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(It never ceases to amaze me that you can send this stuff through the post.  I shall drop out of the screening programme next year after my 74th birthday)

 

(Return to sender)

(Return to sender)

I gave my letter to the postman

He put it in his sack

He must've wondered what the smell was

I didn't tell him it's my cack.

My stool sample.

 

In all its splendour

And all home grown

A nine inch bender

Caused me to moan.

I'd had to wrestle

It fought a lot

I'd had to grab it before it fell in the pot

 

He brought it back next morning

I was taken aback

I got off with a warning

It made a mess of his sack.

So I took it to the postbox

But still he'd groan and growl

He wasn't sympathetic to

The test that's for my bowel.

 

Next time I'm gonna take it myself

If posting it is gonna be banned

I'm sure that it's worse to give the lab nurse

My package in her hand.

My stool sample.

 

A nine inch bender

(10 inch when straight)

A prize contender

Of 6lb weight

My stool sample

I took to test

A fine example

Of John Coopey's bowel's best

 

So then I wait for their feedback

It came the very next day

Lying there on my doormat

My finest DNA.

My stool sample

 

That 9 inch bender

And all home grown

Returned to sender

I should have known

Returned to sender

Returned to Sender

Returned to Sender

I should have known.

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◄ WHAT'S THAT CRAZY CURRANT FIRED OFF TODAY?

OUR GERT HAS GIVEN UP THE BOTTLE ►

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John Coopey

Sat 28th Feb 2026 21:47

Too right, Leon. And thanks for the Likes Aisha, Stephen and Tom.

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LEON STOLGARD

Sat 28th Feb 2026 17:22

get your point john, best way of getting into the thick of it

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John Coopey

Sat 28th Feb 2026 16:48

Or, like an accountant, Leon, work it out with a pencil.

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LEON STOLGARD

Sat 28th Feb 2026 14:49

This reminds me of that old black and white movie


' Johnny big cigar ' 😩



When I struggle to fully offload
I shout for the wife to bring the scissors 😂

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John Coopey

Thu 26th Feb 2026 15:17

“Bog standard” I would say, Graham.

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Graham Sherwood

Thu 26th Feb 2026 13:57

I fear you've been scraping the bottom of the barrel here JC.

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