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Not Its Intended Purpose

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So,

One day I was driving while juggling a cup of coffee with an awkwardly capped lid. At one point the lid totally popped off and the cuppajoe proceded to spill all over the (thankfully empty) passenger seat and not on my lap or on anyone else that would have otherwise gotten the brunt of scalding-caffienated-love-ichor. (It was a mocha, afterall).

Anxious to sop up the mess while still keeping my left hand on the wheel, I scrambled looking for a napkin and failed to find one.

But lo!
Being the resourceful kind of gal that I am, I grabbed my purse, went into that "chicky emergency stash" and pulled out a tampon (yes, a tampon) and put it on the seat until all the coffee was soaked up.

Clearly, this macgyver-esque episode was not what was intended with the design of this particular gynvention.

And also clearly, the utility should not have then, thereby, flung out the window so that it would hit the windshield of the jerkhole in the SUV that was tailgating me at 75 MPH for the 15 minutes prior.

Do you have examples on how you may have used this or a similar gynvention where it was clearly NOT FOR ITS INTENDED PURPOSE ?

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heivilinj 5 pts

Years ago when I was stationed in Germany (in the Army), the story went around (I never did it - but then you'd expect that sort of disclaimer) that some (male) soldiers wore panty hoses under their BDUs to keep their legs warm during winter exercises (and it could get freaking cold in Germany in January).

Jim Heivilin

Erin Monahan 5 pts

the cytobrushes were originally used for painting, and some crafty doctor came along... ha, just kidding.

When I was little, my mother wouldn't let me use the kitchen sink to fill water balloons because I'd infallibly lose my grip and it would come flying off the faucet and drench the kitchen. Ma, being such an ingenious woman endeavored to help me out and gave me (dear god I hate to even admit this) a douche bag full of water, which I could slide the balloon over the end of, squeeze in the water without the pressure of the faucet, and fill my balloons. Plus, lucky her, I could do it outside where there was no chance of making a mess for her to clean up.... I wonder, in retrospect, what the neighbors thought?! I also wonder now why in the world the apartments didn't have outside faucets? Hmmm...

kmking 5 pts

I am a gynecologist, but I also knit. I was with a friend in a craft store, looking around, and I did a double take when I saw the same cytobrushes we use for pap smears being sold as a craft implement for painting!

Mistress Of The Dorkness 5 pts

We had a fish tank when I was back in jr. high. We ran out of filters, so my mom had my sister and I take some maxi pads, tear the plastic backing off, and stick them into the pump/filter thingy to keep the tank clean.

Yeah. Funny how I never thought this would come up in conversation. ;)

Melanie Perry
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