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* The novelist Anthony Burgess, who suffered from hemorrhoids, humorously referred to the condition as the Writer's Evil.
* During the 1980 World Series, George Brett made headlines for reasons other than his play on the field. After leaving Game 2 in the 6th inning due to hemorrhoid pain, Brett had minor surgery the next day, and in Game 3 returned to hit a home run as his Royals wound up winning in 10 innings by the score of 4-3. (In 1981 he would miss two weeks of spring training to have his hemorrhoids removed.)
* A number of examples of Cockney rhyming slang refer to "piles". These include:
1. Chalfonts - Chalfont St Giles
2. Farmers - Farmer Giles
3. Nobbys - Nobby Stiles
4. Badmintons - Badminton horse trials
5. Ceramics - Ceramic tiles
6. Nuremburgs - Nuremburg trials
7. Emmas - Emma Freuds
8. Rockfords - The Rockford Files
* President Jimmy Carter suffered from hemorrhoids during his presidency.
* A Viz cartoon strip entitled Nobby's Piles featured the comic misadventures of a man with hemorrhoids.
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