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January 26, 2006
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Very nice belly button photo.
Posted by: scat | January 26, 2006 at 06:03 PM
Maybe before he goes on the radio, he does something first(?) to help relax.
Posted by: Annie Where-but-here | January 26, 2006 at 06:04 PM
well as long as magnetic vapor clouds can still have sex all is right in the world
Posted by: Mad"ly in love with weasel" Scientist | January 26, 2006 at 06:12 PM
Yes, lovely belly button image - for those who are unfamiliar with them.
Posted by: Brainy Jello | January 26, 2006 at 06:15 PM
that article wasn't very informative. it doesn't say anything about what the guy discovered about BBL.
Posted by: Betsi | January 26, 2006 at 06:17 PM
"I used to be a medical doctor and I didn't realise it at the time..."
Yeah, I've known a few like that.
Posted by: Ford79 | January 26, 2006 at 06:24 PM
The actual belly button lint study (found here) contains this actual, un-edited quote:
“In general, women have pubic hair that looks like an inverted pyramid, or a map of Tasmania, with a sharp cut-off at the top. In general, men have pubic hair with a tapering tail of hair reaching up towards the belly button.”
How do they know this? Why was this part of the study? How does Tasmania feel about this?
Posted by: Powerhungry | January 26, 2006 at 06:24 PM
No sewage with drinking water? Since when?
Posted by: Blue Meanie | January 26, 2006 at 06:32 PM
Power - He was just trying to explain what he was doing visiting all those websites from his office.
"Well, it's research, see. Just...um, curious about the, um, hairy regions. As it were."
Posted by: Brainy Jello | January 26, 2006 at 06:35 PM
"Tasmania?" Who the f*ck is "Tasmania"?
Posted by: Paris | January 26, 2006 at 06:53 PM
Couldn't they have shown us belly button lint without the belly button, instead of the other way around? I don't see what purpose that picture serves.
Posted by: Muffles | January 26, 2006 at 06:54 PM
Did anyone else notice Professor Hickie (*snork*) at the bottom? Or the related story called "The (Ig) Nobel Dr. Karl"? Poor Dr. Karl. What did he do that was so ignoble that they had to write an article about it?
Posted by: Muffles | January 26, 2006 at 07:00 PM
fun colors for a blog, but not very scientific-looking.
Posted by: Betsi | January 26, 2006 at 07:14 PM
I'm new to this whole blog thing, but with riveting stories like this,Ijust know I'll be coming back again and again-I'm just thinking out loud here, but does anyone else think maybe there could be a connection between belly button lint and Scientology?Hmmmm????
Posted by: MoFaux | January 26, 2006 at 07:29 PM
Member of the Order of Australia (AM)...
Shouldn't that be "MOA"? I guess being down under, they achronyn backwards. As well as leave out some of the words.
Posted by: slyeyes | January 26, 2006 at 08:09 PM
Made me think of an old friend of mine who used to ask this question at very innapropriate times of anyone and everyone who happened to be around,
"Have you cleaned your belly button today?"
The funniest part is that everytime she asked it,
you would stop and think about it,
"Did I?"
Posted by: Laura Vona | January 26, 2006 at 10:20 PM
Slyeyes - A "paediatric" emergency doctor? They have weird spelling too.
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Posted by: Mr. Completely | January 26, 2006 at 11:54 PM
Mr C, ROTFLMAO!!! *SNORK* *hic* *SNORK* I loved it! Obviously the work of a master copywriter!
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Posted by: Kim F. | January 27, 2006 at 07:03 AM
Propeller hats off to Mr. C!!
(And what clarity!)
Posted by: Blue Meanie | January 27, 2006 at 08:16 AM
What they hell was that shirt he was wearing....was no one else blinded by it? Doesn't he know about tasteful blue shirts?
Posted by: Kat | January 27, 2006 at 09:38 AM
Mr. C is my hero. Right after His Daveness. And Dave Matthews. And... wait, that's it I guess.
Posted by: Muffles | January 27, 2006 at 11:24 AM
Mr. C, you're my hero. Right after His Daveness. And Dave Matthews. And... wait.. nope, that's all.
Posted by: Muffles | January 27, 2006 at 11:27 AM
dang stupid internet
Posted by: Muffles | January 27, 2006 at 11:33 AM
Paris - Tasmania is a small(ish) island off the bottom coast of Australia. Technically it's part of us, although we try to claim it isn't. Kind of like Hawaii but colder and full of inbreds.
Kat - Dr Karl is known for his shirts. It's a thing.
Slyeyes - MOA is a medal of the order of australia so they can't exactly use it twice. I'm sure there is a good reason why it's backwards.
Sparrow - http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=paediatric
He's actually more of a well informed humorist than anything, and a pretty great guy. He won a father of the year award a year or so back.
Posted by: meepish | January 30, 2006 at 08:09 PM