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Poop

A foul stench filled the end of one of the halls, and I was curious as to what it was from. Opening the door to this room released a blast of wretched air, and revealed this writing... the canvas - the wall, the brush - human feces.

The strong smell led me to believe the artist had been here not long ago, and kept me on edge for the rest of the time there.
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thing like this happen often where i work!!
Wow, where do you work?

[edit: Ah ok, I read your other comment. That's still pretty crazy... ]
shit happens
Hope you bring a friend or two along for your field trips. That would have made me leave post haste.
Damn kids
At last we know what became of Beavis!
ahh sick
And to think that someone used their hand to do that art! ugh!
You think they have the rational to care?
Very scary
would of made me turn and leave posthaste thank you very much
at least they spelled the word right
this kinda stuff happened at Pennhurst, the "patients" smeared their own feces on themselves so the staff would be forced to give them baths.
As an FYI, the majority of the people who engage in fecal smearing do not do it for attention; they do it because it is something that is not uncommon at a specific developmental level, and if that developmental level is never outgrown, this is more likely to occur. If the person is aware enough to do this for attention, then it is a fairly simple behavior to alter and replace with something more positive (given that as a trainer you are able to ignore what is going on and not inadvertently reinforce it by giving a loud disgusted reaction). If, however, they do it because it is where they are at developmentally you have a much more difficult time changing it, and, in some cases you have to have them wear modified clothing so they can't engage in the behavior while you are working on developing a good training program.

[Spoken as someone who has been covered too many times - and once is too many - from head to toe with "the good stuff" ]
ugh...that last part is nasty.....lol another Nobel Prize deserving rant by Lynne...lol
i take it that some kid did that and not a patient.. or could it have been a patient?
If the smell was still that strong, then it must have just happened not too long before you got there, I would have probably left the area immediately after realizing that some shit smearing individual was lurking about. Who knows what else they would be capable of.... creepy!
Yeah, that's why I kinda hurried up shooting this place... it wasn't easy to get into at all either, so it is very strange indeed.
Don't you think OTHER wannabe "vampires" come here as well? Of course, since most gothic people are immature teenagers, I guess while "Prince Arathor" wasn't looking, his buddy "Coven Moranon" succumbed to a little teenage potty humor urge.
Is fecal smearing the new "thing" for goth hipsters? Wow, I've been out of the loop.
It's cheaper than spray paint.
Scratch 'n' sniff!
"Is fecal smearing the new "thing" for goth hipsters? Wow, I've been out of the loop."

Gee, if it is I am going to start getting a bit worried when my daughter and her friends take too long in the bathroom!
Childhood innocence/human nature satire here people, please read more thouroughly, least you miss the author's intent.
Take a course in grammar, Thomas. You tend to have a lot of spelling errors.
There are more than just spelling errors. There are a great many other errors as well.
Did you assume I was perfect? There was only one perfect man, and look what they did to him...
Perfect? You? Nobody's perfect.
I used to be conceited, but now I'm perfect.
R.E.! I grovel at your feet! I beg forgiveness!
Just some deranged rambler. Think about it; he (I take it that it's a he) didn't know it would ever be seen by another person, so he did it purely for his own amusement.
While I was offline, I thought of this picture, and the fact that nobody commented on it lately.

I'ld laugh that someday Mr. Poop stumbles upon this website, in wonderment that his childish prank has become a fascinating work of art.
It really amazes me that people would smear poop on the wall, in the word of poop. Atleast be more creative.
But if another word was used, would this picture tickle our funnyartybone, the way it does now?
What if they drew a picture of a cartoony looking dog poo. And added wings and a halo to it. And wrote holy shit under it. That would tickle mine.
Maybe there wasn't enough poopyink to draw a whole cartoon with.
Well, squat and make more.
It looks like he ran out of poop on the second "o" and had to dip in for more. This picture is funny in a very strange way.
One dip of thee ol' finger per letter? (LOL)

I like this picture 'cause it's totally unique. I'm sure it dried up in a few days and just faded away.

Hey, maybe he belongs to a gang called 'The Poop Boys'. They tag with poopyink instead of spray paint.
"hiiiiiiii-deee-ho"!
This is disgusting but cool
Now that picture really is the shit!
that is nasty.. but hey shit does happen!
Most clients that have this behavior are not developed enough to spell that well or write so clearly. Obviously this is some young idiot.
More importantly, what on earth did they eat to produce enough crap to paint with? My vote is for one too many lamb kebabs.
perhaps it was a homeless schizo who needed to remember which room s/he uses as the bathroom? ;)
You just made a broad statement about staff not caring about the people who lived in these places and now you are calling someone a "schizo" and making a joke that perhaps they are so incapacitated they don't know where the bathroom is? Jebus, don't that just take the cake?
all the comments on this picture made me crack up!!! I especially love when Jo said to squat and make more.....hilarious!!
They didn't even spell it correctly!
PQOP?
good lord...
Not to gross anyone out, but someone did this in the elevator of the building where I work yesterday. No shit!!
Ha!! Ha!!! you had to tell them.
yeah, well, that poop just popped up!!.
ok, seems there are two sams on here lol.

