MAN SUES BOSS WHO GRABBED HIS TESTICLE

A New Jersey man is suing his former boss for allegedly yanking on one of his testicles during an off-site “team building” meeting, causing severe damage that led to three surgeries and an eventual amputation. Michael Peacock (!) and his coworkers at data security and storage company Iron Mountain went on a cruise back in the summer of 2012. His lawsuit alleges that their boss, Richard Langtry, started to get aggressive as their day-drinking turned to night-drinking. Outside the bathroom, according to court papers, Langtry “grabbed [Peacock’s] left testicle, squeezed it hard and pulled it down as if to rip it from his groin.” At 6’8”, Peacock was the big man in his office, physically speaking. In his suit, he suggests that his much smaller boss effected the traumatic ball-snatch in an effort to “bond with Peacock while simultaneously demonstrating his authority and dominance.” Peacock lost the testicle after three operations, and he now alleges that he’s suffering chronic pain and sexual issues as a result. He says that although his boss was fired, he still suffered abuse from other coworkers “hazing” him with jokes about his missing testicle.
* Pulled his testicle? What, were they on a tug boat?
* And you thought your boss was a ball-buster.
* They did this on a cruise? What happened to playing shuffleboard?
* Let’s be fair. Maybe the boss is from another country and this is their traditional greeting.
* Jeez, for such a big man he sure whines a lot: “One of my balls was ripped off and now I have sexual issues…” Some people will complain about anything.
* Iron Mountain? What he needed was an Iron Jockstrap.
* Then, just as he was writhing on the deck in agony, that’s when the Somali pirates attacked.