tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-132192342024-03-07T22:29:25.681-05:00Poo NewsYour number one source for number two newsAndrew Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14897991196753070172noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13219234.post-35747413599358561832010-08-06T18:20:00.000-04:002010-08-06T18:20:07.665-04:00A Real P.O.S. Car<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip0vm9nWmDq8idxRxjjip9CJpy6rpWDisQuzxazSg43EVly0Jdytgx7UFg2DS5sBYK-Sg8beQCJru9uYxCJ1T_SxdaG8hhNxF0Z8R9VjAjUvpSKzowlmgNBoZi3GV9RvBDC82KPQ/s1600/car.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip0vm9nWmDq8idxRxjjip9CJpy6rpWDisQuzxazSg43EVly0Jdytgx7UFg2DS5sBYK-Sg8beQCJru9uYxCJ1T_SxdaG8hhNxF0Z8R9VjAjUvpSKzowlmgNBoZi3GV9RvBDC82KPQ/s320/car.PNG" /></a></div>Ever have a crappy car, a real P.O.S.? Here's a literal one, from Bristol, England. The VW Bug is powered by methane (or as the BBC calls it, "mee-thane") generated from human excrement.<br />
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It's actually a pretty good idea, why not use waste (and poo) for something useful? Other than the fact that everyone's going to call your car the Shitwagon.<br />
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<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-10881080">'Poo-powered' car seen on the streets of Bristol</a>Andrew Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14897991196753070172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13219234.post-84145137937401165812010-06-16T17:24:00.004-04:002010-06-16T17:28:10.119-04:00Drunk Mom Poops Her Pants with Kid in the CarYou've gotta hate when this happens: you're driving drunk with your kid, you pull out in front of a police car, throw your bottle of vodka into the courthouse driveway, and then you poop your pants. Her explanation: "I ate too much corn." Sounds like an average Saturday for most people. With video!<br /><br /><object width="429" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://vp.mgnetwork.net/viewer.swf?u=97b570d0c5f6102da6fd001ec92a4a0d&z=CMH" ></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://vp.mgnetwork.net/viewer.swf?u=97b570d0c5f6102da6fd001ec92a4a0d&z=CMH" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="429" height="295"></embed></object><br /><br />Here's <a href="http://www2.nbc4i.com/news/2010/jun/10/2/police-drunk-mom-poops-her-pants-during-traffic-st-ar-104389/">the article</a>. It happened in Elyria, Ohio, which is Greek for "New Trousers."Andrew Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14897991196753070172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13219234.post-50405038438211100552010-05-21T11:46:00.007-04:002010-05-21T12:03:56.033-04:00Here's a Crappy Craigslist Housing Ad!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL2EiCj0vr5iqgEVrPrsxVSdKS4tLZYPc9j9sLC3eHPz35-oR12Kwzc57EKEIrggjWxTbNOuwhgureNCOBuzdOtJlOmzy4zMzKfeLCjPpcD_7YTvwQHb8MhkcvvGlR-AGszLeknA/s1600/craigslistshitmonster.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 396px; height: 500px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL2EiCj0vr5iqgEVrPrsxVSdKS4tLZYPc9j9sLC3eHPz35-oR12Kwzc57EKEIrggjWxTbNOuwhgureNCOBuzdOtJlOmzy4zMzKfeLCjPpcD_7YTvwQHb8MhkcvvGlR-AGszLeknA/s400/craigslistshitmonster.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473754259545509266" /></a><br /> Saw this gem all over the internets, it's a Craigslist ad for a normal sounding apartment in Washington, DC, which is actually kind of a good deal for that area. <br /><br />But there's a catch -- along with playing kickball and drinking good beer, smiley face, you have to keep track of every time you poop by noting it on a piece of paper attached to the bathroom door! Sign me up!<br /><br />The weirdest thing is, there's no explanation for why anyone would agree to do this. Did past roommates clog up the toilet a lot? Maybe this person has some medical issue, but why does that mean the roommates have to do it also? It can't be for a septic tank, this is the big city. Bizarre. I feel like if you're going to discuss bowel habits in a random housing ad, you should at least explain yourself.<br /><br />The <a href="http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/doc/roo/1749815128.html">ad's still up</a>, so you can take a look at where you might be pooping in the future.Andrew Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14897991196753070172noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13219234.post-4920487514845434122008-08-19T12:07:00.004-04:002008-08-19T12:18:47.285-04:00Pandas: Poop MVPs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMc7u08ZFqMkGM3QCfECSt-JWJjkWsEeUR751phsfIwu4etoEgarfxckC80970A2bmtNLanwNOnqIDRgfnCQEJaXDNZJinM-UhpCrGiSZ8z3RsobOepsSe4FWnzFvIPuN2vhxmHA/s1600-h/panda.