Posted on 06/28/2008 5:40:54 PM PDT by Coffee200am
(June 25) - It was the cut heard round the world.
Exactly 15 years ago this week the world first heard the story of John Wayne and Lorena Bobbitt. John Wayne, an ex-Marine, was accused of coming home drunk and raping his wife. Lorena was accused of retaliating by cutting off her husband's penis while he was asleep.
Lorena went from anonymous to notorious - her story the subject of countless newspaper and magazine articles. Now in her first ever network morning show interview she discusses how she's using her notoriety to help others.
"All of a sudden, my private life is out in the open and it's an open book and a lot of people know my history," she told The Early Show "Sometimes I couldn't even go to the grocery store to buy food because I would be recognized."
(Excerpt) Read more at blackvoices.com ...
T’was the unkindest cut of all.
This could be a funny thread.
Off with his head!
Interesting story during an erection year.
Haven’t we heard enough about her?
Just don't go in there and ask her to bob it.
I heard she became a Muslim Jihadist, specializing in beheadings.
Oh, dear! At the time we had a joke here in Louisiana. (And these towns really do exist.) That the Bobbits were originally from La. She was from a town called Cut Off and he was from a town called Dry Prong.
And the story going around Iowa was that he was moving to Algona, IA, world headquarters of Snap-On Tools.
Other things not to say when in her salon:
"Just take about an inch off the top"
"Keep the tip"
accused? she did it.
I know. They caught her red-handed.
(GROAN)
I bet she gets strange stares at the meat market too.
/groan
Gee! LOL. I sure hope this thread doesn’t devolve into a series of crude and lame penis jokes. { /sarc }
Another thread for the not-a-ping list.
I wonder if she ever remarried? That would have to be the bravest man on the planet.
Lorena didn’t do it right. If it were my husband, there would not have been anything left to sew back on.
Especially when she orders the sliced salami.
Or the dumbest.
According to the article, she has had a long-term relationship (14 years) with her fiance. She also has a little girl with the guy.
And yeah, he might be either the bravest or dumbest man on the planet.
Odds are he’s not cheating on her though ...
And those serrated knives are just adding insult to injury.
What's wrong with a nice big kitchen carving knife, 8 inches or so?
Including the 8" "petite-chef" kitchen knife. Great stuff.
Well, she threw it away, but it was recovered later, largely intact.
Are you saying you'd put it into a meat grinder?
I have the thrid one down, in a pearl handle. Use it every day. Great knives for kitchen work.
If she had opened up 16 years ago, there wouldn’t be any story......
Mix it in with the chorizo ...
She was merciful; she could have used PINKING SHEARS, to make it difficult to sew back on.
This story is disgusting. Trade a male for Lorena and the incident consisting of a woman having her breasts cut off. That man would still be years from a parole hearing yet when a female perpetrates such horror on a man the story is trivialized to comic book status.
Makes my stomach turn just to read about this butchery and especially about how this female monster doesn’t have a normal life.
Maybe if you read the article you wouldn’t have had to ask that question.
A. "You gonna eat that?"
They’re Cutco... which means they’re ALL good. I have a set of those. I got roped into trying to sell them over 30 years ago. Wasn’t any good at selling, but I got a great discount on them, as we were required to buy our own set of samples. Most of my knives are still going strong, except for a couple of the steak knives, and I replaced a couple of other ones. Good deals on eBay too. :P
Thank you for posting the first intelligent and insightful comment on this thread.
You're probably right about that.
Y'know, I just don't think I could marry someone who had a history of doing physical abuse to their opposite number... regardless of whether it was a man or woman.
Yes, John Bobbitt raped her... however, were I a man, no matter how great of a guy I were, I would probably not be willing to chance it with her, knowing that she'd severed her ex-husband's penis.
And as a woman, if I knew a guy had a reputation for partner abuse, rape, and/or whatever kind of bad treatment, I'd walk the other way. I don't care how good the guy looked; knowing that about him would kill off the attraction.
I grew up with a father who never hesitated to hit us kids whenever the h3ll he d@mn well felt like it... and I'd sure as h3ll never put up with it from some other man.
I'm also 6'1", so my size is something of a deterrent to that sort of thing happening. I'm just not quite as vulnerable as a woman a foot smaller. Most of the guys who'd taunt a small woman with "oh, you're so cute when you're angry" would run the other way when I got steamed up.
OTOH, Bobbitt did rape her, and if she'd killed him in self-defense, depending on the circumstances, he might well have deserved it.
Makes my stomach turn just to read about this butchery and especially about how this female monster doesn’t have a normal life.
IMO, both of them should have probably been put away... he for raping her, and she for cutting off his penis.
We are waaaay past that!!
Yup. I agree 100%. IMO, that goes for both Bobbitts, John and Lorena... I wouldn't trust either of them as far as I could throw them.
Um, he was accused of raping her after coming home drunk. Apparently she was opened up, but rather forcibly.
No meat grinder. Would have fed it to the dogs.
Well done!
I aim to please...and miss to annoy.
Interesting way to bump the thread. But I prefer the more humorous posts. Maybe you could try decaf.
Tell you what..I’ll try decaf, if you try to read the stories before posting. Deal?
No deal on stories like this. It’s cultural fluff. Here’s a hint: If Slings and Arrows gets pinged, it ain’t a serious topic.
You apparently enjoy cultural fluff because this is at least your second post. Why can’t you admit you were wrong? You commented before reading the article and appeared foolish. However, when called on it, you get defensive and blame the topic instead of taking any personal responsibility. It is a sign of strength, not weakness, to admit when you’re wrong. Try it sometime.
You apparently enjoy cultural fluff because this is at least your second post.
***Yup. Sometimes.
Why can’t you admit you were wrong? You commented before reading the article and appeared foolish.
***Who cares? It’s cultural fluff. It’s not a serious policy discussion. Here, this will make you feel better: I was wrong.
However, when called on it, you get defensive and blame the topic instead of taking any personal responsibility.
***Again I say, try decaf.
It is a sign of strength, not weakness, to admit when you’re wrong.
***OK, how about now. I was wrong.
Try it sometime.
***Try bran muffins sometime.
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