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\u2026 because every time I attempt human interaction something always inevitably goes wrong. I just got home from finally seeing Les Mis\u00e9rables<\/em>. It\u2019s too late and I\u2019m too tired to write a lengthy, emotional review. But lets just say I wept. OK, fine. I was practically sobbing. The can\u2019t catch your breath, chin quivering kind of sobbing. Shut up. I wasn\u2019t the only one. <\/p>\n

In fact the perfectly nice, grown man sitting next to me was crying as well. Me, being the good person that I am, offered him a tissue. Thing is, I\u2019ve had a bit of a cold lately. So I bought this brand of tissues\u2026<\/p>\n

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You see that? These tissues have Vicks vapor rub infused them. Great for stuffed up noses. Not so great to stick in your eyes. When he went to wipe his eyes he hissed at me\u2026 as God is my witness, he hissed<\/em>\u2026 \u201cYou gave me a tissue that BURNSSSSSSSSSSSS!\u201d <\/p>\n

Moral of the story; don\u2019t be nice to strangers and bring your own tissues to a tear jerker. Being a hermit looks better and better every day. <\/p>\n

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