# Sorry Manny, another poop question **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 19, 2003, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-manny-another-poop-question/162557 "2003-03-19T15:08:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SuaSponte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/67e7ee/32.png) [@SuaSponte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuaSponte)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-manny-another-poop-question/162557/1 "2003-03-19T15:08:33Z")
This thought occurred to me the other day, soon after I woke up with the urgent need to tinkle: I cannot recall ever being woken up from sleep by any urgent need to defecate. Anecdotal evidence (i.e. I asked a few people) indicates that, while being woken up by a full bladder is common, being woken up by a full colon doesn’t happen. Why the difference? Certainly, at other times of the day, the need to defecate can be overpowering. Sua ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-manny-another-poop-question/162557/2 "2003-03-19T15:12:16Z")
I think the colon has greater, how shall I say, _excess_ capacity\* than the bladder. FWIW, I _have_ been awakened by a need to download a big JPEG, if you follow me. ---
**Author:** ![roadrunner70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19b73/32.png) [@roadrunner70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roadrunner70)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-manny-another-poop-question/162557/3 "2003-03-19T15:18:07Z")
I too, have been awakened in the middle of the night, but mine was more of an MPEG. ---
**Author:** ![False\_God](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ee7513/32.png) [@False\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/False_God)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-manny-another-poop-question/162557/4 "2003-03-19T18:26:18Z")
Normally, bowel urgency would be of a less pressing nature, probably because of the greater capacity and resiliency of the intestines. The Bladder, with its small size and relatively inelastic when full consistency, would need to be emptied more urgently than the bowels. Last night, for example, we went out to a BBQ joint, where I consumed a burger with pulled pork barbecue, two kinds of cheese, hot sauce and fried onion bits on top, sided by coleslaw and homemade potato chips. I was awakened in the night by what I’ll characterise as a “sudden need to establish a streaming video connection”, but that was due to the grease and overall volume of the meal. ---
**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-manny-another-poop-question/162557/5 "2003-03-19T18:36:48Z")
download a big JPEG - 🙂 mine was more of an MPEG - 😃 sudden need to establish a streaming video connection - :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-manny-another-poop-question/162557/6 "2003-03-19T19:17:53Z")
You guys are _geeks_! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-manny-another-poop-question/162557/7 "2003-03-19T19:26:50Z")
I woke up at 3 this morning and had to download a very large .exe file. The excrutiating, extra large comes out sideways kind. This was preceded by the usual tinkle call at about 2:50. Climbed back in bed and tried to go to sleep but felt quite a bit of pressure down below. I tried to let off a little excess gas to see if that would help but it didn’t. It was almost 3:30 before I got back to bed and then the alarm went off at 4. And my wife just called and her only complaint was the aroma of our bedroom after I got up the second time. ---
**Author:** ![yme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/35a633/32.png) [@yme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yme)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-manny-another-poop-question/162557/8 "2003-03-19T19:55:13Z")
What? Nobody’s BMP’s? ---
**Author:** ![Iteki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/eada6e/32.png) [@Iteki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iteki)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-manny-another-poop-question/162557/9 "2003-03-19T19:59:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by racer72 \* > \*\*I woke up at 3 this morning and had to download a very large .exe file. \*\* But the question everyone wants to ask, how many bits was it? The other measurement is too unspeakable… ---
**Author:** ![SuaSponte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/67e7ee/32.png) [@SuaSponte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuaSponte)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-manny-another-poop-question/162557/10 "2003-03-19T20:01:46Z")
**Iteki,** the correct unit of measurement is a “buttload.” Sua ---
**Author:** ![Anonymous\_Coward](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/94ad74/32.png) [@Anonymous\_Coward](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anonymous_Coward)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-manny-another-poop-question/162557/11 "2003-03-19T20:11:58Z")
For myself, the regular .jpg downloads almost never happen at night. However when I have an IBS attack, the ensuing .bmp (non-compressed if you know what I mean) download often happens at night, usually 3 or so in the morning… I wonder why always 3’ish? It must be supper making it’s way through. The same for my father who has Chron’s. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-manny-another-poop-question/162557/12 "2003-03-19T20:15:05Z")
I haven’t been this proud in a long time. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-manny-another-poop-question/162557/13 "2003-03-19T20:19:00Z")
I typically wake up to the tune of a nice, tight, compressed MP3. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-manny-another-poop-question/162557/14 "2003-03-19T20:20:16Z")
Bandwidth, gentlemen. Bandwidth! ---
**Author:** ![roadrunner70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19b73/32.png) [@roadrunner70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roadrunner70)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-manny-another-poop-question/162557/15 "2003-03-19T20:26:12Z")
Man…y’all are _really_ bringing back some bad RAM… ---
**Author:** ![yme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/35a633/32.png) [@yme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yme)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-manny-another-poop-question/162557/16 "2003-03-19T20:53:57Z")
Personally, my JPG’s are usually in a ZIP file, and after un-compressing, I almost always do a windows update. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-manny-another-poop-question/162557/17 "2003-03-19T21:09:22Z")
There were a couple times that I was awakend by a denial-of-service attack… I thought I was going to, but it didn’t happen… ---
**Author:** ![Caught\_Work](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/919ad9/32.png) [@Caught\_Work](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caught_Work)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-manny-another-poop-question/162557/18 "2003-03-20T00:09:34Z")
After a curry or two, I will certainly wake up in the middle of the night with an extreme desire to dump the hard drive. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-manny-another-poop-question/162557/19 "2003-03-20T00:11:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Smeghead \* > \*\*I typically wake up to the tune of a nice, tight, compressed MP3. \*\* Incidentally, I’m sure mentioning this on the boards is OK, since peer-to-peer file sharing in this case would be, well, let’s just say unlikely. ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-manny-another-poop-question/162557/20 "2003-03-20T00:38:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Smeghead \* > \*\*Incidentally, I’m sure mentioning this on the boards is OK, since peer-to-peer file sharing in this case would be, well, let’s just say unlikely. \*\* I was thinking about the old Napters\* outhouses and the modern day Kazza\* port-o-lets. Unless your talking about direct networking. ewww. :eek: \*The names were changed to protect the guilty. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-manny-another-poop-question/162557.md?page=2)