German students, members of mostly right-wing fraternities called “kämpfende Verbindungen,” used to fence fiercely. When they were cut on the face, they tended the wound with salt to make sure there would be a good scar.
While my encounter with a sharp-knifed dermatologist wasn’t intended to leave a scar proving my masculinity, I’ve got something that reminds me of those students.
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My father had dueling scars, all over his face, acquired in Tuebingen during his days studying medicine and physics. The middle class boys making believe they were medieval knights. Fortunately yours won’t deface you as badly as his did his. x m.r
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You have a photo of your father? I’d love to see his face.
And the word “deface” is a good one.
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I lost all my photos nearly ten years ago during a flood, but am askng relatives. xmr
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hope the cells behave. sounds & looks serious.
this schmiss/scar stuff is overrated. but ‘deface’ is indeed a good word.
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thanks, it ought to be okay with a couple of fine dermatologists watching it.
lyn has begun to call me scarface, which makes me feel manly in that way i was socialized to feel.
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Do you have the original photo of the fraternity-student?
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no, the photo from the internet
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