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lapfog_1

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3. dental appointment last Friday

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Tue Jun 9, 2026, 10:25 AM

9 hrs ago

Hygienist talking to me... so, tell me about yourself blah blah blah

me: Well I worked for NASA as a Chief Scientist before founding my own startup... sold it 5 years later... blah blah ( erg, swallow, bleek )

Hygienist: So... you worked at NASA... tell me the truth... we faked to moon landings, right?

me: ??? ( OMG. she is serious! )

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The struggle is real. [View all] Swede 10 hrs ago OP

Very sadly, this is spot on. love_katz 10 hrs ago #1

"... and take a look at him for Pete's sakes, there's something wrong with him and it's not just his hair." marble falls 10 hrs ago #2

For Pete's sake? If we're talking Pete Kegbreath, Dr. T 8 hrs ago #7

More precisely "a scorched flat-earther". marble falls 8 hrs ago #8

dental appointment last Friday lapfog_1 9 hrs ago #3

I'm thinking "GET OUT" IA8IT 8 hrs ago #4

My BIL shared that he believes in demonic possession. yardwork 8 hrs ago #5

Wow. It's almost funny, but seriously MadameButterfly 8 hrs ago #6

I would have been so floored by her idiocy that I wouldn't have been able to say anything, mwmisses4289 7 hrs ago #9

There were many, many times in my 45 years as a peds NP... 3catwoman3 5 hrs ago #11

Jeez, what did you say? 3catwoman3 5 hrs ago #10

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