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Irrationality of Neonatal Circumcision

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Jack

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Aug 7, 2008, 9:55:15 AM8/7/08
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I'd love to hear the rational argument for using anesthesia for neonatal
circumcisions, but only half the time in the US. How could such an advanced
medical tradition continue such an egregious and glaring inconsistency.
Year after year after year.


ProfQ

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Aug 11, 2008, 10:18:28 AM8/11/08
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Hey Jack, thanks for teaching me a new word: egregious

Conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible

Jack

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Aug 11, 2008, 11:15:18 AM8/11/08
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"ProfQ" <pse...@intellectual.info> wrote in message
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Yeah like the 800 gorilla.


ProfQ

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Aug 12, 2008, 6:21:15 PM8/12/08
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Huh? Come again?

Jack

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Aug 14, 2008, 9:15:55 AM8/14/08
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"ProfQ" <pse...@intellectual.info> wrote in message
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that 800 pound gorilla thing that people say


ProfQ

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Aug 14, 2008, 1:39:29 PM8/14/08
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Jack wrote:
> "ProfQ" <pse...@intellectual.info> wrote in message
> news:g7t2d2$nl0$2...@registered.motzarella.org...
>> Jack wrote:
>>> "ProfQ" <pse...@intellectual.info> wrote in message
>>> news:g7phnn$veq$1...@registered.motzarella.org...
>>>> Jack wrote:
>>>>> I'd love to hear the rational argument for using anesthesia for
>>>>> neonatal
>>>>> circumcisions, but only half the time in the US. How could such an
>>>>> advanced
>>>>> medical tradition continue such an egregious and glaring inconsistency.
>>>>> Year after year after year.
>>>> Hey Jack, thanks for teaching me a new word: egregious
>>>>
>>>> Conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Yeah like the 800 gorilla.
>> Huh? Come again?
>>
> that 800 pound gorilla thing that people say
>
>
Sorry, that's lost on me. We don't have any 800 pound gorilla "things"
in my country ...

Jack

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Aug 14, 2008, 2:52:34 PM8/14/08
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"ProfQ" <pse...@intellectual.info> wrote in message
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We do. In the USA. It's like the Emperor's New Clothes. When a group of
people recognize something obvious but everyone pretends it's not there we
say it's like pretending you don't see an 800 pound gorilla in the room.
Sometimes the gorilla can weigh more or less but 800 pounds seems to be
optimal. Also there is some species variation with elephant being second
most popular.


ProfQ

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Aug 14, 2008, 3:38:23 PM8/14/08
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Thanks, Jack. I had no idea what it was. It's like lions walking down
Eloff Street in Johannesburg. Same idea.

Jack

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Aug 15, 2008, 9:54:50 AM8/15/08
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"ProfQ" <pse...@intellectual.info> wrote in message
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lol yeah sounds about right


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