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According to folklorist [[Jan Harold Brunvand]], accounts of gerbilling were first recorded in 1984 and initially were said to involve a mouse and an unidentified man. In subsequent versions of the story, the animal was a gerbil and the story applied to several male celebrities.<ref name="Brunvand2001a">{{Cite encyclopedia|article=The Colo-Rectal Mouse|pages=81|author=[[Jan Harold Brunvand|Brunvand, Jan Harold]]|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Urban Legends|publisher=W.W. Norton & Company|year=2001|isbn=978-1-57607-076-5}} ISBN 9781576070765</ref><ref name="snopes">{{cite web |url=http://www.snopes.com/risque/homosex/gerbil.asp |title=From Gere to eternity |date=2001-11-18|author=Barbara and David P. Mikkelson|work=[[Urban Legends Reference Pages]]|publisher=[[snopes.com]]|accessdate=February 8, 2012}}</ref> Rumors surrounding various male celebrities engaging in gerbilling have become persistent urban legends.<ref name="snopes"/><ref name="Brunvand2001b">{{Cite encyclopedia|article=Gerbiling|pages=166|author=[[Jan Harold Brunvand|Brunvand, Jan Harold]]|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Urban Legends|publisher=W.W. Norton & Company|year=2001|isbn=978-1-57607-076-5}} ISBN 9781576070765</ref><ref name="about">{{cite web |url=http://www.urbanlegends.about.com/library/blbyol4.htm |title=Gerbilling Mishap Injures Two |publisher=About.com |accessdate=September 28, 2012}}</ref> This is simply an unverified and persistent urban legend, that is, pure fiction.<ref name="snopes"/> | According to folklorist [[Jan Harold Brunvand]], accounts of gerbilling were first recorded in 1984 and initially were said to involve a mouse and an unidentified man. In subsequent versions of the story, the animal was a gerbil and the story applied to several male celebrities.<ref name="Brunvand2001a">{{Cite encyclopedia|article=The Colo-Rectal Mouse|pages=81|author=[[Jan Harold Brunvand|Brunvand, Jan Harold]]|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Urban Legends|publisher=W.W. Norton & Company|year=2001|isbn=978-1-57607-076-5}} ISBN 9781576070765</ref><ref name="snopes">{{cite web |url=http://www.snopes.com/risque/homosex/gerbil.asp |title=From Gere to eternity |date=2001-11-18|author=Barbara and David P. Mikkelson|work=[[Urban Legends Reference Pages]]|publisher=[[snopes.com]]|accessdate=February 8, 2012}}</ref> Rumors surrounding various male celebrities engaging in gerbilling have become persistent urban legends.<ref name="snopes"/><ref name="Brunvand2001b">{{Cite encyclopedia|article=Gerbiling|pages=166|author=[[Jan Harold Brunvand|Brunvand, Jan Harold]]|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Urban Legends|publisher=W.W. Norton & Company|year=2001|isbn=978-1-57607-076-5}} ISBN 9781576070765</ref><ref name="about">{{cite web |url=http://www.urbanlegends.about.com/library/blbyol4.htm |title=Gerbilling Mishap Injures Two |publisher=About.com |accessdate=September 28, 2012}}</ref> This is simply an unverified and persistent urban legend, that is, pure fiction.<ref name="snopes"/> | ||
Dan Savage, a well-known sex-advice columnist who | [[Dan Savage]], a well-known sex-advice columnist who frequently discusses unusual sexual practices, has stated that he has never received a first-hand or even a second-hand account of the practice.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/SavageLove?oid=16295662 |title=Gerbils? Again? |date=March 20, 2013 |author=Dan Savage |publisher=thestranger.com}}</ref> | ||
