A kind of gross question.

[Juggler]

I'm buying books from one of our regular scouts. (I believe the UK term is "runner") and this bum comes in and starts asking if we have any books on Jane Mansfield. I discourage him from hanging around by denying that I've seen anything on her for years and he leaves. No problem.

Later as me and the scout are outside taking in some vitamin N I see the bum crossing the street away from us and I notice that he has pissed himself. So far so good, he's leaving

Still later as the scout is packing up her rejects I see the bum coming in the door. I simply yell that people who have peed themselves aren't allowed in the store. The amazing thing is that he leaves without argument. Yay.

The gross question is: How can you be so drunk that you piss yourself and not pass out? I don't get it.

[Plaidman]

You don't even have to be drunk to piss yourself. Nerve damage in people spine comes to mind. Bladder control. Also, accidents can happen.

[dalesys]

You don't even have to be drunk to piss yourself. Nerve damage in people spine comes to mind. Bladder control. Also, accidents can happen.

Broken givadam.

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

The gross question is: How can you be so drunk that you piss yourself and not pass out? I don't get it.

Gimme a boilermaker or two and (never mind!)

[infinitemonkies]

I'm just baffled that a bum is interested in a book.

Unless what he actually wanted was one of the issues of Playboy she appeared in.

[AnaKhouri]

I'm just baffled that a bum is interested in a book.

Actually, I saw a news piece on a book club set up by a homeless shelter, and one of the guys said a lot of homeless people like to read...because a book is light and portable and is often their only form of entertainment (since they can't really carry a TV with them).

[Flying Grype]

There was a story in the news up here last year about how homeless people have a higher rate of brain injury and related disorders than the general population. The people who did the study weren't sure if people living on the street were getting injuries there, or if brain injury was what led them to become homeless. Either way, yeah, nerve/brain damage can certainly do that kind of thing.

And... yeah, I'm baffled by the idea that anyone able to read would not be interested in a book. Although he might be better off at a library rather than a bookstore if he doesn't have any money.

[PepperElf]

The gross question is: How can you be so drunk that you piss yourself and not pass out?

I've witnessed, or heard enough stories about that to know... yeah it's very possible.

1) My first navy ship. I was getting ready to crawl into my rack when I heard the sound of water hitting the deck.

I looked up and saw T.
Me: Are you pissing?!
T: yes

The corpsman ordered her to take a shower but T crawled into her rack instead, piss pants and all.

2) First ship again, supposedly one of the girls pissed herself in her own rack, drunk

3) Second ship: A female (i forgot her name) got drunk and shat herself. I remember a coworker J talking about it, making fun of her even though he went out with her on liberty.

4) Second ship again: irony. J himself was so drunk he thought he was at the urinal and whipped it out to take a piss. He was no where near the head - he pissed all over someone's rack. (JJ)

JJ was lucky - his brother SJ (also a coworker, in the same workshop as J) was on the same ship. SJ went to sleep in the shop and let JJ take his rack.

SJ was praised for being awesome to his brother, while we made fun of J. J took it though.

[mikoyan29]

4) Second ship again: irony. J himself was so drunk he thought he was at the urinal and whipped it out to take a piss. He was no where near the head - he pissed all over someone's rack. (JJ)

that's an interesting variation on "hot bunking".

[Rapscallion]

There may be excuses as to why he could have pissed himself, but let's face it - if it happens to you then you do something about it. You don't continue going shopping.

Rapscallion

[Food Lady]

I frequently make my BFF laugh so hard she pees.

[RayvenQ]

Adds a whole new meaning to the phrase taking the piss

[PepperElf]

that's an interesting variation on "hot bunking".

yeah, normally it's kinda considered yucky (guys on subs hate it from what i've heard), but since they were brothers it was considered OK.