Wife with a knife

Who would have thought that jealousy could lead to serious problems in a bigamous relationship?

Malaysian doctors have reattached a man's nearly severed penis after his first wife, enraged by his comparison of her sex skills with those of his younger second wife, decided to chop it off with a kitchen knife.

The man, a 43-year-old Indonesian worker in southern Johor state, was lying in bed with his 48-year-old wife talking about his newly wed second wife, who is in her 30s, when the incident happened, the New Straits Times newspaper reported.

Despite his shock and pain, the man managed to pull on his trousers and ride his motorcycle to a nearby hospital, where doctors had to put in 11 stitches to reattach the organ.

You know, a motorcycle probably wouldn't be my first choice of a vehicle in that sort of situation, but I guess you use what you've got.

By the way, make sure to click on the link to see the rather unusual file photo that Reuters has chosen to accompany this story.

Update: In the comments, maggie suggested that I post the photo in case they get rid of it, so here you go (with the original caption)...

A knife is used to cut gammon in Stuttgart May 15, 2006 in this file photo. (Michaela Rehle/Reuters)