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Cats, Hats, and Bats

A weird old woman loved cats And outlandish broad-rimmed hats Why should we think it odd The old dame is quite mod, Why she even dines with her bats.
written, Winter 1972 edited June 29, 2021 [first published in The Hoosier Challenger, 1972; republished in By-Line, Summer, 1989]

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Date: 7/1/2021 6:32:00 AM
LOL Good one Milton :)
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L Milton Hankins
Date: 7/1/2021 7:23:00 AM
Thank you, Heidi.
Date: 7/1/2021 1:39:00 AM
LOL! It takes a lot of guts to dine with your pet bats! This is really funny Milton. Cheers...ab
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Date: 7/1/2021 7:25:00 AM
Thanks, Anselmo. I'm glad you got a good laugh out of it.
Date: 6/30/2021 11:09:00 PM
"dining with her bats" - I am trying to picture this; and unfortunately I am readily able to do it.
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Date: 7/1/2021 7:48:00 AM
Good for you, Caren. Have a nice meal.
Date: 6/30/2021 3:22:00 PM
That’s well wacky... but I love well wacky. Good fun, Milt. Terry
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Date: 6/30/2021 3:45:00 PM
Thanks, Terry, glad you enjoyed it.
Date: 6/30/2021 2:36:00 PM
lol love it:-) hugs Jan xx
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Date: 6/30/2021 3:45:00 PM
Thank you, Jan, so glad you enjoyed it.

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