So, I was thinking about the Boogeyman from WWE the other day. Wild character, right? Smashing the clock over his head, the face paint, and of course, the worms. Always the worms. It got me thinking, not about eating worms, mind you, but about the whole performance aspect. How do you commit to something that… well, that gross?
I decided to sort of explore this idea myself, in a much, much smaller way. Not for show, just for my own head. What’s something mildly unpleasant I avoid doing? It sounds silly, but cleaning out the bottom drawer of the fridge. You know the one. Where vegetable bits go to die and turn into some kind of science experiment.
My Own Little “Boogeyman” Moment
So, I got myself ready. Put on some old clothes. Got the bin right there. Didn’t smash a clock on my head, obviously. But I just went for it. Pulled the drawer out. Didn’t flinch, didn’t make a fuss. Just scraped out all the gunk. It was kind of nasty, not gonna lie. There was this… mush. Let’s just call it mush.
Here’s the process, pretty basic stuff:
- Pulled out the drawer completely.
- Took it straight to the sink.
- Scraped out the solid bits first (the mush).
- Used hot water and soap, lots of it.
- Scrubbed it down properly.
- Dried it off and put it back.
Thing is, while I was doing it, I thought about that Boogeyman character again. He made a whole career out of doing something repulsive. People watched. Some were disgusted, some cheered. It was a spectacle. My fridge cleaning? Not exactly WrestleMania main event material.
It reminded me of this one temp job I had years ago. It was in this dusty old warehouse, sorting through boxes of returned merchandise. Some of it was fine, some of it was… well, let’s just say people return things for all sorts of reasons, and hygiene isn’t always top of their list. Found some weird stuff in those boxes. Stuff that made cleaning the fridge drawer seem like a spa day. Nobody was watching me then, either. No crowds, no spectacle. Just me and a box of someone else’s questionable returns.
Back then, I just powered through it because I needed the money. Didn’t think much of it. But doing the fridge thing, I kind of understood the ‘performance’ of just getting on with something unpleasant. You just sort of detach and do the job. Maybe that’s what the Boogeyman did? Found a way to just switch off the ‘ew’ factor and lean into the character.
Anyway, the fridge drawer is clean now. Spotless, actually. Took maybe 15 minutes. No worms involved, thankfully. Just a bit of unpleasantness and a weird train of thought about a wrestler from the 2000s. Strange what pops into your head sometimes, isn’t it?
