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marmar

(77,053 posts)
Fri Jan 25, 2013, 05:33 PM Jan 2013

Gun drills and moobs





These German soldiers aren't boobs, so why are they growing them?

A new military report published in the German Medical Science journal and obtained by the German Herald finds that dozens of soldiers in the Wachbataillon unit have developed the condition because the drills they perform stimulate male mammary glands.

The director of plastic surgery at the military hospital in Berlin, Professor Bjorn Krapohl, said it's likely the repeated slapping of the soldiers' rifles on the left side of their chests during drills stimulates the glands to produce hormones, which creates the one-sided-boob effect.

At least 35 soldiers have been stricken with the condition, called one-sided gynecomastia, which has prompted German military officials to consider changing the way in which the battalion performs drills. ....................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/24/german-soldiers-growing-breasts_n_2536939.html



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Gun drills and moobs (Original Post) marmar Jan 2013 OP
can we enhance this capabilit...all weapons should do this Fresh_Start Jan 2013 #1
Details needed One_Life_To_Give Jan 2013 #2
I'm willing to bet Hooters makes this mandatory training for its employees...nt joeybee12 Jan 2013 #3

Fresh_Start

(11,330 posts)
1. can we enhance this capabilit...all weapons should do this
Fri Jan 25, 2013, 06:01 PM
Jan 2013

lets see the NRA talk about their mancard while their members grow boobs!

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