Costly

     Talk is cheap, they say

       though it may cost you

         your source of pay
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Date: 9/1/2025 5:59:00 AM
.."if a lie of the blackest will save you then lie while you have the breath in you"...
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Date: 8/31/2025 6:33:00 PM
haha, so true! hmm, usually (not always) I could keep my mouth shut at work. Why not at home?
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 8/31/2025 7:56:00 PM
Can't let down that guard at home, my man. Scream at work if you must!
Date: 8/31/2025 5:17:00 PM
good one, Gershon! appreciate the light insight in this poem, enjoy your week ahead, Sara
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 8/31/2025 7:59:00 PM
Maybe the light AND the insight... Ahem, I imagine that's stretching this one a bit, eh? lol.
Date: 8/31/2025 3:40:00 PM
Yes, but I'm retired. Everything is said now.
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 8/31/2025 8:06:00 PM
Gee, whiz, golly-socks. Not having the time of your life yet, Hilda? This is what it's all about! The 'golden years.' ... So-named because everything costs at least a pound of gold, I think.
Date: 8/31/2025 12:03:00 PM
I have my own interpretation but you will enjoy my grandson’s (10 yo) that the old day’s pay phones cost you!
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 8/31/2025 8:07:00 PM
10 yo... a penny for each year. Remember when pay phone calls cost a dime?
Date: 8/31/2025 3:40:00 AM
And it should: The boss may not be always right...but he is always the boss. Good one, Gershon.
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 8/31/2025 8:08:00 PM
That one sounds like: 'Stick with me for 6 months and you'll be half a year older...'
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