Q-Tips

I went to a party once, a dinner really, at a club. This was a dinner for adults, no kids. In the ladies' bathroom, someone, I believe following the party planner's orders, had placed things women might need. There were among other things pads, dental floss and...Q-Tips. Now, I ask you, why would someone at a dinner party go to the bathroom and decide to clean their ears?

"Excuse me I have to go to the ladies' room."
"I'll go with you I have to go to the bathroom, too."
"I don't really have to go, I'm going to clean my ears. There's too much wax in them. I can't hear properly."
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Who at what point came up with the idea that Q-Tips would be a necessary item for this occasion? And who was this strange person with? Because someone had to have agreed with him to be able to convince others to buy the product.
Unfortunately, none of them were used. Yes, before leaving the party, I just had to go and check if any of the boxes had been opened. They were not.
They were probably put away for future dinner parties.

Stephen Fry on Language - clap clap clap to him

I'm reading Dorothy Parker. She's fascinating. I love to imagine her writing those stories in that period. She was, like most great writers, ahead of her time. The stories are mostly funny with a dark side to them, just like her, I suppose. I'm reading her "Portable" book which I bought at Livraria Cultura in São Paulo, my favorite place to be. If the world were taken over by zombies, this is the place I would like to be locked up in. Besides all the books, there's food and a bathroom, too. It's also a place that's fairly easy to lock up. I have really thought this over. Well, here's a little poem which I believe sums up what Dottie (we have became quite close so I guess I can call her that)  was like:  
Observation

If I don't drive around the park,
I'm pretty sure to make my mark.
If I'm in bed each night by ten,
I may get back my looks again.
If I abstain from fun and such,
I'll probably amount to much;
But I shall stay the way I am,
Because I don't give a damn.