So, you've probably been wondering: What do you do when you’ve finished losing all the weight you want and it's time to get rid of the tapeworm? The scientific answer . . . is de-worming medications. But there are several other worm-removal urban legends. One involves placing milk, cookies, and a hammer — I think I'll just quote the rest — “near the afflicted person’s anus for a few nights and letting the tapeworm gorge himself into complacency on the treats. Once this has been accomplished, when the worm comes out all the way to demand 'Where’s my cookie?' whoever is stuck with the worm-watching duty that night bashes it with a hammer.”