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A place to share screenshots of Microblog posts, whether from Mastodon, tumblr, ~~Twitter~~ X, KBin, Threads or elsewhere.

Created as an evolution of White People Twitter and other tweet-capture subreddits.

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[–] dharmacurious@slrpnk.net 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Hard disagree. Nuts are awesome. They're soft, and they're fun to play with, and they're also a fantastic emergency stop button in a fight

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Um, are they supposed to be soft? I might need to see my doctor.

[–] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The testes themselves aren't soft ime, but if we're talking about the overall (scrotum + testes), then I would say it's pretty soft.

Though I'm going to take this moment to soapbox about the importance of regular testicular self examinations: https://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-information-and-support/testicular-cancer/how-to-check

The key thing is checking regularly enough that you know what's normal for you, and thus can see a doctor if there are any unexpected changes in shape or texture. (Apologies for lecturing in reply to what was probably a joke)

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My doctor has been extolling this (correct) perspective lately and you are excellent for supporting it.

But because the original post was a joke, I have to share: I've never had a professional testicular examination before. I'm in my late thirties now and recently changed doctors due to moving. My new doctor, the first time I saw her, offered diagnostic testicular palpation. I declined, as I had no cause for concern, then when I got home told my wife how surprised I was at the suggestion. (Not offended or anything, just caught off guard.)

My wife, whom you might have guessed is a woman, was not sympathetic to my surprise, as she'd had genital inspections throughout her life.

I normally try to make the last line of a post like this pithy and humorous, but three other conversations I have going on in the background have robbed me of any joy as I typed this (if you knew me you probably would observe the change in tone between paragraphs), so I will merely present this as factual.

[–] sp3tr4l@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Late thirties?

Suprised by a doctor offering to fondle your balls?

... Might not be long before they insist on calling Doctor Proctor in for a... mildly invasive exam.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

So I've heard, courtesy of Bill Engvall.

[–] Turbofish@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You can also grab twist em upside down and squeeze them into a wee little fly face to thrill all your future partners.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Bop em! Twist em! Pull em!

I didn't like your comment and I didn't like posting this response, but commenting this seemed necessary.

[–] ShareMySims@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

At least your reply gave this one person a good chuckle, so you have that going for it lol