Me: When I say Agra, what is the first thing that comes to your mind?
She: Taj Mahal
Me: Babylon?
She: The Hanging Gardens
Me: Belgium
She: Chocolates
Me: Umm something else?
She: Beer? European Union?
When she couldn’t come up with the answer that I was looking for, I asked her check Renny’s blog. She suddenly screamed on the phone-‘The Pee Poo boy from Belgium.’
I told her that it’s not the Pee chap from Brussels but a similar version. We chit chatted for a while after that and I sat down to find out a little more about the denuded boy, The Mennekan Pis, also known as the Petit Julien in French.
The reason that my friend reacted with such ebullience was she remembered the time when a group of our friends were making fun of people who come from across the world to check out a guy who is taking a whiz in public. As if they have never seen their naughty kids peeing wholeheartedly at every place. To add it all people buy souvenirs, trinkets, chocolates, post cards of this happy pee chap.
The most difficult lot to digest the fact that people from across the globe go to a watch a peeing boy, are the Indian men. Since generations they have been ranting the slogan- Give us a wall, and we’ll pee. Their argument is that they have been peeing in public from ages but none came to click them or a make a statue of them so that people from far off places come to see them. No one cares about the art that they possess. Rather whenever they are caught by a policeman while peeing in public, they are given warning about paying a buck at Shulabh Shauchalaya (easy toilets),and peeing in private.
When we are talking about the Mennekan Pis, how can we forget the female version of the same, the Jeanneke Pis ? I once argued with a friend that if men can pee in public why can’t women? Today when I think about what I said, I wonder why I can’t keep my big mouth shut at times.
Nevertheless, the main attraction lies in the surprises that Belgium may throw at you. Drink Belgium beer, pee in public, and you may be the next one to get your statue engraved there.;)
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Updates– I have launched the Award Lounge, where you may enjoy some icecream while viewing my awards. I have not added a couch there, please feel free to use comment box as your couch. Also, the page is best viewed on Internet Explorer, it looks sad on Mozilla Firefox.
I have got Top Commenter Award from Drowsey, who herself got this award from Rose DesRoshers for being one of the top commenters on her blog.
Worthy award huh! I have to pass this award to the top commenters but there is no way I can figure out who top commenters are. Please accept this award, if you think you leave a lot of comments on my blog.:)
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August 11, 2008 at 10:05 pm
Daddy Papersurfer
A very thorough dissertation young Scratchy on a subject very near to my heart ……. and, yes indeed, a very apt and worthy award!
August 12, 2008 at 12:27 am
Jay
That was a great – and very funny – post! LOL
“No one cares about the art that they possess.” HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
I’ve never been to Belgium so I’ve never seen the famous statue, and I didn’t know that there was a female version! You learn something new every day!
August 12, 2008 at 7:34 am
Rose
I’m a first time commenter, but it is nice that Drowsey passed this on to you. There is sure a lot of peeing going on here. lol
August 12, 2008 at 8:25 am
scratchbags
DP– I thought I’d do something special on the matter close to your heart. Apt and Worthy Award? So, is my title upgraded to ‘Talkative Typo Queen’.:-P [Your comment went into Spam Box; were you doing anything naughty here?]
Jay– I swear you have to come to India to check out the art! I have not been to Belgium though but I knew about the statue and rest Google Gods helped me.:)
Rose– Welcome to my blog. I chit chat a lot on Drowsey’s blog so, I always end up bagging the commenters award atleast. I am proudly wearing the hat that you have designed.;)
August 12, 2008 at 12:00 pm
DrowseyMonkey
LOL .. people come to see the statue pee? I dislike peeing statues or anything peeing in public, LOL. I’m a pee prude. I’ve never even seen any one pee before and I like it that way.
Just so you know, those photos and all this talk … I gotta go now 😉 damnit.
August 12, 2008 at 1:36 pm
RennyBA
I feel honoured and flattered – what a great way to introduce me and my blog (could not do it better myself 🙂 )!
I’m also glad it could inspire you to this wonderful, readable and educational post. Some I knew, some was new to me – e.g. The Jeanneke Pis.
The Angry Boy at Vigeland Park, is one of the most photographed object in Norway. He is not peeing and actually non of the other hundreds of naked statues in the park are, but he is very expressive I think.
You can read more about the park in my post that stated: Not as erotic as you might think 😉
August 12, 2008 at 4:22 pm
Jay
Maybe one day I will, Scratch! And if I do, I’ll come see you.
You should pop over to my place sometime. You’ve been .. uh … Not Exactly Tagged. LOL!
August 12, 2008 at 4:32 pm
scratchbags
Drowsey– You wait till I get my camera. I’ll send you exclusive pics of pee pee men for you. lol. 😀
Renny– You are most welcome.I noticed that your angry boy is not crying but doesn’t he exactly reminds you of Meneekan Pis? Good Heavens! Norway is an erotic place! 😛
Jay– Sure Jay, and here I come to see how it is to be not exactly tagged!
August 13, 2008 at 12:42 am
Michael
“Give us a wall and we’ll pee.” Now I know where the The Who got the idea for their WHO’S NEXT? album cover. However, there’s something monotonously exhibitionistic and superfluous about peeing artworks that flaunt Mother Nature with Human Nature. Then again, this has been a controversial subject since Ye Good Olde Days in the Garden of Eden; now that we’re wandering around somewhere to the East of Eden, it’s always nice to reminisce.
Thanks, Scratch, for bringing subjects to my attention that I wouldn’t otherwise be aware of: constrained, as I am, in this steel and concrete (and glass) menagerie called NYC, for short and among other things.
August 13, 2008 at 3:25 pm
scratchbags
OMG Michael! ROFL! peeing artworks and wandering in the Garden of Eden. What mood were you in while writing this? I have got tears in my eyes because of laughing so much.
And shall I say- Modesty thy name is Michael?
August 14, 2008 at 3:25 am
Michael
ME!!! Modest!!! I’m the biggest HAM in the Western Hemisphere…or, at least, the western-half of Brooklyn. I always had a lingering fancy that I should have been named “Achilles,” that wild and crazy, yet long-suffering, character from Homer’s ILIAD. Merely utter “Modesty, thy name is Achilles” and it will simply stick in your throat with incredulity.