Barney & Clyde by Gene Weingarten; Dan Weingarten & David Clark for July 30, 2023

And this is funny, how?

Nice to watch friends (no, not the second-rate TV show)

You should see a dermatologist once a year

He should watch “Dr Pimple Popper” to learn about cysts and their treatment.

See? She does care.

I had one of those on the back side of my neck twenty years ago. The doctor wanted to leave it, but I insisted it be removed before it got even bigger. I’ve never had another.

“What’s that ugly thing on your neck? Oh, Pardon me. That’s your head.”

Workplace harassment. How about if he says “what are those large lumps on your chest? Maybe I should have a better look at them”?

She clearly made him uncomfortable and created a hostile environment. He knows it’s there. If she’s so keen to comment on it she could do it outside of work.

Afraid of drs, but is an executive at a pharmaceutical company.

Inspired by real life. Gene recently had the same minor out-patient procedure to removed a cyst. He was hospitalized for almost a week. See the gory details at his Substack site, the Gene Pool, https://geneweingarten.substack.com/

It’s almost as if she secretly loves him.

All the really good stuff from WaPo seems to be on Substack. I may cancel my WaPo subscription the way they cancel good writing.