On t'Bog

Flapdoodle · Jul 28, 2006

Does anyone else get inspiration when they're sitting on the Bog?

I was working through a short story idea at, ahem, work the other day, but I needed some peace... So I went to the Bog, and managed to get the rest of the story sorted out in my head.

Yeah, we're between projects. Things are slack. Probably going to getting our marching orders soons.

nevada · Jul 28, 2006

Personally, I do the best thinking in the shower. Of course, I cant do that at work. But then I dont use the Bog at work either. The only option I have is a Porta-Potty that i would have to share with thirty, forty men, so no thank you. And at home, there's usually a cat that wants in or out. (because that is what cats do) But the shower. Now there I think well.

PeeDee · Jul 30, 2006

When you said "bog," was thinking "swamp," which was confusing the heck out of me. I almost never write while sitting in a swamp, if I can help it. Considering the amount of Mongolian Stir-Fry I've had the past two days, my office is taking on certain qualities of a swamp...

I do my best thinking all day long. My brain is always running, and even when I'm focusing on something else, I've trained parts of my head to forever work on my stories. It's why I'll be deeply intent on something else, and out of nowhere I'll have the climax of my story appear in my head.

It's inevitable, however, that my best ideas arise after I've been in bed for ten minutes and am too very tired to get up and go write them down.

Flapdoodle · Jul 30, 2006

PeeDee said:
When you said "bog," was thinking "swamp," which was confusing the heck out of me. I almost never write while sitting in a swamp, if I can help it. Considering the amount of Mongolian Stir-Fry I've had the past two days, my office is taking on certain qualities of a swamp...

I do my best thinking all day long. My brain is always running, and even when I'm focusing on something else, I've trained parts of my head to forever work on my stories. It's why I'll be deeply intent on something else, and out of nowhere I'll have the climax of my story appear in my head.

It's inevitable, however, that my best ideas arise after I've been in bed for ten minutes and am too very tired to get up and go write them down.

Ah. Bog == British Slang for Toilet. As in "I'm going to the Bog." Or, in some places, its full name - "Boggetry".

Flapdoodle · Jul 30, 2006

nevada said:
Personally, I do the best thinking in the shower. Of course, I cant do that at work. But then I dont use the Bog at work either. The only option I have is a Porta-Potty that i would have to share with thirty, forty men, so no thank you. And at home, there's usually a cat that wants in or out. (because that is what cats do) But the shower. Now there I think well.

I try to avoid using the toilets at our office - someone has a habit of exploding their bowels in the cubicles, which is rather revolting. I don't understand how some people seem unable to use the "flush" lever.

PeeDee · Jul 30, 2006

Flapdoodle said:
I try to avoid using the toilets at our office - someone has a habit of exploding their bowels in the cubicles, which is rather revolting. I don't understand how some people seem unable to use the "flush" lever.

What I don't get (and I don't want explained to me, thank you) is how they manage to get it on the walls an ceiling of the cubicle/stall.

And before you ask, yes it happens. I've helped clean it up three times in my life, which is four times more than I should have to be involved in such a thing.

Flapdoodle · Jul 30, 2006

PeeDee said:
What I don't get (and I don't want explained to me, thank you) is how they manage to get it on the walls an ceiling of the cubicle/stall.

And before you ask, yes it happens. I've helped clean it up three times in my life, which is four times more than I should have to be involved in such a thing.

Ugh, rather you than me. Our office is used by people who are all university educated. Just some of them aren't toilet trained, yet.

PeeDee · Jul 30, 2006

Flapdoodle said:
Ugh, rather you than me. Our office is used by people who are all university educated. Just some of them aren't toilet trained, yet.

Yet, or ever. It's like they combusted.

And that's enough of that. We're off-topic, which wouldn't bother me, except that we're disgustingly off-topic...

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