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Once worked at a movie theater. One night, the manager dragged me to check the men’s room. The sight? Like something straight outta a horror movie. Human poop everywhere—piled in the toilet, smeared on walls and floor, even on the toilet paper roll holder. Oh, and an adult diaper in the corner soaked in it too. Couldn’t pay me enough to clean that up.
Back in ’89 near San Diego, some neighbors were regular wife-beaters. One time, a guy got violent enough to break his wife’s arm and ribs, then ran off. Next morning, vigilantes broke both his legs. The poor woman, her baby, and the dude—bruised but loving each other through it all. Still gave me the heebie-jeebies.
Heard a mom tell her 10-year-old, scared of the orthodontist, "You’re ugly. If you don’t do this, you’ll stay ugly. Nobody likes ugly people." Had to leave before I turned into the Hulk on her.
Disgust is just your body's way of saying “Whoa, back up!” It helps keep you safe from nasty germs by making you avoid gross stuff. But weirdly, not everyone freaks out over icky things the same way. Turns out, kids don’t even feel disgust until they’re a few years old. Wild, right?
Once in a dive bar bathroom, this dude drops a grape on the floor in the stall next to me, picks it up, and eats it. Yep, sitting on the toilet, munching grapes. Public restrooms can be strange places.
In Munich during Oktoberfest, saw a guy casually poop in his lederhosen right on the street. Then he spread it out with his hands, walked on, and his buddies cheered him. Yup. I didn’t stick around forever to see what happened next.
Not the grossest, but still weird. Watched an elderly lady suck all the yolks off her eggs through a straw, then stick that straw back into her water glass. The water looked... less than fresh after that.
Some folks couldn’t care less about eating rotten food or touching gross stuff, while others wouldn’t even blow their nose with a brand new tissue. Scientists don’t totally get why people’s disgust radar varies so much. Genetics, environment? Who knows!
A woman changed her baby’s dirty diaper right in a restaurant, not even in the bathroom. Two tables away, I could smell the baby’s, well... business. Come on, bathroom's not that far!
At a work Christmas party, a drunk lady ran to the bathroom, almost didn’t make it, threw up in her hand, and then ate it to avoid leaving a mess. Talk about commitment to clean-up!
On the underground, there was an old lady who reeked so bad it was like rotten eggs met a garbage dump. Turns out she’d pooped and peed herself without knowing. Her pink leggings were more mud-colored. Poor thing confused and everyone grossed out.
Alright, brace yourself. Here are some of the absolutely bonkers, oh-no-you-didn’t things people have seen in public. Would you stick around or nope out immediately? Let’s dive in!
At a high school party, a guy and a girl got busy on a trampoline in the dark. The girl was on her period, guy covered head to toe in sweat and blood, totally clueless until friends told him. High school: where your memories come stamped "what the heck?"
Visited another city for a conference and saw a crazy dude back up to a ground-level office, pull down his pants, and unload a diarrhea bomb all over the glass windows. From 20 feet away, it was nightmare fuel.
At a Chinese buffet, a kid at the next table kept throwing up—and the family just sat there. The kid maybe even puked in a glass. I moved tables and ate zero bites after that.
In downtown SF before 8 AM, a dude stripped totally naked, bent over, spread his cheeks, and dropped a steaming log right on the sidewalk—right in front of me. Got outta there real fast. San Francisco is wild.
Saw two sick old ladies sharing the same spoon while trying every dish at a buffet. Also saw a woman stab a muffin with her nail then leave it for someone else. A guy even clipped his nails in a restaurant once. Bonus: A restroom plastered in vomit that looked like a crime scene.
A guy came out of a porta potty at a boat launch with both hands all covered in poop. Looked me dead in the eye and said, "no TP," then just strolled off like it was no big deal.
Local teens were running around the beach making fake gunshots on a busy tourist night. Everyone scattered, but this grandma and her grandkid with ice cream just sat frozen. Kid was terrified, grandma looked like she knew she couldn’t protect her.
Friend and I were biking when a car screeched past, driver violently punched a passenger, then dragged a limp woman’s body into the trunk. Then zoomed off. This was the ’90s, no cell phones. We just stood there gobsmacked. Still gives me chills.
Saw a kid at Newark airport playing with the water in a urinal like it was his personal toy. Still gag when I think about it.
In Swedish high school, one girl blew her nose into her hand and then just licked it clean during class. Yes, seriously.
