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

23 points by gwbas1c 4y ago

benj111 4y ago
So whats the legality of this? I mean it could be sexual harassment, but then its for science.... Asking for a friend.
- BizarroLand 4y ago
  Worst case, public indecency.
slaw 4y ago
Stock photo, boring essay and no link to original presentation.
- mikestew 4y 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/10.1111/j.1464-410X.2005.05797.x 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.
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- slingnow 4y ago
- iLemming 4y 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 4y 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 4y 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.

23 points by gwbas1c 4y ago

benj111 4y ago

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

BizarroLand 4y ago
Worst case, public indecency.

slaw 4y ago

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

mikestew 4y 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/10.1111/j.1464-410X.2005.05797.x 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.
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slingnow 4y ago
iLemming 4y 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 4y 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 4y 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.