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

From: Cichlidiot (fishlover_at_nospam.invalid)
Date: 01/01/05 

Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2005 03:03:30 +0000 (UTC)

In alt.os.linux.slackware Tim Wescott <tim@wescottnospamdesign.com> wrote:
> jimp@specsol-spam-sux.com wrote:
>> Urban legend.
>>
>> http://www.snopes.com/embarrass/doctor/glitter.asp
>>
> Who cares? It's still a good story.

Actually, it wasn't a good story and I suspected it was an urban legend,
but didn't want to bother looking it up on Snopes. Any woman would see
right through it. The likelyhood of a OB/GYN rescheduling for earlier in
the day than the original appointment is mighty slim. Usually they're
calling to tell you the doctor's delivering a baby and you'll need to come
in later/another day or see the nurse practitioner. There are other issues
with it as well that made it stink of urban legend. Overall, the story
made me roll my eyes more than laugh due to its implausibility.

If we're gonna talk good urban legends, at least chose one with a little
plausbility like the rocket car story that got the Darwin Awards early on.
True, the bumper sticker bit should have been a dead giveaway that it was
a story, but compared to some of the other stupid stunts pulled by Darwin
Award nominees, it at least seemed plausible.

And Rich, why are you cross-posting to so many groups? Divergent themed
groups with members that don't all know how to trim posts at that. So not
the Slack way. Been hanging out with rm too much?