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Sontag creamily shifts perspective. The hero and his mistress are egoists gone on fame and oblivious to the welfare of the masses. Off the poop deck, Nelson is an unimposing shrimp. Without her billowing satins, Emma the society swan is grossly overstuffed. Most of the action takes place in Naples, where nearby Mount Vesuvius huffs and puffs. It is a natural wonder, but also an unavoidable symbol of molten passion and the republican revolution that erupts in France and spreads south...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lava Soap | 8/17/1992 | See Source »

...steel-stomached, the museum offers "Scoop on Poop." This gross but hilarious exhibit explains the not-so pleasant bodily functions of burping, diarrhea and passing gas. The model toilet--complete with (you guessed it) imitation poop--is a definite favorite. Somehow, even though kids and adults alike find it repulsive, they make repeated trips to stare into the porcelain bowl...

Author: By Kelly T. Yee, | Title: Hanging Out at the Children's Museum | 2/20/1992 | See Source »

Doughnuts, dogs and money. According to Lawrence Garfield, better known as Larry the Liquidator, they are the three things everyone loves in a straightforward, uncomplicated way. Money, of course, has the advantage over the others in that it is fat-free and cannot poop on the living room...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Ruthless Raider's Romance | 10/28/1991 | See Source »

DURING a comedy sketch, Steve Martin described his personal method for breaking up. He slowly and carefully tells his girlfriend: "I break with thee. I break with thee. I break with thee,"--and then tosses dog poop on her shoes. If you don't want to be cruel, there are ways to make it easier...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Guide to Breaking Up | 5/9/1988 | See Source »

This is a lot more difficult that it sounds. Momma as played by Anne Ramsey gives new meaning to the word overbearing. She orders Owen around mercilessly, calling him a "clumsy poop" and a "lard-ass". Ramsey's performance is so eccentric and so funny that it is almost shocking. She seems to have arrived from another planet, one inhabited by creatures that are not exactly human...

Author: By Aline Brosh, | Title: La Dolce DeVito | 12/11/1987 | See Source »

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