When your poop is so long that the end of your turd hides in the dark of the toilet bowl, and the head of the turd comes out of the water to get fresh air.
Old lady 1... "did you see how big my stool was?"

Old lady 2... "yea, it was huge, but it was no breathing eel!"
by the magic pooper January 31, 2012
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