Never Pee On A Possum
The good old outhouse days.35 total reviews
Comment from write hand blue
It's a new one to me a possum in the dunny. When I was over there it was red back spiders we watched out for.
An amusing story good luck with the competition... ~Mel~
reply by the author on 07-Apr-2016
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It's a new one to me a possum in the dunny. When I was over there it was red back spiders we watched out for.
An amusing story good luck with the competition... ~Mel~
Comment Written 07-Apr-2016
reply by the author on 07-Apr-2016
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Thank you. I may have to remove it from the competition. I put it in poetry by accident and it is prose. All I can say is.....OOPS
Comment from richie m
Brings back memories-- of course --by now you have pretty much experienced the joys of having an older prostate and bladder and have experienced the reality of all-nite peeing and experiencing the fun of pulling your butt out of the pot when someone failed to put the seat down,--AHHH! THE JOYS OF GROWING OLDER!-DM
reply by the author on 07-Apr-2016
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Brings back memories-- of course --by now you have pretty much experienced the joys of having an older prostate and bladder and have experienced the reality of all-nite peeing and experiencing the fun of pulling your butt out of the pot when someone failed to put the seat down,--AHHH! THE JOYS OF GROWING OLDER!-DM
Comment Written 07-Apr-2016
reply by the author on 07-Apr-2016
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Thank you. Glad you enjoyed the story/
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keep it up!
Comment from DonandVicki
I can only imagine!!! Actually I can relate to your story as we had an outhouse when I was growing up and I can remember the rats in the bottom. Disgusting when I think of it now. Very funny writting.
reply by the author on 07-Apr-2016
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I can only imagine!!! Actually I can relate to your story as we had an outhouse when I was growing up and I can remember the rats in the bottom. Disgusting when I think of it now. Very funny writting.
Comment Written 07-Apr-2016
reply by the author on 07-Apr-2016
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Thank you, DonandVicki. So glad you enjoyed the story. I didn't enjoy the possum bite.
Comment from GeraldS
This is a nice entry for this contest. Some people remember those days as the 'good old days.' In summertime those little shanties heated up like ovens and smelled to high heaven. No one wanted to spend much time inside them even when it was absolutely necessary.
reply by the author on 07-Apr-2016
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This is a nice entry for this contest. Some people remember those days as the 'good old days.' In summertime those little shanties heated up like ovens and smelled to high heaven. No one wanted to spend much time inside them even when it was absolutely necessary.
Comment Written 07-Apr-2016
reply by the author on 07-Apr-2016
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Thank you. The rules didn't say if this was to be poetry or not so I assumed it was prose. I have contacted the contest committee to figure out how to handle this. Everyone seems to like the story anyway.
Comment from Joy Graham
I was always afraid of snakes when I used the outhouse. Never thought of a bear, or a chicken, or a possum being down there. Yikes!
This is a terrific story for the bathroom humor contest. I'll have to read the contest rules. You have this listed as humor poetry, but it reads like a story. It's not poetry to me.
Best wishes in the contest.
reply by the author on 07-Apr-2016
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I was always afraid of snakes when I used the outhouse. Never thought of a bear, or a chicken, or a possum being down there. Yikes!
This is a terrific story for the bathroom humor contest. I'll have to read the contest rules. You have this listed as humor poetry, but it reads like a story. It's not poetry to me.
Best wishes in the contest.
Comment Written 07-Apr-2016
reply by the author on 07-Apr-2016
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Thank you. You are 100% right. I read the rules very carefully before I wrote the story and it didn't say anything about it being poetry. When I got ready to post I was surprised to find it was poetry. I posted it anyway. I am going to contact Tom and find out what to do about this. They usually make it plain if it is poetry or prose. In this instance, I assumed it was prose because they didn't say any different.
Comment from jpduck
Being from the UK, I didn't actually know anything about possums. So I went on line, where I learned that they have more teeth than any other land mammal. So you obviously had a mjor problem.
I thought this was a delightful piece. Good luck with the contest.
