Friday (dark) humor (Nov. 3): I saw a home test kit at Walmart that was, well, rather troubling

I had not expected to see a mainstream merchant such as WalMart selling a product like THIS!

Click the link below, see for yourself what it is, and your jaw can drop just like mine did.

Oh, and do read the "about this item" note at bottom of screen on the site, as well as the reviews from "satisfied" customers below it. Both are, to say the least, eyebrow-raising.

At first, I thought this was a joke. But apparently this "product" is for real and WalMart is actually selling it.

Maybe it's a sign of the times, that it's becoming socially acceptable for a regular pharmacy like the one at WalMart to be selling a product like this.

I hope not. It's kind of discouraging if that's true.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/checkmate-infidelity-test-kit-catch-a-cheating-spouse/170941668?athbdg=l1600&from=/search

A follow-up.

Perhaps my comment in the original post above,

"Maybe it's a sign of the times, that it's becoming socially acceptable for a regular pharmacy like the one at WalMart to be selling a product like this."

gets to the heart of the matter.

Perhaps something as ordinary as the aisles of a regular pharmacy reflect our degree of social acceptance of matters pertaining to sex, and much more so than we may realize.

For example, just a few decades ago, it was largely unheard of for pharmacies to display condoms on shelves out in the open.

Social acceptance of condoms grew, and now there are racks of them on open display on the "Sexual Wellness" aisle in most pharmacies.

A similar pattern occurred for STD test kits, such as:

https://www.walmart.com/ip/simple-healthkit-at-home-3-panel-common-std-test-for-chlamydia-gonorrhea-and-trichomoniasis/2485198896?athbdg=l1600&from=/search

And now it's semen-tracer kits.

Pharmacies are just reflecting what society is coming to tolerate, so it really shouldn't be surprising to see, tomorrow or soon, usually shocking items suddenly on public display on that "Sexual Wellness" aisle.

But they'll become less shocking over time, because society has come to accept them, and we'll get used to seeing them.

Or will society ultimately draw the line at some point?

Perhaps we'll never see, in regular everyday pharmacies, explicit sex toys on the shelf next to the condom racks and the STD testing packages.

Or will we someday?

Only time will tell, I guess.

If a marriage is at the point where a spouse has to buy a semen tester at Walmart, it's probably about time to hang it up. Jim Walton doesn't create social mores, he just profits off them. Full disclosure: I'm a Walmart shopper.

...or any testosterone to power those impulses. :sad:

Nothing stays secret.

1. When one door closes and another door opens, you are probably in prison.
2. To me, "drink responsibly" means don't spill it.
3. Age 60 might be the new 40, but 9:00 pm is the new midnight.
4. It's the start of a brand new day, and I'm off like a herd of turtles.
5. The older I get, the earlier it gets late.
6. When I say, "The other day," I could be referring to any time between yesterday and 15 years ago.
7. I remember being able to get up without making sound effects.
8. I had my patience tested. I'm negative.
9. Remember, if you lose a sock in the dryer, it comes back as a Tupperware lid that doesn't fit any of your containers.
10. If you're sitting in public and a stranger takes the seat next to you, just stare straight ahead and say, "Did you bring the money?"
11. When you ask me what I am doing today, and I say "nothing," it does not mean I am free. It means I am doing nothing.
12. I finally got eight hours of sleep. It took me three days, but whatever.
13. I run like the winded.
14. I hate when a couple argues in public, and I missed the beginning and don't know whose side I'm on.
15. When someone asks what I did over the weekend, I squint and ask, "Why, what did you hear?"
16. When you do squats, are your knees supposed to sound like a goat chewing on an aluminum can stuffed with celery?
17. I don't mean to interrupt people. I just randomly remember things and get really excited.
18. When I ask for directions, please don't use words like "east."
19. Don't bother walking a mile in my shoes. That would be boring. Spend 30 seconds in my head. That'll freak you right out.
20. Sometimes, someone unexpected comes into your life out of nowhere, makes your heart race, and changes you forever. We call those people cops.
21. My luck is like a bald guy who just won a comb."
-source unknown.

81GyGuy - it sure seamed like a keeper list to me... Even oldies like this one will always \be good.


A man picks up a hitchhiker on the side of the road
The hitchhiker says, " I'm surprised you picked me up. I could've been a serial killer."

The driver responded, "The chance of two serial killers being in the same car is astronomical."