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An unusual birth anomoly was recently reported
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/offbeat/9874568/third-nipple-found-on-womans-foot/

Foot Note
In days of old a third nipple was often taken as a sign of the devil. In less enlightened days suspect witches were stripped and their bodies carefully examined for such signs. The more hidden the birth deformities the more sinister the person wwas thought to be. Another sign of demonic possession was flat feet.


toeslayer

 

What/who would be the correct referral process/patient information for this one? Refer to GP requesting dematol. assess.? I don't think one would be mentioning nipples upon finding it...

 

At the risk of sounding like a right £i£ I submit the following info :-


http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1117825-overview


regards

Catfoot

 

Probably should be referred to an obstetrician!

As mentioned by Toeslayer, in medieval Europe the third nipple was indeed the sign of a witch. It was believed to be the site at which she (usually) fed her 'familiar' spirit and if when tested blood flowed then she was sure to be guilty.

Sadly, when fanatics take over as they did in the witch craze, any old skin tag or other dermatological lump or bump would serve as a 'supplementary nipple'. The method of testing involved piercing the lesion with a needle which resulted unsurprisingly with a flow of blood (milk, blood; who's fussed?) then the 'witch' was proved guilty. Of course, it was easy to find her familiar because what lonely old woman did not have a cat or dog, and if she still protested her innocence then a few turns of the rack or other implement of torture soon persuaded her that she was guilty. Incidentally, a popular form of torture then was what is now called 'water-boarding'.

The witch craze was started by two charming ecclesiastical gentlemen - the Good Fathers Kramer and Sprenger, and is a fascinating study in the psychology of bigotry, intolerance and prejudice which has much to teach us today.

Bill Liggins

 

Maybe it's because I'm a child of the 80's, but I hear '3rd nipple' and I only think of one man.

Best Bond film ever? Yes is the answer you are looking for. Not up for debate.

Francisco Scaramanga

Fictional character

Francisco Scaramanga is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the James Bond novel and film version of The Man with the Golden Gun. Scaramanga is an assassin who kills with his signature weapon, a pistol made of solid gold. In the novel, the character is nicknamed "Pistols" Scaramanga and is also called "Paco" (a Spanish diminutive of Francisco).^[1] In the film, the character was played by Christopher Lee (the real-life step-cousin of James Bond creator Ian Fleming).^[2]

As with another of James Bond's nemeses, Ernst Stavro Blofeld, in 2007 the Daily Mail reported that the inspiration for this fictional character was a classmate of Fleming's, at Eton College in the 1920s, George Ambrosios (Ambrose) Scaramanga.^[3]

1. ^ Zelger, Henry A. (1965). Ian Fleming: The Spy Who Came in with the Gold. New York City: Duell, Sloan and Pearce. ASIN B0007G5PR0.
2. ^ Prepolec, Charles. "From Fleming to Film: The Search for Scaramanga". Bakerstreetdozen.com. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
3. ^ "Identity of Ian Fleming's inspiration for Scaramanga comes to light". MI6-HQ The home of James Bond. Retrieved April 22, 2023.

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Ah....SCARAMANGA

Haven't heard my old nickname from school for quite a while