The Circumcision Chop

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The cartoon should lay out all the groundwork in the first two frames: Abraham is about to do a circumcision, and Abraham is the expert, having done hundreds if not thousands of previous procedures. There should be a table with a cutting board on which a giggling child lays naked. The child's mother should be nearby, crying silently.

The second frame should image Abraham showing off to the gallery, wielding his rather large knife in the manner of an accomplished Samurai.

The third frame should show Abraham doing 'the circumcision chop' on the poor little guy in the manner of a samurai beheading an opponent. The associated sound effect should be, 'snip.' A small object should be seen to jump from the crotch area of the child on the cutting board and arc to the ground near the table.

The fourth frame should show the previous scene exactly except for the arc. The associated sound effect should be, '...oops.'

The fifth frame should show Abraham facing the tearful young mother. The associated sound effect should be Abraham saying to the grieving mother something like, 'I think we'd better rename him, Deborah.'