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Husband For Sale

(tongue in cheek by this moldering geek.) Thy marriage doth incurably ail, even strangers would vouchsafe (with nary any cavil), and perhaps even avail herself (sight unseen), with a moderate chance zee spouse might bewail this bread crumb winner, chauffeur, bill payer latching on to mine tattered coattail in an effort to sustain this misery loves company wedded harrowed distress, where future prospect appears dim (sum) mutt unlikely to curtail or halt this (mine button nose to the grind stone) pennilessness only promises inevitable derail ment, since grow wing unflattering pessimism only harkens more (spiraling down rabbit hole re: abysmal) substantial hardship (possibly even homelessness), asper my remaining lifetime woeful struggle - as sigh exhale before figuring out what to write for these ensuing lines, yet strongly anticipating zero lucky search for a female, if this mister didst decouple from his caboose - whereat Abby Robin (the missus) will holler "VAMOOSE" as an opportunity to exit clear and present danger field pinning optimism for a gal, who exhibits ambition, earns her own income (or per slim or fat chance might be independently wealthy), plus bing hearty and hale, this chap communicates no outlandish fanciful general electric sponsored idea, which elaborate or general sketch for some ideal counterpart might immediately impale any likelihood on a figurative crucifixion hmm...maybe turning to a life of crime, and befriending a foul mouthed, heavily pierced, and tattooed in jail professing pseudonymous party privy to access Swiss Bank accounts own much moolah - kale as said in the narco world wide webbed trade, thus such laundered legal tender, would clearly evince natural "green thumb" talent in tandem with sharp (as a hawk) business acumen spiriting over financially choppy waters as doth a lugsail with this aging baby boomer male he generally steers toward straight and true analogous to an ace carpenter blindly hammering the head of a nail pounding out frustration unsure if asking price over-scale regarding negligible demand for preowned, housebroken, and domesticated fellow, whose demeanor pastorale.

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