Until recently I thought that human waste wasn’t used for fertilizer, but I learned that it is. The water treatment plant separates the solids out, composts them, and then it’s sold as “biosolids” to spray on the crop fields.

Let this be your reminder to wash your veggies before eating them!

Just say, “Thanks, a lot,” as enthusiastically as possible so that it’s uncomfortably enthusiastic. That’s what I used to do to make a mockery of the mandatory greetings policy back in my service industry days.