Three Wise Guys: Erectile-Dysfunction Ads, Tissues vs. Toilet Paper, More Office Flossing

Cheapest Mom in Olney

Justin: You might indeed save a penny or two by using toilet paper, but you'd lose it all on the ointment you'd need to sooth your chapped beak. You might as well save yourself the time and peel off a few layers of skin with a nail file right now. There are plenty of easy was to save money (your kids can live on ramen noodles, right?), but cheaping out on tissue products is not one of them.

Joe: Free advice like that is nothing to sneeze at.

Dear Wise Guys:

In response to Trina [Three Wise Guys, Feb. 10], who had a co-worker use dental floss in his cubicle:

I had a boss who not only flossed in his office, he would enter my office with the floss hanging from his teeth. He wanted to make sure that I didn't take more than 30 minutes for my lunch, so he would rush into my office without completing his hygiene. After putting up with this grossness for a few days, I decided to put an end to it. I waited for him, sitting at my desk with many strings of dental floss hanging from my teeth. He walked in with his floss dangling from his teeth but was totally embarrassed when he saw mine. He never did it again. This is true.

Maureen

Joe: Well, even if it wasn't true, it's gross enough that we feel obliged to print it.

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