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Should've Stuck With Tuna

Posted 05.05.2006 by sharty mcfly (211)
My first poop report hearkened back a few years to my attendance at a specific technical school in New England. This one does as well. This bowel disruption, however, was not caused by beer or liquor, but by our awesome cafeteria -- next to which our institution had wisely allowed the city to build a shit plant. Hey, I know it has to go somewhere... but next to the cafeteria? On the grounds of a private institution, no less?

It wasn't a full-blown shit plant like the one described by SSpiffyPoo in his recent report, but there was definitely some variety of treatment going on. To my layman's nose, it smelled rather foul on a hot summer's day. Walking past the plant always added a sense foreboding, because you knew no matter what you ate it'd soon be making its way through said plant in one way or another.

I have this funny thing about me. I guess it's a personality flaw. Said flaw is that if you offer me a sandwich, I will always order tuna. I don't care where or when or who's making it or how long it may have had to go bad. I have eaten tuna at Wolfgang Puck restaurants as well as other top-end eateries. But I have also eaten prepackaged tuna sandwiches from 7/11's, and once I ate one at La Guardia that seemed to be from the airport's opening day. Surprisingly, I have never had an issue -- ever. The problem that occurred this day was actually caused by turkey. Evil, evil turkey.

The food at the cafeteria was always terrible, but really, that's to be expected. Nevertheless, my roommate and I went to dinner around ten, which was pretty usual for us. We got in line and he ordered turkey. I was going to order my usual tuna, but I didn't. I don't remember why -- I think I might have been talking to a girl that was in one of my classes or something; anyway, I guess I just waved at the worker that I wanted what Mike (name changed) wanted. So we sat down, and the girl sat down with some guy I presumed to be her boyfriend. I cursed my stupidity and turned to the task at hand: scarfing the seemingly innocent turkey.

It didn't taste odd. The mayo seemed okay. The cheese tasted a little funny, but that was normal -- there were always rumors floating around the school that they put laxatives in the cheese. The reasoning behind this, I heard, was two-fold. First, this school had something like an 80:20 male-to-female ratio (which is terrible!) and when men are left alone (especially young men) there are certain things that we loathe (like vegetables) and other things that we are drawn to (like cheese). So the idea was that because none of us ever ate anything to move our bowels along, they decided they'd just slip laxatives in the cheese to make us go and keep us all happy and un-constipated. The problem is that whatever was going on the food produced volcanic colonic eruptions from almost everyone. The bathrooms in the cafeteria themselves were always full.

The second proposed rumor was that they put laxatives in their food to make sure it had an exit strategy -- a set timetable to make sure that none of us would get food poisoning. With the speed at which the food moved, that explanation seemed more likely. I could eat at eleven and miss notes in a 12:30 class because I had to shit.

Anyways, back to the story. Mike and I both ingested a turkey sandwich on wheat with mayo, lettuce, tomatoes, and provolone cheese at ten o'clock at night. The problems did not begin until the next morning.

Mike was up before me, as always, because I'm one lazy bastard. He came back into the room fully dressed and grinned -- I presume because he knew he was going to fart. He popped out a squeaker. We farted as sport in that suite and we always shared it, because farts are funny. But this time it was different -- it was a tiny little fart, but it filled the room with a strange, rancid, rotting meat smell. His grin morphed into a frown as he clutched his stomach and took the three giant steps to our bathroom, where he immediately began to annihilate the toilet. I laughed and made fun of him as he popped Imodium. He was looking more than a little grey as he began making phone calls to inform his teachers that he most definitely could not leave the room that day.

Right around that time I finally got out of bed and proceeded into the shower. Once in the shower, I myself popped a short, rank fart. It just smelled wrong. Not like ass... more like roadkill. The urge to shit was so strong I had to dump naked and soaking wet with the shower still running. I felt the immediate slap of karma as I realized Mike and I had shared the same entrée at dinner and were now both experiencing one of Dante's lower circles of hell. Once dressed, I, too, popped Imodium and made my round of phone calls from my cell phone because I couldn't leave the bathroom. Thankfully, our suite had two separate shower/shitter combos.

I think we would have found it funny that we were playing dueling asses if it hadn't felt so bad. The smell was actually bad enough to shock the remaining roommates out of showering -- which, in my opinion, was impressive. Once Drunk Pat, another roommate, had done shots of gravy; anything that's too rank for Pat is too rank for humans.

Once the initial waves had passed and I could lie in bed and watch ER, I continually cursed Mike out for the turkey. During the second wave, I called the administration and talked to someone, explaining that their cost-cutting or what have you had really fucked my schooling for the day. The call was punctuated by a few long, hard farts. The administrator inquired as to what the ripping noise was. I informed her, and at that point she hung up and refused to answer my calls for the rest of the day.

The shits were noxious squirters -- not the mellow, let-it-all-flow-out type. They came in bursts mixed with gas that made a Jackson Pollack out of the toilet. This experience taught me one thing: I can handle any form of tuna, no matter how questionable; but something seemingly as safe as turkey can ruin me.

