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Brown Bagging It

Posted 05.31.2006 by The Random Rectum (45)
It was my junior year in college and money was tight. I was living off-campus in a two-bedroom dump with my roommate, a landscaper by day and alcoholic lunatic by night. Our paths rarely crossed, which was a good thing. Our little hovel had one bathroom which he rarely used, as he was never home.

Two months into my lease, I discovered that our toilet would not flush. Upon taking a crap, my fetid stew would gurgle and sputter, but refuse to go down the pipes. My landlord had the cesspool pumped -- to no avail. Because my rent was so cheap, I did not want to give up my squalid abode just because my toilet didn't work. It was then that I decided to think outside the bowl, and take matters into my own hands.

I found a cheap wastebasket that sat low to the ground. It had a pleasing basket weave design on the outside, which I thought gave it some flair. I then stocked up on plastic grocery bags and designed my very own lavatory. Lining my jaunty wastebasket with the plastic bags, I had my own private crapper that I kept in my bedroom, along with several rolls of toilet paper.

The first time I squatted over the wastebasket, I admit I felt a little weird. Here I was shitting in a garbage can lined with plastic. However, the contraption worked great. Whether I felt a simple solid or a liquid storm brewing determined how many bags I lined the basket with: one for a clean dump, two for ass custard.

And so I became quite adept at sitting on my wastebasket and letting my bowels loose. Rather then the refreshing splashing sound of feces hitting toilet water, my ears got used to the leaden crinkle of the plastic bag welcoming my gift. Many of the bags were emblazoned with store logos, but my favorite ones were the bags that had "Thank You For Your Business" and "Please Come Again" printed on their sides. How appropriate.

The fun part was removing the bag and its contents without getting caught in the act. I was always struck by the hefty weight of my shit and amazed at how warm it was -- 98.6 degrees, to be exact. I became an expert at knotting the top of the bag -- both in an effort to cut down on the stink, and also because they looked so festive with a carefully crafted knot.

Not wanting to throw away my fecal sack in my own garbage can, I would sneak next door and use my neighbor's garbage bin. They were Deadheads and probably too stoned to notice or care. Like a cat in the night, I would trot across dew-laded grass with my steaming bag of turds, silently lifting the lid of their garbage can while the dulcet sounds of Jerry Garcia wafted through the windows along with the aroma of some wicked good hashish. The garbage man only picked up my neighbor's trash once a week; so there were at least seven -- more like nine -- plastic packages of my bowel contents in each pickup. In the middle of July, even I had to admit that it was pretty rank; yet nothing deterred me from my pursuit of hiding the evidence.

I happily crapped in my basket for another six months until I found an apartment with working plumbing. And for those of you wondering where I peed: it was in the bathroom sink. To this day, I have a fondness for grocery store bags and their comforting crinkle. The sound always makes my ass pucker just a little.

Thunderbox (890) -- 05.31.2006

That was really funny Random. My toilet works, but I might try your technique for a bit of entertainment.

doniker (1536) -- 05.31.2006

Ah...the carefree days of being young, single and living in a dump.

Reminds me of some of the ratholes I lived in as a young man...life sure was great; now I'm stuck working everyday, own a nice house and have to be a responsible adult. What a drag.

Cracktacular (228) -- 05.31.2006

A little third world living never hurt anybody. Seems like a lot of effort for something that's supposed to be relaxing but it seems like you really enjoyed the process.

However, I have a rather grave point to bring up. Is the dumping of your dump in a foreign dumpster a mild form of turd terrorism?

I realize that it wasn't done to get a reaction from the Deadheads. None the less, it's worth a mention.

C Everett Poop (672) -- 05.31.2006

Congrats on turning your little corner of the world into Tijauna or Nairobi. I'm sure you will look back with pride when you remember shitting in a trashcan and the $75 you saved by not buying a new toilet.

Double Flush (603) -- 05.31.2006

That's an awesome idea, and actually pretty doggone smart! I recall when I was unable to use any toilets, I would go in the woods. It seems nearly impossible to find an article on how to shit in the woods, but e-mail me cause I've done it!

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Practicing the ancient Chinese art of double flushing... because sometimes, a single flush just isn't enough.

Super Pooper (not verified) -- 05.31.2006

I live in a raral area and have plenty of wooded area in my backyard. Whenver my toilet's acting up or I just want to spice things up a bit, you know break the usual routine, I'll take a crap in the woods in my backyard. It saves energy and water and it lets you feel one with nature. What do you guys think. Do you enjoy a good outdoor crap?

