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Outpatient Procedure

Completely hypothetically speaking, let's say your spouse was slated to have an endoscopy next week and the hospital called to do "pre-check-in." Let's say the person asking the questions asks what kind of procedure your spouse will be having. You can say anything. What would your answer be?
  1. Endoscopy
  2. Colonoscopy
  3. Vasectomy
  4. (Fill in the blank)

Extra hypothetical fodder: After throwing up and bearing four of his wonderful children, you asked him to get #3 and he paused long and hard before he said, wistfully and with hesitance, "I will. . . if I have to."

I did not say colonoscopy. No I did not. Nope.

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  1. DG at Diary of a Mad BathroomNovember 6, 2009 at 3:55 PM

    I'm going with 3.

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  2. Mamma ChristineNovember 6, 2009 at 4:06 PM

    Me too.

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  3. shortmamaNovember 6, 2009 at 8:37 PM

    Tell him to buck up!! LOL

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  4. SusanNovember 6, 2009 at 8:57 PM

    LOL! No need, eh?

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  5. KimberlyNovember 7, 2009 at 7:49 AM

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  6. Lisa Page RosenbergNovember 7, 2009 at 9:50 AM

    If I volunteer for the procedure do I get to stay in bed for the week?

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  7. SandeNovember 7, 2009 at 12:47 PM

    Do you think he'll guess when they do the shave?

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  8. FoursonsNovember 7, 2009 at 3:07 PM

    Hahahaha- I'm sure the doctor would correct the mistake, but it sure would make for some fun to try!

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  9. BeckiNovember 7, 2009 at 7:09 PM

    i have been trying to talk my scott into #3 for years. "it just seems so de-masculinizing" is his excuse. as if vomitting for months was feminine! He's waiting for menopause to become our BC. he doesn't seem to realize how long that's going to take :)
    On the flip side - I have just come across some information about printing blogs on Josi Kilpack's website. I think it is called Blog 2 Print and she is being able to offer a 20% discount until Monday on the printing or the program. YOU NEED TO DO THIS and send it somewhere to get it published or to a newspaper to sell yourself as a columnist. You are SO good at this stuff.

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  10. .:Anna:.November 9, 2009 at 6:35 AM

    yes! Publish! Then you can come to Houston on a book tour and we will teach you the wiley ways of couponing.

    I vote for #3, but say #1 and #2 and see what happens!

    ... ps...
    I'm not neurotic! And 50 is never too old for pumpkin smashing-unless you get caught

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  11. SandeNovember 9, 2009 at 11:13 AM

    How did he go?

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  12. The MomNovember 10, 2009 at 7:04 PM

    How did you get him to do it? If he was doing #3. I must know!

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