What was that "poo spray" novelty gag?

January 20, 2005 4:34 AM

About 20 years ago I remember going to country fairs in England where the jokes and novelty stalls sold some stuff that I recall being called "shit spray" (but it was probably called "poo spray" or something). This spray promised that if you sprayed someone's trousers with it, it would make them instantaniously produce hilariously large turds - indeed many stalls often had huge turds in glass cases to prove the point.

What the hell was that spray and did it do anything at all? Oh, and someone please reasure me that the turd in a presentation case was fake...
posted by twine42 to grab bag (5 comments total)

Knowing our sense of humour, the joke was probably that someone would buy something that did nothing. It helps that it bears rude words.

You can also buy cans of Scottish air and the like, much with the same intent.
posted by bonaldi at 5:20 AM on January 20, 2005

A cursory search revealed this Shit in a Can product, which may be what you're thinking of.
posted by Smart Dalek at 5:20 AM on January 20, 2005

I'm pretty sure that the can claimed to make the victim crap, rather than suggesting it would create crap, if you get what I mean.

bonaldi, I'm guessing you're right, but I really want to know for certain... :)
posted by twine42 at 5:25 AM on January 20, 2005

Perhaps the spray caused the sprayer to instantly want to buy the sprayee a really large meal and want to wait around for a couple of hours until they had to go the bathroom? Just a thought.
posted by Hillman Cobs at 7:03 AM on January 20, 2005

If I were in charge of designing this product, it would be dark brown colored shaving cream.
posted by recursive at 9:30 AM on January 20, 2005