OT: Piercings

Loser · #1 June 30th, 2004, 03:24 AM

I have freed my tongue. It was surprizingly easy, but I would recommend that anyone who wants to try it out consider that there are some serious veins running right behind where you'll be cutting.

I got about a half an inch out of it, and the added flexibility was immidiately noticable. You're so well aquainted with the inside of your mouth that a change like that is kind of profound.

[ June 30, 2004, 05:08: Message edited by: Loser ]

Gandalf Parker · #2 June 30th, 2004, 03:39 AM

Some people have split their toungues also.

Loser · #3 June 30th, 2004, 03:54 AM

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Originally posted by Gandalf Parker:
Some people have split their toungues also.

Yeah, but that would be hard to hide.

Renegade 13 · #4 June 30th, 2004, 04:13 AM

What do you mean "freed your tongue"?? Never heard of it before...

Slick · #5 June 30th, 2004, 04:28 AM

Isn't that where you cut that little string thingie that ties your tongue to the bottom of your mouth? Yuck!

Slick.

Loser · #6 June 30th, 2004, 05:27 AM

That useless little flap of flesh is called the frenum, I believe.

It's been a goal of mine for years to have it cut, I just decided to do it myself instead of waiting for a local body-mod shop to take care of it, instead of telling me why I shouldn't have it done.

This is my only body-mod, the only one I intend to get, and the only time I have practiced self-surgury/mutiliation.

It's called 'freeing' the tongue because some people have such an overdeveloped frenum that their tongue is said to be 'tied'. Some people start their lives off without any frenum to speak of, I just got rid of mine.

[ June 30, 2004, 05:07: Message edited by: Loser ]

dogscoff · #7 June 30th, 2004, 11:46 AM

Tongue freeing: Ow! Doing it yourself? Owowowowowow!

Tongue splitting- cool! Once that's done, can you contrl the two halves of the fork independently? That would be cool.

I've always been intrigued by a shamanistic practice I read about once, I'm sure someone here will be able to tell more: It's that one where you drill a small hole (a few cm) in the top of the skull.
Apparently, allowing all that air to flow across the brain increases the oxygen levels and produces a constant euphoric/ creative high. Apparently. I'm sure it has some serious medical downsides too, and I've no idea awhat the long term effects would be, but in a controlled and sterile environment it would probably be OK for a while at least, and you could always patch it back up with some coral