Want a Mint?
Have there ever been those times when you feel like you are going to pass out from some sort of poison eminating from a co-workers mouth? Do you think the person emitting the gas realizes they are causing your brain cells to shut down? I have to admit, there have been times when I had a sinus infection that I knew my breath was strong enough to take down a flock of seagulls at 100 yards. In those cases though, I have a family size bag of cherry cough drops to mask the scent. I usually get the "who has cherry cough drops" question about a dozen times that day. I guess that's better than walking down the hallway to see people scatter and fall out like the parting of the Red Sea. When a co-worker walks up with bad breath, is it polite to offer them gum, a mint, one of those breath strips, or a fire hose? I think so. You see, transient bad breath is a very common temporary condition caused by such things as oral dryness, stress, hunger (ketosis), eating certain foods such as