Evidence the Word Self Is a Euphemism for Too Many Things These Days

Elderly clown-whore #1: I mean, how far can you spread yourself?
Elderly clown-whore #2: Oh, yes, you can’t spread yourself very far without your stomach starting to hurt.
Elderly clown-whore #1: Yes, you know how much my stomach hurt that time.

–Astor Garden, Metropolitan Museum of Art

Overheard by: KittyKat