Dillinger's Penis?
JWA...@news.delphi.com
penis (something like 18") and that it was stored in the Smithsonian
or some similar institution. Any info on this?
jon
Jeff
couple people named Wallace. Sorry I can't give you the exact one. I think the
list in question was "People with exceptionally large body parts".
- Jeff "Is that a gun in your pocket..." Jetton
William E. VanHorne
>JWA...@DELPHI.COM <JWA...@news.delphi.com> writes:
>
>>I remember reading quite a while ago that John Dillinger had a humongous
>>penis (something like 18") and that it was stored in the Smithsonian
>>or some similar institution. Any info on this?
>
>couple people named Wallace. Sorry I can't give you the exact one. I think the
>list in question was "People with exceptionally large body parts".
Used to be true, but now isn't. Dillinger's penis is now stored in one of
Benedict Mikkelbury's (snopes') kitchen cabinets until the next AFU
left-coast gathering at which point ... well, it gets pretty disturbing from
here on, and since this is a gamily newsfroup I'll skip the description.
---Bill "just think Volvos, pool drains, and (shudder) Nutella" VanHorne
a.j.cribbin
: I remember reading quite a while ago that John Dillinger had a humongous
: or some similar institution. Any info on this?
: jon
no, but I heard that Napoleon Bonapart had a very small penis.
It was removed after he died and is still preserved somewhere.
Apparently he was virtually impotent. To quash this rumour his
officers brought in a group of young women to his headquarters
in a hope that one of them could get between the sheets with
him and so save his reputation. They also put about stories of
his exploits, though by all accounts the women had no success...
Andrew J. Cribbin
Michael E. Dey
>: I remember reading quite a while ago that John Dillinger had a humongous
>: penis (something like 18") and that it was stored in the Smithsonian
>: or some similar institution. Any info on this?
>
So sez afu faq: 'F. Gangster John Dillinger's long wang is pickled in a
jar at/near Smithsonian'
But, I will agree with a previous poster: I do remember reading in the
1984(?) Book Of Lists, and seeing that the number attached to this
empennage was 14 inches. How veracious is this source?
Boy am I hungry; on the verge of voracious even.
--
Michael Dey
School of Engineering and Applied Scince National Center for
University of Colorado at Boulder Atmospheric Research
d...@rintintin.colorado.edu d...@ncar.ucar.edu
Chris Fishel
> >JWA...@DELPHI.COM (JWA...@news.delphi.com) wrote:
> >: I remember reading quite a while ago that John Dillinger had a humongous
> >: penis (something like 18") and that it was stored in the Smithsonian
> >: or some similar institution. Any info on this?
> So sez afu faq: 'F. Gangster John Dillinger's long wang is pickled in a
> jar at/near Smithsonian'
>
> But, I will agree with a previous poster: I do remember reading in the
> 1984(?) Book Of Lists, and seeing that the number attached to this
>
From the Book of Lists #2 (copyright 1980), excerpted under either 'fair
use' or 'blatant plagiarism':
"Members of Society -- 5 Preserved Sex Organs of Famous Men
...
4) John Dillinger
One of the controversial legends of the 20th century concerns the
disposition of bank robber and badman John Dilinger's private parts. When
Dillinger was allegedly shot to death by the FBI in front of a Chicago
movie theater in 1934, his corpse was taken to the morgue for dissection by
forensic pathologists. That was where the legend began. The gangster's
penis -- reported as 14 in. flaccid, 20 in. erect -- was supposedly
amputated by an overenthusiastic pathologist. After that, many persons
heard that the penis had been seen (always by someone else) preserved in
a showcase at the Smithsonian Institution. Since the publication of the
_book of Lists 1_, the authors have recieved a great number of letters
asking if the story of Dillinger's pickled penis is true. The editors
called the Smithsonian to prove the story myth or fact and museum curators
denied any knowledge of such an exhibit. If it is not among the
65 million objects on display at the Smithsonian, how did the rumor begin?
Tour guides at the museum believe that years ago, many people mistakenly
entered the building next door to the Smithsonian, thinking it was part
of the same complex; it was, however, a different museum altogether --
the Medical Museum of the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology -- and it
housed gruesome displays of diseased and oversized body parts, including
penises and testes, as well as pictures of victims of gunshot wounds.
It was here that some visitors claimed they had seen Dillingers giant
penis. The collection has since been moved to the Walter Reed Army
Medical Center [If there's ever an AFU DC, maybe this should be on
the itenerary -- Editor's note], but its operators also deny that
Dilinger's organ has ever been one of its display."
