Congratulations to All the Participants but I Have Once Again Won the Colonoscopy Contest

Congratulations to All the Participants but I Have Once Again Won the Colonoscopy Contest
Notes on a Colossal Colonoscopy Competition
Andrew Knott
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May 18
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photo by author (obviously)I suppose, considering my age and station in life, it was inevitable that I would eventually make the transition from “guy who writes about parenting” to “guy who writes about having a colonoscopy.” Well, at long last, here we are.
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Written by Andrew Knott
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Writer, humorist, dad of three. Editor of Frazzled. Writing for Washington Post, McSweeney’s, Parents, Human Parts, Slackjaw, and more.
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