Men Beware

[babette]

Male swimmers may have to start wearing private protectors, (cup or box) like cricketers do, in order to tretain the family jewels.


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[mantra]

A SMALL fish with a big reputation - for biting off the testicles of men in the waters of Papua New Guinea - is on the move. It has made its way to France and there are fears it could be headed for London next.

Last month we reported the exotic pacu, found in PNG and South American rivers, had been discovered in Sweden's Orsund Sound.

The discovery sparked a warning to Swedish men not to engage in nude bathing.

Sounds painful. If it's found it's way to PNG - it's a wonder it hasn't made it's way over here. It's teeth look human.

[Outlaw Yogi]

That sort of thing has always been at the back of my mind whenever skinny dipping.
Had a thing (in freshwater dam) that looks like a cockroache with no legs bite me on the leg once.
As far as the wedding tackle, well I've had green ants crawl up my shorts and bite my penis.
That hurt a bit.

[Super Nova]

Bloody hell, check the teeth on that thing. I heard about this on the news and thought it was a joke.

You can always rely on nature to find new ways to kills us.

there are fish in Europe that grab your leg when you are swimming and pull you under until you drown. They are like big fresh water groupers (?). In Germany I think. I always thought of the fresh water as safe....

Here it is

Wels Catfish

Size: They can reach up to 10 feet and weigh 330 pounds, but they rarely do. Even larger wels have been reported, but the reports are not valid.

Where it lives: Slow moving rivers, and lakes in centeral, southern, eastern Europe.

Diet: They mainly eat worms, smaller fish and insects. Bigger ones can also eat mammals. Some have been reported to attack humans, but those reports have not been confirmed.

The wels can live up to 30 years, and have extremely good hearing. It is scale-less and can live in brackish water or freshwater.