Re: uncircumcised

[Alan McKendree <amck@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 12:50:54 -0400
> From: "O'Neal, Kevin W." <Kevin.ONeal@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> > The increase in sensitivity is reportedly remarkable.
> <cough> Bullshit!  :-)
> I've read a number of different reports from patients who received 
> circumcisions in their adulthood due to various factors (all ending in 
> one hell of a painful procedure) and they claim that the sensitivity 
> is the same.

Individual perception, no doubt, but nevertheless it's simple common 
sense:  the more friction any body part encounters, the thicker the 
epidermis will become.  Guitarists equipped with fingertips can testify 
to that.  It's true of hands, feet, and anything else covered with 
skin.  And when a foreskin is removed, daily friction on the contents 
goes way up and moisture, another softening factor, goes way down.

> > Also, smegma does not form if basic washing is observed.
>
> And how would you know, hmmmmmm?  ;-)

I read the manual, of course.

Cheers,
Alan
"the average Texan...carries not just a gun but a SHOTGUN."  --Pete 
Townshend, 1967