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If Looks Could Kill

~ Back in the Day ~ A young English major from Wisconsin In passionate romance was ensconced in She fell hard for a poet Alas, he did not know it Said: ‘You look just like Lady Bird Johnson!’* ____________________________________ *JIC (Just in case) you don't remember 'Lady Bird,' she was the wife of President Lyndon Baines Johnson (1960's). I wouldn't say she was homely looking or anything, but ...

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Date: 5/29/2022 8:17:00 PM
Funny and educational for the young whippersnappers.
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 5/29/2022 8:30:00 PM
Ha, ha, ha. Love that word, 'whippersnappers!' Thanks, Bill!
Date: 5/24/2022 1:24:00 PM
Lucy Baines maybe but not Lady Bird
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 5/24/2022 1:59:00 PM
Oh, feathers! ~ Big Bird
Date: 5/20/2022 11:04:00 AM
Ha! That is not something I’d want to hear, Gershon! Funny…
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 5/20/2022 1:31:00 PM
Remember all those 'Birds' back in the White House back then?! Pretty funny... Wonder where Larry Bird might have stood in the pecking order? Take care, Ilene! :) gw

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