How does one develop a craving for mud like those people in Haiti?
604182
It's called Pica - their bodies are lacking in vitamins/minerals.
115077
Are you sure this pertains to sociology?  There is a "mud race" in England, in which participants literally race through the mud!  \n\nCheck it out:\n\nhttp://www.maldonlions.co.uk/mudrace/\n\nhttp://www.thisiscolchester.co.uk/essex/local_interest/maldonmud.html
1143858
Its your period.  In some people it leads to a deficiency in minerals.  For some they crave salt, some sugar
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I went with an associate to do this about 15 or 20 years ago.  I remember being shin deep in water, wearing sneakers and old clothes.  \n\nI believe we had hammers and had to tap them off whatever they were attached to - rocks, wood, etc.\n\nWe filled up buckets and put them in the cab of the pickup truck and went to a car wash where we spread them out and power washed them to get most of the mud and sand out.\n\nWe put them back in the buckets - and took them back home, where they were either steamed open or roasted.  They are easier to open than oysters - I think some people ate them raw.\n\nThey need to be CLOSED when you gather them.  If they open before you pry them open or cook them - DISCARD THEM IMMEDIATELY.\n\nThis was near Charleston, SC and it was a long time ago.
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due to formations bearing bentonite type clay bases. in very basic terms they are like a dryed out sponge when water is added they swell. also when the bottom hole temps get too high your mud will cook out if water based. go online and look up mud logger or mud logging you should find some very useful info there or knowlage as to where to go for futher search
2764
Witness heart-breaking poverty,unemployment and practice voodoo?
460524
Try grits and beer.  Just make sure there is lots of Cajun seasoning in the grits.\nIf that doesn't work, going into a dark room with strangers and exploring genius should work.\n\nBoom boom.
442725
Depends on if you like having mud in ever crevice and orifice. It's also wet, cold, and very thick, hard to move around in, etc.  I've never wrestled in it, but I've played volleyball and it's not fun. The money might be good, but the time spent trying to get all the mud off and the physical endurance may be more that some can handle. It takes a special person to even attempt it.  Good luck in your quest...
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I am strangly terrified of worms. It gets so bad that after it rains I won't go outside for a long time and I can almost swear I smell them (like a dirty musky smell).\n\nI've even gone as far as to tell my husband that when I die I do not want to be burried underground for the fear of worms and being underground with them. ><\n\nI don't know of any good cures for fears like this (If I knew, I wouldn't have the fears) But people have always told me to "face your fears" Or maybe in your case, get a HUGE container of salt.
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i think it means that your body is lacking a certain mineral contained in the dirt, try getting some vitamins and trying that.
916030
Try and look in your own backyards at home.\nLook out for little ET footprints coming out of the water and grew to like salt in planet of apes.\nIf you survive long enough will see ET leave with time in becoming a pillar of salt in planet of apes.
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Whenever you feel it is "dirty," without this activity becoming obsessive.\n\nFor most people, a daily shower suffices.
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You've got something called Pica.  You crave minerals that your body is not getting.  Are you anorexic or bulemic?  That may be to blame.\nStart taking a good quality multivitamin and multimineral supplement.\nSubstitute what's in your salt shaker with unrefined sea salt. Celtic is a good brand.  \nWhen you get enough minerals, your craving for talc will subside. \n\nYes, it can harm you.  Not sure about the talc itself, but the perfumes are not good for you.
1080782
Be patient. It's like u r a new born still wanting to see what this world has got for u - again\nc it one step at a time
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1. Fire every one from the Ministeries.\n\n2. Start  recruiting people for the Ministries ,half the staff from the original numbers with double the salaries. My experiance in Haiti, the more people you recruit , the less amount of work is done.\nLook for quality not quantity.\n\n3. Improve secruity., have a better trained police force.\n\n4. Look for alternative energy. How do you expect business to function if there's no electricity.\n\n5. Invest in education
762010
strange craving....you can make your own...buy cornmeal, hotdogs and sticks :)
1089043
A craving, especially sexual.