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How Quaint

Ring the bell-hop, how quaint Dial the Operator? – Translate! … Western Union’s clickety-clack, now faint alongside the sensory lure of wet paint All of these ~ today, ain’t

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Date: 7/8/2025 3:26:00 PM
LOL…and us that remember are antiquated, ain’t we?! ~ Brenda Starr
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 7/10/2025 4:52:00 AM
Well aren’t “we” humorous!
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 7/8/2025 8:32:00 PM
'WE' that remember. ~ Grammar Gargoyle
Date: 7/8/2025 2:45:00 PM
I guess we speak a different language today, GW. Fun way to confuse the kids though ;-)
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 7/8/2025 8:36:00 PM
When in doubt, confuse 'em, as Red Skelton sed to say.
Date: 7/8/2025 2:21:00 PM
You bring back a sweet memory in your poem.
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 7/8/2025 8:30:00 PM
Keep those memories sweet, Hilda. Fall stop. ~ Western Onion
Date: 7/8/2025 2:05:00 PM
ha! what a perfect ending, gershon!
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 7/8/2025 8:27:00 PM
And 'ending' all those things are. lol. Thanks, Ilene.
Date: 7/8/2025 1:46:00 PM
a fun one ~
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 7/8/2025 8:39:00 PM
Keep smiling, Line. ~ Gershon
Date: 7/8/2025 1:04:00 PM
hmmm, I still need a translator sometimes on phone calls I get. haha. This is really cool, Gershon
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 7/8/2025 8:47:00 PM
Yow must still be 'ESLing' it, eh?

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