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JayByrd · **Posted:** Mon Feb 23, 2004 9:29 am

Just passing through
By Susan Lindt
Feb 23, 2004, 09:05 EST
Intelligencer JournalIf you've ever wondered what it's like to pass through a human colon, Lancaster is the only place in the state where you can find out this year. No, it's not the Rolling Stones or Cirque du Soleil, but a 40-foot-long replica of the human colon that's so spacious, you can actually "pass" right through it."I think it's going to be the colon event of the year in
Lancaster," said Ed Rish, practice administrator at Regional
Gastroenterology Associates of Lancaster, one of several groups
sponsoring the gargantuan colon's only tour stop in Pennsylvania
this year.

Jackie · **Posted:** Tue Feb 24, 2004 1:53 am

I remember seeing the wire story on that a few years ago and asking myself exactly the same question as I reached for the delete key.

Rio · **Posted:** Tue Feb 24, 2004 3:19 am

<blockquote>quote:<hr>Originally posted by Jackie:
I remember seeing the wire story on that a few years ago and asking myself exactly the same question as I reached for the delete key.<hr></blockquote>To quote from a famous episode of "South Park":" 'The Simpsons' already did it!"Just this Sunday, in fact. Eerie.

jbm · **Posted:** Tue Feb 24, 2004 7:28 pm

I'm still trying to figure out why the story needs to explain that a 40-foot colon replica is not the Rolling Stones. (Although it is helpful to know that a Rolling Stones show would not be Lancaster's "colon event of the year," apparently.)

Oeditpus Rex · **Posted:** Tue Feb 24, 2004 9:02 pm

I'm finding it difficult to resist thinking of the old SNL ad for a cereal called Colon Blow.Anyway, didn't we learn in J-101 to stay very far away from "If you've ever wondered" ledes? Especially this one.

paulwiggins · **Posted:** Tue Feb 24, 2004 9:13 pm

I would have thought there would have been dozens of people in the world who would have wondered about this. Nonsense I hear you say. Would you believe two or three?[ February 24, 2004: Message edited by: Paul Wiggins ]

Phillip Blanchard · **Posted:** Tue Feb 24, 2004 9:21 pm

I think the giant colon has great educational potential and it's something I would consider visiting with an inquisitive child. But there is of course no reason for writing stupidly about it.

pzicari · **Posted:** Wed Feb 25, 2004 12:39 am

This is a joke, right? It reads like something The Onion would run.

wordygurdy · **Posted:** Wed Feb 25, 2004 1:11 pm

<blockquote>quote:<hr>Originally posted by Oeditpus Rex:
I'm finding it difficult to resist thinking of the old SNL ad for a cereal called Colon Blow.<hr></blockquote>That is freakin' hilarious, Oed. I am laughing my head off just thinking of John Belushi or Bill Murray doing a skit like that! And either one would be completely deadpan during the skit, of course.

pzicari · **Posted:** Mon Mar 01, 2004 12:24 am

The colon's 2004 tour Web site is online, complete with pictures.It's this ...[ March 01, 2004: Message edited by: Pete Zicari ]

Rio · **Posted:** Mon Mar 01, 2004 4:04 am

<blockquote>quote:<hr>Originally posted by Pete Zicari:
The colon's 2004 tour Web site is online, complete with pictures.It's this ...<hr></blockquote>I see this from the report of the exhibit's visit to your fair city in September: "Hurricane Isabelle cut the visit short; due to safety concerns and damage to several of the stations, the exhibit had to close early Friday."This appears to give a whole new meaning to "Colon Blow."

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