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Jezebel, thou liest!
Just liked the hellfire-and-brimstone sound of that header.
Tracie at Jezebel has a hilarious post up about the etiquette of unpleasant bodily functions. She has some good advice inspired by a rather amusing story (one that any couple with a dog can immediately relate to). But then she says:
The problem though, is that farting, accidental spitting, hanging boogers, stinking up the bathroom, etc. are such taboo topics that even etiquette experts are too polite to discuss solutions for how to deal with such situations, so we're left to our own devices to make it up as we go along.
Excuse me? Someone hasn't been reading the right etiquette columnists. Heck, I have a whole subsection in my book entitled "Gases, Liquids, and Solids," that's about exactly what you think it is.
And then there's this
... and this
... and this
... and this.
Satisfied there, Jezebel? As the great Theodore Roosevelt said, I have nothing to offer you but blood, snot, farts, and sweat.
Or something like that.
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About Miss Conduct Robin Abrahams writes the weekly "Miss Conduct" column for The Boston Globe Magazine.
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Robin Abrahams writes the weekly "Miss Conduct" column for The Boston Globe Magazine. Robin, who has a PhD in psychology from Boston University, has worked as a theater publicist, organizational-change communications manager, editor, stand-up comedian, and professor of psychology and English. She lives in Cambridge with her husband, Marc Abrahams, founder of the Ig Nobel Prizes, which are given annually for achievements that first make people laugh and then make them think.
Who is Miss Conduct?
Robin Abrahams writes the weekly "Miss Conduct" column for The Boston Globe Magazine. Robin, who has a PhD in psychology from Boston University, has worked as a theater publicist, organizational-change communications manager, editor, stand-up comedian, and professor of psychology and English. She lives in Cambridge with her husband, Marc Abrahams, founder of the Ig Nobel Prizes, which are given annually for achievements that first make people laugh and then make them think.
