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BrodH20: No PMS for MVP

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The tampon and maxi pad manufacturers have gone a little Dr. Phil and begun packaging their feminine wares in wrappers printed with inspirational sayings. They’re like little ass-backwards fortune cookies with no treat inside. My personal favorite is “Have a happy period,” a phrase my mom found on a maxi pad wrapper. A “happy period?” That’s like wishing someone a “happy funeral” or a “pleasant death.” I was intrigued by Mom’s discovery. So much so that I just went to my bathroom cabinets to survey my own stockpile of feminine products. Sorry, guys. I probably just killed all of my male readership with talk of tampons and maxi pads. But if you have a wife or mother or sister or female colleague, you probably know that it’s just one of those facts of life. And just be glad you don’t have to suffer through a “happy period” every month — Mommy Dearest/BrodH20.

DFO: I sure hope they don’t start putting Bible verses on those wares and shopping them around at Christian bookstores.

Question (I’m trying to think of a question that won’t get F-Words mad at me): Ah, is this appropriate?

/duck, run

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D.F. Oliveria is a columnist and blogger for The Spokesman-Review. Huckleberries Online was judged the best 2008 Idaho newspaper blog by the Idaho Press Club. And the best 2007 news blog in the Pacific Northwest by the Society for Professional Journalist. Print Huckleberries is a past winner of the Herb Caen Memorial Column contest by the National Association of Newspaper Columnists. The Readership Institute of Northwestern University cited this blog as a good example of online community journalism.

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