Dirty Sanchez (not verified) -- 05.05.2006

I just wanted to say "Happy Stinko de Mayo" to all poopreporters. Also, you gotta watch out for turkey...I refer to its effects on my flatulence as "turkey talkback."

The Dumpster (2506) -- 05.05.2006

"Dueling asses." Great story, but first time I've heard of turkey being more lethal than tuna.

doniker (1536) -- 05.05.2006

Funny, the last time I ate a turkey sandwich from a restaurant I too got the mad shits.
I have since sworn off ordering any deli meat type sandwiches from restaurants or buying precut lunchmeat from stores...you can never know how old it is or if it was stored at a decent temperature.

I purchase all my deli meat from a top end store that cuts it right in front of me and charges me a higher price...but it's worth it.

I doubt any school would put laxatives in the food they serve..that would be setting themselves up for a lawsuit.

And lastly, one should never use Immodium when they first get the shits. It's best to quickly get all that toxic crap out of your body...Immodium will only slow down that process.

Double Flush (603) -- 05.05.2006

Aw man, Dumpster beat me to the first post!

Tuna usually gives me the squirts a lot easier than turkey will, though the places I eat are not top-of-the-line so anything goes really.

I never get the shits in "waves," am I weird?

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Practicing the ancient Chinese art of double flushing... because sometimes, a single flush just isn't enough.

The Dumpster (2506) -- 05.05.2006

Depends on why you have the shits, Doniker. If it is because you've got something bad inside you that your body needs to get rid of, you're right. But if it is from some functional disorder such as IBS, it is usually better to get it stopped.

PINWORM (141) -- 05.05.2006

Good story. But there is no need to assume it was the turkey. As you mentioned, there was lettuce and tomato in the sandwich as well...vegetables are also a source of potential food borne illness. Speaking as a vegetarian, I can tell you first hand about the horrible power of dirty lettuce. Lettuce and tomato can be fertilized with crap containing e-coli. If not properly washed, they can make you very sick. If the tomatoes were sliced, that indicates that at some point they were on a chopping board surface and a knife went through them, meaning that someone could have used the same knife to cut raw chicken, or there was bacteria on the surface where they were sliced.

Generally, cooked poultry has a longer shelf life than beef or pork. Uncooked poultry can actually KILL you. They dose live birds up with so many anti-biotics these days that it's hard to imagine they can still make you sick..despite the fact that these birds are kept in very unsanitary conditions at industrial feedlots before being slaughtered.

And the MAYO...geez. I won't eat the stuff if it's within a week of it's expiry date. That stuff just breeds samonella..it's egg based after all, and extremely temperature sensitive.

Double Flush (603) -- 05.05.2006

Yes, PINWORM, several factors could have gone wrong. I'd blame the mayonnaise first--it goes bad so quickly if left out.

Dave, the posts are getting all mixed up and out of order! What's going on here?

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Practicing the ancient Chinese art of double flushing... because sometimes, a single flush just isn't enough.

Dave (11689) -- 05.05.2006

According to the computer, nothing is out of order. Are you referring to Dirty Sanchez's post being above Dumpster's? That one was posted before Dumpster's, but delayed pending approval (all anonymous posts must be approved). Maybe you saw Dumpster's before DS's was approved.

The computers are never wrong. Never.

Shatty Cake (135) -- 05.05.2006

But the question is, Sharty, who cleaned the Jackson Pollack toilet when it was all over: you or your roommate?

sharty mcfly (211) -- 05.05.2006

That istitution provided us with houskeeping services every two weeks. Hey a private school with high tuition has a few perks, and i guess they know that the majority of nerds there have never bothered to clean anything ever. I gave the bowl i used a really really inadequate once over with a toilet brush and i assume some poor cleaning lady got to the rest. All the mess was retained in the bowl though, i'm not completely heartless.

Fart Poopie (1257) -- 05.05.2006

And that, kids, is the reason you need to stay in school!

You don't want to become the housekeeper, or janitor, that has to clean the toilets used by college students suffering from the mad shits.

Great comment! +1 point
GottaGoGirl (2616) -- 05.05.2006

Actually, I have a friend in QC, and one of the quirks he's gotten from years in the biz is that he swears mayonnaise is shelf-stable. He says it doesn't need refrigeration at all. His sits in the pantry. Has for years.

My hubby's first job was at Burger King, and they taught them to never, ever, nuke a burger that already had mayo on it. He took this to mean (being 16) that mayo that had been warmed would kill you.

For years, I've made a hot artichoke dip. It contains (in addition to artichokes): parmesan, cream cheese, green chiles, and....a CUP of mayonnaise. You mix it all up and put it in a little crock pot and serve it with hard toast.

The hubby, after eating it for YEARS, once happened to see me plopping in the mayo. He *FA-REAKED OUT*! He was spluttering and spewing and whatnot, jabbering about how "You can't HEAT mayonnaise! You can DIE!"

I asked, "How many times have you eaten this?" Realization dawned on him, and I just laughed and went back to chopping artichoke.

Fart Poopie (1257) -- 05.05.2006

That's a good point, GGG.
There's a BIG difference between letting mayo sit out in the sun and COOKING it. One could kill you, the other just makes some recipes taste good.
I have a hot chicken salad recipe that calls for mayo. We ought to swap recipes.

