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This is an impressive undertaking, but good lord, what an unfortunate name.

• jterrace 14y ago
  it had to be done
• dljsjr 14y ago
  To be totally fair, a sphincter (I'm assuming this is what you're referring to) refers to a circular muscle structure in the general case. Not just the butthole. There are sphincters in your eyes. There is a sphincter in your esophagus. Your body is full of sphincters. The anal sphincter is just one of many sphincters. And now you really do know.
  • mirkules 14y ago
    That's irrelevant, because the association is ever-present. As an example, if people lived on Venus, they would be called "Venerials" by the proper genitive form. Alas, doctors got to it first (Venus, Roman goddess of love...) so it was changed to "Venutians". (Source: Neil DeGrasse Tyson's podcast, StarTalk radio).
    • dljsjr 14y ago
      I know, I was being a little pedantic and tongue-in-cheek at the same time, hah. Still true though.
    • crntaylor 14y ago
      ...would be called "Venerials" by the proper genitive form... I'm going to keep telling myself that your use of 'genitive' right next to 'Venerials' was entirely conscious and deliberate.
      • mirkules 14y ago
        Heh, not at all.
  • jonnathanson 14y ago
    "Your body is full of sphincters." I'm sorry, but this cracked me up. It brought out my inner Beavis and Butthead. I apologize. But, I mean, come on. Most people do associate the word sphincter with the butthole, and surely the creator should have known that. (Unless the, umm, cheeky association is intentional?)
    • jterrace 14y ago
      100% intentional
    • dljsjr 14y ago
      Haha, don't apologize. I was being a little goofy for the sake of it.
  • bitwize 14y ago
    Whoa, you mean we've got buttholes, like, all over? Cool. Huh huh huh.