Humorous anecdote: My Last Two Dollars and My Last Good Nerve.

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A humorous anecdote unfolds in a cafe where a woman expresses her insecurities about her weight while deciding between skim and two percent milk for her latte. She unexpectedly asks a stranger how they manage to cope with feeling "fat." The stranger responds with a witty comeback, stating they are having a day of feeling like a "shallow dumb b[SIZE="1"]▒▒▒▒," turning the moment into a light-hearted exchange that catches the attention of others in the cafe. This interaction highlights the absurdity of body image discussions and the power of humor in navigating uncomfortable social situations.
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Humorous anecdote: “My Last Two Dollars and My Last Good Nerve.”

From http://diannesylvan.typepad.com/dancing_down_the_moon/2008/02/for-racu-an-ane.html" :

The woman is now weighing the pros and cons of having skim milk versus two percent milk in her latte, and she says, “God, I don't know, I just feel so, like, fat today. I feel like such a big fat cow.”

Then she turns to me, and she says, GET THIS, “How do you stand it every day?”

…several heads in the cafe pop up because nobody can believe this woman actually said this to a total stranger…

But the gods of snark are smiling upon me today. I reply, straightfaced, “You know, it's normally not too bad, but today I'm having one of those days where I feel like a shallow dumb b▒▒▒▒. How do you stand it every day?”


The force is strong in this one.
 
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Oh snap!

Someone congratulate that woman!
 
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