722005-12-20T08:51:00.000+03:302005-12-20T08:51:00.000+03:30Reminds me of the story about the doctor that deci...Reminds me of the story about the doctor that decided to make something out of all the foreskins he'd cut off in his career. He brought them all in a jar to a leathersmith who, after several weeks, presented him with a beautiful wallet. But the doctor says, "I gave you over a hundred skins and all I get is a wallet?" And the leathersmith says, "Yes, but if you rub it, it turns into a briefcase."Mignonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07716330276288396317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109864.post-1135056026766070042005-12-20T08:50:00.000+03:302005-12-20T08:50:00.000+03:30I'm not sure I would enjoy that. The wine and the ...I'm not sure I would enjoy that. The wine and the bagels, yes, but the actual <I>brising</I>? We had our son circumcised, and we were more than happy to let the doctor take him out of the room to do it. Neither of us particularly cared to watch.<BR/><BR/>(That's a shameful story, isn't it? What people won't do to their children to conform. "Look like his father" indeed. Honestly, I now wish I Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06582002690213501584noreply@blogger.com