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Happy 4th of July- Patriotic Repost

In order to save some money
Which in hindsight wasn't smart
Me and my buddies got together 
To make our own fireworks

And as luck would have it
We found all we need under the kitchen sink
The whole time looking to do this cheap
Instead we came out free

Knowing this day would draw a crowd
As soon as the rumor mill filled up
So in our vast wisdom with a few cells missing
We mixed the batch up in Jimmy's tub

Not being exact on science
As illustrated in that magazine
We felt no need to measure
And might have gone a bit extreme 

As soon as the stuff started bubbling up
That thought did cross our minds
Remember at the start, saying it wasn't smart
And that little mention of hindsight

With the size of the flash, little wonder we're not ash
And still have all our fingers and our toes
It's hard to explain the size of the bang
And why now Jimmy's house is one big hole

But we did put on a show not soon forgotten 
That could be seen from outer space
And where Jimmy's house used to be 
There's now a community pool in it's place 

So come and join us on this holiday 
Burgers, beer, and of course fireworks
In fact we're heading to Davy's house now
To mix a few things up...

Copyright © | Year Posted 2017




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Date: 7/5/2017 9:51:00 AM
Boys will be boys:) lol Mike, this is so funny. Lol Love this one!!
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Date: 7/5/2017 8:32:00 AM
I'm a day late reading this so I'll award GOTD! (giggle of the day) twice. I couldn't see it yesterday — I had ear plugs in;-) Cheerybooms ~ john
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Date: 7/4/2017 6:23:00 PM
Creative funny repost Mike! Happy 4th of July to you too!~Che :)
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