Sunday, September 30, 2007

"have a happy period"

***** Don't know if this is a true letter but i thought it was funny, especially since i have looked down and seen those words "have a happy period" and thought "what man wrote that".*******

This is a letter written to one of the top executives at Proctor & Gamble.

Dear Mr. XXXXXXX,
I have been a loyal user of your Always maxi pads for over 20 years and I appreciate many of their features. Why, without the LeakGuard Core(tm) or Dri-Weave(tm) absorbency, I'd probably never go horseback riding or salsa dancing, and I'd certainly steer clear of running up and down the beach in tight, white shorts. But my favorite feature has to be your revolutionary Flexi-Wings. Kudos on being the only company smart enough to realize how crucial it is that maxi pads be aerodynamic. I can't tell you how safe and secure I feel each month knowing there's a little F-16 in my pants.

Have you ever had a menstrual period, Mr. xxxxxxx?
Ever suffered from"the curse"? I'm guessing you haven't. Well, my "time of the month" is starting right now. As I type, I can already feel hormonal forces violently surging through my body. Just a few minutes from now, my body will adjust and I'll be transformed into what my husband likes to call "an inbred hillbilly with knife skills." Isn't the human body amazing? As Brand Manager in the Feminine-hygiene Division, you've no doubt seen quite a bit of research on what exactly happens during your customers' monthly visits from "Aunt Flo". Therefore, you must know about the bloating, puffiness, and cramping we endure, and about our intense mood swings, crying jags, and out-of-control behavior. You surely realize it's a tough time for most women. In fact, only last week, my friend Jennifer fought the violent urge to shove her boyfriend's privates into a George Foreman Grill just because he told her he thought Grey's Anatomy was written by drunken chimps.

Crazy!

The point is, sir, you of all people must realize that America is just crawling with homicidal maniacs in Capri pants... which brings me to the reason for my letter.

Last month, while in the throes of cramping so painful I wanted to reach inside my body and yank out my uterus, I opened an Always maxi-pad, and there, printed on the adhesive backing, were these words:

"Have a Happy Period"

Are you kidding me? Did anything mentioned above sound the least bit pleasurable? Well, did it, xxxxx? FYI, there will never be anything "happy" about a day in which you have to jack yourself up on Motrin and Kahlua and lock yourself in your house just so you don't march down to the local Walgreen's armed with a hunting rifle and a sketchy plan to end your life in a blaze of glory. For the love of God, pull your head out, man! If you just have to slap a moronic message on a maxi pad, wouldn't it make more sense to say something that's actually pertinent, like "Put Down the Hammer" or "Vehicular Manslaughter Is Wrong", or are you just picking on us?

7 comments:

  1. Stop It Now.
    Your killing me here.

    Did I mention in the last 3 1/2 years I have only had 3-4 periods. Ahhh. It has been nice.

    This thanks to nursing and being pregnant.

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  2. Well, I, for one, have a special appreciation for these words of reckoning.
    If only someone real, alive, period-having person could be in those brainstorming sessions for pad ads, I would never again have to see that feminine napkin on a rollercoaster commercial.
    My other child-bearing friends may not know the agony from which I suffer - but my youngest is nearly 3 and I feel like I go from period to period with bouts of acne in between.
    Thank you from the bottom of my heart!

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  3. Oh my! My sides hurt! I am SOOO glad I have left those days behind me! I'll take a hot flash any day!

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  4. THAT WAS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO FUNNY!!!! Oh my goodness. No one could have said it funnier.

    TRUE DAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  5. I'm Jenny's sister-in-law. Sorry to read your blog without an invite, but that was so hilarious!

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  6. that was so funny! do those pads really say that?

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