Re: OT: Funny Story: "The Wash Cloth"

From: Tim Wescott (tim_at_wescottnospamdesign.com)
Date: 12/31/04 

Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2004 10:53:57 -0800

jimp@specsol-spam-sux.com wrote:

> In sci.physics Rich Grise <richgrise@example.net> wrote:
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>>*THE WASH CLOTH*
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>
>>There is not a woman alive today who won't crack up over this!
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>
>>I was due for an appointment with the gynecologist later in the week.
>>Early one morning, I received a call from the doctor's office to tell
>>me that I had been rescheduled for that morning at 9:30 am. I had only
>>just packed everyone off to work and school, and it was already around
>>8:45 am. The trip to his office took about 35 minutes, so I didn't have
>>any time to spare.
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>
>>As most women do, I like to take a little extra effort over hygiene when
>>making such visits, but this time I wasn't going to be able to make the
>>full effort. So, I rushed upstairs, threw off my pajamas, wet the
>>washcloth that was sitting next to the sink, and gave myself a quick
>>wash in "that area" to make sure I was at least presentable. I threw
>>the washcloth in the clothes basket, donned some clothes, hopped in
>>the car and raced to my appointment.
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>>I was in the waiting room for only a few minutes when I was called in.
>>Knowing the procedure, as I'm sure you do, I hopped up on the table,
>>looked over at the other side of the room and pretended that I was in
>>Paris or some other place a million miles away. I was a little surprised
>>when the doctor said, "My, we have made an extra effort this morning,
>>haven't we?" I didn't respond.
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>
>>After the appointment, I heaved a sigh of relief and went home. The rest
>>of the day was normal... some shopping, cleaning, cooking, etc. After
>>school when my 6 year old daughter was playing, she called out from the
>>bathroom, "Mommy, where's my washcloth?" I told her to get another one
>>from the cupboard. She replied, "No, I need the one that was here by the
>>sink, it had all my glitter and sparkles saved inside it."
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> Urban legend.
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> http://www.snopes.com/embarrass/doctor/glitter.asp
>
Who cares? It's still a good story. 

-- 
Tim Wescott
Wescott Design Services
http://www.wescottdesign.com

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