Tomaselli's Rainbow and German stool inspections

[rj]

An article and interview with the artist about this work (davemarc
previously directed us to it some time back) is at:

http://www.nypress.com/frame.cfm?content_id=549&now=11/5/99&content_section

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> Was this a widespread 
> practice? Was it peculiar to Germans?

Apparently so. According to one of my history professors, at least.
Makes der Mutti sound like the anal retentive one to me, however.

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[And, yes, the rj has been "falling off" my mail and news server
identity over the past few days, as c alerts us to with this reply.
Wonder how that's been happening? Chu-ckie?]