Caduceus Newsletter: Valentine’s Day 2007 Special Edition  (When it’s true love, it will last forever, right?)

 Every student of animal behavior (or Human Sexuality) should have a copy:

·                                 Hardcover: 235 pages

·                                 Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson (October 13, 2005)

·                                 ISBN: 0297851128

 

1.   Woman faces prison after setting boyfriend's penis on fire  (OOOOOH, that must have hurt…but only for a moment…)     Appearing in the September 12, 2006 Canadian Press.            
2.  You know, there’s a reason why most recipients of the Darwin Awards are MEN     
3. Man Accidentally Shoots Himself in Groin – from the Associated Press, November 16, 2006. 
         
4.  In case you ever wondered about men who wear kilts         
5.  True, it’s only February, but Memorial Day and the 4th of July, with its outdoor grills, will be here before you know it.         
6.  Paris Hilton look-alike of the future.  WARNING:  VIEWING THIS IMAGE LONGER THAN NECESSARY MAY INDUCE “ABES”, i.e.  Acquired Burning Eyeball Syndrome!!! 

 

 

 1.   Woman faces prison after setting boyfriend's penis on fire  (OOOOOH, that must have hurt…but only for a moment…)          

Woman faces prison after setting boyfriend's penis on fire 

Canadian Press
Sept. 12, 2006 07:37 PM

MONTREAL - Sentencing arguments will begin in November for a woman who followed in the footsteps of Lorena Bobbitt, the Virginia woman who gained infamy in 1993 for slicing off her husband's penis.

Andree Rene's weapon of choice was fondue fuel.

Following an argument in April, 2001, the woman set her boyfriend's penis on fire as he slept.

The 52-year-old man suffered third-degree burns in the pelvic area and on his chest. He spent a month in hospital.

Rene was found guilty of aggravated assault last year.

Sentencing arguments begin Nov. 21.

It's not clear why so much time elapsed between conviction and sentencing.

The maximum sentence is 14 years in prison.

The Crown attorney said he will ask for a jail term, but wouldn't elaborate on how many years in prison he will seek.

Rene remains free on bail until sentencing.

Legal analyst Steven Slimovitch said Rene could avoid a jail sentence, unless she acted with premeditation.

 

 

2.  You know, there’s a reason why most recipients of the Darwin Awards are MEN…     

Chicago Sun-Times News Archive (March 17, 2006)

 

Man severs own penis, throws it at officers

 

BY ERIC HERMAN Staff Reporter

 

Before cops threw the book at him, Jakub Fik threw something

unusual at them -- his penis.

 

Fik, 33, cut off his own penis during a Northwest Side

rampage Wednesday morning. When confronted by police, Fik

hurled several knives and his severed organ at the officers,

police said. Officers stunned him with a Taser and took him

into custody.

 

"We took him out without any serious injury, with the

exception of his own," said Chicago Police Sgt. Edward Dolan

of the 16th District.

 

Doctors at Northwestern Memorial Hospital reattached Fik's

penis Wednesday, sources said. He was listed in good

condition Thursday, according to hospital spokesman Andrew

Buchanan, who declined to comment further.

 

Fik, who lives in the 5400 block of W. Berenice, is charged

with two counts of aggravated assault and one count of

criminal damage to property, said Officer Laura Kubiak. He

told paramedics he was distraught over problems with his

girlfriend in Poland, Dolan said.

 

Police arrived on Fik's block at 8:20 a.m. Wednesday after

receiving reports he was smashing car windows, Dolan said.

Fik then broke into a house down the block. A group of six

or seven officers assembled in front of the house, Dolan

said.

 

The occupants were not home, he added.

 

Fik was bleeding when the officers arrived and may have

already cut off his organ, Dolan said.

 

"At that point, this guy came running out, naked, with a

handful of knives . . . and started throwing knives at the

police officers that were 10, 20, 30 feet away," Dolan said.

 

Fik threw his penis during the confrontation, too, Dolan

said. He then went back into the house and re-emerged with

"another handful of knives," Dolan said.

 

Dolan sneaked to the side of the bungalow's front steps and

stunned Fik with the Taser. Fik fought back when officers

went to restrain him, Dolan said.

 

"About 10 feet from the front porch, right on the sidewalk,

was his penis," Dolan said.

 

Dr. Greg Bales, associate professor of urology at the

University of Chicago, said severed penises are uncommon but

surgery usually works.

 

"As long as the penis is placed on ice and reattached within

a few hours, the success is usually pretty good," Bales

said.

 

Contributing: Annie Sweeney

eherman@suntimes.com

 

3. Man Accidentally Shoots Himself in Groin – from the Associated Press, November 16, 2006.           

Updated:2006-11-16 14:59:48

Man Accidentally Shoots Himself in Groin

AP

WICHITA, Kan. (Nov. 15) - A botched kidnapping ended with one of the assailants shooting himself in the groin, Wichita police said. The man had just stuck the gun back into his waistband when it fired, shooting him in the left testicle.

He cringed, causing the gun to fire again and strike him in the left calf.

When the shooting ended, the 23-year-old man managed to walk himself into the hospital for treatment, police said. He and his two accomplices, ages 18 and 20, were arrested for aggravated attempted kidnapping and conspiracy to obstruct justice.

The men were attempting to kidnap a teen in a dispute over stereo speakers, police said.

11/15/06 16:18 EST

 

Ed. Note:  Don’t ya just hate it when this happens?

 

4.  In case you ever wondered about men who wear kilts…         

 

 

5.  True, it’s only February, but Memorial Day and the 4th of July, with its outdoor grills, will be here before you know it.        

HAPPY FOURTH GUYS...careful now!

 

6.  Paris Hilton look-alike of the future.  WARNING:  VIEWING THIS IMAGE LONGER THAN NECESSARY MAY INDUCE “ABES”, i.e.  Acquired Burning Eyeball Syndrome!!! 



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Dr. Stan Eisen, Director
Preprofessional Health Programs
Biology Department
Christian Brothers University

650 East Parkway South
Memphis, TN 38104

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