Editing Faeces

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'''Faeces''', ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dying Days (novel)|The Dying Days]]'') also known as '''poo''' ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Oh No It Isn't! (audio story)|Oh No It Isn't!]]'') '''excrement''', ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Next Life (audio story)|The Next Life]]'') and '''turds''', ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Moderation (audio story)|Moderation]]'') was solid or semisolid waste produced by several species in the process of defecation. It typically consisted of food components which could not be digested, and thus were expelled from the body. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dying Days (novel)|The Dying Days]]'')

Many considered the stench of faeces overpowering. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Pit (novel)|The Pit]]'') However, some species, such as [[Tritovore]]s, ate the faeces of other species to survive. The Tenth Doctor noted to [[Christina de Souza]] that this was "perfectly natural" to them, indicating a cultural divide between Tritovores and [[human]]s of her time. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]'')

== History ==
In [[1599]], residents of [[Southwark]] dumped buckets of faeces and [[urine]] out of their windows, as indoor plumbing was not yet widespread. To warn passersby, the residents would shout "Gardez l'eau!", [[French]] for "Watch out for the water!". [[Martha Jones]] and the [[Tenth Doctor]] encountered such a situation on their first adventure together. Although they narrowly avoided being hit, the Doctor still felt obliged to apologise. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Shakespeare Code (TV story)|The Shakespeare Code]]'')

In [[1814]], [[Sutcliffe|Lord Sutcliffe]] employed [[dredger]]s to collect the faeces of a [[Creature (Thin Ice)|sea serpent]] under the [[River Thames]]. It was said to burn longer and hotter than coal, along with being able to burn underwater. Sutcliffe kept the serpent captive in order to continue harvesting the faeces. ([[TV]]: ''[[Thin Ice (TV story)|Thin Ice]]'')

Another encounter with the faeces of sea creatures occurred in [[2009]]. Whilst under the [[Severn Bridge]], [[Gwen Cooper]] saw what she referred to as a "carpet of grey stuff", which was later revealed to be fish faeces. Carlie noted that this substance was often referred to euphemistically with the phrase "marine snow". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Submission (audio story)|Submission]]'')

In the [[2020s]], [[Petra Malik]] was sent a turd which was delivered by [[Deliverables]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Moderation (audio story)|Moderation]]'')

In [[5000000053|5,000,000,053]], whilst travelling on [[The Motorway]] of [[New New York]], [[Cheen]] and [[Milo (Gridlock)|Milo]] recycled "all waste products" into food, including faeces. They offered Martha a biscuit made from this waste, which she promptly discarded upon learning of its composition. ([[TV]]: ''[[Gridlock (TV story)|Gridlock]]'')

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