The Affirming Pleasures of Commode Mania

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She continued, “Once I was in Manhattan with my boyfriend and we checked into the Ritz, but it was a particularly foggy night, which completely threw off my bio-rhythms.  So I told him that there was no way I could use our hotel bathroom and that I had to walk to the Saint Regis Hotel six blocks away because I knew that it was the world’s Best Public Bathroom to live in.  Not to mention that Mayor Bloomberg had just signed the Women’s Restroom Equity Act, giving womyn ‘two bathroom stalls for every one allotted to men.’  So, of course, that’s where I spent the evening.”

Differentiating Rights

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The protesting diners finally entered the fighting arena.  They were now seizing control of the ax-handles and the ax-wielders.  The bloodied now had the upper hand.   The wielders’ hatred and ignorance lost their bold.  The snowy shadows all looked not to the heavens but to the vanguard surrounding the Plaza.  And on cue, the Uniformed resolutely marched forward and, in unison and with precision, added blood and Southern justice to the principled diners.

Frida’s hidden treasures still caress and embolden

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“Hey Jamal, it’s me.  You’re not going to believe what just happened…” Jamal interrupts, “Yeah, I heard.  Damn.  Did she mention the unibrow thing in the email before dumping you?”
“Uh, no,” Charlie hesitates as he’s taken aback by the ease of his friend’s question.  “But I’m certain that’s the reason.  It’s always the reason,” he despondently utters.