A dude held the door for a woman, but then shoved her face right into his sweaty armpit. It was 105 degrees and he had a giant armpit fro. Gross level: expert.
At a club, a girl halfway squatted and just peed a river across the dance floor. Most people didn’t notice except when they slipped. My group stayed safe on the sidelines.
Saw a girl fall at a climbing gym and hyperextend her elbow so bad her arm flopped like a cooked noodle. Ouch.
In Summertown, an old dude stopped, shook a huge egg out of his pants leg, and just walked off. No explanation given.
Back in 4th or 5th grade down south, prisoners cleaning tracks snuck off and got busy right in full view of 10 classrooms. We all saw it. Not much done about it besides a vague note home.
An old guy leaned over a shopping mall balcony, clipped his nails, and let little bits fall like confetti onto the shoppers below while humming Jingle Bells. Honestly thought about pushing him.
A college girl who didn’t take care of herself once pulled a block of cream cheese from her purse and took multiple bites of it warm and unwrapped. Disgusting but true.
On the NYC subway, a homeless guy had poop in his pants and smeared all over the car floor. The smell? Imagine gorgonzola colliding with pure rotting nightmare. I fled like the wind, then had to eat gorgonzola later anyway. Trauma.
At bowling, a girl slipped and snapped her arm so badly it flopped best described as totally noodle-like. She was in shock and vomited on me. Never forgot that crack.
Missed it by seconds, but saw the aftermath of a woman driving a car into a crowd on the Vegas strip, hitting several people. Pretty horrifying.
Saw a homeless guy pull his pants down, spread his cheeks, and plop himself down right in the middle of streetcar tracks downtown. Yep.
A woman took a dump in a brand new t-shirt and put it back for sale. The store had video proof but couldn’t ban her. Retail hell.
Homeless dude wiped a public toilet with a piece of white bread... then ate the bread. No, you can’t make this stuff up.
At a hotel pool, a mom stood her 4-5 year old son on the edge and let him pee directly into the pool. Pool rules officially broken.
Saw a guy pee in a mop bucket while the janitor was distracted. Not the professional cleaning experience you'd hope for.
While visiting NYC, saw a dozen massive rats having a mega feast inside a trash bag they'd busted open. Rats gone wild.
Witnessed a mom realize her child drowned in the ocean. Heartbreaking and horrifying moment.
A young goth woman was walking through a busy square leading a young man on a dog collar leash. New England was definitely not expecting that.
Saw a bleeding guy on Mexico subway roll around on his own shirt that was covered in broken glass. He begged for money but got dirty looks instead.
My nurse cousin witnessed a guy beat his wife because he blamed her for their baby dying of SIDS. Took four people to pull him off. Intense.
In Berlin, saw a stabbed man unconscious and bleeding in a doorway while people just walked past like nothing. Police finally showed up hours later.
Saw a man try to take his child from the mother in a violent fight, and the crowd watched like it was a show, not a crisis.
Man sprinted into hospital screaming for a bathroom, then sh*t so hard it flowed out both pant legs, making a green puddle on the floor. Totally froze.
Saw a guy put his hands down his pants, rub himself, then pull out and sniff his fingers casually while waiting at a stoplight. No shame.
At work, a cook picked his boogers, then used the same hand to handle raw meat for the grill. Also spit dairy-chewed food near customer plates. I lost my job for complaining, he didn’t.
In the ER, a psych patient threw feces at a nurse and used the worst racial slurs before cops arrived and took him away for hardcore care.
Saw a guy squatting right on the street with gigantic balls almost hitting the ground. Then he wiped his butt on a building corner. Legendary nastiness.
Saw teens stomp on the 5 or so goldfish they won at the county fair like it was funny. Heartbreaker.
Met a guy whose foot looked like tree bark, all rough and his toenails were gnarly and yellow. Nature’s revenge?
Saw a lot lizard crawl out of a truck and clean itself in a puddle next to it. Nature’s cleanliness is a trip.
At work, a customer with gangrenous legs leaking pus and blood would come daily, drip all over the floor, and stink up the whole place so badly we smelled him from 200 feet away. Employees tried to avoid him. Eventually kicked out.
Saw a woman at the grocery store eating olives and pickles right off the self-serve antipasto bar using her fingers. People are wild.
When I was 12 walking home, saw two homeless people having sex by the river. Not your everyday sight on the way home from school.
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