CSI: URBANA
Also: Eeeeyew.
(Thanks to SW and Horace LaBadie)
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February 28, 2009
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Mmmmm! Breakfast!
Posted by: Margaritaville | February 28, 2009 at 10:46 AM
Well ... it's conceivably possible (puns intended, always) that these are animal byproducts, not human ... therefore, it's also possible that the items are appearing as a result of "natural" processes in the "wild" (yeah, I know ... the "Wilds of Champaign-Urbana" ... right next to the unsettled wilderness of Kansas and Oklahoma ... ) ...
If that would be the case, whom (whut) would they arrest for illegal depositing of these items? Mother Nature?
OTOH ... this is not funny, except p'haps with a sardonicalnessocityism intended to highlight the wry potential for dry witticism ... but then it's Saturday a.m. and I have yet to take the dogs for a walk ... I need some excitement in my life ... sorry this hasn't been it ...
Posted by: O the U(manity) | February 28, 2009 at 10:47 AM
ggggggrrrrrrrrroooooossssssssss
Posted by: Siouxie | February 28, 2009 at 10:49 AM
Great judi. I just heaved my Zone Perfect bar and half a cup of coffee all over my desk.
Posted by: Mitch | February 28, 2009 at 10:57 AM
I have given birth five times. Trust me, those things are totally gross. I will take my dogs out for a walk and try not to think about this whole placenta issue. Women go through all the "fun" of giving birth to a beautiful baby, then they must give birth to this alien thing from another planet that's not as attractive as a squid.
Posted by: christine | February 28, 2009 at 10:58 AM
Urbana...Home of the University of Illinois, major medical school and research institution.
And they haven't figured out if it's human or animal???
Maybe the Town should try speakin' to the Gown, just this once.
Posted by: Betsy | February 28, 2009 at 11:11 AM
When I was assisting birthing babies back in the '70's we had a few tree-hugger types that would take them home and eat them. IANMTU
Posted by: Layzeeboy | February 28, 2009 at 11:16 AM
I'm with you christine. Looks like you're birthing your liver.
Posted by: Siouxie | February 28, 2009 at 11:19 AM
what a waste! don't they know about 'placenta helper'?
Posted by: insomniac | February 28, 2009 at 11:21 AM
Eeeeeech! Well, it didn't make the local news (that I can tell)....
I say we need more Lawn Rangers stories.
Posted by: Steve (The 24 Guy) | February 28, 2009 at 11:35 AM
I've heard they also put placenta in shampoo. I prefer my shampoo without it however.
Posted by: nursecindy | February 28, 2009 at 12:00 PM
Overheard, one Chambana sewage worker to another:
Did your water break yet?
Posted by: SW | February 28, 2009 at 12:04 PM
O the U sounds like you're a little down. This is a little off subject. Way off subject but maybe this will cheer you up.
Denny's has a new breakfast in honor of the octopulet mom. It's 14 eggs, no sausage, and the men in the other room pay for it.
I heard it on the radio btw.
Posted by: nursecindy | February 28, 2009 at 12:18 PM
Tnx, 'cindy ... HAR! ...
Yah, a bit down ... still in recovery mode, and still waitin' for winter to end ... but I'll be OK ... Deus volent, nil maxima aqueductum elevatum ...
Posted by: O the U(manity) | February 28, 2009 at 03:47 PM
well gosh, if the mom had eaten it, she could have saved the disposal fee. they need to advertise that more. what?!?!?
Posted by: crossgirl | February 28, 2009 at 04:43 PM
O the U
Deus voluntarius totus ero puteus
Posted by: nursecindy | February 28, 2009 at 04:48 PM
Layzee - I believe you. A doc I worked for told me that hippies would steal them from the hospital and eat or smoke them. She was from a remote area of Canada, and apparently that is still the only form of entertainment there.
Posted by: Merri Lee | February 28, 2009 at 05:22 PM
Anyone else notice all the diet ads at the end of this story? Seems a bit redundant.
Posted by: shellinoz | February 28, 2009 at 09:05 PM
hey nursecindy,
ive actually tried placenta shampoo. its only certain enzymes sure, but it still smells a bit...odd. i think they use too much fragrance too cover up the smell of birth. oh, and the placenta they use is from sheep. :] yay.
Posted by: Tiffany | February 28, 2009 at 09:24 PM
I used to work in a hospital lab... used to get calls every once in a while to retrieve a placenta from the maternity ward so that the people more edumacated than me could analyze it... my analysis is pretty much the same as judi's... "Eeeeyew."
Posted by: djtonyb | March 01, 2009 at 01:27 AM
Come on guys... haven't you ever heard of the game "Will it Flush?"
For the frat boys, it's about the closest thing to an academic pursuit they face in their six years as an undergrad.
Posted by: Not My Usual Alias | March 01, 2009 at 09:00 AM
Obligatory comment: "your placenta or mine".
Posted by: Loudmouth | March 01, 2009 at 12:26 PM