Reader's Digest - USA (2019-07)

Mister Manners sug-

gests that the proper re-

sponse after passing gas

is “Pardon me.” But a

study from the Univer-

sity of Exeter found that

being exposed to the gas

released in flatulence

may help stave off heart

attacks, strokes, and

dementia. Perhaps the

correct response should

be “You’re welcome.”

—Rich kilian

Garrettsville, Ohio

My Coma Miracle

I am very curious to

learn what happened

to the truck driver who

How to Survive

Anything

After reading about how to survive a

bad haircut, I was reminded of a quip my

father used to say: What’s the difference

between a bad haircut and a good haircut?

Two weeks.

—Fred E. Bauer Loveland, Ohio

LETTERS

Notes on the

May issue

caused this accident.

The story says a man

stopped the fleeing

truck after it ran over

the woman on the bike.

Please tell me he was

arrested and punished!

—Carol hardie

Culver, Oregon

From the Editors:

The truck driver who

ran over Colleen Kelly

Alexander was ticketed

for failing to stop at

a stop sign. Alexander’s

lawsuit against the

trucking company to

cover her medical bills

was settled out of court.

Zing! How to Craft

a Comeback

During our teen years,

my sister often bested

me in arguments. After

one defeat, I spent an

hour hammering out a

smart, scathing response.

When I finally hit her

with my perfect come-

back, she said, “I bet it

took you all that time to

think that up, didn’t it?”

Utter surrender.

—Lynette combs

Norfolk, Virginia

Photo Finish

I just saw the camels

in your photo caption

contest and literally

laughed out loud at

this one: “What do you

call a camel without

a hump? Humphrey!”

—Pamela wilder,

Sebring, Florida

A Silent Epidemic

of Broken Bones

Your article on osteo-

porosis was very infor-

mative to those of us

who have been recently

diagnosed with this

disease. Thank you very

much. Secondly, your

letter from a reader,

Mary Burns Gresham,

6 july/august 2019

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