Day 163

Humans are disgusting creatures if you think about it. We're literally covered in millions of microscopic bacteria; veritable ecosystems live within our mouths alone. We deliberately eat mold and living bacteria (cheese, yogurt), we and eat the muscle and organ flesh of other creatures whose DNA patterns are vey nearly identical to our own. We consider mopping our tongues around in each other's mouths to be a romantic and fun pastime, not to mention the even more horrifying pastime of licking and sucking on each others organs responsible for reproduction and waste excretion.

We pick our noses, pick our assholes, pick wax from our ears and crusties from our eyes, belch, fart, shed skin and hair constantly, and we even spread viruses by merely breathing the air.

Magnificent creatures, we are.

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Anonymous said…
Isn't the real point the fact that we DO find these things about ourselves disgusting?
9:15 PM
Anonymous said…
I believe this post constitutes proof that either one or the other (or both) of the following propositions are true.

1. A robust sense of irony is evolutionarily favored.

2. God has a dirty sense of humour.
1:33 AM
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