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HOUSTON, Nov 4 (Reuters) Based on a bet by the other members of his threesome, Everett Sanchez tried to wash his own "balls" in a ballwasher at the local golf course. Proving once again that beer and testosterone are a bad mix, Sanchez managed to straddle the ball washer and deftly dangle his scrotum in the machine.

Much to his dismay, one of his buddies upped the ante by firmly spinning the crank on the machine with Sanchez's scrotum in place, thus wedging them solidly into the mechanism. Sanchez, who immediately passed his threshold of pain, collapsed in a fainting spell and tumbled from his perch.

Unfortunately for Sanchez, the height of the ball washer was more than a foot higher off the ground than his testicles are in a normal stance, and the scrotum was the weakest link. Sanchez's scrotum was ripped open during the fall, and one testicle was plucked from him forever and remained in the ball washer, while the other testicle was compressed and flattened as it was pulled between the housing of the washer, and the rotating machinery inside. To add insult to injury, Sanchez broke a new $330 driver that he had just purchased from the pro shop, and was using to balance himself.

Sanchez was rushed to the hospital for emergency surgery, and the remaining two golf partners were asked to leave the golf course.
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