People around the country have long complained that politicians are full of it. Now their workplace is too. The story, apparently broken by Roll Call, is that on Wednesday, workers found at least three piles of poo (yes, actual poo) in the hall on the Senate side of the building, and possibly some more in a gallery overlooking the Senate chamber.

There have been piles of questions about this – some have speculated it was an accident by a kid (who must have really had to go), that it was some political statement by one or more adults judging by the sheer amount of doody, or maybe it was brought from elsewhere since nobody spotted the offender(s) in action. The Capitol Police (and unfortunate janitors) have no suspects yet.

We have a few theories on this: the obvious one is that somebody let a monkey loose, though it would be much less hilarious if it were PETA behind it. Another more (or less, depending) politically astute guess is that it’s an act by supporters of Minnesota’s “Poop Bill.” The bill allows people with Crohn’s Disease, which causes sudden diarrhea, to access employee restrooms. Or maybe the Capitol has its own Suzanne Butts, who stole toilet paper from an Iowa county courthouse. It could be part of a new Jackass movie — after all, they already had somebody poop in a hardware store. Or maybe a group of disgruntled plumbers are tired of the regulations in their industry? We sure hope it wasn’t D.C. voting rights supporters, that is not the kind of press we’re looking for.

Got any more theories? Can anybody on the Hill give us some more info?

In any case, we really hope that someone gets to the bottom of this.

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