Mike Walker, a ''[[National Enquirer]]'' gossip columnist, spent months attempting to verify the gerbilling rumors about a celebrity. "I've never worked harder on a story in my life," Walker told the ''[[Palm Beach Post]]'' in 1995. After much investigation, he was unable to find any evidence that a gerbilling incident ever happened: "I'm convinced that it's nothing more than an urban legend."<ref>{{cite book|title=L.A. Exposed: Strange Myths and Curious Legends in the City of Angels|last1=Young|first1=Paul|page=20|publisher=[[St. Martin's Griffin]]|year=2002|isbn=978-0312206468}}</ref> | Mike Walker, a ''[[National Enquirer]]'' gossip columnist, spent months attempting to verify the gerbilling rumors about a celebrity. "I've never worked harder on a story in my life," Walker told the ''[[Palm Beach Post]]'' in 1995. After much investigation, he was unable to find any evidence that a gerbilling incident ever happened: "I'm convinced that it's nothing more than an urban legend."<ref>{{cite book|title=L.A. Exposed: Strange Myths and Curious Legends in the City of Angels|last1=Young|first1=Paul|page=20|publisher=[[St. Martin's Griffin]]|year=2002|isbn=978-0312206468}}</ref> | ||
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For a hazard relating to piloting a monowheel, see monowheel gerbiling
Gerbilling, also known as gerbil stuffing or gerbil shooting, is an urban legend[1] that describes a supposed sexual practice of inserting small live animals (usually gerbils but also mice, hamsters, rats and various other rodents) into the human rectum to obtain stimulation. Some variations of the legend suggest that the rodent be covered in a psychoactive substance such as cocaine prior to being inserted.
Overview
According to folklorist Jan Harold Brunvand, accounts of gerbilling were first recorded in 1984 and initially were said to involve a mouse and an unidentified man. In subsequent versions of the story, the animal was a gerbil and the story applied to several male celebrities.[2][1] Rumors surrounding various male celebrities engaging in gerbilling have become persistent urban legends.[1][3][4] This is simply an unverified and persistent urban legend, that is, pure fiction.[1]
Dan Savage, a well-known sex-advice columnist who frequently discusses unusual sexual practices, has stated that he has never received a first-hand or even a second-hand account of the practice.[5]
Mike Walker, a National Enquirer gossip columnist, spent months attempting to verify the gerbilling rumors about a celebrity. "I've never worked harder on a story in my life," Walker told the Palm Beach Post in 1995. After much investigation, he was unable to find any evidence that a gerbilling incident ever happened: "I'm convinced that it's nothing more than an urban legend."[6]
As of the mid-1980s, there were no reports in peer-reviewed medical literature describing gerbilling.[7][8]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Barbara and David P. Mikkelson (2001-11-18). "From Gere to eternity". Urban Legends Reference Pages. snopes.com. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
- ↑ Brunvand, Jan Harold (2001). "The Colo-Rectal Mouse". Encyclopedia of Urban Legends. W.W. Norton & Company. p. 81. ISBN 978-1-57607-076-5. ISBN 9781576070765
- ↑ Brunvand, Jan Harold (2001). "Gerbiling". Encyclopedia of Urban Legends. W.W. Norton & Company. p. 166. ISBN 978-1-57607-076-5. ISBN 9781576070765
- ↑ "Gerbilling Mishap Injures Two". About.com. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
- ↑ Dan Savage (March 20, 2013). "Gerbils? Again?". thestranger.com.
- ↑ Young, Paul (2002). L.A. Exposed: Strange Myths and Curious Legends in the City of Angels. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 20. ISBN 978-0312206468.
- ↑ Adams, Cecil (1986). "Is It True What they Say About Gerbils?" The Straight Dope, March 28, 1986.
- ↑ Template:Cite pmid
Further reading
- Norine Dresser (July 1994). "The Case of the Missing Gerbil". Western Folklore. 53 (3): 229–242. JSTOR 1499810.
- Barbara and David P. Mikkelson (2001-11-18). "From Gere to Eternity". Urban Legends Reference Pages.
- Cecil Adams (1986-03-28). "Is it true what they say about gerbils?". The Straight Dope.
- Becky Vorpagel (1988). "A rodent by Any Other Name: Implications of a Contemporary Legend". International Folklore Review. 6: 53–57.
