Scatoman writes: Yesterday in Half Price Books I had a flick through Inside the Oval Office: The White House Tapes from FDR to Clinton. I may get it next time I'm in there. It's well worth buying for the section on Lyndon B. Johnson alone. Because he used to conduct his business whilst... well, whilst conducting his business.

Oh, and an aide recounted a tale of going into Johnson's bedroom to be greeted by an amazing scene comprising Johnson, a secretary, Mrs. Johnson, a chief of staff or other high-ranking official, and a nurse. Johnson barked orders to the secretary, manipulated the TV remote control, and went through some papers. Then the aide realized why the nurse was there. Amid all this chaos, she was administering an enema.

Bilgepump reports: The winners of the Ig Nobel Fluid Dynamics prize -- hailing from universities in Finland, Germany, and Hungary -- won for calculating the pressure that builds up inside a penguin's bowels before it defecates. Thank goodness someone is measuring this data -- you just never know when a penguin might explode all over you. Maybe they can come up with some kind of bio-engineered pressure gauge for the little fellas.

And then bdb777 does one better by finding a link to the actual penguin poop report! "The forces involved, lying well above those known for humans, are high, but do not lead to an energetically wasteful turbulent flow. Whether a bird chooses the direction into which it decides to expel its faeces, and what role the wind plays in this, remain unknown." One question: "Pooh"???

Mickey Mephistopheles says: "Friends All for Renewable Technologies is an Australian political action committee with a concern about greenhouse gases and a fervent knack for potty humor." Make sure you watch their video.

Here are some links people have sent in: poop in nature, poop in life, poop in space, poop pranks, poop my ride, sewers, art, poop motivation, a fancy toilet, and something horrifying from inside you.

(Thanks to Larfus, Crapola, Peeper Radio, Scott, PooperGal, Tim, Scatoman, and Matt.)

In other news, you've probably seen L. Wrong Hubbard doing his best The Shit Volcano impression in the comments. But what is PPK Industries? As he puts it: "PPK Industries is a global corporation whose focus on high-quality daily production is unrivaled. With offices from Texas and Milwaukee all the way to Japan, our branch office CEOs give up to the minute reports on their latest product rollouts. At PPK we are proud of our productivity." I don't know what that means, either, but I think it has something to do with poop.

Finally, this came in email from Sri Dabu-Dabu:

Hello Dave,

I am a follower of Sri Poopy-Poopy, and one of my missions on earth is to help spread the message of Sri Poopy-Poopy and tell others about the Cult of Sri Poopy-Poopy. We believe in Peace, Laughter, and Truth, and we try to follow the path towards Enlightenment by following the teachings of Sri Poopy-Poopy. Sri Poopy-Poopy is Holy! The current leader of the Cult of Sri Poopy-Poopy is the wise Sri Dookie-Dookie, and I am just one of his humble messenger monks. To learn more about the Cult of Sri Poopy-Poopy, feel free to check out our web page.

Feel free to spread this message as it is (and especially include the link address) to others all around the world, and Sri Poopy-Poopy shall bless you too.