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funny stuff inside
This is an actual letter from an Austin
> woman sent to American company
>
> Proctor and Gamble regarding their
> feminine products. She really gets
> rolling after the first paragraph. It's PC
> Magazine's 2007 editors'
> choice for best webmail-award-winning
> letter.
>
> Dear Mr. Thatcher,
>
> I have been a loyal user of your
> 'Always' maxi pads for over 20 years
> and I appreciate many of their features.
> Why, without the LeakGuard Core
> or Dri-Weave absorbency, I'd probably never
> go horseback riding or salsa
> dancing, and I'd certainly steer clear of
> running up and down the beach
> in tight, white shorts. But my favorite feature
> has to be your
> revolutionary Flexi-Wings. Kudos on being the only company
> smart enough
> to realize how crucial it is that maxi pads be aerodynamic. I
> can't tell
> you how safe and secure I feel each month knowing there's a little
> F-16
> in my pants.
>
> Have you ever had a menstrual period, Mr. Thatcher?
> I'm guessing you
> haven't. Well, my time of the month is starting right now.
> As I type, I
> can already feel hormonal forces violently surging through my
> body. Just
> a few minutes from now, my body will adjust and I'll be
> transformed into
> what my husband likes to call 'an inbred hillbilly with
> knife skills.'
> Isn't the human body amazing?
>
> As Brand Manager in the
> Feminine-Hygiene Division, you've no doubt seen
> quite a bit of research on
> what exactly happens during your customer's
> monthly visits from 'Aunt Flo'.
> Therefore, you must know about the
> bloating, puffiness, and cramping we
> endure, and about our intense mood
> swings, crying jags, and out-of-control
> behavior. You surely realize
> it's a tough time for most women.
>
> The
> point is, sir, you of all people must realize that America is just
> crawling
> with homicidal maniacs in Capri pants... Which brings me to the
> reason for my
> letter. Last month, while in the throes of cramping so
> painful I wanted to
> reach inside my body and yank out my uterus, I
> opened an Always maxi-pad, and
> there, printed on the adhesive backing,
> were these words: 'Have a Happy
> Period.'
>
> Are you f------ kidding me? What I mean is, does any part of
> your tiny
> middle-manager brain really think happiness - actual smiling,
> laughing
> happiness, is possible during a menstrual period? Did anything
> mentioned
> above sound the least bit pleasurable? Well, did it, James? FYI,
> unless
> you're some kind of sick S&M freak, there will never be anything
> 'happy'
> about a day in which you have to jack yourself up on Motrin and
> Kahlua
> and lock yourself in your house just so you don't march down to
> the
> local Walgreen's armed with a hunting rifle and a sketchy plan to
> end
> your life in a blaze of glory.
>
>
> For the love of God, pull your
> head out, man! If you have to slap a
> moronic message on a maxi pad, wouldn't
> it make more sense to say
> something that's actually pertinent, like 'Put down
> the Hammer' or
> 'Vehicular Manslaughter is Wrong',Sir, please inform
> your
> Accounting Department that, effective immediately, there will be
> an
> $8 drop in monthly profits, for I have
> chosen to take my maxi-pad business
> elsewhere. And though I will
> certainly miss your Flex-Wings, I will not for
> one minute miss your
> brand of condescending bullsh!t. And that's a promise I
> will keep.
> Always. . .
>
> Best,
> Wendi Aarons
> Austin
> TX
> woman sent to American company
>
> Proctor and Gamble regarding their
> feminine products. She really gets
> rolling after the first paragraph. It's PC
> Magazine's 2007 editors'
> choice for best webmail-award-winning
> letter.
>
> Dear Mr. Thatcher,
>
> I have been a loyal user of your
> 'Always' maxi pads for over 20 years
> and I appreciate many of their features.
> Why, without the LeakGuard Core
> or Dri-Weave absorbency, I'd probably never
> go horseback riding or salsa
> dancing, and I'd certainly steer clear of
> running up and down the beach
> in tight, white shorts. But my favorite feature
> has to be your
> revolutionary Flexi-Wings. Kudos on being the only company
> smart enough
> to realize how crucial it is that maxi pads be aerodynamic. I
> can't tell
> you how safe and secure I feel each month knowing there's a little
> F-16
> in my pants.
>
> Have you ever had a menstrual period, Mr. Thatcher?
> I'm guessing you
> haven't. Well, my time of the month is starting right now.
> As I type, I
> can already feel hormonal forces violently surging through my
> body. Just
> a few minutes from now, my body will adjust and I'll be
> transformed into
> what my husband likes to call 'an inbred hillbilly with
> knife skills.'
> Isn't the human body amazing?
>
> As Brand Manager in the
> Feminine-Hygiene Division, you've no doubt seen
> quite a bit of research on
> what exactly happens during your customer's
> monthly visits from 'Aunt Flo'.
> Therefore, you must know about the
> bloating, puffiness, and cramping we
> endure, and about our intense mood
> swings, crying jags, and out-of-control
> behavior. You surely realize
> it's a tough time for most women.
>
> The
> point is, sir, you of all people must realize that America is just
> crawling
> with homicidal maniacs in Capri pants... Which brings me to the
> reason for my
> letter. Last month, while in the throes of cramping so
> painful I wanted to
> reach inside my body and yank out my uterus, I
> opened an Always maxi-pad, and
> there, printed on the adhesive backing,
> were these words: 'Have a Happy
> Period.'
>
> Are you f------ kidding me? What I mean is, does any part of
> your tiny
> middle-manager brain really think happiness - actual smiling,
> laughing
> happiness, is possible during a menstrual period? Did anything
> mentioned
> above sound the least bit pleasurable? Well, did it, James? FYI,
> unless
> you're some kind of sick S&M freak, there will never be anything
> 'happy'
> about a day in which you have to jack yourself up on Motrin and
> Kahlua
> and lock yourself in your house just so you don't march down to
> the
> local Walgreen's armed with a hunting rifle and a sketchy plan to
> end
> your life in a blaze of glory.
>
>
> For the love of God, pull your
> head out, man! If you have to slap a
> moronic message on a maxi pad, wouldn't
> it make more sense to say
> something that's actually pertinent, like 'Put down
> the Hammer' or
> 'Vehicular Manslaughter is Wrong',Sir, please inform
> your
> Accounting Department that, effective immediately, there will be
> an
> $8 drop in monthly profits, for I have
> chosen to take my maxi-pad business
> elsewhere. And though I will
> certainly miss your Flex-Wings, I will not for
> one minute miss your
> brand of condescending bullsh!t. And that's a promise I
> will keep.
> Always. . .
>
> Best,
> Wendi Aarons
> Austin
> TX
Re: funny stuff inside
LMFAO!!!!
OMG. Too funny!
Thank you for that, I definitely needed a good laugh today.