# A veritable shitstorm

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-veritable-shitstorm/816097>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 14, 2018, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-veritable-shitstorm/816097 "2018-06-14T16:29:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2018, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-veritable-shitstorm/816097/1 "2018-06-14T16:29:17Z")

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I bring you [PoopNado](http://www.glasgowdailytimes.com/cnhi_network/watch-video-shows-wind-send-portable-toilets-flying-into-air/article_2786b95b-a065-5428-89e0-07f5951dd1a9.html) of 2018. :eek:  
I was recently in a parking garage undergoing (re)construction. There were two porta-potties on wheels; presumably because the ceiling wasn’t high enough to drive them in on the normal trucks. Think how much fun they could be! - Your buddy goes in to do his business; you slowly & carefully roll it a bit so that either when he opens the door it’s facing a different direction which could be very disorienting or you wheel it up against a column so he can’t open the door. (Why yes, I _am_ diabolical!)  
I wonder if any of these moved while someone was inside?

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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2018, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-veritable-shitstorm/816097/2 "2018-06-14T16:49:39Z")

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If you haven’t read it, Stephen King’s short story, “A Very Tight Place,” from _Just After Sunset_ covers just about everything to expect in a similar situation. Not for the squeamish (naturally).

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**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2018, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-veritable-shitstorm/816097/3 "2018-06-14T18:11:04Z")

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I know I’ve seen a prank on TV where someone enters a porta-potty, and once they close the door, a whole team rushes into action, rolling a portable enclosure around the door and in a minute or so fitting it out as a boardroom complete with table, chairs, and meeting. When the door of the porta-potty opens, there the meeting is, everyone looking at the new arrival and waiting for a report…