Shatty Cake (135) -- 05.31.2006

The funniest part of this is not that you shat into a can (my boyfriend has done this--only once, so he claims), but that you seemingly inserted a thermometer into your shit. How else would you have known that it was 98.6 degrees?

Very enjoyable story.

super pooper (not verified) -- 05.31.2006

GRRRRRRAAHHHH!!!!! I hate typos. I meant rural, not raral!!!!

KeepOnCrappin (551) -- 05.31.2006

Well, its a practical solution. I suppose it is a porta-crapper. Because it can't clog, and it can be taken around; both charictaristics of a port-o-crapper.

I doo enjoy an outdoor crap, even in a latrine.

Doniker: Don't life SUCK!?

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"KOC -- the Cool Crapper" - Rat Droppings

The Shit Volcano (3740) -- 05.31.2006

This story, while short, is hilariously funny considering the plumbing problems I recently had. I dropped trou in front of my cats, who stared in fascination. I pooped in a bucket. Mom cut a milk carton in half and pooped standing up. Gilbert used the dog yard. We pissed in the flowers. But none of us thought to use a brown bag!

I am so glad you got a new apartment. The plumbing in your old dump sounded like someone had put a T junction instead of a Y. (That's what happened to mine.)

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A mind is a terrible thing to toast, unless you use a little butter.

George Eliot Butterz (244) -- 05.31.2006

Quality movements Random, I liked very much. But what did your roommate do on the odd occasion that he WAS home and in need of a shit?


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You can't polish a turd

PoopReport Sucks (19) -- 05.31.2006

How come it took you two months to figure out that the toilet didn't work? Did it stop working after two months or did it take two months for the Dead Heads to cut you off from free smoke and you realized that you bathroom stunk of old turds?

The Dumpster (2506) -- 05.31.2006

The Rev. Crack (welcome back!) writes: "Is the dumping of your dump in a foreign dumpster a mild form of turd terrorism?"

Absolutely! Preach it, brother!! What self-respecting dumpster wants to deal with somebody else's poop? Even us native dumpsters have got enough of our own!

sharty mcfly (211) -- 05.31.2006

simmilar situation happend to some friends of mine at school. they just used to throw the bags out the window, that's turd terrorism.

Double Flush (603) -- 05.31.2006

Turd terrorism, indeed! Especially if you're throwing it from your 7th floor suite. I'm only guilty of spitting, though.

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Practicing the ancient Chinese art of double flushing... because sometimes, a single flush just isn't enough.

Lame comment!
Romanceing the throne (not verified) -- 06.01.2006

next up how to make love to your feces.

WTF happened to this site.
if i wanted a good crapping in bags story i'd have read the fecal lasagna story from somethingawful.com

a great read enjoy

Poodemonium (26) -- 06.01.2006

wow. I can't try peeing in the sink, but the crapping in a trash can lined with a plastic bag seems interesting. Also a nice touch: giving away your little presents to the potheads next door. Well-written story, Random.

Thunderbox (890) -- 06.01.2006

Why can`t you try pissing in the sink Poo? Being female is no excuse....or are you perhaps a dwarf? Give it a shot.

Northy (107) -- 06.01.2006

I recently had to stay at my mates sisters student home when we went out on the town where she was staying. As always I woke to have a good old beer shit. I went into the bathroom no toilet paper. so off I waddle to the corner shop to buy some bog roll. When I did manage to take a shit in her student hell hole I think that the plastic bag would be more hygenic. The bathroom was a disgrace. I'll shit anywhere but 3-4 girls live here - I thought they would bother more.

I would like to hear the answer to the question previous:

What did your roommate do when he WAS at home and needed a shit?

Also were you not tempted to weigh your shits rather than measure the temperature?

Double Flush (603) -- 06.02.2006

I'm assuming the temperature deal is beacuse it is fresh from a 98.6 F body, not an actual measure. The toilets here in my dorm are horrible. Just a few moments ago there was pee all over the floor and on the seats except the handicrapper, which always has paper all over the floor. -sigh- At least I get my old suite back in the fall.

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Practicing the ancient Chinese art of double flushing... because sometimes, a single flush just isn't enough.

