# I'm absolutely disgusting! How much do YOU know about gross stuff? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 9, 2004, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-absolutely-disgusting-how-much-do-you-know-about-gross-stuff/273839 "2004-11-09T15:31:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2004, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-absolutely-disgusting-how-much-do-you-know-about-gross-stuff/273839/21 "2004-11-09T17:20:30Z")
Ah, it’s okay, we’ll be non-gross together. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![LilyoftheValley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilyoftheValley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheValley)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2004, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-absolutely-disgusting-how-much-do-you-know-about-gross-stuff/273839/22 "2004-11-09T17:25:49Z")
8/9 – like **BlueKangaroo** and **Qadgop** I missed the elephant poop. For the record, I would like to assure you that I am not the Lily mentioned in question 1. Go on, smell me. ---
**Author:** ![Yakkette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/bbce88/32.png) [@Yakkette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yakkette)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2004, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-absolutely-disgusting-how-much-do-you-know-about-gross-stuff/273839/23 "2004-11-09T17:27:37Z")
9 for 9-ers UNITE!!! Woot! 🆒 What’s actually scary is that I have NO idea WHY I knew the answers to those things…I think they are deeply embedded in my brain from all the Discovery/TLC/Public televison I watch. :eek: I need to get out of the house more… :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2004, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-absolutely-disgusting-how-much-do-you-know-about-gross-stuff/273839/24 "2004-11-09T17:28:17Z")
8/9. I missed the rat question. ---
**Author:** ![Yakkette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/bbce88/32.png) [@Yakkette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yakkette)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2004, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-absolutely-disgusting-how-much-do-you-know-about-gross-stuff/273839/25 "2004-11-09T17:29:52Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > 7/9 here. I am revolting. I wanna be **Yakette’s** friend. 😃 Sorry, **swampbear**. Frankly, you’re really not QUITE gross enough. Only those truly foul, vile, and repugnant will be permitted to socialize with me… 😛 Hm. Sounds like my past patterns of dating… 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2004, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-absolutely-disgusting-how-much-do-you-know-about-gross-stuff/273839/26 "2004-11-09T17:43:09Z")
7/9 I missed on the elephant poop, and the “30 acres” question ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2004, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-absolutely-disgusting-how-much-do-you-know-about-gross-stuff/273839/27 "2004-11-09T17:49:02Z")
> [@Chairman Pow](#): > > Man, only 6/9. You know, there’s a fundamental problem here - these tests about how disgusting you are really only measure your ability to take tests about how disgusting you are. You know, when they teach you to be disgusting, they only teach you what you need to know to get more funding for the school, not essential disgusting life-skills. I know for a fact that there are thousands and thousands of kids in this country who are more disgusting than their test scores would let on, but they never get recognized for it simply because they don’t have something to put on your resume. It gets worse too; recruiters only look for test scores when considering candidates, not at the person below. This is an institutionalized system designed to hold an entire socioeconomic class down! > > STOP THIS INJUSTICE FROM HAPPENING, CALL YOUR LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD AND COMPLAIN. Yes!!! We’ve been cheated! 6 of 9, here, too. (BTW, why is 30 acres of shroom disgusting? It sounds more like a lifetime supply…) ---
**Author:** ![woodstock989](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f05b48/32.png) [@woodstock989](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstock989)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2004, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-absolutely-disgusting-how-much-do-you-know-about-gross-stuff/273839/28 "2004-11-09T18:17:44Z")
Another for the 9 for 9-er club. (I had to guess on the paciderm poop one though.) ---
**Author:** ![Chairman\_Pow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/838e76/32.png) [@Chairman\_Pow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chairman_Pow)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2004, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-absolutely-disgusting-how-much-do-you-know-about-gross-stuff/273839/29 "2004-11-09T18:29:33Z")
> [@OtakuLoki](#): > > Yes!!! We’ve been cheated! > > 6 of 9, here, too. > > (BTW, why is 30 acres of shroom disgusting? It sounds more like a lifetime supply…) I recall reading that it was the largest single organism ever discovered. It’s also not disgusting until you piss it off… ---
