That was the most gripping storytelling I have heard since the last time I listened to Jean Shepard. Best thing on FR all night. Thanks.
Very good writing - thanks! Reminds me of the song we sang in grade school (to the tune of the TV song “Branded”)
Stranded
Stuck on the bathroom bowl.
What do you do when your stranded,
and there's nowhere to go?
You must wipe with your hand
to prove you're a man-
Stranded.
The younger sister of one of my buddies was a tom-boy and always wanted to hang out with the guys. A few days after hearing that ditty, she proudly exclaimed to all that she had wiped with her hand!