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Hi Eveyone

now that halloween is upon us all the goulish posts are showing up on Facebook

My niece from the Carolinas who i  haven't seen for years shared someones post

of a beautiful big orange pumpkin with a colostomy bag attached to its side which is half full of pumpkin seeds

when i first saw it i thought  Hmmmmm not very funny! but after looking at it again it made me laugh

I'm sure my niece has forgotten that I have one....she is a nurse so is probably very aware of ostomies and she is a lovely person

who I know woulnt want to hurt mine or anyones feelings....I put a LOL and laughing face on it and wrote a comment which says

" OUCH if that was how my ostomy worked I would be in Hospital with a blockage" LOL

I knew she and all her friends and other members of my family who might not even know I have an ostomy would see it

Someone must have really put some thought into that and I have never seen an ostomy joke before so think it is quite unique

How do you feel about it..what are some of your thoughts?

I really needed to share this with you and hope it puts a smile on your face...

cheers!

Ange

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Ange,

I saw a similar post and couldn't help feeling that the pouch could have gone to someone who needs supplies. Seems kind of a waste. 

 

Yes I have seen that. Lots of pumpkin 🎃 pics and jokes floating around.

 

Hello Ange. 

That sounds like a laugh to me! Humour is a 'funny' thing, and not everyone views it in the same way. I have found that most humour is in some way detrimental to somebody, so if one takes exception to it, then there will not be much to laugh about in modern societies. 

Best wishes

Bill


 

Laughter is the best medicine in whatever way, shape or form, the ability to not take life seriously with a positive attitude is one of the best ways to enjoy this life in my opinion.  

Dame Edna Everage — 'Never be afraid to laugh at yourself. After all, you could be missing out on the joke of the century.'

Happy All Hallows for the 31st or Happy Guy Fawkes (Bonfire Night) for remember, remember the 5th of November!👻🎃

yep and this is pretty much the way punkin comes out too! :-)

 

Sorry folks...........I think that's hysterical.  I wouldn't have even gotten that a few years ago, back when I didn't know anything about ostomies and now, unfortunately, I fully get it.  I think if you can't make fun of yourself, no matter what the condition, you're ready for the glue factory. 

I had a co-worker (Military guy) send me an email today after I responded to his email yesterday about a technical problem we were having with one of our weapons systems.  I explained what I was pretty sure I knew what the problem was and explained.  In his reply he said that he agreed with my reasoning, but that if I was wrong and this turned into a long troublesome investigation (as most in the past have) that he'd punch me in the stomach.  Locker room talk, so don't get excited, but I replied back something to the effect;

I guess you've never seen my stomach.  With my ostomy bag........if  you hit me in the stomach it would sort of be like kicking me in the ass at the same time.  So go right ahead, but I'm not cleaning up the mess!

We both saw the humor in that and got a good chuckle out of it.  Life sucks way too much at times not to lighten up whenever you can.  So good for the folks who make ostomates out of pumpkins. It sucks that I get the humor in that, but luckily there's only a very small group of other folks who can fully appreciate the humor in it.............but I for one do. 

Awesome sauce!

regards,

bob

 
JMC wrote:

Laughter is the best medicine in whatever way, shape or form, the ability to not take life seriously with a positive attitude is one of the best ways to enjoy this life in my opinion.  

Dame Edna Everage — 'Never be afraid to laugh at yourself. After all, you could be missing out on the joke of the century.'

Happy All Hallows for the 31st or Happy Guy Fawkes (Bonfire Night) for remember, remember the 5th of November!👻🎃

yep and this is pretty much the way punkin comes out too! :-)



 

I also saw this post I wonder if who ever did the post had an ostomy or knew someone who did.

 
Mark1070 wrote:

Ange,

I saw a similar post and couldn't help feeling that the pouch could have gone to someone who needs supplies. Seems kind of a waste. 


