Al Roker video: Sharted, 'went commando' at White House
Al Roker's latest Dateline NBC segment is one for the ages. The venerable Today Show weatherman shares what surely must be his most embarrassing story, and, wow, is it a winner.
Al Roker visited the White House shortly after having his stomach stapled, and suffered one of the most ill-timed bowel malfunctions in recent history. If you don't like stories about sharting or pooping one's pants, just click on another story while you still can.
I first encountered the Al Roker shart story via TMZ*, which posted a context-free snippet. I found myself wondering why on Earth anyone would willingly share a story about pooping one's pants at the White House.
Here's the money quote: "I probably went off and ate something I wasn't supposed to," he recalls. "And as I'm walking to the press room [I'm thinking], 'Well, I gotta pass a little gas here. I'm walking by myself. Who's gonna know? Only a little something extra came out. I pooped my pants. I threw out the underwear and went commando."
Having read more about the interview (and having seen it pop out-- er, up-- all over MSM), I'm still wondering why Roker felt that that story needed to be aired (as it were), even a decade later. Then again, we're in the age of oversharing: had we been so used to social media back then (remember, this was three years before the advent of YouTube), do you think Roker would have shared the White House pants-pooping incident sooner?
All told, the Al Roker video can best be described as... awesome. It's not just the story, but how Roker tells it: with panache. With pride. See for yourself.
Al Roker's White-House poop incident took place in 2002, but he only shared it for the first time last night (January 6, 2013).
This is surely a candidate for George Stroumboloupoulos' "Best Story Ever" segment. Meanwhile, Jackass star Johnny Knoxville wants Al Roker to re-shart for the camera.
Twitter reaction to Al Roker video
Now for some Twitter reactions to Al Roker's epic poop story...
Places I would want to shit my pants.1. Louvre.2. Chucky Cheese/Burbank (undetectable)3.WHITE HOUSE
— Damon Lindelof (@DamonLindelof) January 8, 2013
Breaking: Al Roker signs endorsement deal with Charmin, Taco Bell.
— The Fake CNN (@TheFakeCNN) January 8, 2013
I'm hoping Al Roker's honesty will inspire Matt Lauer to come clean about that time he masturbated at the Kremlin.
— blairherter (@blairherter) January 8, 2013
Al Roker just pooped a platinum coin
— Tom Papa (@tompapa) January 8, 2013
"Now let's go over to Al Roker where he's just getting sharted... I mean started, STARTED with the weather." ~ Matt Lauer
— Abe Yospe (@Cheeseboy22) January 8, 2013
... And one more from Damon Lindelof...
For those crazy hipsters who are ready to start "Rokering" -- Instructions HERE.tmz.com/2013/01/07/al-…
— Damon Lindelof (@DamonLindelof) January 8, 2013
(* Hover over that TMZ link and look at theURL. Look at it. "/al-roker-shart-white-house-poop-fart-dateline-gastric-bypass-surgery". Wow. Rather than go with "shart", they went with its characteristic parts. Meanwhile, Mediaite's <title> attribute contains "Al Roker Poop Pants White House | Shart Fart". You know what? I've had enough. Gonna walk away from the screen and watch puppies play at the beach or something.)
