
The Most Talented Man in the World
I had a friend once who traveled extensively in China. On one of his many journeys he met who he claims was the most talented man in the world. If you are a little squeamish or under the age of 18 please do not continue reading.
The story goes something like this. My friend (we will call him “Pablo” for the purpose of protecting the innocent) is in the coastal city of Qingdao sightseeing. He decides to brush up on his Chinese Naval history in a few minutes so visits the Chinese Naval Museum. While strolling through the displays Pablo gets the call of nature, the squatting kind. So he borrows some toilet paper and dashes off to the men’s troughs. Let me stop here for a moment to describe the restroom.
A small room with two troughs cut down the middle. No privacy walls, no toilets, no water. Lots of stink and lots of flys. Basically when you get the call of nature in this baby everybody in the place knows your business if you get my drift.
Well Pablo comes back after five minutes and exclaims that he just saw the most talented man in the world. “Explain” his compatriots say. He then proceeds to describe the scene in the “restroom”.
I get into the room and I see a guy squatting. He was hung like a bear. The other travelers at this point get somewhat worried and ask not to hear the rest of the story. But Pablo continues, “this well endowed squatter is urinating”. “Ok” the friends reply. “Yea but he is defecating too, I could see it all at the same time” Pablo exclaims. Ok reply the worried friends. Pablo continues “but this squatter is talking on the phone”. “OKAY!” “Yea but he is reading a newspaper at exactly the same time too”. At this point the friends start to realize that Pablo may be right but Pablo keeps talking “he was puffing on a cigarette all at the same time”. “Five things all at the exact same time.”
That kind of skill only comes with practice.
C.O. Jones



