Poop Shute

Awe jeeze.

There are those rare moments in life that you know are going to have staying power. As the moment is happening you know that it is going to stick with you. Yes, these are the moments when you instantly know that you will never hear the end of jokes at your expense.

I live for these moments... but, generally when I'm not on the receiving end.

After each show with Child's Play we do a brief question and answer session for the kids. They usually ask the same handful of inane questions.

How long did it take to put the show together?

How did you make the garden turn from brown and dead to green?

Was it hard to learn the accents?

Once in a while a kid will surprise you with something new. Tonight a group of three, giggling thirteen-year-old girls asked Does the robin have a name? A seemingly innocent question. The answer is that in the book he did not, but the ladies in the cast had (uncleverly) named him Christopher. Get it? Christopher Robin. Hardy har.

After getting her answer the girl replied Oh, well, I'm going to call it Joey.

Outwardly I laughed right along with everybody else, but inside I sighed a little. As I said before, these people I work with are a smart-assed and lewd bunch. I knew right then that I would never hear the end of this.

It started almost immediately. Right when we finished the questions and said goodnight, and began to exit the stage Adam, our backstage running crew, jumped out and in an excited tone says "Guys, wait!" So we stop. "This panel of flooring right here is named Joey, so please walk around it, we wouldn't want to step on Joey."

God.

They were all merciless from then until the moment I left the building. Some were funny, and some were just lame. The following were my favorites.

Adam: (on his cell phone) Hey guys, good news! I just talked to my wife, she said we can rename all three of our cats Joey!

Deb: (striking a pin-up girl style pose, and speaking in a breathy Marilyn Monroe voice)
I'm going to call my panties Joey.

Dwayne: (heading for the bathroom) I'll be right back, guys. I gotta take a Joey.

My lifelong policy has always been to enjoy jokes at my expense, so long as they are funny. And these are.

I love these guys... but I tell them I hate them. I tell them while laughing, so I think they know I'm kidding.