Hi Mark

I wouldn't be surprised if the owner of the pumpkin has an ostomy and used one of their own pouches.

take care

Angela

 
JMC wrote:

Laughter is the best medicine in whatever way, shape or form, the ability to not take life seriously with a positive attitude is one of the best ways to enjoy this life in my opinion.  

Dame Edna Everage — 'Never be afraid to laugh at yourself. After all, you could be missing out on the joke of the century.'

Happy All Hallows for the 31st or Happy Guy Fawkes (Bonfire Night) for remember, remember the 5th of November!👻🎃

yep and this is pretty much the way punkin comes out too! :-)

 Oh my gosh JMC these pictures are brilliant.....much better than the one I saw on Facebook...LOL

And yes please do remember the 5th of November gunpowder treason and plot

I kinda get old Guy Fawkes reasoning for blowing up the houses of parliament back then now....hahaha

back home in England we used to make a guy fawkes by stuffing shirts and pants with paper and using a carved out turnip

for his head....used to knock on doors doing penny for the guy and get enough for a few fireworks...after the neighborhood bonfire was

just about done we would stick a banger on Guys head and laugh hysterically when his head blew off.....If we did that in  this day and age just imagine the outcry there would be....of course that was many many many years ago....we had so much fun as kids back then with no cell phones or sociial media.... just kids having good old time fun.  Thanks for posting these pics.

Cheers!

Ange



 
w30bob wrote:

Sorry folks...........I think that's hysterical.  I wouldn't have even gotten that a few years ago, back when I didn't know anything about ostomies and now, unfortunately, I fully get it.  I think if you can't make fun of yourself, no matter what the condition, you're ready for the glue factory. 

I had a co-worker (Military guy) send me an email today after I responded to his email yesterday about a technical problem we were having with one of our weapons systems.  I explained what I was pretty sure I knew what the problem was and explained.  In his reply he said that he agreed with my reasoning, but that if I was wrong and this turned into a long troublesome investigation (as most in the past have) that he'd punch me in the stomach.  Locker room talk, so don't get excited, but I replied back something to the effect;

I guess you've never seen my stomach.  With my ostomy bag........if  you hit me in the stomach it would sort of be like kicking me in the ass at the same time.  So go right ahead, but I'm not cleaning up the mess!

We both saw the humor in that and got a good chuckle out of it.  Life sucks way too much at times not to lighten up whenever you can.  So good for the folks who make ostomates out of pumpkins. It sucks that I get the humor in that, but luckily there's only a very small group of other folks who can fully appreciate the humor in it.............but I for one do. 

Awesome sauce!

regards,

bob

Hey Bob a pumpkin ostomate would be a great tattoo for you....but you could only show it off at Halloween...I remember your post about
how you were thinking about getting an ostomy tattoo....LOL

Cheers!

Ange

 
lovely wrote:

I also saw this post I wonder if who ever did the post had an ostomy or knew someone who did.

I think you might be right Lovely.

 

One more

  

 
JMC wrote:

Laughter is the best medicine in whatever way, shape or form, the ability to not take life seriously with a positive attitude is one of the best ways to enjoy this life in my opinion.  

Dame Edna Everage — 'Never be afraid to laugh at yourself. After all, you could be missing out on the joke of the century.'

Happy All Hallows for the 31st or Happy Guy Fawkes (Bonfire Night) for remember, remember the 5th of November!👻🎃

yep and this is pretty much the way punkin comes out too! :-)

What a riot! 



 

Genius. And gross too.  Placing the bag near the chin on the first one made no sense to me. Their artisic juices were flowing..but ..we osties get it.  Funnier would be attach a left and right bag to the pumkins ears. But maybe it would look like a dog instead?? The last picture says it all.  Thanks for pisting all pics. 

 

JUST FOR LAUGHS.

I write this verse for those who may
use humour in communiqué.
Witty gems that are so funny
cannot be bought for vulgar money.

