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Song · Don't Touch That Dial shorts · 1974 · 17 min · 2,127 words
The transcript of “Linda's Film on Menstruation”, an episode of Don't Touch That Dial shorts from 1974. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Don't Touch That Dial plays Don't Touch That Dial shorts free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.
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You know what a what a pain in this I was sort of horrified. I didn't really Understand what's happening? My father Purification of the body Well, it used to bother me with a teenager and a young girl and hopefully I think it bothered me because people sort of Expected it to bother me a lot. So it didn't I had prams and later on
Now it doesn't bother me. My name is Judy Marston 38 25, 36. Even though I may look like this universe, up until today, I had one big problem. I repeat, I had one big problem.
I was 15 years old and had never gotten my period. Even though my mother had told me that women get their periods between the ages of 8 and 17, I was still unhappy that I hadn't gotten mine.
This morning, that all changed. My name is Johnnie Stent. For me it all started when I went bowling with Judy today. I should have known something was different as soon as she got a strike.
She's usually such a rotten bowler. Johnnie, do you notice anything different about me today? No. Are you sure? You got news, John? So what's so different about you? I got my first period today. So what? It's only the first time I've ever gotten it. That's all. I'm 15 years old.
So what's the big deal? It means that blood is flowing out of my uterus. Thank you. What Judy has just told Johnny is the type of oversimplification that can be easily misunderstood. Especially if you get your information on street corners.
Yes, it's true that women have menstrual periods. And yes, there is an outflow of blood from the uterus. But what does this mean? And why does it happen? Let's take a closer look as Judy and Johnny learn more about what menstruation means.
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