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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: DuckTapeSunroof who wrote (407395)	5/19/2003 4:49:29 PM
From: PROLIFE	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

I know Demoscraps such as yourself speak with forked tongues, but you really are carrying that a little to extremes. time.com Don't Try This At Home By CHRISTINE GORMAN Monday, May. 26, 2003 Speaking with a forked tongue used to be a bad thing. Now it's apparently a rad thing among those who aren't content merely to pierce their tongue, eyebrows, nose, lips, nipples and other, more delicate body parts. Yes, a small number of thrill seekers and rebels — estimates range from 500 to 2,000--have slashed their tongues to try to give them a more serpentine appearance. And that has more than a few doctors and dentists worried. Piercing the tongue is dangerous enough; splitting it is even more so and has the added disadvantage of being difficult to reverse. The major risks are infection — which can spread to the jaw and throat — and uncontrolled bleeding. You also have to learn to talk all over again. Proponents say it's no different from having a tummy tuck or a face-lift, but even professional piercers are not convinced. Legislators in Illinois are considering a bill that would require tongue splitting to be performed by a medical professional. So far, few doctors or dentists have signed up to do it.