Colin did not laugh. Instead he thought, Tampons have strings? Why? Of…

John Green
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Colin did not laugh. Instead he thought, Tampons have strings? Why? Of all the major human mysteries - God, the nature of the universe, etc. - he knew the least about tampons. To Colin, tampons were a little bit like grizzly bears: he was aware of their existence, but he'd never seen on in the wild, and didn't really care to. ✨ John Green (2008). An Abundance of Katherines, p.59, Penguin
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