In 1983, a Professor Gave a Urology Conference Presentation Nobody Would Forget

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by gwbas1c • 4 years ago

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benj111• 4 years ago

So whats the legality of this? I mean it could be sexual harassment, but then its for science....

Asking for a friend.

BizarroLand• 4 years ago

Worst case, public indecency.

slaw• 4 years ago

Stock photo, boring essay and no link to original presentation.

mikestew• 4 years ago

And it's just a rehash of one person's telling of the story, the original for which can be found here (scroll past about three other papers, or search "communicate new scientific"):

https://bjui-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.11...

To the article's credit, it does have that link in it, I just dug it out.

iLemming• 4 years ago

Hahaha... Reminded me an old, Soviet-era Russian that joke goes like this:

A bunch of farmers gather around the village club for what previously was announced as "a big shot professor comes all the way from the city to present a lecture titled 'what is love...'"

The professor goes on the stage and sets up the equipment; there's a projector beam; people are excited; he starts talking: "There are different types of love..."

The audience: "Slides... show us some slides!"

Professor keeps talking. "There's love between a man and a woman..."

The audience: "Any slides there?..."

Professor: "And sometimes, there's love between two women..."

The audience: "What about slides?..."

Professor: "Sometimes, there's love between men..."

Someone shouts: "Slides, please..."

Professor: "And of course, sometimes we feel this deep, profound love for our motherland. And now, I'll show you some slides..."

GekkePrutser• 4 years ago

It was here that several people in the front row – some of whom could have been partners of urologists attending the lecture before the evening ball – began to scream.

I kinda doubt this part. Weird as it is, urologists would be no stranger to erect penises. And why would they bring their wives to a boring medical lecture if they're not doctors? Sounds like some exaggeration for effect. I think it would have been more gasping or booing than screaming.

This whole injection thing sounds highly uncomfortable by the way, no wonder it didn't really take off. At least they found a better way soon after..

serf• 4 years ago

And why would they bring their wives to a boring medical lecture if they're not doctors?

the same reason I bring my bored significant other to programming conventions; I love them and I prefer to spend time with them whenever I can -- plus it's always fun to judge the catering alongside an insider.

In 1983, a Professor Gave a Urology Conference Presentation Nobody Would Forget

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