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'Aproctous'
"Not having an anus."
(, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 16:23, 1 reply, 15 years ago)
Really?
Who doesn't have an anus? How long can you live like that? Or are you talking about plants here?
(, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 16:24, Reply)
A plant would be aproctous.
And lots of simple organisms are as well. I'm not aware of any humans who are aproctous.
(, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 16:26, Reply)
Apart from politicians
since the excrement naturally finds other means of egress ...
(, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 16:27, Reply)
Haha!
I believe they are best described as "cephaloproctous*."

*NB Aber, this is not a real word! Or at least, if it is, I'm probably using it incorrectly.
(, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 16:30, Reply)
Heh .. like it.
How about describing them as being chronically afflicted with 'proctophonesis'*?

edit: Hmmm, I suppose that'd mean talking out of their ... well, not too different from my original intent ...

*Also making it up as I go along
(, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 16:36, Reply)
Ooh, now that is good!
Thinking about it, 'cephaloproctous' would probably more accurately describe anybody involved in modern art or interpretive dance. 'Proctophonic' does have a nice ring to it...
(, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 16:40, Reply)
*groans*
And now to our reporter in the BBC Proctophonic Workshop, with a special report on ring modulation ...
(, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 16:45, Reply)
*facepalms*
You know, I didn't even pick up on the double entendre when I typed that. It's been a slow afternoon.
(, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 16:46, Reply)
"All over the country
reports are coming in of badly-modulated rings oscillating like the proverbial otter's nose. This in turn has been causing loud bouts of white noise and occasional frantic clipping".
(, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 16:53, Reply)
You two stopped making sense
ages ago. Unintelligible.
(, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 16:45, Reply)
Could be refering to Monotremes

(, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 16:27, Reply)

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