Were hairballs once considered things of beauty?

Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports
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http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a5_104.html

. . . in which we learn of pearly treasures growing inside us and impeding our digestion. Was the photograph which the surgeon sent to Cecil ever posted online, and if so, is it still out there?

Drooling in anticipation -

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I think many of Cecil’s columns could use a color glossy for effect, if not in the paper, then at least online. So far all he does is tease us with the descriptions. I want to see the human hairball shaped like a turkey leg, or the toilet plumes.

Please consider these additions next time the SDMB is up for revamp.

Thanks;