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<p>Listen, there artists and then there are <em>artistes</em> (it&#39;s French, babe, look it up). The latter is a sacred term used to describe only those who have earned it, and today I would like to introduce you to a woman who has.</p><oembed>https://www.instagram.com/p/BviCGp0gyJc/</oembed><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Meet <a href="https://www.instagram.com/marybethbarone/" target="_blank">Mary Beth Barone</a>, a New York city comedian and master of her craft. In a recent Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/marybethbarone/status/1123587453275836418" target="_blank">post</a>, Barone shared images of a homemade pamphlet she created that answered all the inevitable questions her family would have about her date. According to the pamphlet, Barone was going on a date while on a family vacation (brave), so she decided to save herself some breath/sanity by answering any and all questions via the written word. Genius.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">yes, I did pass these out on my last family vacation. <a href="https://t.co/B7Q9P99kQu">pic.twitter.com/B7Q9P99kQu</a></p>&mdash; mary beth (@marybethbarone) <a href="https://twitter.com/marybethbarone/status/1123587453275836418?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 1, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="Iconic." data-attribution="" data-attribution-url="https://twitter.com/marybethbarone/status/1123587453275836418" height="4032" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/pamph-yEYzaw.jpeg" width="3024" /></div> <figcaption>Iconic.</figcaption> </figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Like, literally what even is the &quot;Mona Lisa,&quot; and who do we talk to make sure this pamphlet replaces it at the Louvre.</p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="Gorgeous." data-attribution="" data-attribution-url="https://twitter.com/marybethbarone/status/1123587453275836418" height="4032" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/pamph1-OyFmqV.jpeg" width="3024" /></div> <figcaption>Gorgeous.</figcaption> </figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>So important to remind loved ones to stay chill during these times of duress.</p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="Legendary." data-attribution="" data-attribution-url="https://twitter.com/marybethbarone/status/1123587453275836418" height="4032" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/pamph2-o9aX8L.jpeg" width="3024" /></div> <figcaption>Legendary.</figcaption> </figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>This innovative idea opens up so many doors for women in America...and across the world. We could make pamphlets for...everything. We could never have to explain anything to our families, men, or our one problematic friend ever again. Attending a high school reunion and don&#39;t feel like updating everyone on what you&#39;ve been up to? Make a pamphlet. Deciding that bangs are the right choice for your head shape and that you&#39;re going to move forward with them no matter what your friends and family say? Pamphlet. And the list goes on and on.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img src="https://media.giphy.com/media/7JvlHfd7C2GDr7zfZF/giphy.gif" alt="Remote file" width="498" height="280"></div></figure></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Of course, we were not the only one who noticed this masterpiece.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">😂😂😂😂 The fun fact on the doggie just <a href="https://t.co/1GXllLTXuv">pic.twitter.com/1GXllLTXuv</a></p>&mdash; THANK YOU NAYA. ❤️ (@coco_pinki_) <a href="https://twitter.com/coco_pinki_/status/1123955865906753537?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 2, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Wow if I had done that over Christmas I might still be living at home</p>&mdash; Jeni (@jenicetomeetyou) <a href="https://twitter.com/jenicetomeetyou/status/1123960086651650053?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 2, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">this is the moment that all those brochure-making projects in 4th grade were training us for</p>&mdash; kt *is now 👻 spooky 👻* (@artg1rl) <a href="https://twitter.com/artg1rl/status/1123763825969381377?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 2, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="ltr"> <a href="https://t.co/xMtdIedWNQ">pic.twitter.com/xMtdIedWNQ</a></p>&mdash; @e.g.scottwrites (@EGScottwrites) <a href="https://twitter.com/EGScottwrites/status/1123767150198628352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 2, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>We stan!!!</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

Comedian uses pamphlets to inform family she'll be dating during their vacation. We stan a legend.

Listen, there artists and then there are artistes (it&#39;s French, babe, look it up). The latter is a sacred term used to describe only those who have earned it, and today I would like to introduce you to a woman who has.https://www.instagram.com/p/BviCGp0gyJc/Meet Mary Beth Barone, a New York city comedian and master of her craft. In a recent Twitter post, Barone shared images of a homemade pamphlet she created that answered all the inevitable questions her family would have about her date. According to the pamphlet, Barone was going on a date while on a family vacation (brave), so she decided to save herself some breath/sanity by answering any and all questions via the written word. Genius.yes, I did pass these out on my last family vacation. pic.twitter.com/B7Q9P99kQu&mdash; mary beth (@marybethbarone) May 1, 2019  Iconic. Like, literally what even is the &quot;Mona Lisa,&quot; and who do we talk to make sure this pamphlet replaces it at the Louvre. Gorgeous. So important to remind loved ones to stay chill during these times of duress. Legendary. This innovative idea opens up so many doors for women in America...and across the world. We could make pamphlets for...everything. We could never have to explain anything to our families, men, or our one problematic friend ever again. Attending a high school reunion and don&#39;t feel like updating everyone on what you&#39;ve been up to? Make a pamphlet. Deciding that bangs are the right choice for your head shape and that you&#39;re going to move forward with them no matter what your friends and family say? Pamphlet. And the list goes on and on.Of course, we were not the only one who noticed this masterpiece.😂😂😂😂 The fun fact on the doggie just pic.twitter.com/1GXllLTXuv&mdash; THANK YOU NAYA. ❤️ (@coco_pinki_) May 2, 2019 Wow if I had done that over Christmas I might still be living at home&mdash; Jeni (@jenicetomeetyou) May 2, 2019 this is the moment that all those brochure-making projects in 4th grade were training us for&mdash; kt *is now 👻 spooky 👻* (@artg1rl) May 2, 2019  pic.twitter.com/xMtdIedWNQ&mdash; @e.g.scottwrites (@EGScottwrites) May 2, 2019 We stan!!!