Re: In case you're sick of talking about communion...
by
anxiousmofo
07/01/2008, 10:36 AM #
Pain killers like morphine shut down the bowel and dry the stool into a
hard knob so when you want to "go" during post surgery it is like
shitting something the consistency of modeling clay and of a texture
like it was rolled in a bed of gravel.
When I was in college, William S. Burroughs' graphic descriptions of the effects of opiates on digestion were enough to keep me off the drugs. (I distinctly remember the phrase "apple corer or the surgical equivalent" described as a requirement for severe heroin-induced constipation.)
Never mind the painful withdrawal and the nasty hallucinations - constipation was enough of a deterrent for me.
I think I could easily see the Hebrews erecting a Golden Enema at the base of Mount Sinai compared to a stupid Golden calf.
If you're going to worship an idol, it might as well be one which provides a practical benefit! What has a golden calf ever done for me?