Feb 21 2007
Everybody Poops
While working on an upcoming post — my first man-on-the-street interview — I discovered a hidden gem that should serve well in the meantime.
And now, Ben, if you’ll please take the floor. Thank you. (don’t crank it up too loud until it gets to about the 0:07 mark)
(2:32)
*ROTFLMAO*
Did he (at the beginning) say Alvis poops?
Are you two actually reading a BOOK about how animals poop? *ROTFL*
“He’s a MEAN CROCODILE! Snap! Arrr!”
I’ve never heard such ferocity from a wee lad! If you’re working on your man-in-the-street interview, then this must have been your boy-on-the-potty interview. I realise he wasn’t ON the potty, but the scatalogical connection is still there.
Reminds me of that scene from the first Jurassic Park where Jeff Goldblum’s character spies a Triceratops turd. “That’s one big pile of shit.”
I believe he says, “An elephant poops,” at the beginning. But thanks for thinking of me. :)
Do you have, We All Pass Gas?
Dave - Although Alvis may make a “big poop,” Ben was talking about an elephant. Good one, though.
Yes, it’s a book called “Everyone Poops,” originally Japanese. Although he’s been potty trained for quite some time now, Ben still likes to read this book. It teaches kids that everybody eats, so everybody poops. Even shows the various shapes and sizes as it drops from each animal’s behind (including a human).
Simon - I loved his sudden shift from gentle educator to ferocious crocodile.
You reminded me that I can’t wait until Ben is old enough to watch Jurassic Park, but I’m pretty sure that will be a while. I supposed holding out hope that he’ll read it first, like his daddy, isn’t realistic.
Alvis - We’ve heard of that one, but we don’t have it.
But we have gas!
Don’t have We All Pass Gas, but I do have The Gas We Pass. My Aunt bought it when I was in high school. I come from a family of gas passers. The book tells you it’s better let’er rip than hold it for health reasons.
LOL. Man I wish I could send this to my mom. She is totally offended by the p-word and would totally poop if she heard it. Do you have Walter the Farting Dog? I hear there’s a sequel out now… I can’t imagine.
“Arf! I thought it was just going to be a fart!”
I can’t believe the depths I’ve sunk to, hanging out with “the guys” My mom would freak!
Wonderfully cute, Mark. Sorry I’m late today. I had to wait for a quiet moment so I could put my headphones on and listen. I will admit though that I saw the title, clicked to open the post and had a moment of panic as I thought, “Surely he didn’t take that damned recorder into the bathroom with him!” I was pleased to find that it was a far cuter post than I had feared.
You know, when Ben hits junior high…remind him that many, many people got to listen in and discuss his reading of “Everybody Poops.” Later in life he’ll get a kick out of it…but there will probably be a point where this mortifiies him.
Josh - That one would be appropriate for our house, too.
Linda - You do seem nearly alone out here in your representation of the female side of life.
MG - You know, I’ve thought about that before, and this post made me think of it, too — when do I stop putting these out here, and when he reaches the age that it embarrasses him (because I know his friends will dig through the archives to find stuff), do I remove posts like this? Password-protect them? I don’t know. It’s a tough question.
But, for now, it’s funny.
Everybody poops…sometime. (think R.E.M)
Sounds like you’ve got a real genius on your hands, Mark.
Barrett - Funniest comment out here in recent memory. Shannon and I are sitting here cracking up.
The boy is big-brained.
Barrett - I was singing the same damned thing as i wrote my comment…but forgot to mention it until after I hit the post button. Well played!
My daughter had a favorite book like…..oh, gotta go!