Icebreaker Aroma Joke

[Guest guest]

Hello - This group is so full of funnies that I thought I'd ask for a little

help. I am presenting a one hour introduction to aromatherapy to a group at 9

am and would like to start off on a happy note. I thought that I'd like to

start out with a funny real story or a joke that has to do with how scent can be

effective or important during the day. Would you folks be willing to

contribute a string that we can all use when making presentations?

 

BTW, as a start I might share this story about my husband: We visited some

friends in Manila, Philippines, where air pollution is atrocious. Between their

burning trash in open fires and their dumping raw garbage into the waterways in

the city, the air was foul all the time. But we were there in the early spring

when the rains begin. At that time, all the little beasties that have settled

into the dust and ash, which is everywhere, are stirred up and are so noticable

that you often see people wearing paper masks or holding handkerchieves over the

nose and mouth when they are out in public. Since we thought the mask thing

was a little extreme, we didn't wear them and Henry had acquired a respiratory

infection. We stayed in our hotel room for days after that and spent our time

watching tv (sheesh, we could have done that at home!). Anyway, our itinerary

then sent us to New Zealand, a most glorious departure from pollution, sterling

clean and pleasant. From the hotel, we called

a local doctor, who made a " housecall " (yes, it's true and this was 1991) and

prescribed an antibiotic inhalant that was scented. Henry used it and was

feeling good enough to go out for a walk. We go down to the lobby, the bellhop

opens the door, Henry steps out and takes a deep breath. He says " Wow, I can

smell hyacinths, that's so great! " The bellhop says " Yes sir! " but there

wasn't a hyacinth to be seen anywhere. He went on saying this everywhere we

went, no hyacinths around, and being polite, people would nod and smile at the

goofy American. It seems that that was the scent of his medicine, which was

stuck in his nose!

 

Anybody else?

MaryEllen

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Dear MaryEllen,

Years ago when I first started giving lectures at a number of our

local stores I too, was having problems with coming up with a beginning

story. I searched a number of books and finally after reading Maggie

Tisserand's AROMATHERAPY FOR WOMEN decided to use her cotton in the ears

with an eo (very small amount) on each piece of cotton to get the attention

of the audience. So I arrived the morning of the program and was setting up

my table when I noticed this very large, tall man in the tow of his short,

cute wife looking very unhappy. He didn't want to be there but he was afraid

to leave because his wife would have killed him so he sit at the very back

of the room and even better yet, he was sniffling. I had my " pidgeon " and I

knew it. So after I introduced myself and started my introduction, I asked

for volunteers out in the audience to help me with an allergy experiment. Of

course I had many women just jump up and down asking to be used but my

pidgeon was sitting there just as sullen as could be with his wife elbowing

him to volunteer. I finally said that I needed someone from the back and

that it would be wonderful if our " only " man in the audience would help out.

His wife nearly pushed him all the way to the front after that. Of course he

was just fussing away. I told him and the other volunteers that I wanted

them to help me with this experiment and then tell me the results that they

were feeling/smelling/clearing of sinuses/etc. or not feeling. I very

carefully made my cotton balls with lavender eo on them and placed them

loosely in the ears of the volunteers. Then I asked the volunteers to return

to their seats and raise their hands when they felt something. Well, before

our gentleman could get a quarter of the way back to the chair, he turned

around and in his big, West Texas drawl said, " Mamaam, Mamaam, Mamaam! I'm

tastin' and smellin' somthing now. " and raising his hand. I just ignored him

because I wanted him to make a point with the rest of the audience at how

fast the eos were doing their jobs. Finally, I said, " yes, sir, I'm glad

that it is working this fast for you. You may sit down now and either

continuet to wear your cotton balls for the next several hours or take them

out. " Needless to say he smiled and left them in and listened to the rest of

my speech elbowing his wife. I then made the point to the rest of the

audience that this was one of the most effective and quickest ways to use

essential oils. My audience listened and we had a great lecture. After the

class the gentleman came up and wanted to know more about aromatherapy so I

directed him and his wife to the nearest bookshelf and put away my things.

