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Originally Posted by Poetry
Holy crap!! Really? I thought I was a mutant freak with an ass with some sort of warning device that allowed me to know that large quantities of books are about.
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I thought it had something to do with the smell of the paper, but after some research (which you know what that means... yes: a quick Google) I found this silly thread:
Bookstores: the natural laxative? - feces toilet books | Ask MetaFilter
The most convincing possibility for me was the "squatting to reach lower shelves" theory - it relaxes the sphincter and is biologically the natural pooing position. But who knows the real answer?