Potty Humor

I’m always getting requests for bathroom art. Hmmm? So I got to work on a few ideas and came up with the quick sketch on the right. When I was in high school, my friends and I always got a kick of one teacher who took the “no-hands” approach to draining the lizard. In fact, we often wondered how it was even possible to do this without getting pee on your pants. Anyway, I think that distant memory became the inspiration for this piece so here’s the breakdown.

Most men will recognize the flamboyant yellow frog on the right. He is charismatic while urinating. He will tap his feet, slap his hands on the wall, whistle, perhaps even sing, all while gazing down admiringly at his little fellow. He is proud and will do this without the slightest bit of self-consciousness. He doesn’t care who is next to him or who is watching, he is free to pee wherever he might be.

The blue frog on the left is your average guy. He is there to take care of business and is wise enough to select an end urinal. Although he does not get stage fright in a crowded bathroom, he knows enough to distract himself by reading the wall graffiti to keep his mind occupied and his bladder relaxed.

But the poor green frog in the middle. He had the unfortunate circumstance of walking into the john when the only unoccupied urinal was the one in the middle. Expert only. Reluctantly, he took the open spot as nature’s call cannot be ignored. But he finds the close personal proximity of strangers difficult to overcome at such a private time. It might make more sense to zip it up and head to the stall.