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMc7u08ZFqMkGM3QCfECSt-JWJjkWsEeUR751phsfIwu4etoEgarfxckC80970A2bmtNLanwNOnqIDRgfnCQEJaXDNZJinM-UhpCrGiSZ8z3RsobOepsSe4FWnzFvIPuN2vhxmHA/s320/panda.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236262812375488834" /></a>Yes, it's been a long, long time, but this news brought me out of poo-hibernation: Pandas poop <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26036245/">40 times a day</a>! That's insane. I would suggest a visit to the panda-gastroenterologist might be in order.<br /><br />And apparently you can also <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20033134/">buy stuff</a> made from panda poo. What a crappy gift! Ha!Andrew Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14897991196753070172noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13219234.post-20233336205477375512008-01-03T16:12:00.000-05:002008-01-03T16:22:32.589-05:00Smelling 101<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMZ4AfFux2sh8oW4zolGGUhs1z44AgnlSDYT5uzWg_TcN8LYH1m_ej8kB0Tynno1mIoSIX9gPThJIQ2u_jR_6PSZ4QPeKbcmaotMeOwNy1xbCiCvSXx_k0AYdksu7qEMLlEnSgVw/s1600-h/purdue.png"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMZ4AfFux2sh8oW4zolGGUhs1z44AgnlSDYT5uzWg_TcN8LYH1m_ej8kB0Tynno1mIoSIX9gPThJIQ2u_jR_6PSZ4QPeKbcmaotMeOwNy1xbCiCvSXx_k0AYdksu7qEMLlEnSgVw/s320/purdue.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151363242649148962" /></a>Hey, Purdue students, want to advance scientific knowledge? Smell this crap.<br /><br />Students at what is apparently Indiana's poopiest university are making some cash and helping scientists by smelling barnyard doo-doo. But the scientists aren't sadistic, it's for an experiment on reducing farm odors. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8TTDOEG0&show_article=1">The AP</a> has the full scoop (pun).Andrew Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14897991196753070172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13219234.post-9210016037010688422007-12-19T10:40:00.000-05:002007-12-19T10:43:28.359-05:00Ugandans Arrested for Not Having Toilets<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0MeFVuURM9dIkgdQH7NN4Ev8ds04WBe9VbhHcf3UQro-xBA5N2zrPuoACWo-mWVBMxgLl-6WURpPgaghE8XwGvxlcVmJ3zjUZ1L3je32OQZWpTXpqS82Qx9K0iJZdYm6B-K3cdg/s1600-h/jail2.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0MeFVuURM9dIkgdQH7NN4Ev8ds04WBe9VbhHcf3UQro-xBA5N2zrPuoACWo-mWVBMxgLl-6WURpPgaghE8XwGvxlcVmJ3zjUZ1L3je32OQZWpTXpqS82Qx9K0iJZdYm6B-K3cdg/s320/jail2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145710079496932706" /></a>Not only is pooping in a non-toilet gross, it's illegal. In Uganda, at least. Government official and cool-name-haver Norbert Turyahikayo said the move was to fight cholera. <br /><br />So for all those Poo News readers from Uganda (total: 0) at least dig a latrine.<br /><a href="http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyid=2007-12-19T143959Z_01_N19576243_RTRUKOC_0_US-TOILETS.xml"><br />Article</a>Andrew Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14897991196753070172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13219234.post-64483126533844802792007-09-27T14:19:00.000-04:002007-09-27T14:25:14.523-04:00The Poop Fairy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://z.about.com/d/toys/1/0/t/7/ElinaFairy.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://z.about.com/d/toys/1/0/t/7/ElinaFairy.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Capitalism is great. Where there's a demand for something, it'll be filled. Such as an <a href="http://www.baronbob.com/dolly.htm">inflatable love sheep</a>. But now there's a service to pick up poo for pet owners on walks, in case they're too lazy or big weenies or something. Hey, I guess they've filled a niche. With poo.<br /><br /><a href="http://mywebtimes.com/ottnews/archives/ottawa/display.php?id=345096">Article</a>Andrew Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14897991196753070172noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13219234.post-84628299713811375732007-09-10T15:51:00.001-04:002007-09-10T16:01:56.378-04:00Viva Las PoopasThe Las Vegas Review-Journal has a <a href="http://www.lvrj.com/living/9686847.html">hilarious article</a> about a man who cleans Sin City porta-potties for a living. He's a 300 pound Samoan, for good measure. It's full of good crap, but so much that it's hard to choose quotes. To wit:<br /><blockquote>Speaking of lunch, today it's fruit for Sapini. Sometimes it's a sandwich -- but never peanut butter.<br /><br />"Anything that looks like crap, I don't eat," he says.</blockquote>Good plan. And there's even <a href="http://www.reviewjournal.com/video/fearandloafing.html">a video</a>!Andrew Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14897991196753070172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13219234.post-45709724202468867532007-08-15T17:07:00.000-04:002007-08-15T17:15:42.094-04:00Reading, Writing, and Poop Throwing<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglIXq8j_9NC6AR1X1MYpbXTnPx3siYaYmCWVZojgSdoudPZ7XSPFg9T6WbY9zQel7T93ztlPd4pwoEVjqn1IRknUMTx9V_s7Jgyu-QftLyjhg-cCWynrGUPpnXPH0Hjcb26T_iJA/s1600-h/discus.