Gross Stuff

I hate erectile dysfunction advertisements, especially the televised one.

Don't like the commerical where the lady talks about having genital warts.

Could you imagine being an actress, and your agent calls and tells you, "Great news! You have a shot at a t.v. spot! You play a woman who has genital warts!"

Here's the latest gross thing I've run across. Maybe not far out in left field kind of gross, but I saw this story as I was reading the newspaper while I was having breakfast.

The last thing I want or need to know (besides anal retentive, overly-thorough listings of Madonna's sales figures at fan sites) is how many squares of toilet paper most kids use and how many they should be using. Especially when I'm having breakfast.

New Potty Training Toilet Paper

Cottonelle for Kids has paw prints leading to a puppy on every fifth sheet. The idea is to give junior bathroom users a cue on how much to use and where to tear.

Cottonelle Offical TP for Kids Page

Kimberly-Clark targets older kids with wipes range

Of the 600 parents quizzed on the subject, 60 per cent said their 4 to 9 year-olds used too much wipes or toilet paper when using the bathroom.

Kimberly-Clark touts toilet paper that teaches hygiene

[The toilet paper] .... consists of premium toilet paper with paw prints leading to a puppy on every fifth sheet to cue the kid where to tear off – plus a tub of flushable moist wipes.

It actually sounds like a cute idea - in theory - but I don't think they should be printing anything on toilet paper. Wasn't there a problem before when they (all TP companies) tried to sell colored toilet paper?

I don't know about other companies printing other TP, but that was one other thing I didn't like about this particular brand. I don't like the idea of people wiping their dirty rear ends on the faces of cute little puppies.

I miss colored TP. I did see one brand of colored at the Commissary a few weeks back but for some reason it's twice as expensive as the white stuff.

I was looking for photos related to motor vehicles and the like when I found this:

WARNING: VERY GRAPHIC IMAGE. Dead Guy Ripped in Half
One of his organs is laying by his feet, too.

If you're into that kind of thing...

There's a site on the web called rotten.com that has a whole section of their site devoted to real life death photos.

I visited it a few times a long time ago and then stopped. I shouldn't have gone back for a second time, but I guess it was morbid curiousity that got me to return.

I finally then stopped because the people behind the site are making money off it (selling t-shirts), their attitudes toward human (and animal) death is depraved - they seem to take pleasure in posting the images and making fun of the dead.

I just found it a little surprising that in a routine search for automobiles and such that I've been finding photos of dead people.

I see the connection with my image search, but still, I typed in a vehicle type, I did not do a search for "people killed in car wrecks."

Just because I'm not in college anymore doesn't mean I stop learning, darn it!

I watched a documentary last night on the Nat'l Georgraphic channel about toilets. I googled around a little bit, one thing led to another and...

The Bristol Stool Scale
(I never knew there was such a thing.)

There's an entire study of crap called "Scatology." (Another tid bit I wasn't aware of.)

I also learned about...
Coprophilia, also known as fecophilia, is a sexual attraction to fecal matter.

Wow. Sexually attracted to crap. Weird and nasty. Maybe that explains Guy Ritchie's attraction to Madonna.

Go crazy. Google the phrase
dead-red-blood-cells
for more fun.

So I'm watching Oprah and it goes to commercial break, but I'm looking at my computer screen, and I swear I heard the phrase "butt paste" from the TV.

I looked up at the TV and sure enough, there was an ad with a tube on it with the words "Butt Paste" on it. It has something to do with diaper rash.

Butt Paste Site

I was at the studio today, and the TVs are always on of course, and I think it was Dr Phil or something, and I heard the Butt Paste thing too! I thought it was a gag, I was waiting for the Energizer bunny to come out!

I didn't watch much of the Super Bowl, but I did catch a few of the commercials, including the one that's discussed here.

The funny thing is, Snickers is removing it because they've received complaints that the spot is "anti homosexual."

I find that funny because I saw it as being pro-homosexual, and I thought it was disgusting (both for the chest hair removal part and for the 'kissing' part), so I'm happy they yanked the ad.

(The mother of Matthew Shepard is interviewed in this first article - the thing is, her son Matthew was not killed for being homosexual. His attackers killed him over drugs.)

Snickers yanks ad campaign

The company behind Snickers candy bars has pulled a controversial commercial off the air and removed a related Web site after accusations of homophobia.

The commercial, which first aired in the U.S. during the Super Bowl, showed two burly mechanics sharing a Snickers bar by eating it from both ends. When their mouths touch, they feel the need to “do something manly” and start ripping out chunks of their own chest hair.

What some consider more shockingly anti-gay, though, was a Web site that urged visitors to vote on alternative endings to the commercial – including one in which one of the mechanics beats the other with a wrench and one in which the men guzzle motor oil.

