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Limerick: Twenty-Three Skidoo

Flapper Shirley Shively sighed and thought, how could she? She'd love to do that hootchie-kootchie dance, but would she? Though the boys she loved to tease, She was, sadly, quite obese. Surely Shirley Shively shouldn't shimmy, should she?

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Date: 3/25/2023 1:09:00 PM
A little bit of a tongue twister, too, I might add. / Maurice
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Jim Slaughter
Date: 3/25/2023 1:33:00 PM
Yes, M...I tripped up a few times when typing it.
Date: 3/25/2023 8:38:00 AM
LOL, had a chuckle
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Jim Slaughter
Date: 3/25/2023 10:23:00 AM
Thanks, Jack.
Date: 3/19/2023 12:20:00 PM
this is so much fun to read aloud, jim! i enjoyed...
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Jim Slaughter
Date: 3/19/2023 12:38:00 PM
Thanks, Ilene. I wonder how a "lisper" would fare with that last line...
Date: 3/19/2023 11:32:00 AM
Why ever not, Shirley Shively should shimmy with pride, never mind how wide she is on the outside, what matters is what shimmy’s in her inside… Belle
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Jim Slaughter
Date: 3/19/2023 12:38:00 PM
Absolutely, Belle...if you got it, flaunt it. Thanks.
Date: 3/19/2023 10:59:00 AM
Shhhh:) I was amazed at Hairspray movie character, you either have or not :)))
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Jim Slaughter
Date: 3/19/2023 12:39:00 PM
I hadn't thought of that, Margarita, but now that you mention it...Thanks.
Date: 3/19/2023 10:18:00 AM
A cute Limerick write. Fat girls can dance toooooooo. Have a fun day writing away............
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Jim Slaughter
Date: 3/19/2023 12:39:00 PM
You bet they can, Paula...some of them, anyway. Thank you.
Date: 3/19/2023 9:33:00 AM
Made me laugh out loud, Jim. Not a visual I want to focus on. LOL
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Jim Slaughter
Date: 3/19/2023 9:36:00 AM
Yeah, I'm sure Shirley got lots of wiggle room on the dance floor. Thanks.

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