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglIXq8j_9NC6AR1X1MYpbXTnPx3siYaYmCWVZojgSdoudPZ7XSPFg9T6WbY9zQel7T93ztlPd4pwoEVjqn1IRknUMTx9V_s7Jgyu-QftLyjhg-cCWynrGUPpnXPH0Hjcb26T_iJA/s200/discus.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5099038743143979074" /></a>Ah, America's schools. Where's tomorrow's leaders learn today's skills. Like throwing turds.<br /><br />Teachers in Boyd County, Kentucky took part in a poop throwing contest at the county fair. Hopefully their aim wasn't off or fairgoers might have gotten a special deep fried treat.<br /><br />The educators were competing in a Teachers' Challenge for the kids to see them do silly stuff, like chug Pepsi. We're guessing the phys-ed teacher/coach won that one.<br /><br />Sounds like a fun event though. I'd watch anybody throw cow poop - wrestlers, astronauts, ninjas, you name it.<br /><br />Story at the <a href="http://www.dailyindependent.com/local/local_story_226231639.html">Ashland (KY) Daily Independent</a>Andrew Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14897991196753070172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13219234.post-19257413400319115332007-07-26T14:29:00.000-04:002007-07-26T14:35:22.828-04:00Goose Poop? Kill Em!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRjuei7P4ucihcR_1TQYMhZvPyPYFXnbfCq6aRrhDOZ8tZWPxj7OsV2iX5n5PV6vp51fK5jIEoO7PZvJwgFcI3TNtWHlNr0ftO2wjga0kvSl4QjjJzIlSwWpYCKvdurYlUNEmhaQ/s1600-h/vs-duckhunt-05.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRjuei7P4ucihcR_1TQYMhZvPyPYFXnbfCq6aRrhDOZ8tZWPxj7OsV2iX5n5PV6vp51fK5jIEoO7PZvJwgFcI3TNtWHlNr0ftO2wjga0kvSl4QjjJzIlSwWpYCKvdurYlUNEmhaQ/s320/vs-duckhunt-05.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091575069236074370" /></a>In Our Nation's Capitol, Canada geese are drawing complaints for pooping in the Anacostia River, making it more polluted. The solution? Kill those birds! <br /><br />The National Park Service could kill around 600 of the birds, and even environmentalists support the duck hunt, as the critters are eating "vital marsh grasses" and such. Golf course owners don't like the avian poopers either because they eat the fairways. <br /><br />So word to the wise - don't be an animal that poops in DC. Or eats golf course grass.<br /><br /><a href="http://dcist.com/2007/07/26/district_huntin.php">Article</a>Andrew Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14897991196753070172noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13219234.post-74137167345658135632007-07-24T10:33:00.000-04:002007-07-24T10:47:43.073-04:00On the phone in the bathroomHerb Benham of the <span style="font-style:italic;">Bakersfield Californian</span> has a column on talking on the phone in the bathroom. He seems to think it's no big deal, while I think it's pretty dumb. I may talk on the phone while at home talking with a buddy, but otherwise, no thanks.<br /><br />For example, if I'm in the bathroom at work and somebody calls, I'm not answering. And if somebody is on the phone while using the urinal or the stall, I make sure to flush. I think it's funny - "Hey! Are you in the bathroom!" Especially if it's a work related conversation - "Ok, send that document to me" ((pooping noises)) "What the hell was that!" <br /><br />I just think it's impolite though. I don't want to find out the hard way that poop is coming out of your butt while you're talking to me. Unless it's the president of the United States on the phone, wait til you're finished crapping.<br /><br />What do you think?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bakersfield.com/138/story/195290.html">Link</a>Andrew Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14897991196753070172noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13219234.post-5649716164662268742007-07-16T18:13:00.000-04:002007-07-25T11:05:46.531-04:00The Art of PooA poo-operative sent this to me the other day, it's Sprinkle Brigade, a website run by three guys who make art out of poo on the street. Pretty funny stuff. I kind of wish I had a bag of googley eyes to put on poo I see on the street.<br /><br /><a href="http://sprinklebrigade.com/gallery-main.html">Link</a><br /><br />And <a href="http://sprinklebrigade.blogspot.com/">their blog</a><br /><br />And if you like fancier-schmancier poo art, check out <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Ofili">Chris Ofili</a>, who made a painting of the Virgin Mary (and other things) using paint and elephant dung.Andrew Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14897991196753070172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13219234.post-38450268444934829502007-07-11T10:33:00.000-04:002007-07-11T13:12:37.491-04:00Want some coffee? From a cat's butt?