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Are you like a bowl of Shredded Wheat?

13 replies

Spidey66 · 31/01/2026 23:34

The old ad used to advertise Shredded Wheat as ‘nothing added and nothing taken away’. Are you like that?

I’ve had added a plate and pins to repair a broken shoulder.

I’ve had removed 2 wisdom teeth, my gall bladder and my uterus.

I’ve had surgery for cataracts so my lenses removed and replaced.

anyone else?

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NuffSaidSam · 31/01/2026 23:36

I am like a shredded wheat.

Nothing added, nothing taken away.

QuinoafromKew · 31/01/2026 23:38

All I have taken away was two wisdom teeth but everything else remains.

hellotomrw · 01/02/2026 00:32

Nothing added but had my gallbladder out at 30

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Anxietyspiral · 01/02/2026 00:35

Added: Tattoos, piercings, botox

Taken away: Several teeth, appendix

Arlanymor · 01/02/2026 00:36

I'm not a Shredded Wheat - I have tattoos and piercings, I don't have any wisdom teeth or tonsils, and at some point in the future I will have a pacemaker. Which essentially makes me bionic, so I am probably Ricicles or something.

TwoLeftSocksWithHoles · 01/02/2026 00:38

Complete, except for a couple of wisdom teeth. (Which may explain this...😜🤑🤪🤪)

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 01/02/2026 00:43

I thought you meant boring and tasteless ( Yes) Grin
Added:
crowns
tattoo
piercings

Taken away:
teeth
gallbladder
Bit Of Lung

TimSamandLulu · 01/02/2026 00:44

Basically, except I have a filling in one tooth if that disqualifies me?

JanuaryJasmine · 01/02/2026 00:50

Nope

minus wisdom teeth (all 4)
& other teeth (overcrowded)
appendix

replaced shoulder -rotar cuff & half bone to elbow

15February1960 · 01/02/2026 00:54

Taken out..Tonsils. Gallbladder. Uterus/ tubes/ ovaries/ cervix.Two teeth. Partial toe bone. Breast cysts. Bowels and bladder adhesions.
Put in... still waiting for two new hips.. one with in next few months.
Also waiting for a disk putting in my cervical spine.

ReignOfError · 01/02/2026 00:54

Sadly not.
Taken away: all my wisdom teeth, my appendix, my gallbladder, and one hip
Added: a ceramic hip, two crowns on teeth, a plethora of scars, and far too many wrinkles

MrMischief · 01/02/2026 01:03

Nothing added.

Taken away:
Gallbladder
Teeth
Tolerance of bullshit
Bits of my sanity

RiceSnaps · 01/02/2026 01:36

Taken away: the insides of both breasts, a cm or so of cervix, several teeth

Added: implants and pig skin mesh to fill/support the boob cavities (mastectomy), mirena coil, tattoo, piercings, permanent retainer

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