Well, most of you probably know about the time I pissed my pants from the “most embarrassing” thread a few weeks ago.
I have not (yet) shit my pants as an adult but I have come terribly, mortifyingly close.
It was my birthday, 2 Nov 1994. I had been out at the Brickskeller here in DC with my friends celebrating, and finally the last few stragglers decided to call it quits. One of them threw a couple of bucks at me for cab fare since I was still finishing my beer and he wanted to go home.
Foolishly, I decided to spend the cab fare on one more beer and then walk home.
For those of you who do not know Washington, the Brickskeller is located at approximately 21st and ‘P’ Streets NW, whereas my dorm was on Georgetown campus at 37th and ‘O’ NW. According to Mapquest, the total distance is 1.8 miles. A fairly hefty piece of walkin’ under the best of circumstances.
Which this was not. By 23rd street I was quite aware that I ought to find a bathroom; by 25th Street I was very aware that my body had suddenly decided to conduct a very urgent missile defense test and was howling for launch.
And there wasn’t a damned toilet in sight. That area of Washington between Brickskeller and Georgetown is either ritzy residences, well-guarded embassies, or stores that close shortly after the business day concludes. So I kept on walkin’, concentrating on taking as large steps as possible without risking separating my glutei by the tiniest amount.
By the time I got to Georgetown my coat was off, my shirt was drenched in sweat, and I must have looked like I was simultaneously on crack, meth, and speed. I found the first public toilet on campus that I could find and thanked whatever fortune had smiled upon me that the door was unlocked. I barrelled into a stall, even managed to lock the door and hang up my coat with one hand while getting my pants off with the other.
And I didn’t miss. The damn thing was a true monster, easily a “one-and-a-half-times-around-the-bowl” type of deal. And the vagal response was truly beautiful. I’d never felt so mellow in my life.
So of course I go straight home, where I encounter my roommates entertaining some friends. They see me soaked to the marrow, face flushed, and the wild-yet-chilled-out look in my eyes, and ask what in the name of God happened to me.
Not missing a beat, I replied “I just took the best shit of my life.”
Needless to say, as the song goes, the party broke up.
So anyway, that’s my poop story.