
156 - The Forbidden Island
No Dumb Questions
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Penis Gored: A Cultural Difference
The men of the village will take a, there's a long gourd that grows near where they are. They hollow it out and they take a string and tie the string around their neck. And they hold the string out and they put the gourd over their penis. Have you ever seen this? So I'm going to ask question 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Is the idea that this functions almost like foot binding or other long-term alterations to physiology? No, no, not at all. It's just a way to conceal for modesty is my understanding.
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