I'm not into ********** which means I haven't read the posts in this thread so I don't know if this will fit in, but here's a video of a guy self-********** for real http://www.m90.org/video/60993/An_Au..._3_days_later/
Real though this definitely is, the decaying black balls are kind-of a turn-off for me.
I prefer the quicker methods, although elastrator is definitely acceptable so long as you don't wait too long to cut them off.