DOES ANYTHING EAT SHIT? Copyright © Summersdale Publishers Ltd, 2007 Text by Sarah Herman Illustrations by Harry Malt Condition of Sale This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, re-sold, hired out or otherwise circulated in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition including this condition being imposed on the subsequent publisher. Summersdale Publishers Ltd 46 West Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1RP UK www.summersdale.com Printed and bound in Great Britain ISBN: 1-84024-606-5 ISBN 13: 978-1-84024-606-3 Does Anything Eat Shit_INSIDES.i2 2 28/09/2007 16:49:10 DOES ANYTHING EAT SHIT? Copyright © Summersdale Publishers Ltd, 2007 Text by Sarah Herman Illustrations by Harry Malt Condition of Sale This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, re-sold, hired out or otherwise circulated in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition including this condition being imposed on the subsequent publisher. Summersdale Publishers Ltd 46 West Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1RP UK www.summersdale.com Printed and bound in Great Britain ISBN: 1-84024-606-5 ISBN 13: 978-1-84024-606-3 Does Anything Eat Shit_INSIDES.i2 2 28/09/2007 16:49:10 For Lowri and Jameils (the Tripod) – because if it didn’t have three legs, it wouldn’t stand up. Does Anything Eat Shit_INSIDES.i3 3 28/09/2007 16:49:11 Acknowledgements Big back-slapping thanks to… Captain Lucy ‘Pevs’ York for her fi ne mind, fabulous editing skills and impressive right hook. You have made sense where there was none, guiding this shadowy vessel through the storm to a sandy beach, bottle of rum and a plate of homemade nachos. Aaarrrrr me hearties! The Grand Page Master, Rob Smith, for hovering, consumption in the face of adversity and general design wizardry. Director of many things, Jen Barclay, for knowing that laughter, cake and wine are very important. And all the other fabulous folk at Summersdale HQ without whom I would be nothing but a short homeless person with no job and very messy hair. Does Anything Eat Shit_INSIDES.i4 4 28/09/2007 16:49:11 Contents Foreword..............................................................................7 Funny Food.............................................................................9 My Body and its Bits.............................................................55 Man-made Matter................................................................101 Animal Magic.......................................................................137 The End of the World as We Know It....................................187 Does Anything Eat Shit_INSIDES.i5 5 28/09/2007 16:49:11 Does Anything Eat Shit_INSIDES.i6 6 28/09/2007 16:49:11 Foreword Living in modern times, as I do, there are plenty of reasons to be paranoid, and the fear of the unknown hangs over me like a pretty tall person leaning slightly to their right. With the collective brain of my fellow man in mind I have taken it upon myself to answer all the questions that few would even dare to ask and offer them to you in exchange for some money (unfortunately, even knowledge has a price). Open your mind and prepare to be a vessel for my wisdom; in these pages you will fi nd steaming piles of facts gained by hanging around in libraries trying to look studious, nuggets of truth just waiting to be plucked by your wandering hands and fl oating logs of genius ready to rescue you from the sea of ignorance. This is a bible for all those people who feel lost and trapped in a world where there is too much certainty and not enough nonsense. I don’t claim to have all the answers, but I hope you fi nd some solace and the occasional titter in the ones that I have provided. Plato once said: ‘Science is nothing but perception.’ And he was a wiser man than me. Sarah Herman 7 Does Anything Eat Shit_INSIDES.i7 7 28/09/2007 16:49:11 Does Anything Eat Shit_INSIDES.i8 8 28/09/2007 16:49:11 FF UU NN NN YY FF OO OO DD Does Anything Eat Shit_INSIDES.i9 9 28/09/2007 16:49:11