Didn't Dr Karl Kruszelnicki win an Ig Nobel prize for similar research in 2002? http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/10/04/1033538774048.html '...concluded the lint was a combination of clothing fibres and skin cells that were led to the navel, via body hair, "as all roads lead to Rome". "Your typical generator of belly-button lint or fluff is a slightly overweight, middle-aged male with a hairy abdomen," he said.'

Would blocking 'revolting and abhorrent phenomena' that 'offend against the standards of morality' result in the proceedings of federal parliament itself being blocked? After all, last week saw four members of the House of Representatives ejected for unruly conduct, with two banned for 24 hours. (http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23257136-601,00.html)