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0|0|0|||1||what a strange experience|Gryphon||22:20:58|02/21/2024|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Feb-21-24 AT 10:24 PM (EST)]fair warning%3A possible medical TMI%2C mention of bodily wastes%0D%0A%0D%0A%C2%A0%0D%0A%C2%A0%0D%0A%C2%A0%0D%0A%C2%A0%0D%0A%C2%A0%0D%0A%C2%A0%0D%0A%C2%A0%0D%0A%C2%A0%0D%0A%C2%A0%0D%0A%C2%A0%0D%0A%C2%A0%0D%0A%C2%A0%0D%0A%C2%A0%0D%0A%C2%A0%0D%0A%C2%A0%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0ASo%2C I just had my first annual physical since I turned 50%2C%2A and that means regular screenings for colorectal cancer are now on my doctor%27s radar.  However%2C instead of the expected colonoscopy%2C he sent in a referral for something called a Cologuard test.  I guess the strategy with this is that if it%27s negative%2C we drive on%2C but if it%27s positive or ambiguous%2C %5Bi%5Dthen%5B%2Fi%5D we send in the camera crew.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe test kit arrived on my doorstep yesterday.  I%27ll spare you the details %28although objectively%2C the procedure is kinda neat%29%2C but the upshot is that it%27s an apparatus for collecting and preserving a stool sample.  You%2C uh... do the thing%2C seal the collection unit and then seal it %5Bi%5Dagain%5B%2Fi%5D in what I think is the heaviest-duty plastic bag I%27ve ever seen%2C and... ship it back to the lab by UPS Next Day Air%2A%2A in the same box in which it arrived.%0D%0A%0D%0AWhich means this morning%2C I went to my local auto parts store%2C which is a UPS dropoff point%2C and placed it in their care.  And I%27ll tell you what%2C it is a weird feeling to walk out of an auto parts store knowing that the box you just left on their counter contains a plastic tub full of...%0D%0A%0D%0AFunnily enough%2C the box is very discreet%E2%80%94it doesn%27t have any biohazard markings on it or anything like that%E2%80%94but it does have the name and address of the lab company and a stylized %22CG%22 logo%2C so to anyone unfamiliar with the%2C uh%2C product%2C there%27s nothing at all distinctive about it... but if you know%2C you know.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A%5Bfont size%3D%222%22%5D%2A fuck me%2C I still can%27t get used to that%0D%0A%2A%2A what can brown do for you%2C indeed%5B%2Ffont%5D%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Mod%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0Azgryphon at that email service Google has%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D
1|1|0|||||RE%3A what a strange experience|BZArcher||12:09:44|02/22/2024|Katherine has issues with frequent kidney stones%2C so occasionally there will be a weekend where she uses a similar service to collect a sample over 24-48 hours and then take the return parcel to fedex so it can be whisked away for analysis. %0D%0A%0D%0ASometimes the future is just %5Bi%5Dweird.%5B%2Fi%5D
2|1|0|||1||RE%3A what a strange experience|MoonEyes||09:33:39|02/24/2024|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Feb-24-24 AT 09:33 AM (EST)]%3E%5Bfont size%3D%222%22%5D%2A fuck me%2C I still can%27t get used to that %0D%0A%3E-%3E%3C- %0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0AYeah%2C you and me both. I%27ll just go along my day and then something or other reminds me and I spend the next minute all boggled that that%27s the number. Makes no sense that my age is that far advanced. %0D%0A%0D%0A...%21%0D%0AStoke Mandeville%2C Esq %26 The %0D%0AVictorian Ballsmiths%0D%0A%5Bsmall%5D%22Nobody Want Verdigris-%0D%0ACovered Balls%21%22%5B%2Fsmall%5D
3|2|2|||||RE%3A what a strange experience|StClair||00:53:01|02/25/2024|Sometimes for me it%27s as simple as glancing at a document and reflecting that%2C yes%2C that is the actual present date%2C we are all living in the 2020s and only some of us think that%27s weird.%0D%0A%0D%0A... sometimes it%27s a bit more esoteric%2C like when I dropped a reference into chat earlier about sculpting a mountain out of mashed potatoes%2C and only one other person knew what I was talking about.
4|3|3|||1||RE%3A what a strange experience|Gryphon||01:32:40|02/25/2024|%22I do a great Jack Benny%2C but nobody really gets it any more.%22%0D%0A - Atomic Robo%2C paraphrased from memory%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Mod%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0Azgryphon at that email service Google has%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D
6|4|4|||1||RE%3A what a strange experience|McFortner||18:45:56|02/25/2024|https%3A%2F%2Fi.pinimg.com%2Foriginals%2Fea%2Faf%2F11%2Feaaf11b444eef288fb3179c44c987f5a.jpg%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bfont color%3D%22black%22%5DMichael C. Fortner%5B%2Ffont%5D%0D%0A%5Bfont color%3D%22green%22 size%3D-1%5D%22Maxim 37%3A There is no such thing as %22overkill%22.%0D%0AThere is only %22open fire%22 and %22I need to reload%22.%5B%2Ffont%5D
5|3|3|||||RE%3A what a strange experience|CdrMike||01:57:35|02/25/2024|%3ESometimes for me it%27s as simple as glancing at a document and %0D%0A%3Ereflecting that%2C yes%2C that is the actual present date%2C we are all %0D%0A%3Eliving in the 2020s and only some of us think that%27s weird. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3E... sometimes it%27s a bit more esoteric%2C like when I dropped a %0D%0A%3Ereference into chat earlier about sculpting a mountain out of mashed %0D%0A%3Epotatoes%2C and only one other person knew what I was talking about. %0D%0A%0D%0AI found myself actually using the phrase %22When I was your age...%22 in reference to the Fallout franchise the other day and immediately had to stop and think to myself %22Oh God%2C it%27s finally happened.%22
7|4|5|||1||RE%3A what a strange experience|Mephron||19:27:10|02/25/2024|%0D%0A%3EI found myself actually using the phrase %22When I was your age...%22 in %0D%0A%3Ereference to the Fallout franchise the other day and immediately had %0D%0A%3Eto stop and think to myself %22Oh God%2C it%27s finally happened.%22 %0D%0A%0D%0AI had someone who didn%E2%80%99t realize my age %28I%E2%80%99m older than Ben%2C but have been told I really don%E2%80%99t look it%29 try to tell me stuff about the original Sailor Moon series. From the 90s. Which I watched on bootleg tapes as it was coming out.%0D%0A%0D%0AI replied%2C %E2%80%9CDo not quote the deep magic at me%2C chuckles%3B I was there when it was written and I saw it on VHS on tapes I bought in Chinatown.%E2%80%9D%0D%0A%0D%0AIt made me feel very old for a moment.%0D%0A%0D%0A--%0D%0AJen Dantes - Darth Mephron%0D%0AHaberdasher to Androids%2C Dark Lady of Sith Tech Support.%0D%0A%22This may not be a good idea%2C but it%27s the only one I have.%22
8|1|0|||1||RE%3A what a strange experience|zojojojo||14:22:56|02/27/2024|i was in a very similar position in the fall %28you and i apparently share a birthdate%29 and what tickled me the most was that not only did the UPS store i went to have a stack of some half-dozen of these boxes on the back counter awaiting shipment%2C but i literally walking into the store behind a woman carrying a very familiar box%2C as well%21%0D%0A%0D%0A-Z %0D%0A%5Bi%5Di know i%27m old when i hear Nirvana on WZLX%5B%2Fi%5D%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A---%0D%0ARemember kids%3A guns make you stupid%2C duct tape makes you smart.