Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Not your average romantic accessory...

 

Cedar Sanderson e-mailed me the link to this Valentine's Day gift via the San Antonio Zoo in Texas.



Yes, it's a hippo dung scented candle!  The zoo describes it as follows.


Did you know, hippo poop is the cologne of the hippo world and is used to impress potential mates?

So, if you’re looking to turn up the heat and attract that special someone, our poop-scented Hippo-Love Candle is the rizz you need. The scent of seduction will have potential mates flocking to you like never before.

This one-of-a-kind candle captures our famous hippo, Timothy’s, signature scent of hippo poop. Embrace the power of nature this Valentine’s season and give this memorable gift that will certainly take you from date to mate.


Having been in the presence of far too many hippopotami for comfort, particularly at close quarters, I'm here to tell you that I've never seen a female hippo all a-twitter over the scent (?) of a male hippo's dung in the water.  "The cologne of the hippo world" indeed!  Hippo dung is very useful to feed small fish and fertilize underwater vegetation, but I somehow don't see it as an aphrodisiac.  Wikipedia says of their behavior:


Hippos engage in "muck-spreading" which involves defecating while spinning their tails to distribute the faeces over a greater area. Muck-spreading occurs both on land and in water and its function is not well understood. It is unlikely to serve a territorial function, as the animals only establish territories in the water.


Nevertheless, if flung dung strikes you as romantic, you can pick up a hippo-dung-scented candle from the Zoo's shop.  Personally, I'd think that a hunka hunka burning dung would produce the very opposite effect from that (presumably) desired . . . but what do I know?



Peter


13 comments:

  1. It made me laugh out loud - and think of you. I'm glad it made you laugh too!

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  2. How in the heck am I going to get the coffee I spit out off of my monitor and keyboard. Thanks for the laugh. Timothy says.

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  3. I would be afraid of the size of the mate that the scent of hippo turds would attract.

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  4. @Cedar: If hippo poop makes you think of me, I can only wonder what formed that association in your mind . . . EEK!

    :-)

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  5. Having said all that the San Antonio Zoo is really nice and worth a visit if you're in the area.

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  6. "The Valentine's Day gift... for those who give a shit..."

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  7. In college a lot of lessons consisted of a professor say 'shit tastes good' and most of the class running up with spoons saying 'let me try it.'
    If you are a salesman, this would be a great source of sales leads.

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  8. So I guess my plan to teach one to pull a cart will have to be put on hold...

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  9. Two questions:
    1. Do I give this to myself and wait for her to head my way, or am I supposed to gift it to her and see what/who approaches, possibly myself?
    2. "...will have potential mates flocking to you like never before." Would those potential mates by hippopotami or human?

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  10. Perhaps it can be one of those candles you can use to keep the flies and other vermin away? Just the thing for camping. :-)

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  11. PT Barnum was SO correct. One IS born every minute.

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  12. I've known stranger things. My daughter smelled leaking propane, but it turned out to be her hamster trying to attract a mate.

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