{"id":347,"date":"2023-12-07T02:56:49","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T02:56:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.illinoisstate.edu\/euphemism\/19-1\/?page_id=347"},"modified":"2023-12-07T02:56:59","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T02:56:59","slug":"347-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/euphemism.illinoisstate.edu\/19-1\/poetry\/347-2\/","title":{"rendered":"ALL-in-one: FOR MEN*\u2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 style=\"text-align: center\">Reid Wells<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">I don\u2019t use conditioner<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">And for good reason,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">I\u2019ve got enough grease<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">to deep-fry 100 Twinkies<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">More grease<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">than the never-cleaned floor<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">of a now-condemned McDonalds<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">If I swam in the ocean,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">they\u2019d call it a natural disaster<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">There is but one way<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">to cleanse the oily demons<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">from my holy scalp:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Bar soap.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">And,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">deep in my heart,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">I hope that intimidates<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">the men out there<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">with fragile masculinity<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Like,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">They\u2019ve got their silly little shit,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">2-in-1<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">3-in-1<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Maybe a 5-in-1<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">(can\u2019t have 4-in-1<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">because we\u2019re not<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">fuckin\u2019 squares)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">I\u2019ve even heard of a 6-in-1<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Well, I\u2019ve got something<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">even.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">better.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>ALL-in-one: <strong>FOR MEN*\u2020<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">It can be used as follows:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u2022 Soap<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u2022 Body wash<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u2022 Shampoo<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Toothpaste \u2022 Toothbrush \u2022 Deodorant \u2022 Lotion<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Acne cream \u2022 Antiseptic<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Lard \u2022 Lube \u2022 Bleach \u2022 Gas \u2022 Transmission fluid \u2022 Gender fluid<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Vegan printer paper \u2022 Horse feathers \u2022 Roman concrete<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Left shoe \u2022 Bicycle \u2022 Tandem bicycle \u2022 Tricycle<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u2022 Triple-use underwear<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u2022 Speculum<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u2022 6k NYC studio apartment<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u2022 Fish food<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Foot fungus cream \u2022 Foot fungus \u2022 Fungus shaped like a foot<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u2022 An illuminated manuscript only containing the poem &#8220;Mushrooms&#8221; by Sylvia Plath<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Rolling pin \u2022 Bowling pin<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Bottle opener \u2022 Bottle \u2022 Non-alcoholic vodka \u2022 Molotov cocktail<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">A ranch \u2022 Ranch \u2022 A Ranch ranch<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Miniature ivory sculpture of a Chinese water deer<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Compass \u2022 Compass \u2022 Pocket watch disguised as a broken compass<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Regular pocket watch \u2022 Regular pocket bible \u2022 Pastafarian pocket bible<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Fishing license \u2022 Forklift certification \u2022 Forklift \u2022 Pet rock<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">The Dark Knight (2008) on VHS \u2022 Chloroform \u2022 Rag \u2022 Dank Basement \u2022 Truth serum<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">The World&#8217;s Curliest Curly Fry \u2022 Fake fishing license \u2022 PVC filament \u2022 Teeth<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Industrial strength carabiner \u2022 A vaguely fish-shaped grave<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u2022 Mexican jumping beans<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u2022 a TI-83 with Doom installed<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u2022 Gray face paint<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Quicksand \u2022 Quickersand<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u2022 A very bad mirror<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u2022 A son<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u2022 The Sun<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u2022 A sorry ass excuse for mustard<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">And,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">in a pinch,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">you can also use it to wash your ass<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">without turning gay<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">This <em>magic<\/em> bar<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">of sudsy goodness<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">is the Dawn dish soap<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">to the oil spill<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">that is my damn hair<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">AND,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">for only 99 cents a day,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">YOU can join my<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">mlm<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">MLM<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">and reserve YOURSELF a timeslot<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">in MY shower<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">(with me)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">(and the rest of the guys in the mlm MLM)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">to use MY communal bar of<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>ALL-in-one: <strong>FOR MEN*\u2020<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">*NOT FDA approved<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u2020Patent pending<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reid Wells I don\u2019t use conditioner And for good reason, I\u2019ve got enough grease to deep-fry 100 Twinkies More grease than the never-cleaned floor of a now-condemned McDonalds If I swam in the ocean, they\u2019d call it a natural disaster There is but one way to cleanse the oily demons from my holy scalp: Bar &hellip; 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