Origin of the Species

re: Origin of the Species

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:08:54 GMT

These may have been the funniest five paragraphs I've read all week. Possibly all month. You've turned poo into gold, Tosh. You must be some sort of alchemist.

re: Origin of the Species

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:24:12 GMT

Tosh should write a book.. or get a career in standup.. nothing funnier than reality and he seems to have a delightful bent take on it.. thank you!!

re: Origin of the Species

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 01:36:23 GMT

Brilliant. An ode to poo. Thanks for the laugh!

re: Origin of the Species

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 02:49:05 GMT

Tosh!

So nice to hear you are up and of McCann's sh*t list. Thanks for the laugh. uman babies are definitely a cause of wonder, and disgust aswell at times. These are the days,my friend. SOme day you will l bak fondly onthem and woer why ou didn't write that book.

re: Origin of the Species

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 03:09:24 GMT

WOW....what a coincidence!!! I work in day care............ Today I heard someone bringing a little friend of mine down from the gym, before everyone else.. OH NO, I said..does he need a diaper change..
"NO", my co-worker replied.. "A BATH"...........if children don't explode downward in a tub they challenge gravity and explode UPWARD out the back of their diaper! The benefit of it happening in a tub is that you can hose them off and you don;t have to search the room to see if they left any stinky messages anywhere while they played!

re: Origin of the Species

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 03:34:48 GMT

Given the context, perhaps better a Yahooian lineage than the possible alternatives; just imagine a poop torpedo of Brobdingnagian proportions.

"I am free to poo wherever and whenever I like. I guess in a global context that would make me America." - Priceless. Better yet, true.

It's very good to read you again in a proper format, Twitter being much too limited a medium for such talented writing. Here's hoping it won't be another three months till next time.

re: Origin of the Species

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:30:52 GMT

Oh, the poop in the tub trick! Always a favorite! Way of life with toddlers, especially when you attempt to put them in the tub together.

Thank goodness, Tosh, that the ruler of the pound in America now is a competent Portugese Water Dog who will hopefully make it so we don't do our sh*tting on everything we touch. Molly the wild wheaten terrier is full of hope.

Cheers,

Kati

re: Origin of the Species

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:06:55 GMT

My daughter was the master (mistress?) of pooping in the tub. She, invariably, did it EVERY time. We started levitating her to the potty every time there was a suspicious look on her face (you had to be fast, she only gave 5 second warnings). Being an avid non-conformist in the potty world, this cured her quickly of pooping in the tub. After all, she might have accidently ended up pooping in the potty if we were fast enough and that just wouldn't do.

Glad you're back and this time, in the words of Bert, the Chimney Sweep, don't stay away too long :)

re: Origin of the Species

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:58:11 GMT

Hilarious!My ill-humoured other half who's a cranky bastard most of the time would like to offer his highest praises 'thoroughly enjoyable... yap, that's as good as it gets. No dog should be allowed to be so funny...but I'm not rightly sure you ARE actually allowed to poo anywhere you want, remember you complaining about McCann complaining about the whole thing some time ago.

Love and Fanship
Jule

re: Origin of the Species

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 03:13:11 GMT

If that's your opinion of us, why even bother coming here? This post tells me more about you than all the other ones combined. Too bad.

re: Origin of the Species

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:33:42 GMT

Tosh, I've got to admit, I was a bit taken aback by that line on America too. Certainly we have our faults, but I think there's a lot to admire about our country as well. For one thing, we have good taste in music, judging by the enthusiastic crowds at the GBS concerts I've been to here. I was a bit disappointed in the way you feel about us.

re: Origin of the Species

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:37:39 GMT

Jaysus, that wasn't necessary, man.

You boys are pretty vocal about not being stereotyped - how about returning the favor? Some of us sh*tty Americans actually try to make life on this planet safer, cleaner, and hopefully a bit more pleasant.

Not cool...

Oh well. Your blog, your opinion. Got it.

re: Origin of the Species

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:52:53 GMT

Poor Tosh! He's been quietly sitting in the dog house since March 11th "Hard Karma", and now he's in trouble again. If anyone knows Tosh, they know that he would never intentionally hurt anyone. He doesn't have a mean bone in his body.

re: Origin of the Species

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:48:17 GMT

Apologies to our neighbours to the south (and north for those in Alaska, and west for those in Hawaii). I am sure "Tosh" meant no real insult. Some nations take abuse in general terms, as my England has been the target in this forum as well. I have had a few beverages with the GBS boys, and I am sure this was just well-intentioned joking.

re: Origin of the Species

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 05:37:06 GMT

lol - well written and funny.

re: Origin of the Species

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 01:37:17 GMT

I thought thius was exceptionally funny and in many ways accurate! Well done and said I say! Glad to see you back here with us!

shetheocean

re: Origin of the Species

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:34:52 GMT

Tosh, tell your master he got off lucky. My 3 month old pulled the same thing last night (I suspect he's been reading this)....except he did it 3 times....during the same bath...with me in the tub with him. I suspect he lost 1/2 his weight after that.

re: Origin of the Species

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:29:59 GMT

Well, as usual, I'm a little late to the game, but here's my two cents.

As a girl who grew up with four brothers, went off to college to study a subject mostly studied by boys, spent the last 20-ish years in a profession professed mostly by boys, and then married a boy who also has four brothers, it occurs to me that all boys are perpetually 14. Chronological age is irrelevant. Whether they are actually 14 or 50, they never progress mentally beyond the age of 14.

They mostly like boobies and poop.

Even the Canadian boys.

Apparently even their dogs.

Jennifer (who has learned to just laugh and get it over with so they will shut-up about it)