I am totally not doing justice to Feldman’s book by quoting this completely out of context, but it is rare that one comes across such a most awesomest sentence(s):

This orifical specialization was reflected in the returning of these body parts by the prisoners. The penis and its foreskin were renamed the “fagin” after the Charles Dickens character. This was later expanded to the “faginbush” to account for the contributions of pubic hair in the hiding of contraband. The rectum was renamed the “bangle” because of its circular shape, and all smuggling that used the orifices of the body came to be known as “bangling.”

awesomestnest rating: 10