| from the desk of: jamie ziegler | ||||||
| rE: taco lettuce | ||||||
| time of day: 11:16:16PM, 05.10.2000 | ||||||
adam's essay ladies and gentlemen... |
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| I don't know a damn thing about taco lettuce, but I was
just thinking about athlete's foot. It's a pain in the ass...and the foot, for those afflicted, and it bothers me to no end...but I don't want to go out and get the crap for it because I can just imagine what goes through the cashier's mind as she rings-up someone buying athlete's foot stuff: "Eew, he's got athlete's foot...or jock itch(!)...he must be dirty. Maybe I should put on gloves before I handle the money he's handing me." I don't much enjoy that kind of attention so I just make sure my toes are extra dry after I get out of the shower and, if worse comes to worse, rough it out for a couple days. But this brings me to another related topic: Why is it that it's called "athlete's foot" when you get a certain fungus between your toes and "jock itch" when you get it somewhere else? I see no reason for this breach in continuity...in my understanding, it makes more sense that "jock itch" be hereupon referred to as "athlete's crotch." In fact, I think it would do wonders for the anti-fungal cream/powder business. Honestly, how many of you would feel more confident going to your local grocer to buy stuff for "athlete's crotch" than you would be purchasing a "topical ointment for treatment of athlete's foot and jock itch?" I know I would. Thank you, and goodnight. -Jamie A. Ziegler |
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