The enema is a gadget you probably don’t think about too often, but for many people it’s a invaluable tool that’s made many an uncomfortable situation flow more smoothly. For the Russians, it’s obviously something more, because one city there erected an 360 kg, US$42,000 statue to honour the device for its many years of unsung service to the backside of mankind. “There is no kitsch or obscenity, it is a successful work of art,” said Alexander Kharchenko, a resident of the regularity-loving Zheleznovodsk. “An enema is almost a symbol of our region.” That’s great, Mr. Kharchenko, but which “region,” exactly, are we talking about here?
