A normal outdoor construction site wouldn’t have been very bad, but this crew installed walk-in freezers in commercial kitchens and usually worked within inches of each other. Zimmerman noticed that, somehow, Quayle and Xavier managed to work together on the opposite side of the room from him each day.
One day he asked them about it.
“Jeez, Zimmerman, you never take a shower.”
“Lay off, Quayle, I shower every day.”
Xavier piped up with, “Maybe you should invest in some stock in a deodorant company.”
“Give it a rest, huh?”
The next morning, as they walked into the freezer, Zimmerman was surprised to hear Quayle say, “I’m working with him today.”
And, almost immediately, Xavier said, “No, you take the other side; I’m working with him.”
Zimmerman smiled and looked down at his SECRET weapon: “Strong enough for a man, but made for a woman.”
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Today's Challenge:
I want you to write a poem, scene, essay, article, whatever you want to write, explaining why one must use deodorant (or should not). Here are the rules and guidelines I want you to follow:
- You must use all twenty-six letters of the alphabet at the start of a different word. You will end up having at least twenty-six words, but should use more. :-) (As an example, the sentence before this one fulfilled the requirements for "y," "w," "e," "u," "h," "a," "l," "t," "s," "b," and "m.")
- It can be a scene with dialog between two people (or a group of people). It can be a seminar type thing, a scientific article, an essay. This is open to whatever style you're in the mood to write. :-)
- Make sure it is complete - with a punch-line and everything. (Don't have it be too long, though.)
- The word can be a name (but not an animal).















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I find it disconcerting for a woman to have noticeable BO. C'mon, they're not made to smell that way. For a guy, it's manly! :)
personally, I can't relate at all. I NEVER have BO...although, I did gave a dog come up and sniff my crotch once! He seemed to be in a dating mood.
Nice write, Len!
Thank you posting to the Triple Name Club.
Switched to over the counter in cheap, high quantities, after working the doc over a little - tada, cholesterol is better and workouts don't gross everyone else - and me - out!
I don't think the dog was in a dating mood or he would have been smelling your butt.
d g., that's one of the things to watch out for. Some things affect people differently. What's good for one might not help someone else.
Thank you for sharing with: Not Gathering Dust!
I work at an international university. Some of the students (usually PhDs) smell so bad, the room stinks for 30 minutes after they've left. You can smell them from 20 paces away. I've heard some nationalities don't use deodorant. I don't particularly want to visit those countries.
Barb - Visit one of those countries, then everybody here will probably smell great (maybe)!