That purpose? Good, clean fun. Just a little on the dirty side.

The truth is that I don’t like butt humor. Never have, because, well, it’s kind of gross. As a kid, when my family or friends would make bathroom jokes, I covered my ears.

Then something happened. As we all grew older, stories began to emerge. But not just any stories. These were horror stories of a different ilk. So real that I just had to laugh. (Yet I still don’t like butt humor.)

One friend told a story, which would eventually become the first post here on PoopSoup, that had five old friends falling off their chairs and in tears. And that’s really when the idea for PoopSoup was born.

I began asking friends and associates if they might like to contribute their own stories. A lot of people said, ‘Me, no way, but I know some friends who would love to contribute!’ And some of them have.

I think some people are scared of contributing though. That’s why we made the submission form anonymous, so there is absolutely no threat to anyone’s privacy. We’re still sifting through all the submissions, and looking for more. So if you know anyone, such as a friend, parent, teammate or distant uncle, who has a good story send them a link to PoopSoup!

Every once in a while we get someone trying to send us photos of their poo and making some sort of sick comment, so I just want to make it totally clear that we have no interest in that at all, and that kind of thing will never be on this site. Those submissions earn instant deletion, and in fact our system purges the images before they ever arrive. So here’s the official word: This is not a site for coprophiles (people who get off on poop). PoopSoup is just for laughs, that’s it.

So don’t be afraid of what you might read here because there is nothing so sick that it will give you nightmares or make you hurl. The stories that make it onto the site are here because they make people laugh, plain and simple.

Oh, and don’t worry about trying to top that first story. I don’t think anyone ever will, but it doesn’t matter. Funny is funny, and these stories are not in competition with one another. They’re here to give you a good, hearty, belly-aching laugh. Enjoy.