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From: mcewan@uiucdcs.CS.UIUC.EDU
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Subject: Re: The worst (historical) surgical
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Date: Tue, 11-Feb-86 11:41:00 EST
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Nf-From: uiucdcs.CS.UIUC.EDU!mcewan    Feb 11 10:41:00 1986


>>parts of the world.  But that's nothing compared to what they do in certain
>>tribes of Africa: they sew together the labia major, leaving only a tiny hole -
>>sort of a surgical chasitity belt.
>
>
>Actually, I've heard that this is a part of the female circumcision procedure
>done in certain countries in Africa.  The actual procedure is far more brutal
>than what you describe.  Many times done without an anaesthetic or sterilized
>instruments.

I don't understand this joke. Could someone explain it to me?

			Scott McEwan
			{ihnp4,pur-ee}!uiucdcs!mcewan

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