Reverse Sewage System to Power UK Homes

In Manchester, England, they've figured out a way to directly poop-power homes with biomethane gas (converted from city sewage). The gas is pumped directly into people's homes! That's right, kids...you flush your poop down the toilet, and then they send it back to you! Craaaazy!

Reverse Sewer System to Power Homes in Manchester

How to Poop in Space: Part II, The Nitty-Gritty

From the often annoying tech-blog Gizmodo comes a very practical useful musing, from a guest blogger who's done time on the Space Shuttle, on everything you've ever wanted to know (and some stuff you probably didn't want to know!) about how to poop and pee in space, from Mercury to the Shuttle. Disgustingly fascinating!

How to Poop in Space, Part II

Dog-Shaped Poop Composter

From our ever-creative, eco-minded friends in Japan, we have this snappy little practical item for $900 US: you put your food and pet poop into it, and it produces compost for your garden! Oh yeah, and it's shaped like a dog...though we don't think it will mind if you throw your kitty or hamster poop into it as well. And if you can't tell, we're going for a record number of instances of the word poop in a single post. How'd we do?

Dog-Shaped Poop Composter from Japan

Elephant Poop Camera Catches Cute Lion Cubs in Action

Okay, this is the cutest use of elephant poop--or maybe any poop!--that we here at Potty Mouth have seen in a while. They hide a camera in a pile of elephant poop to snap secret pictures of adorable lion cubs at play. Brilliant!

Secret Ele-Poop Cam Shoots Lion Cubs

House of Shit

You know the slang term "brick shithouse"? Well this story is about building your house out of bricks made of shit--literally. Anything for conservation, folks...

Living in a Shithouse

Dog Poops Out $400

We've heard stories like this before, but this one is noteworthy because of the overuse of bad poop (and other) puns by CNN, heheh...oh yeah, and one of the comments on the YouTube posting of it: "I only watched this because it's about poop." We here at Potty Mouth know what you mean, buddy. We know what you mean.

Have Your Poop and Eat It Too: Taiwan Restaurant Update

Last September, you Potty Mouth fans might remember this item about a toilet-themed restaurant in Taiwan...well, it seems that they've expanded now, to many other cities!

There's a lot to see on their website, but we'll start you off with this menu page, featuring poop-shaped soft serve (what else?) chocolate ice cream, served in bowls that look like our old favorite type of Asian toilet, the "sit and smile"... Thanks to The Farang Speaks 2 Much for the heads up!

Taiwan Toilet Restaurant Expands!

Christmas Poop among the Catalanos

This is so great, I never knew about this: apparently in the Catalan tradition in Spain, in all nativity scenes there's a figure taking a poop behind the baby Jeebus! And the figure is often made to look like a current political figure. Read more about this and more poop-related Catalan Xmas traditions on this post on the wonderful blog I Let My Fists Do the Talkin':

Catalan Pooping Nativity Tradition

And there's also a mention of it on the Wired website:

The Caganer

Japanese Poop Museum

Oh boy, are you Potty Mouth fans gonna love this! A whole museum devoted to poop! You can look at it, you can learn about it, and best of all, you can say "poop" and not get in trouble! Excruciatingly well-documented by Babelhut.

Japanese Poop Museum

Ultra-Realism from Japan

Hmm, this is the kind of graphic art we don't need to see in the morning... It's a poster telling people to scoop their dog's poop and...well, you can see for yourself. That ain't special effects, folks.

Courtesy of the wonderful blog Tokyo Mango.

Ultra-Realistic Japanese Curb-Your-Dog Poster

Poop Power for the Future

As we're always telling you here on Potty Mouth (tm), the secret to "green" power of the future is the limitless energy of our poop...proven here once again. This time they're thinking of using sewage as a kind of battery:

Sewage-Powered Fuel Cells

"Everybody Poops": Political T-Shirt

Just in time for the upcoming US presidential election, the folks at Threadless T-Shirts have a special poop-themed little number that covers the bases for both major parties.

"Everybody Poops" Political Party T-Shirt

How to Poop at Work

I've actually seen this several places and I finally decided to post it on Potty Mouth. It's a little juvenile in that "guys coming up with euphemisms for pooping" thing that frat-boy types love to do (yeah, dudes got some issues!) but, if you can get past that aspect of it, it's actually quite funny in places, and certainly Potty Mouth-worthy, overall content-wise. And this is probably especially relevant for those of you unfortunate to actually have to confront "office culture" on a daily basis (I did, but for thankfully only 3 years of my 49-year life).

