Thursday, July 9, 2009

My Favorite Beauty Secret


You've seen the ads. A cosmetics maker takes a teenager, doctors her photo so that her parents couldn't pick her out of a lineup and adds some stupid caption about how at 45 she's glad she looks 10 years younger.

Give me a break. Do as I do.

Lie about your age. Blatantly.

For the past 20 years, when asked, I've added 5 years to my age. Why?

Well to look at me, knowing my "real" age one would get the impression I was near deaths door. A foot in the grave so to speak.

But add 5 years to that, and folks begin to say, for god sake he doesn't look too bad.

Try it, it works every time.

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9 comments:

  1. ms. mindlessJuly 9, 2009 at 1:03 AM

    you are a hoot!

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  2. SputnikJuly 9, 2009 at 4:27 AM

    haha that is ingenious! I should from now on try that 5 years...

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  3. preppyplayerJuly 9, 2009 at 6:12 AM

    Too funny. Half the time I can't remember my age, is that age?

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  4. Summer is a VerbJuly 9, 2009 at 8:59 AM

    No lying, I really used to do that. I don't think I ever went as high as 5 yrs, but a couple doesn't hurt. XXOO

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  5. laurelstreetJuly 9, 2009 at 9:07 AM

    This is the best tip I have ever received. Done.

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  6. David VJuly 9, 2009 at 9:42 AM

    My wife used to do that but now the number is getting too large so she stopped.

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  7. tintarosaJuly 9, 2009 at 2:10 PM

    Sadly, I can't remember how old I am most of the time. Even worse, it takes too long to do the math so I just guess.

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  8. soodie ::July 10, 2009 at 5:33 PM

    I agree!

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  9. Pigtown-DesignJuly 11, 2009 at 9:26 AM

    i am of an age with a zero at the end. people are continually amazed that i am as old as i am, so i will just smile and not tell!

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