A reader writes:<\/p>\n
P.J. O\u2019Rourke had some practical advice on what to do if someone (in this case, a date) became infatuated with you. Anyone who fears becoming the head of a cult of personality would do well to heed it:\u00a0 \u201cIf you fear that your date is becoming infatuated with you, what you should do is fart, as loudly as you can, right in front of her (or him). This may seem like a coarse thing to do, but it is almost impossible for someone to retain an idealized, dreamy conception of you when you\u2019ve just blown the slipcovers off the furniture and killed all the pets.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Perhaps I will make a video or create a sound file.\u00a0 You can\u2019t be too careful.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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