{"id":11229,"date":"2011-01-04T00:15:42","date_gmt":"2011-01-04T05:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anglicansamizdat.net\/wordpress\/?p=11229"},"modified":"2011-01-04T00:15:42","modified_gmt":"2011-01-04T05:15:42","slug":"a-story-that-brought-tears-to-my-eyes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anglicansamizdat.net\/wordpress\/a-story-that-brought-tears-to-my-eyes\/","title":{"rendered":"A story that brought tears to my eyes"},"content":{"rendered":"

From here<\/a>:<\/p>\n

DERBYSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM- A man cut off his testicles – then hurled them into a park.<\/p>\n

A report in The Sun said that the 22-year-old is believed to have performed the DIY castration in an attempt to change his gender. He then flung his unwanted privates into Queens Park, Chesterfield.<\/p>\n

The man, who was unnamed in the report, waited almost a full day before going to the hospital’s accident and emergency (A&E) unit. He reportedly told staff that he felt “a lot less pain” than he had expected.<\/p>\n

Some dog owners have reportedly ceased walking their pets in the park, worried about what their dogs might dig up.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is not as uncommon as I would have expected. The problem is rife<\/a> amongst Welsh rugby fans – and I should note that this individual was treated at Heath Hospital, a stone’s\u00a0 – or testicle’s – throw from where I used to live:<\/p>\n

A Welsh rugby fan cut off his own testicles after his team beat England, police confirmed today.<\/p>\n

The man was rushed to hospital after the incident at Leigh Social Club in Caerphilly, South Wales.<\/p>\n

It was reported that the man told his friends: “If Wales win I’ll cut my own balls off.”<\/p>\n

After the 11-9 victory in the Six Nations clash, the man is reported to have gone outside and severed his testicles before bringing them back into the club to show fellow drinkers.<\/p>\n

A local was reported as saying that the man was on medication and should not have been drinking.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And Anglican vicars are discarding their testicles<\/a> \u2013 those that have any \u2013 at an alarming<\/a> rate<\/a>:<\/p>\n

The first Church of England vicar to undergo a sex-change operation returned to a warm welcome from parishioners on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Around 100 people attended the service at St Philip’s Church in Upper Stratton, Swindon, Wiltshire.<\/p>\n

The only sour note for the Reverend Carol Stone, previously known to her congregation as Peter, came with a critical outburst from one woman who was escorted out.<\/p>\n

The other parishioners gave their minister a standing ovation.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

One assumes they were standing in sympathy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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