Mehness.

Seriously the person was probably deranged when they did that. High, or drunk. Or incredibly stupid and bored =) lol
Ahh, who gives a shit!
did you go ALONE? perhaps one of your "buddies" Motts, may have been messing with you, either that or this is some crude spelling game done by Quasimodo.
im not a big fan of poo obviosly all you guys are and dude, where do u work!
I don't think I'd explore with anyone who writes with their feces... I have some strange acquaintances, but not that strange!
i hope it wasn't written in... you know what
People Order Our Patties.
^^
XD
This is like one of the best pieces of art i've ever seen. guys like you also laughed about picasso when he started to paint his "weird" paintings, and now he's called a genius. i think the guy who wrote this, just had to flee into an abandoned building to practise his art, because outside he was already hunted by ppl with torches and dung forks, because the dumb rabble never understands ingeniousness and condemn it as terrible stuff
Right, I can just see some mincing little art critic look it over with a critical eye, step back and proclaim, "this work is shit!".
the fact that the word "poop" is written with shit is genial, its set on a white surface and white is symbolical for innocence and freshness. but if u include the fact that this door is in an old, rotten building u could interpret it as "mankind, that always has to shit on the last white, innocent spots on earth"
to me its an expression of hate and contempt towards mankind and his urge to destroy everything in its way

- exuse me for grammar and spelling mistakes, i'm just learning english ;)
Or you could just interpret it to mean some sick mother wrote with his own doo-doo.
Scary sh*t. (literally)
I knew a woman who worked in a school with mentally disabled kids. For one of the kids it was common for them to smear their poop into a smiley face on the bathroom walls.

I can't decide if that's kinda hilarious or kinda disgusting and whacked. Both perhaps?
seems to be running short on the 2nd o
why poop?
What kind of retarded butt-whipe would write POOP in there own crap? What kind of insane world do we live?
oh common motts
you know you like a good poop message
Most ,mental patient's would not be able to spell ,or create such abtiouties ,This was a joke of some idiot , Who seams to think he is being quiet funny,not.
GUYS!! Enough with the poo cliches already! ie. "shit happens" and "this is the shit"...........a bit of originality wouldn't kill you would it?
Really funny Marg, SHIT HAPPENS. Oh by the way a bit of crap would kill you. All that corn and other crappy foods.
Thats so Sick hahahahaha
but how do we really know that it was their own poop ?... hmmm
wow... that is grass
LMAO Ahahahaha! If there was ever a favorite picture I had on this site, I just found it. That is frigging hilarious. Pretty revolting, but damn hilarious. Damn Motts, how did you even approach the area? I would've been gagging and had my shirt up over my nose.
ahh how disgusting can people be...gosh how rude
feacalfiliack
heh, poop... whitty
<3
I like it..
This was def. from a deranged homeless person. This place has been closed down for a long time.
I would have been glad to discover that the foul stench was from the "artwork" and not a rotting body.
We currently have this kind of thing going on at my job at the Post Office in the woman's bathroom. Laying piles on the floor, or splattering it all over the walls of the chosen stall, or purposely putting it on the flusher and turning it so the shit side is towards the wall so you'll think it is clean. Yeah, we have a real perv working with us. It's disgusting. I'm worried that their next move is to bring a gun to work...
James you can see it as "art" if you want but as Lynne alludes it is a pretty common thing in mental institutions. You visit a few of those you might find some real "gems". lol
Eww... thats just disgusting! I don't really think its funny.. this you can just tell, was done by a perfectly able person! Its just horrible..
Peter Griffin from 'Family Guy' walks in:
"Neheheheheh, that says poop! Neheheheh.
I just found another poop artist on Flickr...

http://www.flickr.com/...s/jcolton/572925687/
"Peter Griffin from 'Family Guy' walks in:
"Neheheheheh, that says poop! Neheheheh.""

Maybe with a "Holy Crap"! thrown in!
Holy Crap is what "Raymond's" father would say! ;-)
working in this feild for only a years will be enough to desensitize you of nearly anything. I dont even blink when i get it thrown at me, i learned to just move out of the way if i cant prevent it in the first place.
FYI latex gloves are my best friends.
Damn that truly is the shit
What a bunch of crapp.
Would you please stop being a PARTY - POOPER ! ! !
Uh, didn't you imply that they used a brush? If they didn't use their finger my guess is that it's probably just some kid on a dare. Ahh, the disgusting things people will do for a laugh. But wouldn't the common teen be more compelled to go "all out" and write the word "shit" instead? Hmmmm....
When one of my friends and I were *very* young (around four or five,) we used to take markers and draw li'l illustrations and/or the word "poop" on small rocks.

