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Thousands Take Part In Mass Circumcision
WCCO News ^ | 04/14/2005 | (Associated Press)

Posted on 04/15/2005 6:31:16 AM PDT by bedolido

FES, Morocco (AP) The infant son of King Mohammed VI was circumcised Thursday, and thousands of Moroccans also went through the procedure in a massive show of solidarity for the prince, a news agency reported.

The circumcision of Moulay Hassan, the king’s only son, marked the start of three days of nationwide celebrations across the north African kingdom to honor the event. The boy turns 2 next month.

Some 5,000 boys were circumcised in Casablanca, Morocco’s largest city, and thousands more in other cities and towns, the official news agency MAP reported.

The ritual of circumcision, known as “t’hara” or purification in Morocco, signals the entry of young boys into the Muslim community. The practice—once mainly carried out by barbers— today takes place primarily under a doctor’s supervision.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: Minnesota
KEYWORDS: circumcision; mass; ouch; part; poorsobs; thousands
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To: BikerNYC

Surgery, too. In the middle ages, doctors didn't like getting their hands dirty :D


21 posted on 04/15/2005 6:45:02 AM PDT by Eepsy
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To: Darksheare

I was thinking of Theodoric, Barber of York from the old SNL's. Those were some sick skits.


22 posted on 04/15/2005 6:45:45 AM PDT by cjshapi
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To: cjshapi

The Julia Childs skit where they had her cutting off all her fingers.


23 posted on 04/15/2005 6:48:04 AM PDT by Darksheare (#####This tagline has been viciously run down to prevent it's escape. It has tire marks on it. #####)
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To: bedolido


"JOB ANNOUNCEMENT"

Immediate opening in the Circumcision Ward.

Many benefits. All the meat you want and some day you may get ahead.


24 posted on 04/15/2005 6:48:13 AM PDT by SR 50 (Larry)
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To: bedolido
"The practice—once mainly carried out by barbers..."

How about "Samurai Barber"!


25 posted on 04/15/2005 6:51:27 AM PDT by VRWCmember
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To: Howlin; Ed_NYC; MonroeDNA; widgysoft; Springman; Timesink; dubyaismypresident; Grani; coug97; ...
"But wait....perhaps we've been wrong to blindly follow the medical traditions and superstitions of the past century. Perhaps we should test those assumptions analytically through experimentation and the scientific method. Perhaps this scientific method could be extended to other fields such as natural science. Perhaps I could lead the way to an age of rebirth.................Naaaaaaaa!"
--Theodoric of York: Medieval Barber
OK, Cyborg...just one for now...

Just damn.

If you want on the list, FReepmail me. This IS a high-volume PING list...

26 posted on 04/15/2005 6:53:32 AM PDT by mhking (I have my towel. Do you have yours?)
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To: mhking

"Put some ice on that" comes to mind.


27 posted on 04/15/2005 6:54:26 AM PDT by cyborg
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To: bedolido

Ouch! I had this procedure performed on me when I was a baby and I couldn't walk for an entire year.


28 posted on 04/15/2005 6:54:37 AM PDT by Manic_Episode (OUT OF ORDER)
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To: bedolido
The worst thing to hear at a circumcision..........OOPS!

29 posted on 04/15/2005 7:01:30 AM PDT by Allosaurs_r_us (for a fee........I'm happy to be........Your BACKDOOR MAN!....Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap!)
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To: bedolido
"once mainly carried out by barbers"..."

Not Barbers, Berbers. This is North Africa, you know.

30 posted on 04/15/2005 7:01:41 AM PDT by Montfort (The Democrat Party -- The Party of Death)
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To: bedolido

This might be the answer for lawyers...........

Why do lawyers wear neckties?

Keeps the foreskins from popping over their heads.


31 posted on 04/15/2005 7:01:41 AM PDT by kahoutek
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To: bedolido
The boy turns 2 next month.

They wait until they're almost two years old! Holy cr*p! Talk about tramatic.

32 posted on 04/15/2005 7:07:54 AM PDT by ValenB4 (God bless Pope John Paul II, a true man of peace.)
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To: bedolido

Why does some joke about a wallet and a briefcase come to mind?


33 posted on 04/15/2005 7:08:44 AM PDT by Lekker 1 ("There is not the slightest indication that nuclear energy will ever be attainable"- Albert Einstein)
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To: VRWCmember

LOL!


34 posted on 04/15/2005 7:09:17 AM PDT by GodBlessUSA (US Troops, past, present and future, God Bless You and Thank You! Prayers said for our Heroes!)
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To: mhking
Yippee! A Just Damn!
Hope you are doing well, Mh! Miss the Just Damns :)
35 posted on 04/15/2005 7:10:19 AM PDT by GodBlessUSA (US Troops, past, present and future, God Bless You and Thank You! Prayers said for our Heroes!)
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To: bedolido
The practice—once mainly carried out by barbers

And Berbers.

Berber barbers butcher babies.

36 posted on 04/15/2005 7:10:27 AM PDT by ValenB4 (God bless Pope John Paul II, a true man of peace.)
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To: bedolido

Do it with pinking shears and put those French Tickler manufactures out of business.


37 posted on 04/15/2005 7:11:27 AM PDT by Piquaboy (22 year veteran of the Army, Air Force and Navy, Pray for all our military .)
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To: cjshapi; mhking

Does anybody else remember the SNL parody automobile commercial where the rabbi performed a bris in the backseat of a car? It was a parody of the Ford diamond-cutting commercial to illustrate the smooth ride. The front tire hits a pothole just as the rabbi is making the delicate cut. It was pretty amusing.


38 posted on 04/15/2005 7:13:16 AM PDT by VRWCmember
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To: VRWCmember

In a related incident, some couldn't find scissors and attempted the ordinance with pinking shears.


39 posted on 04/15/2005 7:17:08 AM PDT by azhenfud ("He who is always looking up seldom finds others' lost change...")
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To: VRWCmember
I remember that SNL bit.

I still laugh just thinking about it.

40 posted on 04/15/2005 7:17:35 AM PDT by chs68
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