May 2, 2012 | Funny Bits

Man claims BMW responsible for two-year boner

A California man is blaming BMW for an erection he could not get rid of for two years.

Henry Wolf argued that the problem started after a four-hour motorcycle ride. He had been sitting on a "ridge-like seat" that left him suffering from a boner that he could not get rid of. He plans to sue the company for lost wages, medical expenses, emotional distress and "general damages." Seat-maker Corbin-Pacific has been added as a defendant in the case.

“It’s very embarrassing, and all kind of problems developed,” explained Wolf's lawyer. “He had to reconfigure his clothing, and going to the bathroom was a problem.”

But it gets worse. The erection is now gone, and Wolf's lawyer says it hasn't returned. At all. Meaning sexual relations are impossible at the moment, adding to the distress of his client.

Priapism, the term for an erection that lasts for more than four hours, can be quite serious and often requires immediate medical attention.

Dr. Ramgopal Satyanarayana, from the University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine, has never heard of the condition being caused by a motorcycle seat. Instead, he explained, the issue is often caused by medication like Viagra, Cialis and antipsychotics, or because of certain diseases.

“For treatment, we tell [patients] to take pseudoephedrine, and if that doesn’t bring it down, we actually inject medications that can arrest the amount of blood coming in," Satyanarayana said. "If that doesn’t work, we have to operatively reduce it.”   

We're not sure Wolf could win should this case ever make it to trial. How does one prove a seat caused a never ending woody?

Viagra is now looking at creating its own boner-inducing bike seats. The new slogan: 'Drive all day, fuck all night!'

Californian sues BMW for emotional distress after motorbike ride 'leaves him with priapism' [The Mirror]

Man Sues BMW for Long-Lasting Erection [ABC News]