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A 24-year-old Frenchman shows up at hospital with a World War I shell lodged in his rectum
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this post was submitted on 03 Feb 2026
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I've heard of an explosive orgasm before, but this is ridiculous.
The new YouTube series "Will it Dildo" has its first major setback.
A few years ago, I went out at the beginning of the summer to get some new pool noodles. I could t find them, no matter where I looked, all summer. So weird.
The following summer, they were everywhere, but they all had a sticker on them, that included "Not to be inserted rectally." Suddenly, I understood why they had been off the market for a season, as the regulators got involved.
So someone saw a pool noodle, and thought "Hmmm..."
Those damn Germans! They attacked me from behind!
Weird movie from A24 but I'll take it
Makes sense
Hope he got a tetanus shot 'cause that thing's probably rusted to hell.
“There’s a guy in the waiting room with a WW1 shell inside him”
“Rectum?”
“Not yet, but it’s touch and go”
Can't make this shit up.
What's the app?
Voyager on Android
Thank you, looks cool. I think I'll try it, been using booster..
My pleasure, pal! Thunder is also a good one. Those are my top two I would say. There are so many now. I think I've tried the vast majority of them though. I had a bit of a trial period. 😅
I think I've only tried Jerboa besides Boost. Thanks again.
No prob! Good luck finding your favorite!
But wait... Isn't he much too young to have fought in WWI?
It actually was shot into it's great grandmothers abdomen and has been carried through birth in each generation. Now that the carrier is a man medics actually care about it.
But, it took him 24 years to get an appointment because France has universal healthcare.
- Americans who believe our politicians
The shell time traveled and hit him straight in the ass
Dear me, what bad luck this poor lad has!
IT KEEPS HAPPENING!
Come on people if you find century old ordnance in your back yard, make sure it has a flared base!
Stick with mortar rounds, not shells for infantry support guns or artillery!
The described size of the shell is interesting. “Over 3 centimeters” sounds like it could be a 3.7cm shell which were fairly common in WW1 but, none of those were “20 cm long” most being closer to 10 cm, such as the the 37mm mle.1916, the 1 pounder pom pom and the 3.7 cm TAK 1918.
Later ww2 3.7mm shells were often close to 20cm in length though.
Learned about the need for a flare base from Lemmy.
Thank you. 😒
If it doesn't have flared base, your ass will 'swallow' it. Pretty quickly, in fact. Don't fuck around with this, it's the most embarrassing ER trip you will have.
Because HIPAA be damned, you will end up being mocked online for weeks, and the shame will be yours, even if your name is omitted from the news cycle.
It's not his fault. He fell on it.
Million to one shot, doc
You've also watched Scrubs?
I was thinking of Seinfeld, but indeed I have watched Scrubs too.
I think I got my references mixed up. Thanks for setting me straight.
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Everything's a dildo when you're brave enough
Amen. Pain can be a great source of pleasure.
Everything’s a dildo when you’re brave enough
Everything’s a dildo when you’re ~~brave~~ desperately horny enough
That's the kinda mentality that lead to the fall of Yugoslavia
Understood that reference
I'm too stupid to be afraid to ask today, apparently. "Please" enlighten me.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%90or%C4%91e_Martinovi%C4%87_incident tells: "The collapse of this taboo in the coverage of the Martinović case heralded the growth of nationalism that was to lead to the country's collapse in 1991."
I'm conflicted about learning this. I find it informative, yet very very disturbing.
At first, I thought it was going to be about the start of WW I, given that Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by a serb in what later became Yugoslavia. It seems these are cursed people.
Ouch, that poor bastard.
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gen z's "one guy one jar" equivalent
It is a bit more spicy
"Rectum!? Damn near killed 'em!!"
"Rectum!? Damn near killed us all!"
Time travelers coming ahead for medical care
This feels like solid evidence that the UK medical system is going to get worse as otherwise the time traveler would just keep going further in time to get better treatment.
Flared base. Always insist on a flared base.
So, when he says something like, "Oh man, I'm going to bomb this bathroom", he's not lyin'.
One in a million shot
Bulls/brown eye!
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