so I'm sitting in the waiting room of medical facility, waiting for a CT scan. the radiology waiting room is shared with urgent "it can't wait the three months to see my primary" care. a mid-50s white m/f couple sit behind me. we're all doing our waiting thing when out of the blue, the m in the couple turns to his partner and says "you ever wonder how your food splits in two? like, it goes in one hole but it comes out two. like when you have to poo [he did in fact say 'poo'], where does that come from?"

the whole room record-scratches. like 20 people plus medical staff just freeze like a Saved By The Bell moment. his partner breathes deeply, leans over and whispers something very quietly. he gets real sheepish, slides down in chair a bit. When it's clear he's not allowed to speak anymore, the room thaws and we all press forward with our lives.

I was inches from them and have no idea what she said to him. But at some point in the future, my partner and I are guaranteed to say "you ever wonder how your food splits in two?". I do hope someone got that person a wikipedia page because damn.