Bright lights in the mind

There was this guy I knew who was a douche-bag.  But he was sort of a fixture among the people from the club I used to frequent since he was a bouncer there.  His actual name I have forgotten, but he used to often refer to himself as "Built like a brick shit-house."  I have no idea if this was supposed to make him seem cool to other people, but the phrase used to make me want to laugh.  Especially since he would say it all the time.  "Built like a brick shit-house."

First, define "shit-house."  Did he mean a latrine?  Often I would hear him utter this phrase and think, "Do you really mean latrine or outhouse?"  I would envision a brick outhouse, and I would wonder what the door would be made from.

Second, why would you refer your physical attributes to a place where people defecate?  For that fact, aside from the "i feel like shit," or, "I look like shit," who used any term about shit to describe themselves.  Especially if you are trying to sound impressive.

I often would think how funny it would be to change it up and see if he would notice if I said, "Yup, you're built like a shit brick-house."  And then I would look at this guy, who was wide shouldered, but had a guy to match whatever muscle mass he had, and I wondered if this line ever helped him get laid.  I mean, he was not a pretty guy, and he was kinda big.  And he wasn't big like all muscle big, so I had to wonder of this line ever worked for him.

But in the end, I have to admit that his stupid little epitaph he gave himself seemed to make some sort of sense in my mind.  He wasn't a brick house, that was for sure, but the addition of shit in the description seemed to even out his bogus brag.