This hurts just posting this. 
Springfield urologists offer new excuse to view March Madness
Springfield urologists are running a college basketball-themed vasectomy promotion, urging men to "lower your seed for the tournament."
"When March Madness approaches you need an excuse . . . to stay at home in front of the big screen," says the ad on Eugene's sports radio AM 1320, aka The Score. "Get your vasectomy at Oregon Urology Institute the day before the tournament starts.
"It's snip city."
The idea came from institute administrator and self-proclaimed "sports guy" Terry FitzPatrick. He knows men should spend two to four days relaxing and recovering after a vasectomy -- though some don't, he notes, including a man who hopped on his motorcycle with painful results.
"Wouldn't it be ideal," FitzPatrick thought, "just to be able to have your vasectomy so you could watch March Madness?"
(The clinic has no special offers for women who want to watch the tournament in peace.)
The practice held in reserve a dozen "premium vasectomy appointments" for Wednesday, March 19, the day before the men's NCAA basketball tournament starts, and another dozen for March 26, before the tournament's second week. It advertised only on the local sports-talk station. FitzPatrick said he had hoped to book one or two of the outpatient surgeries, enough to cover costs, though he wouldn't reveal the price, citing competitors.
By Thursday afternoon, 15 men had signed up. FitzPatrick expects to fill all 24 slots and to make the promotion annual.
"It was just kind of a trial balloon," he said. "It just blew up."
To help sell the idea, The Score promised to send each fixed fan a "recovery kit" that includes sports magazines, free pizza delivery and a bag of frozen peas.
"The frozen peas are malleable enough that you can get them right in there and get the swelling down," FitzPatrick said.
Springfield urologists are running a college basketball-themed vasectomy promotion, urging men to "lower your seed for the tournament."
"When March Madness approaches you need an excuse . . . to stay at home in front of the big screen," says the ad on Eugene's sports radio AM 1320, aka The Score. "Get your vasectomy at Oregon Urology Institute the day before the tournament starts.
"It's snip city."
The idea came from institute administrator and self-proclaimed "sports guy" Terry FitzPatrick. He knows men should spend two to four days relaxing and recovering after a vasectomy -- though some don't, he notes, including a man who hopped on his motorcycle with painful results.
"Wouldn't it be ideal," FitzPatrick thought, "just to be able to have your vasectomy so you could watch March Madness?"
(The clinic has no special offers for women who want to watch the tournament in peace.)
The practice held in reserve a dozen "premium vasectomy appointments" for Wednesday, March 19, the day before the men's NCAA basketball tournament starts, and another dozen for March 26, before the tournament's second week. It advertised only on the local sports-talk station. FitzPatrick said he had hoped to book one or two of the outpatient surgeries, enough to cover costs, though he wouldn't reveal the price, citing competitors.
By Thursday afternoon, 15 men had signed up. FitzPatrick expects to fill all 24 slots and to make the promotion annual.
"It was just kind of a trial balloon," he said. "It just blew up."
To help sell the idea, The Score promised to send each fixed fan a "recovery kit" that includes sports magazines, free pizza delivery and a bag of frozen peas.
"The frozen peas are malleable enough that you can get them right in there and get the swelling down," FitzPatrick said.