The Straight Dope's message board has an icky thread full of stories about pimples, abscesses, cysts, and other dermal malfunctions, including lovingly graphic description of the squeezing and popping thereof, and the substances that issue forth. It is not for nothing that the title of the thread includes the abbreviation TMI ("too much information") -- the discussion is not for the squeamish and definitely should not be taken with food. The posts by a user named Broomstick are particularly disgusting. Still, I reluctantly admit that I was riveted, if only because I never cease to be astonished by the things people will admit when protected by a pseudonym.

Re: pimple stories

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Anita Rowland 2/4/2004 11:30:05 AM Pacific

I just linked to a forum thread about kid's pretend games, but sheesh! This! But I had to go look even after your warning.

rosebaby

2/6/2004 12:51:39 PM Pacific

the link doesn't work! but i swear i was only going to send it to my sister in law who is into that kind of thing. i'm not sure i could have handled it. what about chuck palahniuk's new book guaranteed to make you barf?

Jerry Kindal

2/6/2004 1:33:59 PM Pacific

The link worked fine for me when I tried it. Took a while to come up, though.
Haven't read any Palahniuk, actually -- been meaning to, eventually, after I read everything else stacked around here waiting to be read.

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