Now, as for the voracity of the story itself: As they note, "many
persons heard that the penis had been seen (always by someone else)"
at the Smithsonian -- a classic example of FOAFism in action. Also,
the two locations that may have had said penis deny ever having
possession of it. Even the penis's removal is merely something
that "supposedly" happened. And there's no indication of where
it was "reported" that Dillinger's wanger was 14 in. (Was it the
autopsy report? If so, (a) why were they reporting it? It
hardly seems like standard information that they'd obtain; (b)
how did they determine the flaccid vs erect issue? Or, as is
more likely, is the whole "That Dillinger's got a huge penis"
thing just an unsubstantiated rumor?) Anyways, if you had a
burning desire to add to the FAQ, I'd suggest:
(U): Dillinger's penis was really huge
(Fb): Dillinger's penis was removed after death.
As for the _Book of List_'s voracity: Well, there's something
a bit slip-shod about including Dillinger on the list based on
a completely unsubstantiated (and probably unfounded) rumor. On
the other hand, at least they present it as rumor rather than
established fact. Which makes the Dillinger entry a lot better
than, say, their list of Unfortunate Product Names (in _The Book
of Lists: the '90s Edition), which presents as fact the "Chevy Novas
didn't sell in Latin America because 'nova' means 'doesn't go' in
Spanish" and "Coca-Cola in Chinese means 'bite the wax tadpole'"
ULs. Or the description of the Fox sisters in the list "10
Gahstly Ghosts" from the first _Book of Lists_, which never
bothers to mention that the sisters admitted to faking it.
Chris "T: The Book of Lists is a heck of a UL vector" Fishel
David Silberberg
ct...@kelvin.seas.Virginia.EDU (Chris Fishel) wrote:
>d...@rintintin.Colorado.EDU (Michael Dey) writes:
>> >JWA...@DELPHI.COM (JWA...@news.delphi.com) wrote:
>> >: I remember reading quite a while ago that John Dillinger had a humongous
>> >: penis (something like 18") and that it was stored in the Smithsonian
>> >: or some similar institution. Any info on this?
(too many attributions - someone wrote that original passage)
From "J. Edgar Hoover - The Man and the Secrets" by Curt Gentry, a photo of
Dillinger on a slab in Cook County morgue, the sheet covering him
protruding in such a way that it looks like he has a double-digit-inch
penis.
The caption to the photo: "This photo also made history, of sorts. The
position of Dillinger's hands, and rigor mortis, led to the myth that the
outlaw had a foot-long penis. The Smithsonian still receives about a
hundred inquiries a year, asking if it is on display."
David Silberberg
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In 1963 while awaiting for a bus, me and my room mate looked into the basement window of the medical museum and on a shelf at the end of the row was a large jar with a big long cock inside floating. On the side of the jar was a label that said; John Dillinger's penis. It approximately 12-14" long and the same size from end to end and a normal head on it. Just a long penis!! It was not huge (big around) but it was not a pencil dick either. We all looked at it and others standing there came to look and said OMG that says it belonged to John Dillinger. Now the medical museum can say all they want but we seen it and if they say it didn't happen well they are lying!! I could give a crap about it but it did happen and the smithsonian medical museum did or does have it. Abner
Mark Shaw
> In 1963 while awaiting for a bus, me and my room mate looked into
> the basement window of the medical museum
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Lee Ayrton
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> In 1963 while awaiting for a bus, me and my room mate looked into the basement window of the medical museum and on a shelf at the end of the row was a large jar with a big long cock inside floating. On the side of the jar was a label that said; John Dillinger's penis. It approximately 12-14" long and the same size from end to end and a normal head on it. Just a long penis!! It was not huge (big around) but it was not a pencil dick either. We all looked at it and others standing there came to look and said OMG that says it belonged to John Dillinger. Now the medical museum can say all they want but we seen it and if they say it didn't happen well they are lying!! I could give a crap about it but it did happen and the smithsonian medical museum did or does have it. Abner
>
Lee "Dillinger was a big prick" Ayrton
Bill Hileman
> In 1963 while awaiting for a bus, me and my room mate looked into the basement window of the medical museum and on a shelf at the end of the row was a large jar with a big long cock inside floating. On the side of the jar was a label that said; John Dillinger's penis. It approximately 12-14" long and the same size from end to end and a normal head on it. Just a long penis!! It was not huge (big around) but it was not a pencil dick either. We all looked at it and others standing there came to look and said OMG that says it belonged to John Dillinger. Now the medical museum can say all they want but we seen it and if they say it didn't happen well they are lying!! I could give a crap about it but it did happen and the smithsonian medical museum did or does have it. Abner
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