Beverley and her husband, Torrie, were going out with Janine and her husband, Lincoln. Beverley and Janine were work colleagues.
“The trouble is,” said Beverley to Torrie, “Lincoln doesn’t use any deodorant. He’s inclined to smell… a bit…”
“Have you asked Janine to tell him?” said Torrie.
“No, I didn’t want to hurt her feelings,” said Beverley. “These things are delicate matters. They have to be approached with sensitivity.”
Beverley and Torrie met up with Janine and Lincoln. Torrie was introduced to Lincoln.
“Hi,” said Torrie to Lincoln. “Beverley said you stink. Here’s some deodorant.”
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Can’t beat a bit of tact and diplomacy!
Lol
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I agree!
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Hmm….how does Beverly know that Lincoln never uses any deodorant?
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I never thought of that! The question shows a great deal of perspiration… I mean perspicacity.
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Heck! Now I’ll have to get some other lotion or potion for that!
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I wouldn’t have the faintest notion what lotion or potion. It’s a good quotion.
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Land o’ goshen, yes!…but not enough to cause a commotion down there by the Pacific ocean…
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I’m always learning new things here… and Land 0′ goshen is one of them!
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That’s exactly what I wondered. There may be more than meets the eye (or nose) to this story.
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The whole matter is not something to be sniffed at.
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Nosy old fuss-budgets of the world, UNITE!
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I shall watch from the sideline!
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That Torrie knows how to deal with a situation. No sweat
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Thanks, Derrick – your comment makes one pores for thought.
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🙂
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The thought [of how she knew] never crossed my mind. I need to get out more! Putting that aside I too feel there is more story to be told here…………
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I think you’re on to the scent… or at least Siddy is…
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Some people like to get straight to the point! A friend of mine would say, “How rude!”
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Some people can shoot from the hip and get away with it!
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I had (past tense) a friend like Torrie once.
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I smell a rat.
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I bet dinner was … interesting. So often, the members of a couple (something wrong with that turn of phrase, but…) approach things in very different ways. Regardless, this was a laugh out loud moment…
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Thanks Lisa. Glad you enjoyed it!!
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Ah, the direct approach!
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I am most familiar with it!
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Well that’s one way of doing it! I remember having to have the ‘smelly talk’ with someone at work – I was much more diplomatic!
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In the long run if it didn’t work you can try the method suggested here!
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Yeah I saw the question “upstairs” … how does Beverly know about Lincoln not using deodorant… Now I wanna know what Lincoln said.
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Goodness knows!
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