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The temptation to tell all

When picking up a prescription numbing cream (to be applied at home to one’s leg two hours before a surgical procedure), there is a tendency to want to offer the woman behind the pharmacy counter more details than are absolutely necessary.

Just so she’ll know what it’s for.

As if that matters one iota.

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "The Slice." Read all stories from this blog