Alex Carrick’s Blog

Driven to Write — Enjoy the Ride — Share the Journey

Alex Carrick’s Blog header image 2

Bathroom Humour

April 14th, 2008 · No Comments · Allegory or Fairy Tale, Children and Pets, Construction Humor, Entertainment, Family Humor, General Humor, Jokes, Lifestyle, Public Speaking

Alex Carrick

There is bathroom humour and then there is “in the bathroom” humour, which may be a form of advertising.

 

I have been accused, on occasion, of using bathroom humour in my speeches and written material. This mystified me until I realized that there had been a misunderstanding.

 

I always thought the definition of bathroom humour involved the use of profanity and/or foul language. What I had been presenting, instead, was humour that took place in a bathroom. You have to admit, there is quite a difference.

 

Building product manufacturers are the major clients of the company that I work for. It seems to me that a number of these firms (e.g., the makers of faucets, plumbing fixtures, etc.) would find my brand of bathroom humour to be almost a form of advertising. However, I could be wrong about this.

 

At my age, I spend a lot of time in the bathroom. I find it peaceful and stimulating at the same time. I do some of my best thinking in the tub. Don’t hurt yourself trying to picture this.

 

Except I can get distracted. Our five-year-old daughter (yes, I’m an old guy with a young family) has a rubber ducky set, a mother and three ducklings. I kid Tammy-Li that they like swimming with daddy best, because I make gentle waves.

 

She understands the joke, but actually I think it’s true. They look really content, bobbing

up and down. Plus I protect them from the killer whale that lurks in the deep end. The whale belongs to one of our sons and, all eco-friendly talk aside, it’s a really nasty piece of work.

 

But I’m getting sidetracked again. As for my relations with clients, I am sensitive to their concerns on at least one score. I know that any supposedly amusing stories I tell about the bathroom have to involve human folly, rather than any kind of mechanical failure.

 

Exploding toilets are a no-no!

 

Please join me on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. For my first book, “Two Scoops” Is Just Right, click here.

 

 

Tags: ·······