**Author:** ![Tentacle\_Monster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba9def/32.png) [@Tentacle\_Monster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tentacle_Monster)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2004, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-absolutely-disgusting-how-much-do-you-know-about-gross-stuff/273839/30 "2004-11-09T18:32:26Z")
8/9. Missed the tapeworm. Granted, they didn’t specify any species of tapeworm. ---
**Author:** ![katie1341](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/91b2a8/32.png) [@katie1341](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/katie1341)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2004, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-absolutely-disgusting-how-much-do-you-know-about-gross-stuff/273839/31 "2004-11-09T18:37:48Z")
I got 7 out of 9. I missed the elephant poop question and the one about the horned lizard. I knew about the stinky flower becasue there’s one in the Botanical Garden in Atlanta, and every year when it bloom it’s on the front page of the newspaper for a few days. ---
**Author:** ![dwc1970](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2004, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-absolutely-disgusting-how-much-do-you-know-about-gross-stuff/273839/32 "2004-11-09T18:39:03Z")
> [@](#): > > Apparently your knowledge of what is gross is about average. You got 5/9 correct. I did better than I thought. I missed the one about the largest mushroom, the fatty substance in sick whales, the venus flytrap question and the volume of elephant poop. ---
**Author:** ![Basandre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@Basandre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Basandre)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2004, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-absolutely-disgusting-how-much-do-you-know-about-gross-stuff/273839/33 "2004-11-09T18:46:10Z")
7/9 - I missed the tapeworm and the 30 acres question. ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2004, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-absolutely-disgusting-how-much-do-you-know-about-gross-stuff/273839/34 "2004-11-09T19:06:42Z")
8/9. C’mon - 30 acres of bats is way more gross than a giant mushroom. I’m glad I didn’t read through the entire thread before taking the test! ---
**Author:** ![Abbie\_Carmichael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@Abbie\_Carmichael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abbie_Carmichael)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2004, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-absolutely-disgusting-how-much-do-you-know-about-gross-stuff/273839/35 "2004-11-09T19:28:58Z")
2/9. My years in college have been wasted! ---
**Author:** ![DeVena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@DeVena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeVena)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2004, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-absolutely-disgusting-how-much-do-you-know-about-gross-stuff/273839/36 "2004-11-09T21:26:20Z")
8/9 - Venus Flytraps. Whodathunkit? ---
**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2004, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-absolutely-disgusting-how-much-do-you-know-about-gross-stuff/273839/37 "2004-11-09T21:27:30Z")
I really didn’t think I’d do that well, but I got 9/9! :eek: Actually, it was fairly easy. If I didn’t know the answer, I just went for the “grossest” choice. ---
**Author:** ![GrizzRich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7ba0ec/32.png) [@GrizzRich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrizzRich)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2004, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-absolutely-disgusting-how-much-do-you-know-about-gross-stuff/273839/38 "2004-11-09T21:32:29Z")
NINE FOR NINE! WOO! Thanks to _Futurama_ and by association, Roseanne, for teaching me about **AMBEGRIS** ---
**Author:** ![flamingbananas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f4b2a3/32.png) [@flamingbananas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flamingbananas)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2004, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-absolutely-disgusting-how-much-do-you-know-about-gross-stuff/273839/39 "2004-11-09T21:37:18Z")
7/9 Most of it I saw on animal planet. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Cliffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cliffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cliffy)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2004, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-absolutely-disgusting-how-much-do-you-know-about-gross-stuff/273839/40 "2004-11-09T21:40:09Z")
> [@Qadgop the Mercotan](#): > > 8/9. Missed the elephant poop. Same here. –Cliffy [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-absolutely-disgusting-how-much-do-you-know-about-gross-stuff/273839.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-absolutely-disgusting-how-much-do-you-know-about-gross-stuff/273839.md?page=3)