Butthole tree

[Joel S. Berson]

At 4/25/2012 12:03 AM, Eric Nielsen wrote:
>Several images of a butthole tree:
>
>http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=butthole%20tree&gbv=2&safe=on&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi

 From the first page or two of these images, disregarding those that
seem to have no relevance I think a butthole tree is simply a tree
that has a burl that looks like a butt ("anus").

Joel


>Not sure why this person connected a butthole tree with something
>disagreeable and made a video with this title, but...
>
>http://www.babygorilla.com/warehouse/art/buttholetree/butthole.html
>
>Maybe (tree) buttholes are a pain in the ass to deal with at the
>sawmill because they spoil a section of the wood.
>
>Eric
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