Delicately wondering

[ny biker]

Okay, we have information from an expert. Bodily functions are a favorite subject of Gene Weingarten, who is a columnist for the Washington Post. This week for his online chat, he took a poll of his readers which included questions on frequency of farts per day and poops per week. In commenting on the poll results, he says that he interviewed experts for a book he wrote years ago on hypochondria, and the average is 7-8 poops per week. However he also points out that the "normal range" is wide.

The transcript from the chat is here. Just so you're warned, Gene and his readers do not mince words. Also be careful about clicking on the links that he provides in his chat, because some may be not safe for work or may be blocked by your firewall.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...072801766.html

The poll in question is the Low-Brow poll. You can click on the "Continue" button at the bottom to see the results, and it's not necessary to actually take the poll.

(Previous online chats with Gene have delved into the phenomenon of poop-shame, from which many women apparently suffer. This is the reluctance to go in a public restroom due to embarrassment. He's also discovered that women flush with their feet, and he finds this fascinating because evidently men don't do this.)

[OakLeaf]

Bah. Men don't flush at all with those swirling urinals.