Drabble Saga 14: A Nose By Any Other Name

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"Can I ask something?"

"Ask."

"Why do they call you, 'The Nose?'"

"Three reasons: first is my name. My ancestors came from Tripoli and the family name got written down as Al Nez in Italy. Nez sounds like nose."

"So you're part Arab?"

"Greek. They adopted the name because of where they lived."

"Oh."

"Second, I do have a big nose. Having a big nose is considered manly. You may giggle but it's true."

"I'm not giggling."

"It's a cute giggle. Third, I've got a reputation for smelling trouble, guessing right when things go wrong."

"Maybe you've got a cold?"

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Of course, "The Nose"...

... is one of the better paying jobs in the perfume industry...

Proportional

So she's a Double-D and he's from Triple-E, sounds like they're made for each other.

There is that other thing they say about the size of a man's nose...

You're thinking of the Steve Martin film, Roxanne

You are a very naughty girl.

John in Wauwatosa

P.S. As they said in Young Frankenstein, "He'd have an enormous schwanstucker!"

"He'll be t’rrific’ly popular."

P.P.S. Or as they said in Notting Hill, "Big feet, big ... shoes."

John in Wauwatosa