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The Wizard Of Ewws

Posted 06.29.2007 by The Big Wiper (2244)
Surfing my cable system the other night, I landed for a few scenes on what must have been the one-billionth showing of The Wizard Of Oz, which I used to look forward to seeing every year when I was a child. Seeing it reminded me of a very special poop story that arose out of a connection with that iconic film many years ago.

When my brother and I were teenagers, we were great friends with a guy who lived across the street, whom I'll call Wes. Wes was very tall and played basketball. The three of us hung around together and were frequently over at his house watching television. Wes had a little brother named Johnny, who must have been about three or four at the time this episode in question took place.

As it turns out, Johnny had already seen The Wizard Of Oz in his very young life, and he talked about it all the time, often right out of the blue. Only he had a bit of trouble pronouncing it. He called it "The Wizard Gizard", and we all got a huge kick out of hearing him rattle on about it. "When we gonna see The Wizard Gizard again, Wes?" Remember, this was way before videos and DVDs -- you had to wait for a movie or TV show to come around in its over-the-air broadcast slot, and that was it. If you missed it, there wasn't another showing for a long, long time.

One afternoon, my brother, Wes, and I were all watching television when Johnny waddled into the room in the most urgent fashion. At one end of the TV room was a big sliding glass door with a curtain in front of it, and Johnny headed straight for it, disappearing behind the curtain as if he were playing hide-and-seek.

"What is Johnny doing?" I asked Wes, who immediately started giggling.

"It's something he does now and then," Wes replied. "He's going behind the curtain to take a dump." Wes kept on giggling, and I couldn't help but wonder what was up with that.

What was up -- and later out -- was Johnny actually pinching a loaf in his pants behind the curtain. We all heard his long-winded, ominous grunting, and Wes assured us that he would soon emerge with his pants bulging, at which point he'd waddle to the bathroom posthaste.

"Nobody tries to stop him?" I asked incredulously. "I mean, from doing it in his pants?"

Wes assured me that it was only a phase Johnny was going through, and that their father, who was a doctor, had told the rest of the family to leave him alone and not make a big deal out of it.

Fascinated by the whole idea even as it was happening, I wanted more information. "How did this get started?" I asked.

Wes said that as nearly as they could all figure out, Johnny had become so wrapped up in his Wizard Gizard that he wanted to act as much like the Wizard as he could. So, they surmised, just like The Wizard, Wes would disappear behind the curtain to produce some magic... err, to produce something, anyway.

Sure enough, after Johnny had finished grunting, he tentatively peered from behind the curtain, smiled at us, and then made his way toward the bathroom. At this point both my brother and I were giggling along with Wes. Even though I could hear The Great Oz Himself shouting at me to "pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!", it was impossible not to focus on this little boy who, at the moment, was as fully-loaded as a top-shelf restaurant baked potato.

"Does anyone ever help him clean up?" I finally asked.

Wes said that after initial attempts to stop this routine, the family had decided to take their father's advice and let him work his way through it. They had been assured that eventually he would get bored with the whole thing, stop pretending to be The Wizard pooping behind a curtain, and sit down like any normal child on the porcelain throne.

All of this came flooding back the other night as I watched hundreds of Munchkins emerging from the flowers to greet Dorothy as she made her grand Wicked Witch-crushing entrance to Oz. Which, for some reason, brought the absurdly amusing notion of Munchkin mini-droppings to mind.

Anal About Poop (238) -- 06.29.2007

Well, did he!? Did Johnny ever grow out of his wizard phase? The suspense is killing me.

My husband once told me that he found a big turd in a men's changing room at a department store. I wonder if that was Johnny behind that curtain?

doniker (1535) -- 06.29.2007

so later in life when Johnny did something wrong did his parents just let him "grow out of it and work through it himself, without steering him in the right direction?"

Odds are Johnny ended up in jail or is a big loser.

Dave (11578) -- 06.29.2007

Actually, I bet Johnny ended up being fairly well adjusted because his family DIDN'T make a big deal out of it. Kids can get screwed up when the family obsesses about their poop. Not all of them do, but the issue is so fraught with psychological danger that it can affect you for the rest of your life. As examples, I point to the comments on this story and this story, in which the neurosis of the family forever affected the individual. I suspect Johnny's family did absolutely the right thing by just leaving him alone.

Miss Simone Scat (570) -- 06.29.2007

Great story TBW!!! Kudoos to you.
Producing waste since 1967

Deja Poo (612) -- 06.29.2007

I'm sure that Johnny grew up to be a normal, well-adjusted, potty-trained person. I just wonder whether his bathroom is decorated in Emerald green.
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Deja Poo - Because this shit's so strange, it couldn't ever have happened before.

doniker (1535) -- 06.29.2007

Whatever.

All I know is that if my kid took a dump in her pants I would tell her it was wrong, I wouldn't just giggle and let her do it.

Great comment! +2 points
C Everett Poop (628) -- 06.29.2007

At least he wasn't obsessed with Deliverance. It would be tough to ignore a kid that cornholed tourists.

