"Before anyone asks, let me make it clear that the term 'circumspection' does NOT involve the removal, surgically or otherwise, of any part of the genitalia .... in fact, a case could be made, that in some circumstances it could act to prevent such a lightening of the lode."
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marcos, thanks for the clarification. Given you are so erudite, perhaps you would assign a grade to this answer on a high school history test:
It was an age of great inventions and discoveries. Gutenberg invented removable type and the Bible. Another important invention was the circulation of blood. Sir Walter Raleigh is a historical figure because he invented cigarettes and started smoking. Sir Francis Drake circumsized the world with a 100-foot clipper.
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