It’s time to pick up right where we left off, and this time it’s all about bathroom humor. Shitting Pretty is not only a wonderfully daring play on words, but is also written by a real doctor (unlike David Praegger). It is also, apparently, chock full of advise. This is straight from the review section:

I just wish someone had given me this book before my last trip to India where I caught jardia. I like to think that this book may have helped. I had to bribe a bus driver to stop the bus in open country near Jaipur, but couldn’t perform under the bemused gaze of about 50 Indian travellers. When I got back on the bus my bowels exploded when the bus hit the next pot-hole in the road and I soiled myself. If that was not enough, half an hour later I vomitted on an elderly woman sitting next to me who had until that point been polite enough not to mention the horrendous smell. I’ll remember to pack this book next time I travel in the hope of avoiding a repeat of this ghastly experience.

27 of 28 people found this review helpful, and my hope is that you will too.

How many of us can actually say that we are conducting field research every time we convene at the toilet to expel solid waste? A few intrepid writers like poopreport.com’s David Praeger can lay claim to exactly that. This select group of authors explore the scatalogical, the factological, and the meta-coprological aspects of this daily ritual, and have produced a solid body of work that includes such luminary titles as The Zen of Farting, What Shat That?, and Who Cut The Cheese?

If you believe that every room in your house should have it’s own book, one that perfectly matches it’s thematic qualities, then Poop Culture might be for you. Just like a cookbook belongs in the kitchen, and the Kama Sutra in your bedroom, Poop Culture’s place should be firmly lodged in your bathroom. Just be sure to have some fun with it and not take it too serious, ok?

I’ve been unable to find any other titles by Mr. Reepah Gud Wan, which leads me to believe that Zen of Farting was indeed a one-rip wonder.

In case you’re wondering what this book is about, here’s an exerpt:

This is your ticket into the elusive underworld of the Internet, home to millions of elite computer hackers. 1337 h4×0r h4ndb00k will show you how to walk-the-walk and talk-the-talk of this exclusive community. Soon, you too will be able to go into a chat room and carry on conversations speaking the cryptic 1337 language. 1337 h4×0r h4ndb00k will also review the nature of computer viruses, different practical jokes to play on your desktop and tips on how to live the hacker lifestyle. Join the elite society of computer hackers with 1337 h4×0r h4ndb00k as your guide.

Millions of elite hackers? Alright. By now you are surely curious about the books mysterious author, tapeworm:

hello, my name is tapeworm, and i am a freelance contract hacker amongst other things. the first thing i ever learned about computers (when i was first introduced by a friend) was the wide variety of hacking programs floating around on the internet, it wasn’t long after that my mom brought home our first computer and i took immediate control. i just wanted to research information, build web pages and play in chat rooms; whereas my mother just wanted to sit and play solitaire for hours (obsessive gaming: a geek at heart). i needed a plan, and fast.

In case you want to know more, the book is available for free in electronic form at the author’s website. I also recommend LOL: The Humor of the Internet as a companion guide.

What does it say about our civilization when men are trying to pee sitting down, while women are trying to pee standing up with the help of various gadgets?