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivZJJiyaktIJgs25kdb6X0svVasZJ4QeblZq4kcvNBqXpzrNYJflF4zzbaR_uzff6_EiOxGZn-QrYexCnOuKN6VLB47SGKtDxaCQhxgIS_4ceinCILJyGOWVhRQU1MMxIz0rYPiA/s1600-h/poo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivZJJiyaktIJgs25kdb6X0svVasZJ4QeblZq4kcvNBqXpzrNYJflF4zzbaR_uzff6_EiOxGZn-QrYexCnOuKN6VLB47SGKtDxaCQhxgIS_4ceinCILJyGOWVhRQU1MMxIz0rYPiA/s320/poo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085987896276568066" /></a>Coffee is a great beverage. It wakes us up, warms us up, tastes great. Especially from a cat's butt.<br /><br />The most expensive and rarest coffee in the world is Indonesian <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kopi_Luwak">Kopi Luwak</a>, which is extracted from the turds of the civet cat. For a mere $150-$600 a pound, you too can drink the stuff some critter was unable to digest. Where do I sign up!<br /><br />Supposedly the digestive process makes the taste and aroma stronger - make your own joke here. Supposedly it's heavy and rich, caramel and chocolatey. I'd try it if somebody else bought it for me.<br /><br />But really, who thought of trying this? "Hey, that cat just pooped some stuff out. Let's roast and drink it!"<br /><br />And there are articles galore on it. A <a href="http://www.uoguelph.ca/research/news/articles/2002/purr-fect_cup.shtml">university study</a> (from the University of Guelph, who earlier reminded us <a href="http://poonews.blogspot.com/2007/05/food-safety-experts-share-some-advice.html">not to eat poop</a>), as well as <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2004-01-20-civet-coffee_x.htm">USA Today</a>, <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3409359.stm">BBC</a>, <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/stories/print/2002/09/13/Consumers/catcoffee_020913">CBC</a>, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boyz_II_Men">East Coast Family</a>.Andrew Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14897991196753070172noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13219234.post-22233816323863730302007-07-10T12:37:00.000-04:002007-07-10T12:44:52.637-04:00Four places to go before you dieI sure love to travel. I also like writing about poo. Finally I can combine the two, with visits to such places as <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=butt&sll=38.92479,-77.02971&sspn=0.011652,0.020084&ie=UTF8&z=13&iwloc=addr&om=1">Butt, Tennessee</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bumpass%2C_Virginia">Bumpass, Virginia</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middelfart">Middefart, Denmark</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mianus_%28neighborhood%29">Mianus, Connecticut</a>.<br /><br />Know of any other shitty places to visit? Besides Newark.Andrew Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14897991196753070172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13219234.post-13654974838953128712007-07-05T16:51:00.000-04:002007-07-05T16:58:38.910-04:00Fourth of July PooThe nation's birthday has come and gone, bringing with it the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan's_Hot_Dog_Eating_Contest">Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest</a> at Coney Island. In a shocking upset, American college student Joey Chestnut beat six time champion Takeru Kobayashi. Chestnut ate a record 66 dogs and buns to Kobayashi's 63.<br /><br />We expect he's been spending a lot of time in the bathroom today. Hopefully your 5th of July has been less about visits to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necessary">necessary</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://origin.mercurynews.com/valley/ci_6297731">Article</a> on Chestnut's savory winAndrew Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14897991196753070172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13219234.post-17900784891337626392007-06-28T13:59:00.001-04:002007-06-28T14:06:18.388-04:00Hungry?<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/santabarbarian/15416457/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/11/15416457_25921621d7_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/santabarbarian/15416457/">The Restaurant You Don't Want To Try</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/santabarbarian/">santa barbarian</a> </span></div>"I've heard of this new Chinese place, it sounds great!"<br /><br />This little gem is in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunland%2C_Los_Angeles%2C_California">Sunland</a> area of Los Angeles. <br /><br />I'm getting hungry already. I wonder how their poo poo platter is.Andrew Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14897991196753070172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13219234.post-45928693387462839292007-06-20T14:56:00.000-04:002007-07-11T13:14:32.220-04:00The Courtesy FlushThis is more of a public service than news, but it's worth noting. The "courtesy flush" is when a pooper flushes in order to minimize a foul aroma. It's an especially good thing to do at a public restroom, at work, or at somebody else's house.