{"id":19574,"date":"2026-02-28T04:44:24","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T04:44:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dynenews.com\/?p=19574"},"modified":"2026-02-28T04:44:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T04:44:24","slug":"when-pride-rides-high-humility-presses-the-last-button","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dynenews.com\/?p=19574","title":{"rendered":"When pride rides high, humility presses the last button."},"content":{"rendered":"

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Three floors later, the old woman had reached her destination. As she exited the elevator, she paused for a brief second. The two younger women watched her from the corner of their eyes, expecting silence, maybe even embarrassment.<\/p>\n

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Instead, the old woman turned slightly toward them.<\/p>\n

She smiled sweetly.<\/p>\n

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And then\u2014<\/p>\n

She let out a loud, unapologetic fart.<\/p>\n

The elevator instantly filled with a very different kind of \u201cscent.\u201d<\/p>\n

As the doors began to close, she looked back at the two stunned women and said calmly,<\/p>\n

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\u201cBroccoli\u2026 49 cents a pound.\u201d<\/p>\n

The doors shut.<\/p>\n

Inside the elevator, the two young women stood frozen \u2014 their expensive perfumes no match for the reality that had just overpowered them. Their arrogance dissolved faster than their fragrance.<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, the old woman walked down the hallway with dignity, her head held high and a quiet chuckle in her chest.<\/p>\n

Because sometimes, no matter how expensive the perfume\u2026<\/p>\n

Life has a way of reminding everyone that we\u2019re all human.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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