My Planet: Finding Humor in the Oddest Places

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My Planet: Finding Humor in the Oddest Places

From acclaimed, New York Times best-selling author Mary Roach comes the complete collection of her â€œMy Planetâ€ articles published in Readerâ€™s Digest. She was a hit columnist in the magazine, and this book features the articles she wrote in that time. Insightful and hilarious, Mary explores the ins and outs of the modern world: marriage, friends, family, food, technology, customer service, dental floss, and antsâ€”she leaves no element of the American experience unchecked for its inherent paradoxes, pleasures, and foibles.

On Cleanliness:
Ed has crud vision, and I donâ€™t. I donâ€™t notice filth. Ed sees it everywhere. I am reasonably convinced that Ed can actually see bacteria. . . . He confessed he didnâ€™t like me using his bathrobe because Iâ€™d wear it while sitting on the toilet.
â€œItâ€™s not like it goes in the water,â€ I protested, though if you counted the sash as part of the robe, this wasnâ€™t strictly true.
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On the Internet:
The Internet is a boon for hypochondriacs like me. Right now, for instance, Iâ€™m feeling a shooting pain on the side of my neck. A Web search produces five matches, the first three for a condition called Arnold-Chiari Malformation.
While my husband, Ed, reads over my shoulder, I recite symptoms from the list. â€œâ€˜General clumsinessâ€™ and â€˜general imbalance,â€™â€ I say, as though announcing arrivals at the Marine Corps Ball. â€œâ€˜Difficulty driving,â€™ â€˜lack of taste,â€™ â€˜difficulty feeling feet on ground.â€™â€
â€œThose arenâ€™t symptoms,â€ says Ed. â€œThose are your character flaws.â€
Â On Fashion:
My husband recently made me try on a bikini. A bikini is not so much a garment as a cloth-based reminder that your parts have been migrating all these years. My waist, I realized that day in the dressing ro

Country	USA
Author	Mary Roach
Binding	Kindle Edition
Edition	1
EISBN	9781621450726
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	Reader's Digest
Manufacturer	Reader's Digest
NumberOfPages	210
PublicationDate	2013-04-04
Publisher	Reader's Digest
ReleaseDate	2013-04-04
Studio	Reader's Digest

My Planet: Finding Humor in the Oddest Places

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