Ginger Meggs by Jason Chatfield for July 31, 2022

Good call dude.

I don’t anyone — friends, classmates, and even parents — will be sitting next to Ginger if he does one once-a-week shower.

Pass out the clothes pins to everyone in class that has to make contact with Ginge. The side comment sounds about right.

“It’s no sin to get dirty and it is no sin to stay dirty. The sin is to stay dirty when there’s no need to stay that way.” My great grandfather to a 3-4 year old me when I didn’t want to take a bath…

Two thoughts…

Heard on the radio that Washing is not popular. Mostly the information came about single men. (And they wonder why they can’t find dates!) Washing bed sheets was close to once a season. Dishes was around once a month. And bathing is about once a week. After a while… even pets would abandon such people with these cleanliness practices!

There is something called a French Shower (a derogatory term). It is dousing yourself in cologne or perfume so that no one can smell your body odor. I’m not sure which is worse. Body odor… or the choking cloud of cologne/perfume that is mixed with a hint of body odor.

In a couple years he will more than happy to take long showers at least once a day.

Tell him Minnie will also keep her distance and THEN he’ll change his mind.