Give me just one laugh a day
to keep my sadder thoughts at bay.
I would go that extra mile
to bring forth a deep-felt smile.

Sometimes it’s easy to be sad
with all the problems I have had.
But when I read those jokes out loud
it tends to lift the darkest cloud.

Jokes can lift emotions high.
They make me laugh or sometimes cry.
If they are wicked or filthy
they tend to make me feel guilty.

I feel I should not laugh at jokes
that ridicule less able folks.
For I have seen the darker half
of these things that make us laugh.

I never seemed to have the mind
to laugh at things that are unkind.
What some humour does for me
is simply raise my empathy.

I am confused to be amused
with all of my emotions fused.
That which should not make me smile
will steal my self-respect a while.

Nonetheless, I giggle too
at humour aimed at me and you.
Out goes all my good intent
as it gives way to merriment.

But I can’t seem to help myself.
Humour creeps along with stealth.
Even under saddest cloud
suddenly I’ll laugh out loud.

So I pay tribute to the ones
who produce the jokes and puns.
They bring me pleasure midst the pain.
A laugh is treasure found again.

                                     B. Withers 2011

YOU’VE GOTTA LAUGH.

“LET’S JOKE ABOUT ADVERSITY
AND LAUGH AT ITS ABSURDITY”.
-

 

Here here!  Well said by the Rhyme Guy!  It's good to see some things are timeless. 

Thanks Bill!

regards,

bob

PAS
 
JMC wrote:

Laughter is the best medicine in whatever way, shape or form, the ability to not take life seriously with a positive attitude is one of the best ways to enjoy this life in my opinion.  

Dame Edna Everage — 'Never be afraid to laugh at yourself. After all, you could be missing out on the joke of the century.'

Happy All Hallows for the 31st or Happy Guy Fawkes (Bonfire Night) for remember, remember the 5th of November!👻🎃

yep and this is pretty much the way punkin comes out too! :-)

 I think this is hilarious!! If we cant laugh at our Ostomies, what fun is life??? I love it!! 

Thank you fro the laugh.

PAS



 

Hi Guys,

  Here's a few more I found while dinking around on the computer.........enjoy!

bob

 
w30bob wrote:

Hi Guys,

  Here's a few more I found while dinking around on the computer.........enjoy!

bob

I would never think of doing something like that I just don't have that much imagination. LOL

PJT
 

I've seen a few of these and I think they're pretty funny and amusing and also very creative. I'm not offended at all. We have to laugh at ourselves. I have been doing drawings of ostomates for years, sometimes trying to incorporate different holidays or events into design. Attached is is my Halloween drawing for this year. I hope you like it!

 

PJT........that's pretty darn cool!  Nice work!

regards,

bob

PJT
 
w30bob wrote:

PJT........that's pretty darn cool!  Nice work!

regards,

bob

Thanks Bob.

 
PJT wrote:

I've seen a few of these and I think they're pretty funny and amusing and also very creative. I'm not offended at all. We have to laugh at ourselves. I have been doing drawings of ostomates for years, sometimes trying to incorporate different holidays or events into design. Attached is is my Halloween drawing for this year. I hope you like it!

 Beautiful art work!



 
Bagface wrote:



Great job.

 
lovely wrote:

Great job.

Wow!! awesome

PJT
 
Bagface wrote:



Thank you!

 

I Am just seeing this because I have been out of the country for a week and just getting caught up ! I missed most of the Halloween stuff but think this is soo funny! I love the candy corn skeleton! I hate that shit! Lol

Puppyluv! 

 

Where have you been? To England to see the Queen?

Puppyluv56 wrote:

I Am just seeing this because I have been out of the country for a week and just getting caught up ! I missed most of the Halloween stuff but think this is soo funny! I love the candy corn skeleton! I hate that shit! Lol

Puppyluv! 



 
xnine wrote:

Where have you been? To England to see the Queen?

Puppy-Yeah, I wondered where you were!



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