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=courtesy+flush">Urban Dictionary</a> defines a courtesy flush as:<br /><blockquote>A flush in the middle of the toilet-sitting process in order to reduce the aroma...usually performed on a "foreign throne" as a courtesy to the owner of said throne... in other words, to be polite and not stink up the host's crapper too much.</blockquote></span></br><br />For example, I had the misfortune of going into the bathroom at work today while somebody was taking a very smelly poo with no courtesy flush. Not a pleasant experience. <br /><br />Wikipedia mentions the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flush_toilet#Toilet_etiquette">courtesy flush</a>, there's <a href="http://www.sackwear.com/product_info.php?&products_id=37">a shirt</a>, and of course that immortal scene in "Austin Powers" where Austin is fighting with a guy in a bathroom stall, and Tom Arnold playing a Texan says something like "Damn boy, how about a courtesy flush?" There's even a product that claims to eliminate doody odors called <a href="http://www.courtesyflush.com/">Courtesy Flush</a>.<br /><br />So there you have it. Please spread the word and spare us your turd.Andrew Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14897991196753070172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13219234.post-25211869633149322432007-06-18T11:51:00.000-04:002007-06-18T12:02:37.960-04:00Breaking News: Rat poop badThis shocking revelation from the <span style="font-style:italic;">Staten Island Advance</span> newspaper. Clearly they're more advanced than those other papers in New York, like the <span style="font-style:italic;">Times</span>, <span style="font-style:italic;">Post</span>, etc. The two page article says basically, don't handle rat poop and disinfect stuff or you might get sick. <br /><br />I wonder if this article was really written in 1850 or sometime before the dawn of hygiene and got misplaced, then an editor came across it and decided to run it. I expect to see an article soon on Abner Doubleday's new game called "<a href="http://gorillamask.net/conanbaseball.shtml">base-ball</a>" that is sweeping the nation.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.silive.com/living/advance/index.ssf?/base/living/1181557872218040.xml&coll=1">Link</a>Andrew Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14897991196753070172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13219234.post-84736023711929808932007-06-15T12:44:00.001-04:002007-06-15T12:48:34.264-04:00Poop in the Capitol tooIt's a poopy time in our Nation's Capital, as workers have found three piles of "actual, nonmetaphorical number 2" in the people's halls (and galleries). Speculation is that it's either a kid (who must poop a lot) or perhaps somebody making a political statement. Maybe supporters of <a href="http://poonews.blogspot.com/2007/05/poop-bill.html">Minnesota's Poop Bill</a>?<br /><br /><a href="http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Turds_found_in_Capitol_but_no_0615.html">Link</a>Andrew Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14897991196753070172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13219234.post-9580594618379645972007-06-15T09:53:00.000-04:002007-06-15T10:38:52.717-04:00Poopy diaper evacuates DC Post Office<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070614/capt.32122bb548cf4c918c754d0130153f80.suspicious_package_dcjm101.jpg?x=380&y=253&sig=493IXh4Xdvkj83xmQUR59A--"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070614/capt.32122bb548cf4c918c754d0130153f80.suspicious_package_dcjm101.jpg?x=380&y=253&sig=493IXh4Xdvkj83xmQUR59A--" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Yesterday I heard rumors of an evacuation at the main post office in downtown DC - cops were blocking streets, people were banned from coming anywhere near, and so on. The culprit - a terror baby's poopy diaper. Apparently the offending diaper was in a box that somebody deemed suspicious because of the "foul smell," as the Post put it. Cue the "postal worker is a shitty job" jokes.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/14/AR2007061400999.html?hpid=localoffer">Link</a><br /><br />(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)Andrew Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14897991196753070172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13219234.post-14219987180993160562007-06-13T15:38:00.000-04:002007-06-13T15:47:26.421-04:00Ms. Butts, the courthouse TP banditThis one's almost too good to be true. The toilet paper at the Marshall County, Iowa courthouse was disappearing at "'unusually high rates,' even for county employees" said the <span style="font-style:italic;">Times-Republican</span> newspaper. "In other words, something didn’t smell quite right," they continue.