As a mortician, I most often encounter a surprise poo when I arrive to pick up a dead body to take it to the funeral home (this is called a “first call”). As a dead body is pulled upright, flipped over—whatever it takes to get the body safely on the stretcher—squeezing occurs, and some feces may escape the body. But don’t be embarrassed, dear corpse! Morticians are used to cleaning up poop, just like new parents are used to changing dirty diapers. It’s part of the job.
