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- From: karsten@netcom.com (karsten)
- Subject: Re: Don't laugh, but
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- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 20:08:05 GMT
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- harwell@TENET.EDU (Anne Burton Harwell) writes:
- > ...what is an ampallang? Karsten, I need help here...
-
- Having second thoughts about answering that personal ad?
-
- Here's an excerpt from the rec.arts.bodyart FAQ:
-
- MALE PIERCINGS
-
- Ampallang and Apadravya The ampallang and the apadravya are piercings of
- the glans of the penis (the head). The ampallang runs horizontally above
- the urethra and has origins in Borneo. The apadravya, which is mentioned
- in the Kama Sutra, is a vertical piercing through the glans, or sometimes
- through the shaft of the penis just behind the glans. Both piercings
- provide extra stimulation during intercourse (so much so that women in
- Borneo used to refuse to have sex with men that weren't pierced!)
-
- Dydoe The dydoe is a piercing through the ridge of the glans, usually
- done on the side of the head and often in pairs. This piercing was
- originally done by Jewish men who wished to enhance their sexual pleasure
- (which they thought had been diminished by circumcision).
-
- Foreskin The piercing of the foreskin is relatively straight-forward
- and heals quickly. Foreskin piercings were used in ancient Rome as a
- means of ensuring chastity (and still by some people today!)
-
- Frenum The frenum is a piercing through the skin of the penis, on the
- underside just behind the glans. Often a large ring that circles the
- penis under the ridge of the glans is worn through this piercing. This
- provides stimulation to both partners during intercourse and acts much
- like a cock ring.
-
- Prince Albert This piercing consists of a ring which goes through the
- urethra and out behind the glans. It is supposedly named after Prince
- Albert, the consort of Queen Victoria. The ring that is worn in this
- piercing was used in Victorian days to secure the penis to one side of the
- very tight-fitting pants that were fashionable at the time.
-
- Guiche Originating in the islands of the South Pacific, the guiche is a
- piercing of the web of flesh that runs between the anus and the scrotum.
- A weight is often suspended from a guiche. This is not an easy piercing
- to heal and takes considerable care.
-
- Hafada The hafada is a piercing on the side of the scrotal sac originally
- done by Arab boys as a rite of passage. Originally, the piercing was
- probably done through the scrotum, which is not recommended. Today, only
- the outer skin of the sac is pierced.
-
- --karsten
-