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Smelly cab

Remember the Seinfeld episode where Elaine gets in the cab that reeks of killer B.O.?

The smell stuck to her clothes — was even in her mouth — long after she got out of the taxi.

I can do her one better.

After being out of town all week — four cities in four days, two missed flights, and more airplane boxed meals than I care to remember — I excitedly jumped in the cab to get home to my dog.  And what was there to greet me?

KILLER FARTS

I say farts (plural) because it wasn’t just one that faded away as I sat there.  No, the odor was constant and cloying and seemed to invade every pore of my skin.

Elaine, if you’re out there in your imaginary world, I’m pretty sure farts trump B.O. — I win!

Which means I lose.  Oh yes, I lose BIG TIME.

Fickle fat

So, I have decided the current recommended way to revive a lackluster career is to gain a lot of weight and then take it off as a spokesperson for Jenny Craig or Weight Watchers or such.

Look at what it it has done for Valerie Bertinelli and Marie Osmond — both had practically disappeared from the public eye, and now — BAM — everywhere you look, there they are, and  ’50 pounds lighter’ to boot.

And, now even comedians — the ones you’d think would make the biggest fun of this phenomena — are joining in.

Jason Alexander, George from “Seinfeld.”

Nicole Sullivan of “MADtv” and “King of Queens.”

Sara Rue of “Less than Perfect.”

Really?  Is this the only way to get your name back out there?

Or can actors only lose weight when everyone is watching them (or someone is paying them to do it)?

I suppose it’s inspirational on some level.  But mostly, it comes across as desperate.

Oh well…reality shows have trained us to enjoy desperate.

Starve on!