La petite mort. This phrase, meaning the little death, is an old school French euphemism for Orgasms. But, what happens when our pursuit of these little deaths results in the big one? Around the globe, thousands die each year from these autoerotic fatalities, and those are just the ones where the family let the coroner put that down on paper. So how does the five finger shuffle turn deadly? Today we're talking about masturbation and all the ways the grim reaper might catch you with your pants down. We'll explore the famous cases from the medical journals and how you can avoid a similar fate. This episode is not for the squeamish,  so buckle up because that's what you're in for today on Impolite Society. Sources: https://usstore.tenga.co/pages/globalreport2021 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3177356/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11453096/#:~:text=We%20report%20a%20case%20of,a%20sufficient%20amount%20of%20air.  https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2006/mar/23/drugsandalcohol.uknews2  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35315374/  https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/autoerotic-fatalities-power-hydraulics#:~:text=This%20article%20describes%20two%20cases,used%20a%20frontend%20loader%20shovel.  Email us your impolite questions at [email protected] and visit our website for info about the show and your hosts Laura and Rachel.