Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site uwmacc.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!mcnc!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!uwvax!uwmacc!rick From: rick@uwmacc.UUCP (the absurdist) Newsgroups: net.kids Subject: Re: The Circumcision Decision !!! Message-ID: <838@uwmacc.UUCP> Date: Thu, 28-Mar-85 21:08:01 EST Article-I.D.: uwmacc.838 Posted: Thu Mar 28 21:08:01 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 31-Mar-85 05:20:08 EST References: <1350@decwrl.UUCP> Reply-To: rick@uwmacc.UUCP (Rick Keir) Organization: UWisconsin-Madison Academic Comp Center Lines: 14 Summary: Is there something I'm missing? I keep seeing these assertions that circumcision doesn't hurt if you do it right away. Surprise! Babies perceive the same sensations that older people do. Being cut with a knife hurts. Kids just can't verbalize what's hurting them when they scream. -- 'And I will do all these good works, and I will charge nothing! My only reward will be a tombstone that says "Here lies Gomez Addams -- he was good for nothing.' " -- from "The Addams Family" by Jack Sharkey Rick Keir -- MicroComputer Information Center, MACC 1210 West Dayton St/U Wisconsin Madison/Mad WI 53706 {allegra, ihnp4, seismo}!uwvax!uwmacc!rick