That’s odd… when I read that article years ago when it came out in print, I’m certain that he had used the S word, both in the question and the response. It appears edited and toned down, just like those old Looney Tunes cartoons that had all of the good parts edited out.
In one of Cecil’s early books, there is an index entry that reads:
Shit, why brown
What I’m about to say would normally be considered TMI…however if you’ve read this far into the thread, you probably won’t mind.
Once I had the flu and ate almost nothing but cherry gelitan for an entire day. That night, I had a bout of the runs as one is prone to have after/during the flu. I got up and go to flush, looking down and noticing that the toilet bowl is bright red. I start freaking out thinking I’m bleeding internally. After the panic subsides I realize it was just the Jello.
I can’t believe I just decided that I wanted to know more about this topic so decided to Google hyena feces. In case anyone wants a bunch of ‘interesting’ (mostly pretty boring) factoids on feces here is a link.
Interestingly (or not), the leopard tortoise will eat hyena feces because of the high calcium content which is good for their shell.
I really need to find better things to do with my time…
And the circle of crap is complete
Awesome! Thanks for the perfect follow up.
For a while, the Dope lived on AOL, which had those pesky Terms of Service, so many of the columns needed to be edited. Sometimes, when a column is reposted here on our own website, the original wording is restored, but sometimes it isn’t.
I’m gonna try that raw beet trick, sounds like fun!
I’ll also submit that Pepto-Bismol will turn my … um… leavings… to dark green-purple. But the most memorable aspect is the violent smell. WOW. I don’t use that medicine anymore, I don’t see how others put up with it, myself. : (
-d
Ever have a lot of green beer on St. Patrick’s day?