What is it with little kids and potty humor?

[Ellen Forradalom]

My four-year-old son has entered that phase of his life where everything is poopy--butt--potty--peepee--underpants--diaper all the time. Oh dear God, it's so tiresome. Why are little kids so preoccupied with elimination?

[proud patriot]

1. Because of the need to master potty stuff

There are books called "the little mole who went
in search of who dunnit" and "everyone poops"

and other books that help discuss this in more appropiate ways.

But as a former pre-school teacher I can tell all 3-4
year olds are quite inquistive and it's perfectly
normal . The more you talk about it the quicker the
phase goes by . That's what's so great about the books .

[ablbodyed]

2. I know adults who are....

potty-fixated.

[dreissig]

4. Singing Turds on Japanese TV

Japanese TV has singing turds. They are cartoons of course, and they sing about the benefits of eating the sponsor's food.

[Ellen Forradalom]

3. He got the Captain Underpants books at Borders today

and it was a huge hit. I think it will go on the bookshelf in the shit section, next to 'Everyone Poops' (a great book), 'I Can Go Potty,' 'Once Upon a Potty' and 'When You've Got to Go!'

Sigh.

[Don_G]

5. It's One Of The First Things They Learn

And tie everything into their latest feat.

Or would you rather I send Matcom a plane ticket to Chicago to teach your kids "other" feats?

[Ellen Forradalom]

6. Matcom already taught my son to moon when he was three

One night while I was reading DU, my son peered over my shoulder and saw Matcom's asses wiggling away. He was intrigued and then ran into the office shouting, "Hey Daddy, watch this!" "He's mooning me! He's mooning me!"

Matcom has a trancelike effect on young minds from a great distance. I don't need him in my living room :-)

[Don_G]

7. That Was "Just" The Internet

Imagine how much more damage he and Will Pitt could do in person.

[Ellen Forradalom]

13. I shudder to think.

My son trusts Red Sox fans implicitly.

[populistmom]

8. I don't even want to get into to this

My life is potty humor. My boys are 8,5 and 2 and it's endless booger and fart jokes, wedgies (very troublesome wedgie incident today), you name it. I'm pretty relaxed about bodily functions, but "tiresome" as you say, is it ever!

[Ellen Forradalom]

10. We call farts 'tooters' in our house

Lets us acknowledge the passage of wind with an inoffensive word.

[populistmom]

12. We say "gas"

We have tried, but failed to install any decorum really.

[Ellen Forradalom]

9. Shake your Booty Butt!

My son's been doing a Booty Butt Dance every night after his bath.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=356120#356200

[populistmom]

11. My 5 year sings "Baby Got Back"...

And goes around saying 'who's your daddy?'

[JVS]

14. Here are a couple childhood sayings I remember

Wrigley's spearmint gum gum
stick it up your bum bum
give it to your mum mum
say it's really yum yum

And for those children unable to recite such a long poem:
Shove a cheerio up your butt
pull it out and eat it!

It is amazing how long one can remember these things. I hope your kid gets as much pleasure out of this as the kids in my neighborhood did.

On edit: One more thing. A quote by Ronnie Barna that is sort of a vague and zen-like.
"If your butt is itchy, do not stop to scratch it. Because by the time your hand gets there, it will be gone!" He attributed this to the Monkees, but Ronnie was full of shit.

[Forkboy]

15. What do mean "little kids"

you big poopy head :evilgrin:

[alwynsw]

16. You said son

He is now a man! Appreciation of potty humor isa prerequsite for initiation into the He Man Woman Haters Club.

In short, he will likely never outgrow it. Show me ONE guy who won't laugh at a phart! I dare ya!