The site also showed clips of NFL players reacting with disgust at the depiction of two men kissing.

In a statement issued late Monday, MasterFoods, the parent company of Snickers maker Mars Inc. said it did not intend to offend anyone and has decided to remove the commercials from the air. The Web content was also taken down.

Judy Shepard, whose gay son Matthew died after being beaten and left in a Wyoming field in 1998, said she was outraged by the Snickers campaign.

"(It) encourages the same type of hate that led to the death of my son Matthew,” she said in a statement. “It essentially gives 'permission' to our society to verbally or physically harass individuals who are gay, lesbian or bisexual. In particular, I am dismayed that these players, who are role models to our young people, would participate in perpetuating such discrimination and prejudice."

The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) called the commercial and the Web site “inexcusable.”

"We want to sit down with both Mars and the NFL to address our concerns and give them an opportunity to raise public awareness about the destructive impact of these kinds of anti-gay images and comments," said Neil G. Guliaino, in a release.

GLAAD claims the agency behind the ads – New York's TBWA/Chiat/Day – asked the organization to review the commercial but then withdrew its request.

The largest gay and lesbian civil rights group in the U.S. also weighed in. In a statement from Human Rights Campaign, president Joe Solmonese said: “The makers of Snickers and its parent company at Mars should know better. If they have any questions about why the ad isn’t funny, we can help put them in touch with any number of GLBT Americans who have suffered hate crimes.

“This type of jeering from professional sports figures at the sight of two men kissing fuels the kind of anti-gay bullying that haunts countless gay and lesbian school children on playgrounds all across the country.”

Mars Inc. brands available in Canada include Snickers, Skittles, Starburst, Twix, 3 Musketeers and M&M’s as well as Uncle Ben’s and pet foods Pedigree, Whiskas, Sheba and Cesar. The products are manufactured by Effem Canada.

'Anti-homosexual' Snickers ad yanked off air

Snickers ad pulled after complaints

Snickers pulls plug on Super Bowl smooch ad

Snickers removes controversial ‘men kissing’ ad

My sister was just telling me that sumo wrestlers never wash those diaper/thong things they wear; they believe to do so would bring bad luck.

I googled it, and sure enough, she was right:

Sumo Wrestling - Asian Art Mall

Sumo Wrestling -Washington Post

Sumo Wrestling - from TBO.com

Q: What do the mawashi smell like?

A: Sumo hiney, of course.

Making matters worse: Mawashi are never washed. Wrestlers believe that to do so would wash away their entire experience.

Ugh, they should give up on that and wash the thong thingies. Ewwwww.

As for the dead guy a few posts up...I saw that a couple of months ago. I always end up looking at those kinds of images, and then I have nightmares. I wish I could stop, but my curiosity gets me every time.

Remember, if you're ever on Jeopardy...

Dogs possess such an extraordinary sense of smell that they can distinguish among the feces of 18 species at once

Wasser, who has embraced his nickname of “the guru of doo-doo,”...

These dogs have a nose for doo-doo

Canine super poop snoopers are helping humans study endangered wildlife
By Bryn Nelson

Ally has a nose for wolves. Gator can sniff out grizzlies. And Tucker really knows his orcas. Or rather, what they’ve left behind.

Among the growing number of scat-detection dogs used to track wildlife by land or by sea, the canines employed by the University of Washington’s Center for Conservation Biology are showing that no technology can yet outdo their know-how for doo-doo.

Samuel Wasser, the center’s director, said feces is the easiest part of an animal to collect and a “treasure trove” of vital information. Apart from diet, scat can reveal the species, sex and identity of an individual through DNA, while released hormones can record an animal’s nutritional state, reproductive status and stress levels.

Dogs possess such an extraordinary sense of smell that they can distinguish among the feces of 18 species at once, Wasser said, making them ideal tracking aids for conservation biologists hoping to cover a lot of ground.

Or water.

Beyond helping document grizzly and black bear behavior in Alberta’s vast Jasper National Park, the dogs have located floating feces from endangered North Atlantic right whales in Canada’s Bay of Fundy and from the Pacific Northwest’s declining orca population.

Remarkably, some of the poop snoopers perched on the bows of research vessels have tracked down whale scat more than one nautical mile away.

Wasser, who has embraced his nickname of “the guru of doo-doo,” highlighted his team’s findings and new ways to tap the domestic dog’s incredible nose during a recent conference organized by the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing.

Some canines, he said, can match one scat sample to all others belonging to the same individual, a super-sensitivity that has proven invaluable in studying animals such as California’s minklike fishers and Brazil’s maned wolves – and a method that he said has out-performed even DNA tests.

I got a Figi's catalog in the mail today.

