Critterature: A Word About the Centipede

Please don't think it odd if I intercede
On behalf of the poor lowly centipede.
Though he does get the blues
When he has to buy shoes,
He's better off than his cousin, the millipede.
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Delaney Avatar
May 30, 2025 at 1:17 PM
HA Ha and the moral is....? Let me tell you. ha ha again. There is always someone worse off than we are. Cheers, SuZ
Slaughter Avatar
May 31, 2025 at 1:32 PM
No question about that, Suzanne, thank you.
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