IS THE SWIRLY KISSING COUSINS TO WATERBOARDING?

Lots of talk and writings on WBing for obvious reasons. An editorial piece I read (like zillions of others) explored both sides of the issue. Is Waterboarding humane? Is it the right thing to do (during wartime interrogation) to extract vital information? The “kissing cousins” thing was actually a comment made by RghtWingman76 about the article. His real comment read…

“Waterboarding is not torture, we did it all the time as children, it's called a ‘swirly’ when you get it in high-school. The only difference is kids used toilet water.”

Wondering if their was any merit to this Limbaugh-like statement I did a little Wiki searching for both definitions. Here’s what I found. You be the judge.

Swirly (or Swirlie):

The act of holding the victim upside down with his or her head in the toilet bowl, and flushing. Typically perpetrated by two or more older, larger individuals. More commonly known as bogwashing in the U.K.

Waterboarding:

It is a form of torture that consists of immobilizing the victim on his or her back with the head inclined downwards. Then pouring water over the face and into the breathing passages, causing the captive to believe he or she is dying.