# Giant Colon Comes To Philadelphia **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 1, 2003, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-colon-comes-to-philadelphia/205006 "2003-10-01T22:30:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-colon-comes-to-philadelphia/205006/41 "2003-10-06T19:53:26Z")
I think it would be pretty fitting if the Eagles ran through that whenever they take the field. ---
**Author:** ![Umbriel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9de053/32.png) [@Umbriel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Umbriel)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-colon-comes-to-philadelphia/205006/42 "2003-10-06T20:24:41Z")
Well, that was obviously the biggest, but it wasn’t Philly’s _only_ [giant colon](http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/PAPHImut.html)! (see the third photo down) And the Mütter museum isn’t just a limited time thing… Its colon is accessible year round! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Cleophus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e57/32.png) [@Cleophus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cleophus)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-colon-comes-to-philadelphia/205006/43 "2003-10-06T23:29:01Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Sunspace \* > \*\*I wonder whether the Giant Colon has Giant Polyps? > > “No, dear, those aren’t sea anemones…” \ \*\* Yes, yes it does. It also has giant hemorrhoids, giant cancer, and giant diverticuli. I have pictures at [http://homepage.mac.com/smcgroty/PhotoAlbum9.html](http://homepage.mac.com/smcgroty/PhotoAlbum9.html). If you’re squeamish about depictions of disease, even simulated ones, you may want to skip the link. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2003, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-colon-comes-to-philadelphia/205006/44 "2003-10-07T01:24:57Z")
Holy, uh, crap! Now I know why I could never be a doctor… \ ---
**Author:** ![grimpixie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecb155/32.png) [@grimpixie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grimpixie)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2003, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-colon-comes-to-philadelphia/205006/45 "2003-10-07T07:04:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by dwc1970 \* > \*\*You suppose a giant period will be coming next? > > Oh, wait, _that_ kind of colon. In that case, never mind. \*\* Not being a Merkin, I read your first sentance as involving _that_ kind of period… You can imagine the confusion… 🙂 Grim ---
**Author:** ![tqnohe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bb73d2/32.png) [@tqnohe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tqnohe)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2003, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-colon-comes-to-philadelphia/205006/46 "2003-10-07T17:16:19Z")
And after that we can drive along the Hershey Highway, ride on the Cocoa Canal, and tour Chocolate Town. ---
**Author:** ![NoCoolUserName](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5fc32e/32.png) [@NoCoolUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoCoolUserName)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2003, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-colon-comes-to-philadelphia/205006/47 "2003-10-07T18:48:09Z")
Why am I suddenly humming **Blood on the Coal** from the Mighty Wind soundtrack? _Blood on the tracks, blood in the mine! Brothers and sisters, what a terrible time! Old 97 went in the wrong hole now in mine number 60, there’s blood on the coal_ ---
**Author:** ![FordPrefect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e99b99/32.png) [@FordPrefect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FordPrefect)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2003, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-colon-comes-to-philadelphia/205006/48 "2003-10-07T21:11:20Z")
I know I am too late for this joke, but what do the haul it around on? Semis? > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by caveman \* > \*\*Would anyone else die laughing if vandals cut it into two semicolons? \*\* ---
**Author:** ![FordPrefect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e99b99/32.png) [@FordPrefect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FordPrefect)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2003, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-colon-comes-to-philadelphia/205006/49 "2003-10-07T21:11:32Z")
I know I am too late for this joke, but what do they haul it around on? Semis? > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by caveman \* > \*\*Would anyone else die laughing if vandals cut it into two semicolons? \*\* ---
**Author:** ![Cleophus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e57/32.png) [@Cleophus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cleophus)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2003, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-colon-comes-to-philadelphia/205006/50 "2003-10-07T22:49:16Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by lieu \* > \*\*I think it would be pretty fitting if the Eagles ran through that whenever they take the field. \*\* Crawl through it, more likely. It’s only 3 feet tall. > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by FordPrefect \*\*\*I know I am too late for this joke, but what do they haul it around on? Semis? \*\* Basically. The colon is part of a traveling exhibit about colon cancer and how to prevent it. ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2003, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-colon-comes-to-philadelphia/205006/51 "2003-10-08T05:00:40Z")
!Cristofo! ?Is that thing a colon? !Ay caramba! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-colon-comes-to-philadelphia/205006.md?page=2)