I lifted this off a discussion board, but I'm not gonna credit it. Things like this don't really have an "author" that you can trace them to...they're what used to be "photocopier folklore" or fax-circulated office jokes (researched by the great folklorist Alan Dundes, among others), now passed around by e-mail and Internet discussion boards. So without further ado:

The Guide to Pooping at Work (actually, more a definition of terms)

CROP DUSTING When farting, you walk really fast around the office so the smell is not in your area and everyone else gets a whiff, but doesn't know where it came from. Be careful when you do this. Do not stop until the full fart has been expelled. Walk an extra 30 feet to make sure the smell has left your pants.

FLY BY The act of scouting out a bathroom before pooping. Walk in an check for other poopers. If there are others in the bathroom, leave and come back again. Be careful not to become a FREQUENT FLYER. People may become suspicious if they catch you constantly going into the bathroom.

ESCAPEE A fart that slips out while taking a pee or forcing a poop in a stall. This is usually accompanied by a sudden wave of embarrassment. If you release an escapee, do not acknowledge it. Pretend it did not happen. If you are a man and are standing next to the farter in the urinal, pretend you did not hear it. No one likes an escapee. It is uncomfortable for all involved. Making a joke or laughing makes both parties feel uneasy.

JAILBREAK When forcing a poop, several farts slip out at a machine gun pace. This is usually a side effect of diarrhea or a hangover. If this should happen, do not panic. Remain in the stall until everyone has left the bathroom to spare everyone the awkwardness of what just occurred.

COURTESY FLUSH The act of flushing the toilet the instant the poop hits the water. This reduces the amount of air time the poop has to stink up the bathroom. This can help you avoid being caught doing the WALK OF SHAME.

WALK OF SHAME Walking from the stall, to the sink, to the door after you have just stunk up the bathroom. This can be a very uncomfortable moment if someone walks in and busts you. As with farts, it is best to pretend that the smell does not exist. Can be avoided with the use of the COURTESY FLUSH.

OUT OF THE CLOSET POOPER A colleague who poops at work and is Doggone proud of it. You will often see an Out Of The Closet Pooper enter the bathroom with a newspaper or magazine under their arm. Always look around the office for the Out Of The Closet Pooper before entering the bathroom.

THE POOPING FRIENDS NETWORK (P.F.N) A group of co-workers who band together to ensure emergency pooping goes off without incident. This group can help you to monitor the whereabouts of Out Of The Closet Poopers, and identify SAFE HAVENS.

SAFE HAVENS A seldom used bathroom somewhere in the building where you can least expect visitors. Try floors that are predominantly of the opposite sex. This will reduce the odds of a pooper of your sex entering the bathroom.

TURD BURGLAR Someone who does not realize that you are in the stall and tries to force the door open. This is one of the most shocking and vulnerable moments that can occur when taking a poop at work. If this occurs, remain in the stall until the Turd Burglar leaves. This way you will avoid all uncomfortable eye contact.

CAMO-COUGH A phony cough that alerts all new entrants into the bathroom that you are in a stall. This can be used to cover-up a WATERMELON, or to alert potential Turd Burglars. Very effective when used in conjunction with a SHIRLEY TEMPLE.

SHIRLEY TEMPLE A subtle toe-tapping that is used to alert potential Turd Burglars that you are occupying a stall. This will remove all doubt that the stall is occupied. If you hear a SHIRLEY TEMPLE, leave the bathroom immediately so the pooper can poop in peace.

WATERMELON A poop that creates a loud splash when hitting the toilet water. This is also an embarrassing incident. If you feel a Watermelon coming on, create a diversion. See CAMO-COUGH.

HAVANA-OMELET A case of diarrhea that creates a series of loud splashes in the toilet water. Often accompanied by an Escapee. Try using a CAMO-COUGH with a SHIRLEY TEMPLE.

AUNT BETTY A bathroom user who seems to linger around forever...Could spend extended lengths of time in front of the mirror or sitting on the pot. An AUNT BETTY makes it difficult to relax while on the crapper, as you should always wait to poop when the bathroom is empty. This benefits you as well as the other bathroom attendees

SOME VARIETIES OF POOP YOU SHOULD BE AWARE OF~

The King Poop = This kind is the kind of poop that killed Elvis. It doesn't come until you're all sweaty, trembling and purple from straining so hard.

