Yes, poop.
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The periodic table was a classification. The different blood types, I can understand somebody being interested in. But, seriously, there was a person who decided to categorize different types of poop? I used to joke that my humor is scatalogical. But, I can't anymore; those scatalogists will sue the, ahem, crap out of me! ;)
poops come in all shapes and sizes — as shown in the Bristol stool scale, created by the University of Bristol's Ken Heaton, at right — but Chutkan says the ideal poop is a three or four on the scale.So ... which type are you? Pay attention from now on. hehehe!
So, is there any good, clean kind?
A very fiber-heavy diet — the type eaten by many people in developing countries, and by some vegetarians in the US — leads to much denser and bulkier poops. "They're bigger movements that come out more easily," she says. "And there's very little need to wipe — it's a much cleaner evacuation.""Evacuation" is the best possible euphemism here. "Honey, I will be back after I evacuate" sounds much more confident and purposeful in life than, "Hey, I am going to take a shit."
The piece ends with what, you, and I are familiar with: fecal transplant. Remember the post from two months ago? Care to revisit that shitty post? I dare you! Oh, this includes a warning that fecal transplant should not be tried at home. Gee, thanks for that!
May you be regular with Bristol #4! ;)
6 comments:
YUK.
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Well said, Ramesh. Succint.
Sriram, you neglected a term I just learned in reading an article about archaeologists attempting to determine how long humans have inhabited the Americas. It seems that fossilized human feces - coprolites - have been dated to 14000-15000 years ago here in Oregon. How would you like to have the task of dating that specimen?
Ramesh - is this post sufficiently unphilosophical to make up for the prior post?
Sriram - from the sublime to the ridiculous.
Of course, a post might sound all important and profound when presenting some grand idea, like Russell's passions. But, life is a collection of plenty of much more pedestrian activities. Which is why I disagree when you, ahem, hastily flush away the topic of shit ...
while I blogged in a lighter vein, understanding shit is not by any means secondary to many aspects of human existence. All one needs is a couple of days of horrible constipation or an awful experience of diarrhea to realize that there might be a lot more to shit than we think.
Yes, the fossilized feces (American spellings only allowed, Ramesh!!!) ... a colleague's husband contributed to that project, and we have had our share of potty humor on that ;)
And, yes, I love the lighter side of life ... even if I slide down to the ridiculous ;)
As I often remind students (the endangered species in my classes!) thankfully I have a sense of humor, which provides a wonderful facade to my inner insanely intense old-fashioned academic ;)
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