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09 December 2008

To celebrate Christmas here's a statuette of a well-known person defecating. Am I the only person that didn't know about cageners?

post by: Slack-a-gogo at: 18:17 | 11 comments

No???? That's so weird????

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 09 December | 18:30

Those of us who watch QI knew.

posted by Wolfdog 09 December | 18:31

Stephen: It's a figure we don't get in our cribs. In the back of a Catalonian crib, there is always a man squatting and defecating, or a young boy, and very often a public figure.

Alan: In the middle of the . . .

Stephen: Yes.

Alan: By the manger? With baby Jesus?

Stephen: It's weird but it's true.

posted by Wolfdog 09 December | 18:33

Huh. That's ... no, I didn't know about those. I've seen the little clay figures before, but never ... huh.

posted by initapplette 09 December | 18:39

I've seen various statues like this, but I never knew that they were a ...thing.

posted by sperose 09 December | 18:40

Thanks Wolfdog. I've just wasted quite a bit of time reading that whole damn transcript!

:)

I've seen a little chunk of that one before. I love QI, wish they'd show it over here.

posted by jonathanstrange 09 December | 18:56

I LOVE caganers! When I lived in Barcelona, they had a fantastic exhibit of caganers at the power company building. Catalans are shit-obsessed. They also have a "cagatío" for their presents. OH. I'm totally going to make an FPP about cagatios.

posted by Stewriffic 09 December | 20:26

Humans are so strange.

posted by CitrusFreak12 09 December | 20:33

no shit.

I'll show myself out

posted by lysdexic 09 December | 22:31

OMG SECRET MUESLI EATER!!!

posted by Atom Eyes 10 December | 11:22

That's just plain WEIRD. In an awesome way, but not in a "would want them in my home" way.

posted by loiseau 10 December | 19:15

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