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The Harm in Asking: My Clumsy Encounters with the Human Race
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Sara Barron is funny and clever, but I don't know that we "get" each other. Here's the thing - she thinks farting is hysterically funny and she hates pets. She mentions these facts several times and I think it's really the key to her humor. I love pets and do not think farting is at all funny. So while I can appreciate her, I don't know that she's for me, and she might agree.
That said, a couple of gems: her mother's motto, "'My Son Has Asthma.'" (74)
"I'd convinced myself that wanting an audience was proof enough that I deserved one." (2250) - oh, hello, half the people I'm friends with on Facebook.
"Chronic lateness is indicative of self-absorption." (2400) Preach.
After a terrible accident that kept her in the hospital for weeks, "as any daughter of any Jewish mother will tell you: There is always a destructive modicum of joy involved in weight loss." (4150) Who among us hasn't succumbed to the "I'm one stomach virus away from my ideal weight" mentality?
Therefore, very solid and will likely have a devoted audience. Especially fart aficionados. And they are legion.
Sara Barron is funny and clever, but I don't know that we "get" each other. Here's the thing - she thinks farting is hysterically funny and she hates pets. She mentions these facts several times and I think it's really the key to her humor. I love pets and do not think farting is at all funny. So while I can appreciate her, I don't know that she's for me, and she might agree.
That said, a couple of gems: her mother's motto, "'My Son Has Asthma.'" (74)
"I'd convinced myself that wanting an audience was proof enough that I deserved one." (2250) - oh, hello, half the people I'm friends with on Facebook.
"Chronic lateness is indicative of self-absorption." (2400) Preach.
After a terrible accident that kept her in the hospital for weeks, "as any daughter of any Jewish mother will tell you: There is always a destructive modicum of joy involved in weight loss." (4150) Who among us hasn't succumbed to the "I'm one stomach virus away from my ideal weight" mentality?
Therefore, very solid and will likely have a devoted audience. Especially fart aficionados. And they are legion.
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You are so right, and it's yet another clear division of people. You're either a cat person or a dog person. You're either a fart joke person or not. And what do you do? That's why you ALWAYS bring a book! I actually used to carry a paperback in my purse, but now I can just read on my phone. In fact, I have a whole genre of books that I've always called "purse books" because they can be read in small pieces, it doesn't matter if you go away from them for months and you're not loving them so much that you must gobble them up immediately. These are usually non-fiction list type books or any celebrity book.
And going to the gym easier than a string of viruses? Please. I just wish those tapeworm things really worked. I mean, I DID say I'm a pet person, right? =)
And you're a dog person? I'm a cat person. Dogs need too much attention and care ... back again to the self-absorption issue. Heck, you can leave a cat alone for days on end while going on vacation and it doesn't seem to notice. Somehow I managed to spawn a high maintenance child, so the self-absorption has to come in small doses these days since my dog-child needs constant attention until bedtime (and often beyond).I knew a girl who had a tapeworm. It really worked well for her ...
"Chronic lateness is indicative of self-absorption."
I read an article recently that suggested that one should attempt to arrive early in order to arrive on time. I'd never ever in my entire life attempted to arrive early. What does one do with oneself? What does one do with one's hands? La la la la la. At least at home my self-absorption isn't clumsy and awkward like that.
"I'm one stomach virus away from my ideal weight"
Ha. I found out last week that I was one stomach virus away from my pants finally fitting again properly and was actually grateful to it in retrospect. I even bought new pants to celebrate. But I'm afraid I'm 4-5 stomach viruses away from my ideal weight based on average virus weight loss. Going back to the gym regularly instead of just once a week might be easier in this case. ;)
You know, that statement is only one step removed from a fart joke. I know a guy your author would really get along with ...