Reader: Give David Sedaris a hand!

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​David Sedaris played the Paramount on November 7, and the essayist/commentator was a big hit, discussing everything from the house he wanted to buy in England to where white men shit to, well, shitting in your hand, as Kelsey Whipple noted in her "10 best David Sedaris quotes" post.

A fan has more to add on one of those topics:

Writes Amanda Kay:

David Sedaris and I actually did talk about shitting in your hand. I told him about the raft you have to make to hide the poo. This was back when he was in Orlando on October 30th. But he was amazing!

If you missed the Paramount performance, you can still read the "10 best David Sedaris quotes" here, where you can also join in the conversation.

And in the meantime, here's another classic Sedaris quote:

If you're looking for sympathy, you can find it between shit and syphilis in the dictionary.

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