Thursday, June 03, 2010

Protect Your Junk

Squirm. 

Nearly 8,000 boys and young men ages 10 to 20 were treated for pubic region injuries in the nation’s emergency rooms last year, according to estimates from the Consumer Product Safety Commission. That’s up from about 7,300 injuries in 2008 and about 5,500 in 2007.

Most of those injuries were caused during sports or by accidents involving bicycles or skateboards, a review of cases reveals. But a growing number have been caused by so-called games known variously as “sack-tapping,” “nut tag,” or “Roshambo,” after a 1998 episode of the animated series “South Park” that popularized the painful practice.

Most young victims don’t want to admit they’ve participated, willingly or not.

(10) Comments
Posted by Owen at 1203 hrs
Culture

  1. Hmm…this is the third post in as many days relating injuries of and about the groinal region.  Is there something you’re not telling us?

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on June 03, 2010 at 1415 hrs


  2. I noticed that too.  Lot of news about that piece of anatomy lately.

    Posted by Owen on June 03, 2010 at 1416 hrs


  3. And here’s yet another one…Boy has testicle amputated after game of “sack tapping”  http://is.gd/cBnqd

    Posted by Chris from Racine on June 03, 2010 at 1433 hrs


  4. Sack Tapping…. Sounds like an activity from the same great minds that brought us “Vodka Eyeballing”
    http://www.ksdk.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=203397&catid=28

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on June 03, 2010 at 1434 hrs


  5. When I was in junior high a kid got whipped in the nards so hard with a wet towel in the locker room that he had to have surgery to repair some sort of rupture.  Poor bastard was wheelchair bound for a few weeks.

    We were avant garde at Washington Middle.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on June 03, 2010 at 1500 hrs


  6. Sadly, this was a “game” the was played when I was in HS back inthe 80’s.  It really needs to go away.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on June 03, 2010 at 1505 hrs


  7. Can I offer up some potential players? I can make a list…

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on June 03, 2010 at 1520 hrs


  8. Who plays “skins?”

    Posted by Owen on June 03, 2010 at 1521 hrs


  9. Never heard of “sack tapping” until your post today, but I do remember the “cup check” in gym class and baseball practice back in the 70’s admininstered by teammates at the coach’s request.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on June 03, 2010 at 1600 hrs


  10. Super post there! Comprehensive and well collated material. Thanks for sharing.
    Wall Graphics

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on June 08, 2010 at 1048 hrs


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