What body part do you value more?

What body part do you value more?

Poll: What body part do you value more?

Total Members Polled: 59

Limb: 49%
Genitals: 42%
Don’t know: 8%
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Discussion

Skeptisk

Original Poster:

8,720 posts

121 months

Monday 24th March
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Apologies in advance for what might seem like a slightly bizarre thread. I’ve been reading up a bit on Chinese emperors and concubines and as part of that how males working in the royal household were castrated as they had to be eunuchs. Rather fascinating if uncomfortable subject (if you are a man!) Apparently they started off just cutting off the testes (as too many died from having both cut off) but eventually they “perfected” the operation so that both could be removed with an acceptable death rate!!

I could hardly imagine much worse. However losing any part of your body must be bad. So if you were forced into a choice, what would you choose to lose first?

geeks

10,110 posts

151 months

Monday 24th March
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Skeptisk said:
So if you were forced into a choice, what would you choose to lose first?
My appendix.... but that may not be what you meant hehe

Gary29

4,443 posts

111 months

Monday 24th March
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I doubt the queue outside the job centre was very long for that gig if they were the terms.

If push came to shove I'd lose an arm as my first choice. But I'd choose two working legs over anything else, especially at my age.

P-Jay

10,953 posts

203 months

Monday 24th March
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I read about that a few years ago, as far as I can remember the improved method was to completely emasculate the 'lucky' boy, then insert a hot copper tube directly into urethra before cauterising the larger wound.

If they didn't bleed to death during the procedure, or later one from a urethra blockage or infection, they could look forward to a life of being a boy until they died.

The st we used to do to each other and still do sometimes. We're not that civilised really.

LimaDelta

7,192 posts

230 months

Monday 24th March
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Slightly O/T...

The religious vow of celibacy was seen as an improvement on castration, but the logic was the same. If one is unable to produce offspring, then in theory there should be no incentive to feather one's nest to benefit said offspring, and instead one's life work was for the benefit of society as a whole.

I suggest castrating MPs. For the same reason, of course. A vow of celibacy is unlikely to work in their case.

Chauffard

823 posts

9 months

Monday 24th March
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Do some reading about the Castrati.

An Italian lad in the 1700s having a lovely singing voice would be well advised to be slightly apprehensive when a renowned singing teacher paid his family a visit, " cut off what Mum ? ".

Douglas Quaid

2,541 posts

97 months

Monday 24th March
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I use my penis regularly. I also use my arms and legs but I’d cut any of those off before my long John. I have a wife to keep happy as well so it’s a pretty selfless decision really…

White-Noise

4,949 posts

260 months

Monday 24th March
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This day and age surely you would pick to lose a leg. You could get a fake one and still do almost anything you could beforehand. I'm assuming we aren't going back in time for the procedure cop

I mean also imagine the stress and hormone problems you would also suffer not busting a nut. Nah ill pass on that

entropy

5,859 posts

215 months

Monday 24th March
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Jasandjules

70,765 posts

241 months

Monday 24th March
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I think I would find another job....

cliffords

2,218 posts

35 months

Monday 24th March
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Pistonheads is generally much more interesting and surprising than the TV.

Skeptisk

Original Poster:

8,720 posts

121 months

Tuesday 25th March
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I am surprised it is nearly 50/50 but then there are a lot of old farts on PH that have had plenty of sex and also had children.

STe_rsv4

856 posts

110 months

Tuesday 25th March
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Douglas Quaid said:
I use my penis regularly. I also use my arms and legs but I’d cut any of those off before my long John. I have a wife to keep happy as well so it’s a pretty selfless decision really…
I wouldn't worry too much about it... your wife seemed pretty happy after I left yesterday.

Mr Penguin

2,991 posts

51 months

Tuesday 25th March
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Easy answer. Apart from anything else, a prosthetic arm can have different attachments so could be more versatile than the v1.
I once read a thread on Reddit where someone had penile cancer and was facing the choice between amputation and death. The poster preferred death, his wife preferred amputation. That sounds like a tougher decision.

ThingsBehindTheSun

1,722 posts

43 months

Tuesday 25th March
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Skeptisk said:
I am surprised it is nearly 50/50 but then there are a lot of old farts on PH that have had plenty of sex and also had children.
51 here, I would rather keep my arm personally. I use my arm a lot more on a day to day basis that I ever use my penis.

tribalsurfer

1,190 posts

131 months

Tuesday 25th March
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ThingsBehindTheSun said:
51 here, I would rather keep my arm personally. I use my arm a lot more on a day to day basis that I ever use my penis.
You have 51 kids ???

Funky Squirrel

411 posts

84 months

Tuesday 25th March
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Loosing an arm would mean no more working on cars or other hobbies I have.

A prosthetic leg would be the best of a bad situation.

Genitals.... Well the todger could double as a leg biggrin

Soloman Dodd

400 posts

54 months

Tuesday 25th March
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Chauffard said:
Do some reading about the Castrati.

An Italian lad in the 1700s having a lovely singing voice would be well advised to be slightly apprehensive when a renowned singing teacher paid his family a visit, " cut off what Mum ? ".
This reminds me of an episode of "Plebs".