{"id":11435,"date":"2018-04-04T10:03:50","date_gmt":"2018-04-04T17:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michellejolin.com\/?p=11435"},"modified":"2018-04-09T19:26:37","modified_gmt":"2018-04-10T02:26:37","slug":"an-imaginary-conversation-about-people-who-wear-cologne-b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michellejolin.com\/?p=11435","title":{"rendered":"An imaginary conversation about people who wear cologne"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Is it OK to kill people who wear cologne? Especially people at work?<\/p>\n<p>YES! No question. They deserve death.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m glad someone agrees.<\/p>\n<p>Totally. I&#8217;m not against fragrance in general, but you shouldn&#8217;t be able to smell it from more than neck nuzzling distance.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m suffocating because the guy in the cubicle behind me is wearing a shit ton of it. It&#8217;s not a horrible smelling scent, but I can&#8217;t fucking breathe.<\/p>\n<p>Death seems appropriate.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>NO SECOND CHANCES!!!<\/p>\n<p>Hear me out: if I pin a note to my dress explaining why I suffocated and died, he will feel bad forever. I&#8217;d like that, and all humanity would be better off because he would mend his ways out of guilt.<\/p>\n<p>That is a great point, but he should be the one who dies in this scenario. We&#8217;d miss you if you died.<\/p>\n<p>Even if he would be punished more if I die? I&#8217;m willing to make that sacrifice for the good of humanity.<\/p>\n<p>You are practically a saint.<\/p>\n<p>Or I could sack up and just tell him that his cologne not only makes me sick, but violates our company&#8217;s\u00a0 &#8220;fragrance fee&#8221; policy.<\/p>\n<p>That seems a little extreme.<\/p>\n<p>Like&#8230;communicating directly&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Who does that?<\/p>\n<p>Exactly. Oh good&#8211;now he is sneezing too.<\/p>\n<p>Is he connecting it to his own bad acts?<\/p>\n<p>No. I need to hurry up and die or he&#8217;ll think it&#8217;s just a coincidence.<\/p>\n<p>Make sure the note explaining your demise is pinned firmly to your dress. You don&#8217;t want it to fall off when you fall gracefully to the floor.<\/p>\n<p>I should write the note in gold Sharpie, don&#8217;t you think? Maybe on red or black paper?<\/p>\n<p>Good idea. It would add flair.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s important to die dramatically if it&#8217;s to benefit humanity. There is a side benefit, too.<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s that?<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m coming down with a cold.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not following&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Have you ever been around me when I have a cold?<\/p>\n<p>Apparently not. Are you awful?<\/p>\n<p>I like to think I am.<\/p>\n<p>You like to?<\/p>\n<p>Yes, I pretend to be awful and demanding when I&#8217;m sick. In real life, though, if people just leave me alone I&#8217;m fine.<\/p>\n<p>Do they?<\/p>\n<p>If they&#8217;re smart. Don&#8217;t laugh. I can be terrible to behold at times. Especially if someone tries to be nice to me when I&#8217;m sick.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve known you a long time and haven&#8217;t beheld anything too awful.<\/p>\n<p>Of course you haven&#8217;t because I stay in my cave when I&#8217;m sick.\u00a0 You won&#8217;t tell anyone I&#8217;m not horrible will you?<\/p>\n<p>Your secret is safe with me!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is it OK to kill people who wear cologne? Especially people at work? YES! No question. They deserve death. I&#8217;m glad someone agrees. Totally. I&#8217;m not against fragrance in general, but you shouldn&#8217;t be able to smell it from more than neck nuzzling distance. 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