A man went to a doctor's office and said to the doctor, "I want to be castrated." The doctor was stunned. "Um, you know, that's a very unusual request for a man your age. Are you sure you want that done?" "Yes," said the man, "I'm going to be 30 years old in a few months, and I think it's time I got myself castrated." "Well, OK," said the doctor, "but I'm going to make you fill out some forms stating that you asked for this and you're submitting to the procedure voluntarily." "No problem," said the man. "I really want to get this done."

So the procedure was scheduled and the man checked into the hospital. The day after the surgery, the doctor came into the man's room and said "Well, you really handled that well, and you're recovering nicely. In fact, you're doing better than the man in the next room, and all he had done was a circumcision." "CIRCUMCISION!" said the man. "That's the word!"