To this day I still use this cotton ball with eos trick in my introduction

but I have not ever had another man in my audience like the man from West Texas.

I hope that you enjoy this story because it actually did happen in

1992 here in the North Texas area. Now if there are men in my audience I

always try to use them as my volunteers because of the reactions that they

give. Every laughs and this breaks the ice and we all have a good time.

Take care. Good luck on your presentation and have fun doing it.

Rhavda Emison

Scents of Success (http://www.scentsofsuccess.com)

Texas Grown-USA Made Rose Oil Products

Rose, Helichrysum, Oak Moss, Melissa, & Other Aromatherapy Products

>

>Hello - This group is so full of funnies that I thought I'd ask for a

little help. I am presenting a one hour introduction to aromatherapy to a

group at 9 am and would like to start off on a happy note. I thought that

I'd like to start out with a funny real story or a joke that has to do with

how scent can be effective or important during the day. Would you folks be

willing to contribute a string that we can all use when making presentations?

 

>Anybody else?

>MaryEllen

>

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[Guest guest]

Hi MaryEllen,

 

I dunno any really good smelly funnies that I can come up with off the

top of my head, but one sort of smelly funny, but I guess not really

funny (dark humor I suppose it can be called thing I heard the other

day was there is this huge manure pile on fire in Nebraska that has been

burning for months and they can't get it put out and the guy who owns

the pile and the fire says " It doesn't smell bad to me " .. this coming

from a man who deals in literally TONS of manure a day (I know, I am

twisted, but that line made me chuckle ;-p)

 

Good luck on your speaking engagement!

 

*Smile*

Chris (list mom)

 

Extra Virgin Green Tea Seed Oil

At A Very Special Pre-Buy Price

http://www.alittleolfactory.com

 

 

 

 

MaryEllen Drewes [aromadeterra]

Saturday, January 29, 2005 10:21 AM

 

Icebreaker Aroma Joke

 

 

 

Hello - This group is so full of funnies that I thought I'd ask for a

little help. I am presenting a one hour introduction to aromatherapy to

a group at 9 am and would like to start off on a happy note. I thought

that I'd like to start out with a funny real story or a joke that has to

do with how scent can be effective or important during the day. Would

you folks be willing to contribute a string that we can all use when

making presentations?

 

BTW, as a start I might share this story about my husband: We visited

some friends in Manila, Philippines, where air pollution is atrocious.

Between their burning trash in open fires and their dumping raw garbage

into the waterways in the city, the air was foul all the time. But we

were there in the early spring when the rains begin. At that time, all

the little beasties that have settled into the dust and ash, which is

everywhere, are stirred up and are so noticable that you often see

people wearing paper masks or holding handkerchieves over the nose and

mouth when they are out in public. Since we thought the mask thing was

a little extreme, we didn't wear them and Henry had acquired a

respiratory infection. We stayed in our hotel room for days after that

and spent our time watching tv (sheesh, we could have done that at

home!). Anyway, our itinerary then sent us to New Zealand, a most

glorious departure from pollution, sterling clean and pleasant. From

the hotel, we called

a local doctor, who made a " housecall " (yes, it's true and this was

1991) and prescribed an antibiotic inhalant that was scented. Henry

used it and was feeling good enough to go out for a walk. We go down to

the lobby, the bellhop opens the door, Henry steps out and takes a deep

breath. He says " Wow, I can smell hyacinths, that's so great! " The

bellhop says " Yes sir! " but there wasn't a hyacinth to be seen

anywhere. He went on saying this everywhere we went, no hyacinths

around, and being polite, people would nod and smile at the goofy

American. It seems that that was the scent of his medicine, which was

stuck in his nose!

 

Anybody else?

MaryEllen