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Pain For Pleasure

Written by

Jordan Ginsberg


Happy Saturday, ModBlog! Here we have Michael, sporting an impressive 30 mm. tongue piercing, filled in with a PTFE plug. Someone get this man a smoothie!

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69 responses to “Pain For Pleasure”

  1. Nikki Avatar
    Nikki

    Amazing!

  2. Tiny Avatar
    Tiny

    33: Yeah, I was a bit dubious about that guy claiming he had rotting teeth because his large gauge tongue jewellery restricted his tongue movement. How could you possibly know that was the reason? Seems likelier to me he just didn’t have great dental hygiene.

  3. Jreh Avatar
    Jreh

    thissssss isss awssome but very impractical

  4. Ben Avatar
    Ben

    Mikey for king 🙂

  5. -LEO- Avatar
    -LEO-

    OMG! O_O
    That HAS to affect, at least a bit, the sense of taste
    Still, kudos for you! It’s really impressive
    I wouldn’t dare strectch my tongue…

  6. Fluorescent Panda Avatar
    Fluorescent Panda

    Eeeeeeeeee!

  7. Fluorescent Panda Avatar
    Fluorescent Panda

    Maybe it is the biggest Ecstacy pill you’ve ever seen.

  8. ParaPlugs Avatar
    ParaPlugs

    Why would it affect my taste? :/

  9. LestatLeVampire Avatar
    LestatLeVampire

    muahahah, that should make an interesting french kiss 😉
    love it
    im still at 4 mm though :\

  10. Cale Avatar
    Cale

    Very impressive.

  11. Binkles Avatar
    Binkles

    Not something I’d ever do (my tounge’s at a measly 3.2mm and that’s where I’m staying for the now!), or even particularly like an awful lot, but I gotta admit that’s daaammmmmmn impressive! (And each to their own, right?)
    Eating, talking.. I should imagine he’d/you’d get used to it over time, right? Not like it magically appears at that size overnight!
    As for taste, I can’t imagine it affecting it THAT much, cos the tounge is stretched – nothing is actually taken away from the tounge – it’s just shifted around and sqaushed a bit…

  12. ParaPlugs Avatar
    ParaPlugs

    Yes, time is all it takes.

    People should read other comments more or at least do a quick search.

  13. Sam Avatar
    Sam

    we neeeeeed a video of you talking! Just like a hey what up this is me talkin normally with this huge, impressive plug in my tougne. lol That would be sick

  14. bob Avatar
    bob

    screw talking i want a vid of him singing like the guy with the massive lip plate (i totally blanked on his name) how about a modblog duet?

  15. bob Avatar
    bob

    names rafa …. http://news.bmezine.com/2009/01/11/rafalmao/ ….. definitly need a duet

  16. Emma Avatar
    Emma

    Oh wow, this is incredible. I’d love to see a shot of the piercing nude as well.

  17. Baracudaboy Avatar
    Baracudaboy

    Thats pretty fucking intense.

  18. Dave Avatar
    Dave

    So I just started stretching my tongue, I moved up to a 6 gauge tonight. I know I have a long way to go before I need to know but when the time comes what kind of plugs do you use and where do you get them? I am inspired by your tongue even though my employer might not like me doing the same thing as you…I’m going for it! Thanks!

  19. SEAN Avatar
    SEAN

    Omg I kind of like this, sadly I wouldn’t be able to do that to my tongue. My parents would kill me but I want it now 🙁

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