Herein I attempt to answer the question, but I must first caution you that you will be subjected to repetition of a swear word, poor taste, bad judgment, and further, a song that includes cursing, swearing, and otherwise expletive language that is impolite, rude, disrespectful, disgusting, offensive, and yet arguably funny.
Is a Dumpster Fire worse than a Shit Show?
“shit show”: a situation or event marked by chaos or controversy.
“dumpster fire”: a chaotic or disastrously mishandled situation.
Let’s look at what they have in common:
Both are situations.
“situation”: a set of circumstances in which one finds oneself; a state of affairs.
Both involve chaos.
“chaos”: complete disorder and confusion
I might sum up those two by saying both are confusing situations in which things are not in order.
Let’s look at what each has that’s unique:
A shit show involves controversy.
“controversy”: disagreement, typically when prolonged, public, and heated.
A shit show then involves the public strongly not agreeing with the confusing situation for a long time.
A dumpster fire involves a mishandled disaster.
“disaster”: a sudden event, such as an accident or a natural catastrophe, that causes great damage or loss of life.
A dumpster fire then is a confusing situation involving sudden, serious damage caused by one or more mistakes.
You might say a key difference is that a shit show is public, whereas a dumpster fire can be kept private.
You might also say a key difference is that a shit show may not involve damage, whereas a dumpster fire does.
You might also say a key difference is that a shit show may not be someone’s fault, whereas a dumpster fire involves at least one person making a mistake.
A shit show might damage your reputation, but a dumpster fire causes great damage, possibly even loss of life, and someone is to blame.
Therefore, I conclude that a dumpster fire must be worse than a shit show.
So, there you have it.
This begs the questions: Can a dumpster fire become a shit show? Can a shit show become a dumpster fire? Maybe I’ll attempt tackling these in a future post.
For now, I’ll leave you with a related original song I wrote entitled “Shit Show,” which may arguably become a dumpster fire, particularly now that I’ve made you aware of it.
Contains questionable, inappropriate profanity unsuitable for children. Now that you’ve been warned, if you’re not a minor, the explicit lyrics (and chords) that I’m not particularly proud of are nonetheless available below the video:
Shit Show
By Scott Cooley, lyrics on 2-27-20, revised further on 4-25-20, music on 4-27-20
G D Em C
Life is just one display of waste after another until you die
G D Em. C
The world’s a stage, a chocolate fudge parade flashing before your eyes
G D Em C
When you’re dead you’re flushed down a toilet to rot in hell
G D Em C
Forevermore you’re filthy as you fester in a foul smell
D C G
You’ve been schooled in a cesspool of stools, it’s disaster no matter where you go
D C D
When it comes to feculence, you’re so intelligent, nothing’s gonna stop the flow
G
Welcome to the shit show
G D Em C
Life is just one dung performance after another until you die
G D Em C
It’s already hit the fan, fecal matter has scattered and now it’s covered with flies
G D Em. C
The only future you foresee has brown corn logs that stink
G D Em C
For the rest of time, you’ll dine on peanuts with yellow piss to drink
D C G
You’ve become fluent in bowel movement, total chaos is the only thing you know
D C D
There’s no cure for the manure, your vision’s blurred with turds everywhere you go
G
Welcome to the shit show
G D Em C
Life is just one excretion exhibition after another until you die
G D Em C
You’re about to snap, and all you see is crap flyin’ across the sky
G D Em C
Everyone’s a bad actor, there’s a cringe factor there’s no more poop excuses
G D Em C
Diarrhea gets deeper, life’s a grim reeker, floatin’ muskies and droppin’ deuces
D C G
A septic tank of excrement and defecation, there’s nowhere for your life to go
D C D
An eternal sewer’s your permanent vacation from the world you used to know
G
Welcome to the shit show
