Yeetle Box - Dino Dung Dollars

A pile of dinosaur dung 130 million years old sold at a New York auction this week for nearly $1,000. The prehistoric deposit fetched $960, said a spokeswoman for Bonhams New York.

The fossilized dung is from the Jurassic era, the auction house said. It looks like a rock on the outside and a colorful mineral inside. And we know you're wondering about this — the fossilized feces is odorless.

The buyer was Steve Tsengas of Fairport Harbor, Ohio. The 71-year-old owns OurPets, a company that sells products to treat dog and cat waste. Mr Tsengas also goes by the name "Dr. Steve." "Dr. Steve" derviced his title from his degree in natural health and nutrition - degrees particularly useful in the pet crap business.

After winning the bid, Tsengas, 71, spent the day talking about ancient excrement with newspapers, television networks and radio programs around the globe. "Who knew that old poop was that interesting?" Tsengas said. "Dr. Steve knew!"

Members of the media nodded their heads in agreement. "Poop, especially old poop," said one reporter, "is what we in the media are all about. This is a perfect story for us."

Tsengas intends to keep the treasures on an office conference table. (The message to staff? "Think poop," he said.) The finds also will hit the road for display at trade shows. Staff from OurPets are less than enthusiastic.

Said one senior executive, "Shit. That's all it is. Just old shit. How am I supposed to come to work each day, pass by a huge pile of shit, and do my job? Shit is more properly displayed at the retail level."

"Poop," said Tsengas, "is a big business in the pet industry."

Well, discarding of it, anyway, shithead.

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