Bali Belly Poop = You poop so much you lose 5 lbs.

Cement Block = You wish you'd gotten a spinal block before you poop.

Cork Poop (Also Known as Floater Poop) = Even after the third flush, it's still floating in there. How do I get rid of it? This poop usually happens at someone else's house.

The Bungee Poop = The kind of poop that just hangs off your rear before it falls into the water.

The Crippler = The kind of poop where you have to sit on the toilet so long your legs go numb from the waist down.

The Chitty Chitty Bang Bang = The kind of poop that hits you when you're trapped in your car in a traffic jam.

The Party Pooper = The giant poop you take at a party. And when you flush the toilet, you watch in horror as the water starts to rise.

Poop Facials in LA

You know, I hate to join the make-fun-of-vain-and-silly-rich-Southern-Californians bandwagon (I live in Northern California...believe me, there is such a bandwagon), but I can't resist today.

So you spend your life scurrying to where the sun is, to bask in it, to lay out in it, simply to walk in it (the very opposite of what most folks in Asia do, by the way), and then of course in a few decades, your skin is wrecked (if you're lucky...if you're unlucky, you get skin cancer).

So then what do you do? Go to a Beverly Hills spa and pay them $114-225 for a facial, which begins with them smearing bird poop on your face. I'm not making this up, you know...

By the way, they also put Russian (human) placenta on your face, for similar prices. But thakfully, that falls outside the purview of Potty Mouth.

Bird Poop Facials in LA

The "Otji" Dry--and Presumably Stinky--Toilet

So this is what they're pooping in in parts of Namibia these days, which is a good thing, since they have a water shortage. We at Potty Mouth are all for being green (when we're not being brown!) and conserving precious resources.

But man, no water to dissipate the smell of your poop?! We are instantly reminded of the German-style toilet with its famed "inspection shelf". The inspection shelf also ostensibly exists to conserve water. But the longer the poop is in contact with the air, the more intensely it reeks. And man, in the Otji toilet they let the bucket fill for about SIX MONTHS!!

Read about and see photos of the Otji Toilet

All-Bran Subliminal Poop Commercial

This is brilliant...amazing how far they went with the poop allusions. Wouldn't be surprised if, like someone said in the comments to this on YouTube, it really did get pulled off the air. Discovered via the wonderful I Let My Fists Do the Talkin' blog.

Original Video Source Link

How to Poop, Japanese-Style

All I wanna know is, how did I make it this far in life without ever seeing this video?! This is the true essence of the Potty Mouth philosophy: fun AND educational. Oh yeah, and all about toilets and poop.

Source Link to Japanese Toilet-Training Video

Mac-Powered Litter Box Vent

Sheer genius! This creative individual put his Mac Mini to work detecting motion in his cat's litter box (heheh...and we here at Potty Mouth know just what KIND of motion!), thus activating a fan to remove the offending odors. How refreshing. Via TreeHugger Forums.

Cat Litter Box Vent Fan with Mac-Powered Motion Detector

Israeli City Using DNA to Fight Dog Poop Menace

This just in from Yahoo News: Petah Tikva, a city in Israel (great name for a city, btw) is tracking down scofflaw non-poop-scooping dog owners by analyzing the DNA in their pets' poop! Have they ever done this in a CSI episode?

Using DNA to Track Down Dog Poop Scofflaws

School Principal Forces Students to Look Inside Bag of Poop

I keep telling you, I can't make up stuff this good! Via UPI:

PEYTON, Colo., Sept. 11 (UPI) -- A Peyton, Colo., elementary school principal has apologized to parents and teachers for a "lesson" that involved students looking inside a bag of human waste.

Peyton Elementary Principal Michael Auclaire said Tuesday the incident Monday was the result of frustration he and the school's janitorial staff felt at the reoccurring messes in the bathroom frequented by fourth and fifth grade girls, The (Colorado Springs) Gazette reported Thursday.

He said the intention of having the children don gloves and look inside the bag of feces and urine was to help the children understand that it is inappropriate to defecate on the floor or toilet seats of the bathroom. However, he conceded that having the children handle the bag "was not the best thing to do."

"So today I went in and apologized to the kids, and I wrote a letter to apologize to their parents," he said.

Some parents questioned whether Auclaire, who started at the school this year, should be fired over the incident.

"I don't know if an apology is enough," parent Kerri Peters said. "How is he any better than the child who did this?"

She and other parents said no notices had been sent home about the bathroom problems prior to the incident.