Johnny (not verified) -- 06.29.2007

I am coming to New York for a job interview,but I ran out of clean underware.Can some one Fedex me a few packages of fresh undies.

doniker (1535) -- 06.29.2007

CEP...now that was funny as fuck.

How do I post a "Great Comment! x 100?

The Big Wiper (2244) -- 06.29.2007

Many years later I ran into Wes and one of his sisters on separate occasions, and I inquired about the rest of the family. Apparently, Johnny and their other sister were all doing well.

I mentioned in the article that when Johnny first started doing this, it was addressed with him in some manner. Later, though, they all decided to ignore it.

I agree with Dave-O on this one. I think it all probably worked out.

Pulling My Pants Down For Peace, Plop and Posterity!

daphne (3514) -- 06.29.2007

Ah, that WAS funny, CEP.

Wes's parents must have been hellacool. And I never use that term. Had I attempted to do that, it would not have been tolerated for one minute. And yet, my mother was still pulling up my brother's pants when he was five.

God why didn't someone adopt me.


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.....hugging bunnies since 1969
www.daphneszoo.com

Shit monster (85) -- 06.30.2007

OMG, that was soooooo fucking funny, it totally made my day!!

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(insert ziggy boogy doog here)

The Thunderous ... (660) -- 06.30.2007

I would have liked to see how Johnny turned out. I imagine he turned out fine and didnt become some neurotic person later in life. I think his parents did the right thing by not making a big deal out of it. I think my life would have been a lot better growing up if my parents didnt bring drama into every unusual episode.
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The Thunderous Crapper 63 Enjoying home toilet advantage since 2004!

Fudgepump (366) -- 06.30.2007

I think the family handled Johnny's situation perfectly. My dad grew up with a bowel obsessed mother who thought a dump a day was the 11th Commandment, and her obsession became his as well. I escaped the curse, so I have to assume that my mom's saner influence prevailed during my training phase.

DungDaddy (1369) -- 07.01.2007

Fascinating. I'm not buying the Wizard of Oz connection, but I guess it's possible.

The Big Wiper (2244) -- 07.01.2007

I don't think there's much doubt that Johnny made a connection, since I saw him disappear behind the curtain, and Wes assured me it was because of the Wizard Gizard. Johnny was a pretty funny and imaginative kid. If you had been there that day and seen and heard it all, you wouldn't doubt the connection.

The Wizard Gizard, all by itself, is pretty funny. Kids can come up with the most amusing mispronounciations.

Pulling My Pants Down For Peace, Plop and Posterity!

SamDamnit (1192) -- 07.02.2007

This story reminds me of a scene in the book Running With Scissors. The kids father was a psychiatrist, and would allow him to poop under the piano. They are making a movie based on the book. I wonder if they will keep that part in there.
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SamDamnit!
The Emir of Crapistan

Mary Queen of Scats (387) -- 07.02.2007

True that, TBW.

My 4 year old niece screws up Chippewa Falls all the time...she says "chicken with balls." And doughnuts are "doughpumps." Go figure.

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What do you mean you didn't see it? It was right next to the toilet!

Miss Simone Scat (570) -- 07.03.2007

SamDamnit, You can rent the movie,it's at your local video store.
Producing waste since 1967

MousePoo (150) -- 07.10.2007

Yep. Better to let 'em take their time..Other wise they can end up fighting against your efforts. Frustrating to wait? Yes. Better to let 'em take the lead? In the long run, for sure.

Sidneyiet (1) -- 07.16.2007

my uncle was sick one time and sneezed and shit all over the shower curtain!!! well its still a curtain isnt it?

Bilgepump (1629) -- 07.16.2007

Simone...you from Wisconsin? Leinenkugel country?

GottaGoGirl (2615) -- 07.17.2007

For those who wonder if there was really an Oz connection, I can believe it.

GoBoy, almost 4, can come up with some amazing correlations; sometimes it takes us adults several times to get what he's connecting, but when the light dawns, it makes perfect sense.

To a kid.

Miss Simone Scat (570) -- 07.17.2007

Bilgepump, No I live in Houston...it's on my profile.
Producing waste since 1967

Bilgepump (1629) -- 07.17.2007

I don't look at those things, lol...you mentioned Chippewa Falls, and brought back memories...oh hell...I meant Mary, Queen of Scats...my bad, Simone, forgive me.

Pooh Grinder (not verified) -- 07.30.2007

LMAO. This reminds me of my cousin. He used to hide behind the couch and do the same thing. Then act like no one know what he just did. He was older than me at the time, and never in my memory did I model his habits for doing that.

DRIP_DOWN_YO_LEG (21) -- 08.03.2007

weird story i've actually never seen more than 10 minutes of the wizard of ozz it seems to boring to me but hey im 15 i dont have a big attention span but shitting then running to the bathroom why not just go the the bathroom

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i have met many people that talk like asses i have not however met many asses that talk like people

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