<br /><br />Turns out there was a devious crook on the loose by the name of Suzanne Butts. Ms. Butts had some prior theft convictions (I'm not sure I want to know what for) so she may face prison time for her TP snatching. If you're going to steal TP, why not steal it from dirty gas station bathrooms, like everybody else seems to do?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.timesrepublican.com/News/articles.asp?articleID=10222">Link</a><br /><br />And in other news, I went to middle school with a girl named Suzanne Butz.Andrew Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14897991196753070172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13219234.post-54193420204706781532007-05-29T23:28:00.000-04:002007-06-15T12:49:39.494-04:00"Hey mom, let's go TP our teacher's house"Now this is a heartwarming tale of the joys of motherhood. A loving mother takes seven wee babes on a family excursion - to TP their teacher's house. Apparently only one of the kids belonged to the mom, and she got a ticket for contributing to the delinquency of minors.<br /><br />It makes one think though, how do seven 12 and 13-year olds convince a mom to drive them to their teacher's house to throw toilet paper all over it? And did she help? Don't get me wrong, I've TPed (or "rolled" as some call it) my share of houses, but my mom never drove us there.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2007/05/29/neb_mom_ticketed_in_toilet_paper_caper/">Link</a>Andrew Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14897991196753070172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13219234.post-21905311706305541282007-05-29T11:57:00.000-04:002007-05-29T23:44:26.750-04:00Have some really gross stuff come out of your buttIf you have Gmail, you've noticed how you sometimes get random ads that pop up. This one was "Photos - this site guarantees to removed really gross stuff from your gut." Now I like gross stuff as much as the next guy, but this link was almost too much. <br /><br />It's a colon cleanser with lots of pictures of peoples' results, i.e. poo. Apparently it's some kind of a contest. But what are these people eating? It looks like they pooped out a tapeworm or their intestine. It's pretty gross, but at the same time oddly fascinating. <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />WARNING:</span> Don't click if you don't want to see actual pictures of messed up looking poo. It's really gross, I'm telling you. Don't say you weren't warned.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.blessedherbs.com/?sp=internal-cleansing&s_cid=clensingcontent_31_4_001&site=gmail.com&gclid=CPi22pDfs4wCFRGCGgodPWSwSA">Link</a>Andrew Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14897991196753070172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13219234.post-50325321651743710952007-05-23T20:09:00.000-04:002007-05-23T20:13:29.691-04:00"Liverpool struggles to contain Kaka"First off, I don't think there should be poo in the liver anyway, I'd see a doctor immediately. But if they mean the city (or the soccer team), then that sounds unpleasant. I'd hate to see a city full of Englishmen or an entire soccer team unable to contain their poo. I'd suggest taking some Pepto Bismol, it works wonders. Stay away from undercooked bangers and mash and don't drink the water.<br /><br /><a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news;_ylt=AsOwyr298aqfX10XPxgQjXY5nYcB?slug=afp-fbleurc1acmilan&prov=afp&type=lgns">Link</a>Andrew Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14897991196753070172noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13219234.post-75937138322292530192007-05-16T16:19:00.000-04:002007-05-16T16:38:34.348-04:00The Poop BillNow here's a reason to get involved in politics! In Minnesota, a bill nicknamed the Poop Bill is in the state house to allow people with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crohn%27s_disease">Crohn's Disease</a>, which causes sudden diarrhea, access to employee restrooms. It was brought to attention after a girl pooped herself in an Old Navy, although I would think that reaction would be more common at Abercrombie. <br /><br />In any case, the bill was sponsored by a state senator from the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota_Democratic-Farmer-Labor_Party">Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party</a>, which sounds like some of kind German political party, but is actually just the Democrats merged with a third party. Interesting.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.startribune.com/587/story/1144838.html">The article</a>Andrew Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14897991196753070172noreply@blogger.com0