http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/effluvia Questions tagged with 'effluvia' at Ask MetaFilter. Sun, 09 Dec 2007 20:51:32 -0800 Sun, 09 Dec 2007 20:51:32 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/78244/How%2Dwould%2Dyou%2Dassign%2Dnumbers%2Dto%2Dthe%2Ddifferent%2Dtypes%2Dof%2Dhuman%2Deffluvia How would you assign numbers to the different types of human effluvia? We all know what "number one" and "number two" stand for. There is some precedent for referring to semen as "number three." What are some <i>smart</i>, <i>memorable</i> ways of numbering our other discharges: tears, sweat, earwax, saliva, breast milk, etc.?<br> <br> Assume that the numbers might be used as a shorthand or code for privacy or obfuscation ("Cleanup number five on aisle seven").<br> <br> The best answers will be suitable as mnemonics and be clever enough to seem obvious in retrospect. Example: #8 = vomit, because it's what you "ate." Creativity and memorability win here. tag:ask.metafilter.com,2007:site.78244 Sun, 09 Dec 2007 20:51:32 -0800 bodily effluvia feces fluids number numbering one semen two urine Mapes