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- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 10:55:15 PST
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- From: "Elwood P. Dowd" <ELWOOD%UCSBVM.BITNET@uga.cc.uga.edu>
- Subject: Pulling my (deleted)
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- Gentleones,
- In that genital euphemisms seem to be a frequent thread on this list,
- I thought that I would pass along the following from this morning's
- newspaper.
- The California Supreme Court has judged against the plaintiff in the
- case of Illman vs Gov. Pete Wilson, UC Board of Regents, et al. This
- was a medical malpractice suit brought against a UC-run hospital, alleging
- that the plaintiff's wallet, hearing aids, and false teeth were misplaced
- and that an unknown hospital staff member fondled the plaintiff's genitals.
- The plaintiff, (former Assistant Attorney General of Ohio) Harry Illman
- stated that "...when they were putting lotion on .. my legs, someone gently
- yanked my tallywhacker..".
- I would not be surprised if this becomes a legal precedent, and that we
- see this euphemism <springing up> in future cases in place of the more
- clinically correct term <Johnson>. It won't be long now.
-
- Peace,
- EPD
-