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skipos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:38 PM Original message |
Poll question: Male DUers, are you circumcised? How do you feel about it? |
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TheCowsCameHome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:45 PM Response to Original message |
1. Great subject line - ""How do you feel about it?" |
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cwydro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:48 PM Response to Original message |
2. Gotta ask |
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nam78_two (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:51 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. I was wondering too.nt |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 07:01 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. NIH and WHO just released studies showing lower HIV infection rates among... |
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cwydro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 07:07 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Yeah, but wasn't that study in Africa? |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 08:39 AM Response to Reply #12 |
55. They Have Done Studies Here And Found Basically The Same Thing... |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 10:56 AM Response to Reply #9 |
70. You don't think poverty & education are variables in that? |
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walldude (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 04:02 PM Response to Reply #5 |
86. I'll third this.. and ask why? |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 07:28 PM Response to Reply #2 |
17. It looks like an outbreak (so to speak) of penis envy. |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 10:55 PM Response to Reply #2 |
31. My sons were circumcised. I didn't know it was a bad? thing too do. |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:49 PM Response to Original message |
3. I suffered genital mutilation to meet the cultural expectation of my parents |
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endarkenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:56 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. It is a stupid way to prevent HIV infection. |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 07:10 PM Response to Reply #8 |
15. Actually, I've no opinion on its value to HIV prophylaxis |
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bullwinkle428 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 11:28 PM Response to Reply #8 |
38. EXACTLY! All this study provides is a ridiculously false sense of security |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 03:59 PM Response to Reply #38 |
82. I Was Thinking About This Debate About Condom Compliance. |
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Zookeeper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 02:37 AM Response to Reply #8 |
43. Why not use both? |
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Kutjara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:50 PM Response to Original message |
4. Growing up in the UK, we couched the debate in... |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:52 PM Original message |
That's simultaneously horrible and fantastic (n/t) |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 07:10 PM Response to Reply #4 |
14. The civil war reference seems quite appropriate for DU |
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UnrepentantUnitarian (887 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:52 PM Response to Original message |
6. Thanks for asking! |
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endarkenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:52 PM Response to Original message |
7. Need another choice: |
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ContraBass Black (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 07:03 PM Response to Original message |
10. I love myself the way I am, |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 07:04 PM Response to Original message |
11. Aside from costing me a part in Puppetry of The Penis, it works for me! n/t |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 07:09 PM Response to Original message |
13. I do wonder what it would be like to be "The Hooded Warrior" |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 07:22 PM Response to Original message |
16. Gotta ask a really stupid question -- |
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ChaoticSilly (367 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 07:48 PM Response to Reply #16 |
24. Sometimes there are other legitimate reasons |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 03:42 AM Response to Reply #24 |
45. It's supposed to be fused at that age. |
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ChaoticSilly (367 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 06:00 AM Response to Reply #45 |
46. Actually I didn't know that |
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QuestionAll... (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 11:05 PM Response to Reply #16 |
34. like labias and all those folds and things to keep clean? |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 11:18 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. Labia reduction surgery is somewhat common. Do you ascribe it to sloth, too? |
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QuestionAll... (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 11:24 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. I'm not sure what your eyeroll is about... |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 10:48 AM Response to Reply #34 |
67. You may be on to something -- however |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 08:36 AM Response to Reply #16 |
53. Answers |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 07:28 PM Response to Original message |
18. What I think is funny |
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Zookeeper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 10:33 PM Response to Reply #18 |
28. What if the "complete bitch" just found it.... |
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question everything (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 10:51 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. LOL. This was an episode in "Sex and the City" |
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Zookeeper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 11:00 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. Oh. |
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Zookeeper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 02:33 AM Response to Reply #30 |
42. I think I misunderstood you... |
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question everything (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 03:07 PM Response to Reply #42 |
73. No, you did not |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 08:34 AM Response to Reply #28 |
52. Well I do think men who complain about "repulsive fat chicks" |
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Zookeeper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 03:45 PM Response to Reply #52 |
79. Yeah, that wasn't a good analogy... |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 04:00 PM Response to Reply #79 |
83. It's fine to have a preference |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 03:47 PM Response to Reply #52 |
80. I Thought We Were The Party Of Personal Choice |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 04:00 PM Response to Reply #80 |
84. See my answer to above post |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 04:05 PM Response to Reply #84 |
87. I Find Certain "Things" Appealing And "Unappealing" |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 04:12 PM Response to Reply #87 |
89. Yes |
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mentalsolstice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 07:31 PM Response to Original message |
19. I'm glad he comes to the dinner table with his cap off |
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JeffR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 07:32 PM Response to Original message |
20. Ah, cut it out |
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ComerPerro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 07:35 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. bwahahaha |
