Originally Posted by aklim

I think the joke was an offshoot of this one:

3 drunks were walking around one night and found something that looked like a turd. Didn't know for sure so one guy poked sniffed at it and declared that it smelt like a turd. Not to be outdone, the next guy poked at it and declared that it felt "warm like a turd". Next guy tasted it and declared that it tasted like a turd. then they looked at each other and said "Glad we didn't step in it."