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[–] Seasm0ke@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago

Oh great now he has to boof a spider

[–] mateomaui@reddthat.com 17 points 1 year ago

If from the bottom, an opening must have been created long enough for the fly to fly undetected into the colon

reminder to don underwear for prolonged farts

[–] recursive_recursion@programming.dev 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

this is simutaneously horrifying but also really quite intriguing!

[–] F_Haxhausen@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] zacharoid@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 1 year ago

This is obviously the only way. There's no way the fly would survive not being digested even after emptying his bowels.

[–] cosmicrookie@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

They say intact, but I'd suggest this fly is scarred for life

[–] Pat_Riot 7 points 1 year ago

I don't know why he swallowed the fly. But did he die?

[–] F_Haxhausen@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I want to vomit my entire body out.

[–] Arghblarg@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Isn't that kinda what flies do, to digest their food? Sure you're not a fly yourself?

[–] AnonWyo@startrek.website 9 points 1 year ago

JEFF GOLDBLUM HAS ENTERED THE CHAT

[–] Drusas@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

You'd think all the shit they give you to drink to clear out your colon would have gotten rid of it.

[–] commanderbalok@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 10 months ago)