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On the Usefulness of Comeuppance

Comeuppance is a useful word when confronted by a beggar nerd Give him no more than tuppence a fitting and proper comeuppance

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Tom Cunningham

Date: 6/12/2022 2:09:00 AM

You are too generous Gershon lol. Tom

Tom Cunningham
Date: 6/13/2022 12:17:00 AM

Will need a pick up from the airport.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 6/12/2022 6:37:00 PM

Tom, when they wrote the Magnanimous Charter, guess who they were writing about? Right! - Not me! lol

I Am Anaya
Date: 6/12/2022 11:43:00 AM

You too, Tom come visit, for you it's free! Anaya

I Am Anaya

Date: 6/11/2022 9:40:00 PM

Give him a penny and that his punishment? Very interesting GW...Anaya

Gershon Wolf
Date: 6/12/2022 6:36:00 PM

I'll be there shortly, Anaya. But my fee is merely a half-penny per stanza. lol. ~ gw

I Am Anaya
Date: 6/12/2022 11:42:00 AM

Come by and visit, I have something special for you....I'll pay you a penny for every word you read GW!

Gershon Wolf
Date: 6/11/2022 9:42:00 PM

I'm thinking of that line from a beggar in 'Fiddler on the Roof:' "So, if you had a bad week, why should I suffer?!" I'll give him three pence perhaps... ~ gw