Adrian
reply by the author on 07-Apr-2016
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Being from the UK, I didn't actually know anything about possums. So I went on line, where I learned that they have more teeth than any other land mammal. So you obviously had a mjor problem.
I thought this was a delightful piece. Good luck with the contest.
Adrian
Comment Written 07-Apr-2016
reply by the author on 07-Apr-2016
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Thank you. Glad you liked the story.
Comment from nancy_e_davis
Wow you are lucky you didn't have to have rabies shots. That would be scary. We had an outhouse until I was about five. I hated it because it had spiders in it and I was really afraid of spiders and the monster in the outhouse hole. Cute story.
Well done. LOL Nancy
reply by the author on 07-Apr-2016
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Wow you are lucky you didn't have to have rabies shots. That would be scary. We had an outhouse until I was about five. I hated it because it had spiders in it and I was really afraid of spiders and the monster in the outhouse hole. Cute story.
Well done. LOL Nancy
Comment Written 07-Apr-2016
reply by the author on 07-Apr-2016
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Thank you. I know, I don't think they worried as much about rabies then. Dad might have sent the possum to be checked, I don't know. It was a long time ago.
Comment from Cedar
This is great...I certainly can relate to your situation. I also grew up in the forties and fifties on a farm. In those days, everyone in the country used outhouses. Your exceptional piece made me chuckle several times and that's something that I don't do enough of. I never got bit by anything, but walked in on several things, including family and neighbors (ha). Thank you for taking me back to the good old days and making me laugh. I wish you the best of luck in the contest, you have my vote.
I did notice one thing though. In your third paragraph, last sentence, did you mean to say "if I went pee just before bedtime" or "if I went to pee just before bedtime" or possibly, "if I went and peed just before bedtime."
I really enjoyed reading it. Good luck. Bill
reply by the author on 07-Apr-2016
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This is great...I certainly can relate to your situation. I also grew up in the forties and fifties on a farm. In those days, everyone in the country used outhouses. Your exceptional piece made me chuckle several times and that's something that I don't do enough of. I never got bit by anything, but walked in on several things, including family and neighbors (ha). Thank you for taking me back to the good old days and making me laugh. I wish you the best of luck in the contest, you have my vote.
I did notice one thing though. In your third paragraph, last sentence, did you mean to say "if I went pee just before bedtime" or "if I went to pee just before bedtime" or possibly, "if I went and peed just before bedtime."
I really enjoyed reading it. Good luck. Bill
Comment Written 07-Apr-2016
reply by the author on 07-Apr-2016
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Thanks. I will check that part out. Thank you for the six stars. I appreciate them.
Comment from Eric1
Hi Mystery Author, this is a really good entry for this particular competition, wonderfully written with great imagery, I could almost smell the toilet lol! I wish you the very best of luck in the contest my friend.
reply by the author on 07-Apr-2016
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Hi Mystery Author, this is a really good entry for this particular competition, wonderfully written with great imagery, I could almost smell the toilet lol! I wish you the very best of luck in the contest my friend.
Comment Written 07-Apr-2016
reply by the author on 07-Apr-2016
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Thank you. I'm glad we don't have outhouses these days. It was bad when it was 20 below.
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LOL! You are very welcome my friend.
Comment from aryr
This was so adorably cute. Having grown up with an outhouse and too many memories, I can truly appreciate this story. It was on the spot. You addressed the fear I believe many of us grew up with. What was down in the hole? I am still laughing at the thought of such an experience. Thank you ever so much for the smile, the laugh and a good story. Good luck.
reply by the author on 07-Apr-2016
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This was so adorably cute. Having grown up with an outhouse and too many memories, I can truly appreciate this story. It was on the spot. You addressed the fear I believe many of us grew up with. What was down in the hole? I am still laughing at the thought of such an experience. Thank you ever so much for the smile, the laugh and a good story. Good luck.
Comment Written 07-Apr-2016
reply by the author on 07-Apr-2016
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Thank you. So glad you enjoyed the story.
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you are most welcome
