Speaking of "gelding" ... here's a video of the Texas Aggie yell leaders squeezing off their own nuts ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AOgN-4QnZ4
Apparently, for the good of society in general, the higher-ups at A&M realize that none of their most ardent fans should be procreating, so they have them self-castrate.
The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. ~ D.H. Lawrence