GottaGoGirl (2616) -- 05.05.2006

If you want to, I'll start a recipe swap on the forums.

KeepOnCrappin (551) -- 05.05.2006

That's because the mayo in the sun slowly warms and bacteria grows. In the microwave/oven it cooks fast and kills bacteria, or doesn't allow it to form.

For me it's just the opposite: turkey is ok, but anything seafood related just makes me blow up. (and out)

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"KOC -- the Cool Crapper" - Rat Droppings

daphne (3695) -- 05.05.2006

Tuna is the one food I will eat to cheat, and I eat it about once a month in some tuna marinara over angelhair pasta. I always hate myself for it, but it's been a favorite of mine for years. I buy the expensive stuff that's canned in olive oil, usually italian if I can find it.

Since your poop story took place overnight, I can imagine that the food that made you and yours sick wasn't too terribly bad. Had it been really bad, I think you would have succomb to vomiting an hour or so afterwards. I am only glad that it wasn't worse or that you didn't eat whatever made you sick the next day, when it might have had more bacteria on it.

I, like doniker, go to a butcher/deli now for the family. A little extra money is worth it, and you can always buy an entire half of an animal to save a bit if one has a freezer like we do.


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.....hugging bunnies since 1969
www.daphneszoo.com

Double Flush (603) -- 05.06.2006

My family has a big freezer simply for that purpose--stock up on better looking meats and vegs while you can and store them. And, as daphne pointed out, really bad food will come out of you a lot faster.

I apologize, Dave... forgot about the approval thing since I've been registered.

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Practicing the ancient Chinese art of double flushing... because sometimes, a single flush just isn't enough.

daphne (3695) -- 05.06.2006

Hey Double Flush, your approval time is almost up, so no worries!

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.....hugging bunnies since 1969
www.daphneszoo.com

Double Flush (603) -- 05.06.2006

Looks like everything is already going straight to the comments, throwing off the timing for anonymous posts.

Oddly I think I'll have tuna from the deli bar for brunch today.

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Practicing the ancient Chinese art of double flushing... because sometimes, a single flush just isn't enough.

Double Flush (603) -- 05.06.2006

I must have an ultra-speedy digestive system! I went around 10:30 or so and had the tuna, just for spite. At the time of this writing (11:29 AM) I am relaxing after a huge blowout a few minutes ago consisting of last night's dinner and a weak tuna smell. I feel fine now, though, so I'm pretty sure I'm not sick. Looks like some people can handle tuna well and others can't keep it in.

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Practicing the ancient Chinese art of double flushing... because sometimes, a single flush just isn't enough.

Dr.DammAwful (27) -- 05.07.2006

Sharty mcfly, I wonder since you went to a school that had a male to female ratio of 8 to 2, that what might have made you sick was potassium nitrate, or salt peter. Sneeky administators like to play tricks like this on the male student body without them knowing to try and put a stangle hold on their raging hormones.

daphne (3695) -- 05.07.2006

I'd love to read something on it. Can you find something on the net that refers to this practice?


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.....hugging bunnies since 1969
www.daphneszoo.com

The Dumpster (2506) -- 05.07.2006

Yeah, doc. Tell us more. According to Wikipedia, the idea that saltpeter is an antaphrodisiac is an "urban legend."

See the discussion on "The Saltpeter Principle" on Snopes.com (a title worthy of Dave himself, I might add).

daphne (3695) -- 05.07.2006

Hey, this was supposed to happen in the armed forces, too, wasn't it?

You know, I always hear about stuff the army did to the guys, and here's one that I found kind of funny. In WW2, sugar had to be rationed. The soldiers didn't like it too much because they liked it in their coffee.

The military changed the ceramic coffee mugs so the bottom of them was bumpy. This way when the soldiers stirred their spoons on the bottom, they thought they had more sugar in their cups than they did. I'd love to have one of those cups.


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.....hugging bunnies since 1969
www.daphneszoo.com

Dr.DammAwful (27) -- 05.07.2006

The truth of the matter is: Potassium Nitrate, or Salt Peter if ingested in a pretty good amount, will cause gastroenteritis (violent stomach aches), of which we are all familiar.

To put my spin as to why sharty might have thought he had gotten sick, I threw in the salt peter theory.

As to all those mean college administators all over the country who are trying to keep the males 501's on, I threw that in to get your panties in a bunch!

The Dumpster (2506) -- 05.07.2006

Doc, you are dangerous. I like it!

sharty mcfly (211) -- 05.07.2006

See but the school was in boston, there was plenty of off campus tail to chase. Also, if that was the case why was it only that violent that one time?

Dr.DammAwful (27) -- 05.07.2006

sharty, the page is flat, not everyone is going to give it a good shake!

Grogan Meister - Meistergrogan (not verified) -- 05.08.2006

A-Ha! I know where you went to school! I was likewise a member of that fine institution, and a regular at Punters. Actually the food there was a good sight better than at the state university I attended previously.

DungDaddy (1386) -- 06.26.2006

Dude, calling the admin was a stroke of genius. I bet college administrators get that kind of crap all day long.

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