Warning: this post is not for the faint of heart...or weak stomachs.
Fortunately for me, I have a very strong heart and stomach, and that's what's been holding me together throughout this week of unusually gross posts in my Facebook timeline.
You could care less, but I was forced o hit the 'hide' button on my page this week more than once. A few of my guy friends seem to have some sort of fascination with the gross and the gruesome. I was exposed to more than one post I could have lived my whole life without seeing, and I guess this is the best place to share them. Like I said, this next part is not for the faint of heart/stomach.
Post #1: one of my Facebook friends got a picture of a hand missing a finger. That's not a big deal, right? Well it is, if it looks like that finger got chopped off with something rusty thirty seconds before the picture was taken! I don't know whose hand it was, and I don't know how his finger got cut off, all I know is that I was stupid, and human nature inclined me not to turn away, but to enlarge the photo!! (By the way, I hope that whoever's finger it was is okay.)
Post #2: Darn man's inquisitive nature!! Had it not been for my curiosity, I would never have had the displeasure of viewing (the first thirty seconds of) a really gross video featuring a sick monkey who kept on eating whatever it was throwing up.
Why, people? Why do we have such an obsession with the disgusting and crude side of life? I mean, look at the news! What kind if stories are highlighted? Why are shows like Law and Order: SVU and Bones so popular? Why do millions of people go to see bloody, gory movies and classify them as entertainment? Why is there such a plethora of gross humor? This must be why shrinks, philosophers and psychologists keep coming up with new discoveries and ideas.
I'm not gonna say these things shouldn't be posted on Facebook. It's a place for sharing, and as Americans we live in a free country! At the same time, maybe you should take into consideration those who won't be so thrilled to hear about (or see!) your dog's favorite place to take a dump.
What's the grossest thing you've ever seen online? Share here, on Twitter (@garbagequilt), on our Facebook page, or email (thegarbagequilt@gmail.com). Thanks for reading!
Fortunately for me, I have a very strong heart and stomach, and that's what's been holding me together throughout this week of unusually gross posts in my Facebook timeline.
You could care less, but I was forced o hit the 'hide' button on my page this week more than once. A few of my guy friends seem to have some sort of fascination with the gross and the gruesome. I was exposed to more than one post I could have lived my whole life without seeing, and I guess this is the best place to share them. Like I said, this next part is not for the faint of heart/stomach.
Post #1: one of my Facebook friends got a picture of a hand missing a finger. That's not a big deal, right? Well it is, if it looks like that finger got chopped off with something rusty thirty seconds before the picture was taken! I don't know whose hand it was, and I don't know how his finger got cut off, all I know is that I was stupid, and human nature inclined me not to turn away, but to enlarge the photo!! (By the way, I hope that whoever's finger it was is okay.)
Post #2: Darn man's inquisitive nature!! Had it not been for my curiosity, I would never have had the displeasure of viewing (the first thirty seconds of) a really gross video featuring a sick monkey who kept on eating whatever it was throwing up.
Why, people? Why do we have such an obsession with the disgusting and crude side of life? I mean, look at the news! What kind if stories are highlighted? Why are shows like Law and Order: SVU and Bones so popular? Why do millions of people go to see bloody, gory movies and classify them as entertainment? Why is there such a plethora of gross humor? This must be why shrinks, philosophers and psychologists keep coming up with new discoveries and ideas.
I'm not gonna say these things shouldn't be posted on Facebook. It's a place for sharing, and as Americans we live in a free country! At the same time, maybe you should take into consideration those who won't be so thrilled to hear about (or see!) your dog's favorite place to take a dump.
What's the grossest thing you've ever seen online? Share here, on Twitter (@garbagequilt), on our Facebook page, or email (thegarbagequilt@gmail.com). Thanks for reading!
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