E.Coli Canoe (not verified) -- 06.02.2006

When I go into libraries my hole puckers and I have to find the restroom and pinch a loaf. I think it's the smell of the books that does it to me. I would hate for that to happen to me whenever I went grocery shopping and heard the sound of plastic bags. Grocery story bathrooms are filthier than library bathrooms. Great story.

GottaGoGirl (2616) -- 06.02.2006

I don't kno--ow. My Vons has a nice sign pointing the way to pretty nice restrooms. Some groceries you have to go through the loading dock or something, but this one is great!

And our library's bathroom is down this ramp into the scary basement. Well, it's not really a basement, but it's on the lower level, and it ain't that great.

I think it just depends on where you are.
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Santa Caca!

The Dumpster (2506) -- 06.02.2006

There are a lot of threads around here about pooping in libraries. I'm too lazy right now to go look them up, but there does seem to be some connection with the "reading room."

Hey, Dave--that might be an idea for a new PR section, where you could archive books and articles related to poop: "The Reading Room."

**Pause for AB2K to show up and, once again, save me from myself by stating all the reasons why that is a rotten idea.**

Double Flush (603) -- 06.03.2006

I do remember a story related to libraries called My Butt's Favorite". Other than that, I can't think of any. Aren't you guys proud of me for tracking that one down myself instead of someone else doing it?

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Practicing the ancient Chinese art of double flushing... because sometimes, a single flush just isn't enough.

The Dumpster (2506) -- 06.03.2006

Yes, sir! High time for some of you younger folks to get under the load!

*Now, where did I put my dentures, and my hearing aid?*

Govnovoz (6) -- 06.03.2006

Very interesting! The only time I have ever encountered "brown-bagged poop" has been on Halloween on my front doorstep, intended to elicit an inflammatory response from the victim.
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"Govnovoz" - Russian (loosely translated) -- any vehicle that conveys shit, such as, for example, the infamous "PoopReport", which is fast becoming my favorite newspooper.

Lame comment! -1 point
Double Flush (603) -- 06.04.2006

Just figured I'd save you the trouble this time. I'm getting better because I'm remembering things I've seen now that I'm a regular on the site and not an anonymous person that comes here and there.

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Practicing the ancient Chinese art of double flushing... because sometimes, a single flush just isn't enough.

Turdie McDooDoo (not verified) -- 06.14.2006

Piss in the sink? I would have just gone in the shower. I have a working toilet and I often piss in the shower anyways when I'm taking a shower. It's no big deal, and hey, it conserves water. Do any of you guys ever use the shower when you gotta piss?

Lame comment! -1 point
Double Flush (603) -- 06.14.2006

If I'm taking a shower, I pee in there, but I don't pee in the shower if I'm not showering. I have a sink in my dorm and I hate the communal bathrooms, so I'll use the sink if my roommate isn't here. Besides, it rinses away, no harm done.

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Um, yeah. My sig. So, about that... I'm not doing one this week.

Turdie McDooDoo (not verified) -- 06.15.2006

Yeah, I definitely only use the shower when I'm in it, otherwise I'll just use the toilet.

Bricklayer (6) -- 06.27.2006

Super pooper i love taking shit outside too. Nothing quite like it with the wind blowing gently around my balls, my butt being stroked by long grasses, blah blah. Woods are so good too - relaxing, the birds, the sunlight blah blah. I was a country boy and would drop my jeans all over the place and ease out some beauty that would been forcing open my shithole on and off for an 30 minutes. I like the way a turd can stand on its head or bends up off the ground or they lie there in the leaves like UXBs. Shit smells right out here even the flys add something. Communal shitting is a debate on here and i gotta say shitting outside in company is a great way to bond with a buddy.

Super Pooper (not verified) -- 07.17.2006

Bricklayer you hit the nail on the head. I especially liked what you said about communal crapping. I've never gotten to try it before, but I sure would love to. Especially outdoors. You should read some of Englishman's comments under the story about doorless stalls.

healthy 1 (1427) -- 09.16.2006

Hey, in desparate situations, anything that works qualifies as a toilet.
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Jammin' lo'flo's since 1977.

Poonanza (78) -- 09.21.2006

I pee in the shower all the time. Rawk.

I don't pee in my backyard cuz I live in a dorm...mwaha.

MousePoo (150) -- 07.16.2007

Hmmm.Something to think about during a toilet malfunction.

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