*sigh* Kids will be kids, eh? This just reminded me of those times.
that is the most random thing i have ever seen! lol I'm surpised at how many people commeted this photo!
Icky!
a lot of homeless people live in there. i went there and they tryed to make us go away by sticking a radio out the window and blasting it so we wouldent come inside. oh well
whoever did that may need to be in an institution.....
o wait.....other than that one
WOW All These Comments I Read Everyone Of Them And I Couldn't Stop Laughing And If I Would Of Found It I Would Of Been Scared Shitless. Because There Is A Shit Smearing Individual Was Lurking About. Who Knows What Else They Would Be Capable Of.... Creepy! And Then I Would Of Started Laughing And Shit Myself Cause Of It. And Then Would Of Proceeded Quickly i.e. Run Like Hell Out Of There
SICK DUDE
and no soap dispensers to be found
Dear God , please tell me thats paint!
Okay, we'll never know who left this, or why. But you gotta admit it's interesting and gives us something to talk about.
GROSS!
I have run into a lot of homeless people there so im sure it was left by them. they dont mess around, they dont like you being in there at all.
I think someone has a SCAT fetish. If the hospital closed a few years ago tht feces would have dissolved.

I think it was either a group of disturbed teens or some homeless people who don't have toilet paper
That is sick!
MAN!!!
Whoever did this is an absolute... artist!!!
Talk about using your imagination!
Motts i been there before and i have run into many homeless people but did u get permisson to enter or sneak in and did u see the other shut down buildings on the property?
Poop smearing is not uncommon, even in our public schools. I worked as a custodian for nearly 30 years and of all the stuff I had to clean up, this is what would get to me the most. It can turn into quite a physchiatric disorder if not treated early on. So much fun!
i know that had to smell horrible.
horrible horrible.
*blech*
this happens at my school all the time
This happens in your school? Wow in my school people draw penis's on the wall. Even on the teachers boards when there not looking. I have to admit it is funny to see there reactions. But this in your school goes TOO FAR.
disgusting
thats pretty shitty!!!!


*dirty pun*
Yes, that definitely appears to be poop as is written. I am deducting 6 points for the lack of consistency on the second 'o'.
One of our patients smeared his poop on his face and even had a semi-beard. We're laughing and crying at the same time.
what a load of shit.
Besides the people who smear feces because of their developmental level, and some others who do it for attention, I've also known people who used smearing feces to keep others *away* from them, as a means of self-defense. ("don't bother him unless you want poop thrown on you") But most of the time it just means the person needs more activities .
POOP THERE IT IS !
That's scary shit!!!!
This reminds, me of when my cousin
(4 years old) was forcing herself to fart, and shit herself, wow.
this pic in its ownway is amusing and disturbing but reading the comments left has been hysterical
must be from a horror movie scene.....
OOOH they had to go back for more after the seoncd "O" AHAHA!
Interesting..
As disgusting as that is, it happens quite frequently in an inpatient setting. It's scary to the common observer, but it's really not all that shocking.
EW! Did they use their own poop as ink? That is so gross.
This is sick. Poop is gross. Whoever wrote this with there poop has a lot of poop to do it hahah get it?
nature calls
Nice one Little B
wow
Wow is right, stephanie!
At least we know this person hasn't had any corn recently!
Motts he probably saw or heard you coming and did it to freak you out.Either way i hope he cleaned his hands afterwards...........it makes you wonder how peoples minds work and what they find amussing
thats disgusting
I love that after 5 years, people are still commenting on this photo. I remember this happened at my school when I was in 7th grade. Someone smeared shit ALL OVER the girls bathroom.
In a word, eewwwwww.

I guess the "artist" didn't want to leave any doubt as to the "medium" used. ;)
With me being a total fool in math, I had to go to a private math teacher before my exams. She was teaching me at home, and she had a 6 year old boy who liked to smear his poop onto the bathroom wall (so I didn't use the bathroom as long as I could avoid it). One day, he wrote my name with his poop on the wall right next to the toilet. Very nice.
Anyone for a game of craps?
Ehh .. Gothy right here. The thought of touching my own feces let alone using it for fecal vandalism .. definitely no thanks :P
Boy, poop elicits a lot of comments.
coprophilia, anyone ?
@Kaipirinha- EW that's disgusting!!!! lol
ewwwwwwwwwwwwww i think i`mm gonna vomit
"Bob get the Knife! Jesse was playing with his poop just like little Marie!
*cut* Now thats the last tme someone playing wit their poop!"
Its funny that a poop picture merits so many responses, but I guess the infatuation with potty talk never really leaves us, lol
They probably used like a big crayon.
This reminded me of a childhood vacation in Acapulco, where after 3 days without water in a 5 star hotel, an almost identical sign suddenly appeared in one of the big mirrors by the elevator lobby in our floor, with the word "water" written with feces too, with the leftovers of the "chalk" used droped left in the table... Seems that people start to stake demands in written with watever material they have in hand, once a primary need is deprived.
I was a tile contractor here in Seattle, anyway I get to a job in Capitol Hill- the gayyest part of this shit-town, and yes, some jack-ass had drawn phallic images on the windows, with shit, and I'm talking 10' high in 2 units, that must have taken a LOT of Taco Bell Chalupa!
i'm glad i saw my shit online. thanks for taking this pic, i was bored that day and cannot believe this is on the internet.
It takes a special kind of person to create such beauty.
LMFAO!!! Who ever would've thought poop painting could create so many comments....
If I were going to paint with poop, I'd at least use a brush!
eeeyou not me

you can play with it if you like i'm running to another pic

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