I have decided that I must work on cultivating a more delicate, lady-like sneeze. The other day at work, my assistant had some sort of sneezing attack that left her sneezing almost every few minutes all day. Allergies, maybe. Anyway, her every sneeze was a meticulous, dainty “ah-chooo!” complete with little girl high pitch. Frankly, they were a pleasure to listen to. Each apologetic little exclamation elicited sympathetic looks and “You poor dear . . .”s from the staff.
And then I sneeze. Just once, thank God: “HAH-BLAAACHAAUU!!” Yes, I covered my mouth, but the juicy sound left no one wondering what my hand was full of.
I swear, I really, truly am a delicate flower, a gentle blossom. I just happen to be closer to a titan arum than a violet.
2 comments:
Just don't try too hard to stifle a robust sneeze. A dainty achoo accompanied by a noisy pffft at the other end tends to undermine the ladylike image. :)
-- Brasidas
I used to know a girl who sneezed like a tiny little "ka-chink!"
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