by Buglemaster on Tue Feb 16, 2010 10:12 pm
I just saw a pic of Russ's chile he's bringing to Tx.Reminded me of this...
I went to Home Depot recently while not being altogether sure that
course of action was a wise one. You see, the previous evening I had
prepared and consumed a massive quantity of my patented 'you're
definitely going to S**t yourself'
road-kill chili. Tasty stuff, hot to the point of being painful, which
comes with a written guarantee from me that if you eat it, the next
day both of your butt cheeks WILL fall off.
Here's the thing. I had awakened that morning, and even after two cups
of coffee (and all of you know what I mean) nothing happened. No
'Watson's
Movement 2'. Despite habanera peppers swimming their way through my
intestinal tract, I was unable to create the usual morning symphony
referred to by my dear wife as 'thunder and lightning'.
Knowing that a time of reckoning H A D to come, yet not sure of just
when, I bravely set off for Home Depot, my quest being paint and
supplies to refinish the den. Upon entering the store, at first, all seemed
normal. I selected a cart and began pushing it about dropping items in for
purchase. It wasn't until I was at the opposite end of the store from the
restrooms that the pain hit me.
Oh, don't look at me like you don't know what I'm talking about. I'm
referring to that 'Uh, Oh, S **t, gotta go' pain that always seems to
hit us at the wrong time. The thing is, this pain was different. The
habaneras in the chili from the night before were staging a revolt. In
a mad rush for freedom, they bullied their way through the small
intestines, forcing their way into the large intestines, and before I
could take one step in the direction of the restrooms, which would
bring sweet relief, it happened. The peppers fired a warning shot.
There I stood, alone in the paint and stain section, suddenly
enveloped in a noxious cloud, the likes of which has never before been
recorded. I was afraid to move for fear that more of this vile odor
might escape me. Slowly, oh so slowly, the pressure seemed to leave
the lower part of my body, and I began to move up the aisle and out of
it, just as a red apron clerk turned the corner and asked if I needed
any help.
I don't know what made me do it, but I stopped to see what his
reaction would be to the malodorous effluvium that refused to
dissipate.. Have you ever been torn in two different directions
emotionally? Here's what I mean, and I'm sure some of you at least will
be able to relate. I could've warned that poor clerk, but didn't. I simply
watched as he walked into an invisible and apparently indestructible, wall
of odor, so terrible that all he could do before gathering his senses and
running, was to stand there blinking and waving his arms about his head
as though trying to ward off angry bees. This of course, made me feel terrible,
but then made me laugh... BIG mistake!!!
Here's the thing. When you laugh, it's hard to keep things 'clamped
down', if you know what I mean. With each new laugh, an explosive issue
burst forth from my nether region. Some were so loud and echoing that
I was later told a few folks in other aisles had ducked, fearing that
someone was robbing the store and firing off a shotgun. Suddenly
things were no longer funny. 'It' was coming, and I raced off through
the store towards the restrooms, laying down a cloud the whole way,
praying that I'd make it before the grand mal assplosion took place.
Luck was on my side. Just in the nick of time, I got to the john, began the
inevitable 'Oh my God', floating above the toilet seat because my azzeroo
is burning SO B A D, purging. One poor fellow walked in while I was in
the middle of what is the true meaning of, 'Shock and Awe'. He made a
gagging sound, and disgustedly said, 'Son-of-a-biotch!? did it smell
that bad when you ate it?', then quickly left.
Once finished, I left the restroom, reacquired my partially filled
cart intending to carry on with my shopping when a store employee
approached me and said, 'Sir, you might want to step outside for a few
minutes. It appears some prankster set off a stink bomb in the store.
The manager is going to run the vent fans on high for a minute or two,
which ought to take care of the problem.'
My smirking, of course, set me off again, causing residual gasses to
escape me. The employee took one sniff, jumped back pulling his shirt
up to cover his nose and, pointing at me in an accusing manner
shouted, 'IT'S YOU!', then ran off returning moments later with the
manager. I was unceremoniously escorted from the premises and asked
none too kindly not to return. Home again without my supplies, I
realized that there was nothing to eat but leftover chili, so I
consumed two more bowls. The next day I went to shop at Lowe's. I
can't say anymore about that because we are in court over the whole
matter.
Bastoids claim they're going to have to repaint the store.