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January 13th, 2023

January 13th, 2023 After wishing upon a star to garner a handsome windfall as a positive fated birthday gift lo and behold, these ears didn't deceive me, cuz I discerned a partial telephone message hinting at word winnings to good to be true. I (a sheepish fellow) nearly got fleeced... to the tune of five hundred dollars courtesy publishers clearing house scam nearly got the wool pulled over my eyes lucky for me presence of the missus a force not to be reckoned with, she madly gesticulated yours truly to hang up the telephone. Predacious con artists flourish thick as thieves insinuating themselves with practiced braggadocio annoyingly swat away her/his feigned friendly felicitousness courtesy mine non affirmative action think my feeble and meek polite verbal declinations. Characteristic passiveness pervaded persona non grata of yours truly, whether being the "scapegoat" all throughout twelve years enslavement constituting skool of hard knocks reflexively withdrawing within self seriously contemplating existence as Norwegian bachelor farmer. After consuming copious platefuls of powdered milk biscuits, I (an ordinarily shy person) bucked and chucked conventional behavior of mine, plucked courage with humorous repartee off times conjuring the perfect comeback versus smarting with absent quick wittedness ex post facto. Overzealousness ofttimes finds yours truly trying to overcompensate being pegged as quietest student, whose severe nasality reinforced (courtesy submucous cleft palate) impeded communicating spontaneously even now thinking twice before interjecting a comment viz aperçu (ideally humorous) to feel included among social venue or milieu.

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