BRISTOL goes global!
Named after the international stool scale, an emoji poo toy called Bristol (pictured) is the brainchild of a group of Ward 6E colorectal clinical nurses from the Wesley Hospital in Brisbane, reports ABC News.
Their aim is to raise awareness around bowel cancer, by posting photos on Instagram of Bristol in iconic places around the world.
So far the little chap has been photographed in Brazil, Mexico, Bail and Scotland and on numerous beaches around Australia.
"He's a very well-travelled poo, he gets around," nurse and creator Steph Young said, adding that getting through customs is sometimes"interesting".
No more "brainstorming" please.
Tunbridge Wells Council manages a large affluent town in western Kent, England, about 60 km south-east of London, and out of respect for the sensitivities of patients with epilepsy, has banned the term.
The council has offered "thought showers" as an alternative.
The term was first coined in the 1890s by psychiatrists referring to severe nervous attacks.
However, since the 1940s it has meant a meeting to produce new ideas, but the council considered it may be offensive to some.
However Britain's National Society for Epilepsy said this was unlikely, based on a survey they had conducted.
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