Roge’s pooping threads: a close up view of kanammuna
As was mentioned in the introduction, there are many kinds of authors of messages about shitting, and everyone probably agrees that every contribution into the broader discussion is important and special. Many of the most prominent authors in this field are worthy of an up-close intimate review, shedding light on the added personal value that the writer has brought into the ever-growing body of detailed insights into the facts and feelings on the activity of taking a dump.
The PiF member who goes by the nickname kanammuna is one of the most visible and central characters in the gallery of pooping discourse, not only on the basis of the sheer number of his messages on the subject, but also on the basis of his perceptive viewpoints, the wide variety of shared emotions, as well as the unique prose and general literary style in the messages. The reader cannot help but think that kanammuna pours a great deal of his inner essence and self into his ‘No. 2’ postings, perhaps partly because he finds the subject itself intriguing in its multifacetedness. And quite rightly so - the wonders of the human physiology should not be ignored, and the entire metabolical system brings together some of the most fundamental functions and psychological and physical sensations, culminating in the process of defecation. Maybe Freud is to blame to a large degree for the sense of shame that people feel on this subject, and an interest in it is usually associated with infantilism, but the folks in PiF’s Roskakori have understood to give piu paus to such unnecessary bashfulness, and contemplating the act of shitting is done with enthusiasm and a sense of abandon that knows no boundaries.
The study of pooping has become an organic part of the Roge discourse in general, and this interest was also reflected in the excited reaction among the members to the reflective regular surveys listing the recently posted messages on the issue. In addition to the fact that kanammuna is a prominent writer of pooping messages, he was one of the first members to express his pleasure of such surveys, and he has not wavered in his support in this respect. The year 2015 was a year marked by a tremendous series of messages sent by kanammuna, and he was the most active member as regards the number of opened discussion threads. The year 2016 saw kanammuna slowing his pace somewhat, partly due to professional commitments, but he kept on dropping new toilet reports onto his reading public with delightful regularity. In July 2016, kanammuna graced his audience with an explosive set of twenty new rock-solid threads. Just as every bowel movement is a gift, a new poop report is a gift.
”Great gosh-a-mighty what a sizeable turd I just squeezed out!”
The folks at Roge deliberate the observations, sensations, and opinion relating to defecating from a variety of viewpoints. One feature that is characteristic in kanammuna’s postings is the sheer sense of joy and surprise at whatever a new pooping experience has to offer. Exclamative headers such as ”Great gosh-a-mightly what a sizeable turd I just squeezed out!”, ”Golly what a perfect shit came out!”, ”Crikey, a powerful diarrhea spurted all of a sudden!”” and ”oh dear god what a giant seal I released out of my bum” are perfect illustrations of how every toilet visit may bring along something significant and meaningful. One can never be quite sure what future brings, and this natural variation kanammuna appears to accept with an open mind and healthy intellectual curiosity.
Kanammuna’s postings manifest an strong sense of living in the moment, all senses alert. Occasionally the tremors of oppressive situations seeps into his pooping narratives, and kanammuna describes the anxiety of the desperate need to shit with richly nuanced prose. One of the most intensive depictions of a nearly missed pooping crisis was seen in a May 2016 posting titled ”almost dropped a huge log in my pants in a city bus”, a dramatic story full of suspense from start to finish. It is not a laconic “now wc” posting, but a hot and humid narrative of a person nearing a breaking point after a long day at work when surrounded by an astounding assortment of fools. Similarly vivid and expressive prose characterizes many other threads as well, including ones which find kanammuna out and about “with a ball of foam the size of a rabbit in his crotch”. Kanammuna shows touches of narrative styles reminiscent of the authors Toivo Pekkanen and Joel Lehtonen.
”Taking a dump in a church pulpit”
Sometimes releasing fecal excretions is very routine-like, and even reports of this type are encountered in kanammuna’s output (”Gonna take a dump”, ”I’ll soon be going for a shit”, ”Going for a shit in the sauna” ), but frequently kanammuna ponders different kinds of new dimensions and potential for novel innovations in connection with this activity. Queries, suggestions, and invitations for further development of ideas have been put forward about, for example, losing weight by pooping, pooping while sleeping, pooping upside down, pooping in a horizontal position, or taking a dump in a church pulpit. The classic topic of crapping one’s trousers has also been the subject of kanammuna’s thorough analysis. The range of possibilities for different variations seem almost endless.
The post-release cleaning procedures also receive the attention they deserve. And why not indeed: everyone has their own style and practice of shitting and cleaning up afterwards, and different methods of achieving a satisfactory degree of cleanliness of the arse likewise have their pros and cons. In his discussions in Roge, kanammuna has drawn attention to the problem of the ramones becoming smudged up in shit when wiping with a back-to-front direction, and he has lifted the idea of cleaning the behind with using urine. These are topics that make the readers pause in the realization that they, too, have found themselves thinking about these same mind-boggling questions.
”Right-o, just one more push and then Friday night, here we come”
It would be false to claim that short, telegraphic reports on the need to shit or going to take a dump would be negligible because of their lack of substance. Even postings of this type have a definite communal function, and they can be used to rouse people’s spirits and increase a sense of togetherness. Often kanammuna relishes such reports with additional remarks on the dietary effects on the consistency of the fecal matter (”shitting out a plug of sandwich-cheese”, “mämmi shit”) or other activities during or after a toilet visit (”I’m going to the crapper and read the story of Kätkäläinen”, “Went for a shit, and then started to make a pizza”). In the headers of his threads, kanammuna is on the cusp of the moment – good examples being ”any second now the morning poop comes to say hello” and the unbeatable ”Holding back the runs during a cobblestone ride in a Tampere city bus”.
The importance of togetherness is also seen in the way kanammuna occasionally directs his words to the readers: ”What would you say if you crapped your pants right now?”, ”Which PiF members would you like to sit down with to take a dump” and ”What kind of porridge have you pushed out of your arses today?” Indeed: considering that shitting is an activity that we all share, why not use it to increase group cohesion and the feeling of communality? This very sentiment was seen in the message that kanammuna directed to all the readers of Roge in his reaction to the listing of all pooping threads of the year 2015: “When in the last moments of the year you see something as beautiful as this, you know you haven’t lived in 2015 for nothing. Welcome 2016 and a happy new year.”
The realm of Roge’s pooping discourse knows a number of passionate enthusiasts who shit with all their hearts, of which many deserve their own accolades. Here is to one of them
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