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ComerPerro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 07:33 PM Response to Original message |
21. you missed the standard choice: "not sure / undecided" |
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ComerPerro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 07:36 PM Response to Original message |
23. any tips for those concerned about their circumcision? |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 02:53 AM Response to Reply #23 |
44. Nothing off the top of the old head |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 09:04 PM Response to Original message |
25. 85% of the world's male population is not circumcised. That's a pretty huge number. |
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NV1962 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 09:50 PM Response to Original message |
26. I think circumcision is stupid butchery |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 08:29 AM Response to Reply #26 |
51. Why Couldn't I Conclude |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 03:44 PM Response to Reply #26 |
78. The studies on point don't talk about hygeine |
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SmellsLikeDeanSpirit (471 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 10:29 PM Response to Original message |
27. Glad I am. |
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Generic Brad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 10:41 PM Response to Original message |
29. How do I feel about it? |
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Ouabache (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 10:58 PM Response to Original message |
32. wow there sure are a lot of people getting a little snippy re this |
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njdemocrat106 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 11:21 PM Response to Original message |
36. I guess I'm kind of happy about it |
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Sparkle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 11:59 PM Response to Original message |
39. I have no use for foreskin. |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 12:05 AM Response to Original message |
40. Frankly, you should feel grateful! |
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QuestionAll... (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 12:20 AM Response to Original message |
41. a bit of history on circum... |
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chemenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 08:07 AM Response to Original message |
47. Circumcision makes it look bigger |
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CrownPrinceBandar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 08:13 AM Response to Original message |
48. Aw jeez!.......... |
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Zookeeper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 03:30 PM Response to Reply #48 |
75. .... |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 08:15 AM Response to Original message |
49. I am, and I'm glad. |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 08:37 AM Response to Reply #49 |
54. That Makes You As "Bad" As The Anti Circumcision Folks |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 08:19 AM Response to Original message |
50. I Don't Understand The "Loss Of Sensation" Argument |
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rainy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 08:40 AM Response to Original message |
56. I'm not a male but have slept with two un-circumcised men in my |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 08:42 AM Response to Reply #56 |
57. I Have Slept With Over Two Dozen Women And None Had Complaints |
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rainy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 08:44 AM Response to Reply #57 |
58. you are right but I did notice a difference. |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 08:48 AM Response to Reply #58 |
60. I'm Just Kidding.... |
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rainy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 08:52 AM Response to Reply #60 |
61. so true! |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 08:59 AM Response to Reply #61 |
63. I'm Trying Not To Post In It Any More |
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MrsT (427 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 10:10 AM Response to Reply #56 |
65. I found the opposite to be the case |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 08:48 AM Response to Original message |
59. I am circumcised |
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rainy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 08:55 AM Response to Reply #59 |
62. I seem to lean in that direction. I'm just a naturalist. Don't fuck with |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 09:08 AM Response to Reply #62 |
64. Agreed |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 10:15 AM Response to Original message |
66. Thank God My Parents Had Me Circumcised. Both My Sons Are As Well And I Woulda Had It No Other Way. |
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Efilroft Sul (827 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 10:51 AM Response to Original message |
68. I feel great, especially since my cut inspired Darth Vader's helmet. |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 10:53 AM Response to Original message |
69. Circumcised vs. Uncircumcised. I have pictures |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 11:00 AM Response to Original message |
71. Hell, I didn't even know I was circumcised until I was 17. |
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GoneOffShore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 11:03 AM Response to Original message |
72. In light of the new study |
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election_2004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 03:11 PM Response to Original message |
74. I'm circumcised, and quite happy with it |
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sakabatou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 03:34 PM Response to Original message |
76. Being that I was 8 days old, how could I object? |
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ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 03:40 PM Response to Original message |
77. yes: the only time I think about it |
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Akoto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 03:53 PM Response to Original message |
81. Uncircumcised, and ... |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 04:02 PM Response to Reply #81 |
85. That's Messed Up... |
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Akoto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 04:14 PM Response to Reply #85 |
90. Well ... |
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election_2004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 09:02 PM Response to Reply #90 |
93. No one has the right to judge you for it |
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HuffleClaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
88. kind of like asking a virgin about how they feel about sex if you ask me |
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ronnykmarshall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 04:24 PM Response to Original message |
91. I'm cut and it's no skin of my ..... |
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musiclawyer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 04:37 PM Response to Original message |
92. being uncut |
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nemo137 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 06:26 AM Response to Original message |
94. Not sure I'd do it to my son, but it's not something to worry about for me. |
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donheld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 07:12 AM Response to Original message |
95. People make far too big of a deal about circumcision |
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NV1962 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 07:24 AM Response to Reply #95 |
96. I'm uncut, and I care about keeping it so. Have a problem with that? |
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donheld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 07:31 AM Response to Reply #96 |
97. I absolutely do NOT have a problem with that. |
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