Wedgie

There are many forms of wedgies. Wedgies can be given along with a spanking. A hanging wedgie is when the underwear is hung on a hook. A bra connection wedgie is when a girl's underwear is hooked in her bra. "Atomic wedgies" are when the underwear is pulled over the victim's head. A "messy wedgie" is when food or other substances are put down the pants of the victim while wedgied. A "squeaky clean wedgie" is when the victim's underwear is pulled up at the front then the back creating friction. In a "bouncing wedgie", the person is bounced while in the wedgie.

 Reactions to Wedgies 
The book Coming of Age in New Jersey by Michael Moffat said that when he was college (in 1984) a lot of students gave unpopular kids and freshmen wedgies and that a lot of them later ended up giving wedgies to others when they were older. 

In 2002, a man named Daniel Strouss shot someone named Eric Kassoway for having given him a wedgie.  , . Strouss was put in jail for attempted murder since the court said he was mentally ill but not legally insane.   

In 2005, a teacher named Mark Holley was arrested for giving a ten year old student a wedgie.   

In 2006, a High School Principal named Eric Messerli was suspended for six days for giving a student a wedgie.      

In 2007, an eight year old boy named Justin Serovich and his twin brother Jared Serovich gave each other wedgies so they decided to invent wedgie-proof underwear.,    

 Dangers 
In 2004, a 10 year old boy in England was given a wedgie by his friends after they had watched The Simpsons and ended up needing surgery at a hospital.  

In 2015, a man accidentally killed his stepfather by giving him an “Atomic Wedgie”.   

 Other websites 
 Wedgie, American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Retrieved March 2024 via Dictionary.com

 No More Bullies, School Counsellor Resources
 At School, A Most Uncomfortable Subject, Archive.org
 Emergency Operation after School Prank, Yorkshire Post, Archived from the Original
 Gwyneth and the Atomic Wedgie/ The attempt to prove the actress wrong after she slams America dinner party chatter proves beyond a disaster, SFGate
 The Wedgies’ Pop Culture Pull Proves Irresistible, USAToday.
 Man Allegedly Tries to Kill Friend Who Gave Him a Wedgie at a Concert poconrecord.com
 Messy Wedgie, Urban Dictionary 
 Man Accused of Attempted Murder in Wedgie Case, CNN
 The Wedgie Made Me Do It, smokinggun.com
 Strouss vs Fireman Fund Insurance Company, casetext.com 
 Note to self no more wedgies to be given out. Arstechnica.com
 Weird but True, The New York Post
 Answer to Wedgies Enjoys Brief Fame, The Columbus Dispatch
 Wedgie-Proof Underwear, jalash.wordpress.com
 Necessity, Wedgies, The Mother of Invention, The Oregonian
 Twins Invent Wedgie Proof Undies, headsup.scoutlife.org 
 8 Year Old Twins Saving the World, One Wedgie at a Time pictureimperfect.net
 Ohio Twins Gain Fame for Anti-Wedgie Underwear Design, Fox News
 8 Year Old Ohio Twins Have No Idea What Terror Awaits, NPR
 Emergency Operation After School Prank, The Yorkshire Post
 Teacher Accused of Giving Student Wedgie Arrested, wmfynews 
 Wedgie-associated radiculitis in a Quinquagenarian, National Institute of Health 
 Off Duty Marine Veteran was Sentenced to 30 Years for Killing his Stepfather with an Atomic Wedgie, Military.com 
 Principal Suspended for Giving Kid a ‘Wedgie’, NBCNews 

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