They are selling chocolate covered potato chips. I love chocolate, but not even starvation could drive me to eat chocolate covered potato chips

Figi's Chocolate Covered Potato Chips

Gymnast Springs a Leak
- magazine page scan

The Incredible World of Navel Fluff Part 1: The Collection - has photos

....I've been collecting navel fluff (just my own) since 1984, and upon learning of this, people usually ask "Why?". To this I answer "Why not?". In my mind, the worth of any collection depends on the following factors (in which my collection rates well):

....Completeness of collection - I've been collecting my navel fluff consistently for around 20 years and have seldom missed a day's harvest. This makes my collection almost complete, a bit like having the full set of a country's currency.

Where does navel fluff come from?

Michael Biesecker wrote an interesting article on navel fluff in the 19/4/95 edition of Technician, accessed via North Carolina State University library.

In it he discusses the widely held belief that navel fluff forms when very tiny pieces of fibre break off the inside of clothing. These tiny fibres gather in the belly button and amalgamate into balls of lint.

He observes that the colour of navel fluff varies amongst different people, and that those who habitually wear clothes of a similar colour tend to produce fluff related to that colour.

However, those who wear a variety of colours usually end up with fluff of a grayish blue colour similar to the lint found in the lint filters of clothes driers. This colour is most likely an average of all clothing colours worn.

Those with hairy stomachs tend to generate more fluff, as abdominal hair is alleged to assist with dislodging fibres from clothes then collecting and channelling them into the navel.

Also those with larger bellies often experience greater volumes of fluff - possibly due the tendency of large stomachs to possess deeper navels, thus a larger space for the lint to lodge in.

But how does it accumulate in the navel? Dr Donald E. Smith remarks that navels may possess a moist and sticky secretion that catches whatever lands nearby.

Click link above to read the rest

Smells Like Teen Spirit

Created by perfumer Antoine Lie for rebel fragrance line Etat Libre D’Orange, Sécrétions Magnifiques features the four “S’s” of raw sexuality: Sperm, Sweat, Saliva, and Sant [Sang] (French for blood).

....Sure, it’s provocative to suggest actually smelling like the essence of a good old nasty roll in the hay with a sweaty business man, but the thing is I don’t want to smell like any old sperm, sweat, saliva, and blood—I want to smell like celebrity sperm, sweat, saliva, and blood (and actually I wouldn’t mind a few little tears thrown in too).

Celebrities have been trying to sell us sex with their overthought fragrances for years now, but imagine if they actually sold us their secretions?

Roommate From Hell - with photos


EDIT:
It actually got worse. I just saw his updates:
Roommate from Hell Updates

If that link doesn't work, here's another to try:
One update

Ugh. Oh. My. God.

That is seriously the most disgusting thing I've read. And I'm pretty damn jaded.

I can feel the bile in my throat, just from the vicarious retelling. I can only imagine what those poor guys who had to clean it up felt.

Washable Cloth Tampon

Have you ever wished that you could still have tampons to use during your cycle, without having to resort to disposables? Have you tried other tampon alternatives like cups and sponges, and found that they just did not work for you? If so, this info sheet is for you!

Including instructions for knit, crochet, and no-sew options, our exclusive "stuffable" design insures that every bit of the tampon gets clean every time. All pieces can be boiled, as well, for added assurance of cleanliness.

I have used these personally for most of the last year, and I can attest that they are comfortable, easy to make, easy to insert and remove, and they absorb as well as a commercial tampon. It helps if you are familiar with finger-inserted tampons (like OB or Organic Essentials), but we include instructions for a stick-applicator just in case.

Please note! In order to recieve the download information, you DO need to register with Hyena Cart before checking out!
Once you pay for your downloadable items, you will need to check your order history. Click on the order number, then scroll to the bottom of the page - you will find your download information there.

Oh vomit.

Menstrual blood 'can repair hearts'

Excerpt:

By Miwa Suzuki in Tokyo
April 24, 2008 06:33pm
Article from: Agence France-Presse

MENSTRUAL blood can be used to repair heart damage, Japanese researchers said today.

Scientists obtained menstrual blood from nine women and cultivated it for about a month, focusing on a kind of cell that can act like stem cells.

Some 20 per cent of the cells began beating spontaneously about three days after being put together in vitro with cells from the hearts of rats. The cells from menstrual blood eventually formed sheet-like heart-muscle tissue.

The success rate is 100 times higher than the 0.2-0.3 percent for stem cells taken from human bone marrow, according to Shunichiro Miyoshi, a cardiologist at Keio University's school of medicine, who is involved in the research.

Separate experiments showed that the condition of rats who had suffered heart attacks improved after they received the cells derived from menstrual blood.

Dr Miyoshi said women may eventually be able to use their own menstrual blood.