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No Leaks, No Spewage

A tight-lipped President, Calvin Coolidge
Never prone to very much verbiage
   He kept his interviews brief
   Causing reporters much grief
Now we pine for his kind ~ That's a truage

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Kenneth Cheney

November 2, 2021 at 10:16 AM

A tip of the cap to old 'Silent Cal'. Today's bloviators could learn somethings.

Gershon Wolf

November 2, 2021 at 6:57 PM

'Silent Cal' out-lasted them all! Smiles, Gershon

Judy Ball

November 1, 2021 at 6:48 PM

There is an old saying that goes: "Never Let Your Left Hand Know What Your Right Hand Is Doing." The Book Of Proverbs tells us: "A Wise Man Keeps His Mouth Shut And Is Sometimes Thought A Fool. A Fool Opens His Mouth Wide And Removes All Doubt." A good one Gershon. God Bless, JB

Gershon Wolf

November 1, 2021 at 7:05 PM

I love that second proverb you quoted, Judy!... Heard this today: I wouldn't say that my sister is chatty or anything, but the police pulled her over today and told here 'You have the right to remain silent.' Smiles, Gershon

Caren Krutsinger

November 1, 2021 at 10:19 AM

I say let's fine some who are too wise to open their mouths.

Mike Gentile

November 1, 2021 at 4:18 AM

I will say Ole' to that GW!! Happy Monday!!

Gershon Wolf

November 2, 2021 at 6:59 PM

'Ole' is 'OK' by me. ~ O'Grady, Leahy and O'Shea

Evelyn Judy Buehler

October 31, 2021 at 8:06 PM

An amusing and nicely written limerick, Gershon. Enjoy your week. Evelyn :)

Gershon Wolf

October 31, 2021 at 8:15 PM

Glad you found this enjoyable, Evelyn. Dream Big now! :) gw

L Milton Hankins

October 31, 2021 at 7:51 PM

Yep, I think so, Gershon. He was also a man who stood his ground...even if it was pretty shaky. That New England spine...or is it spinal tap??? ps. I visited his humble little village.

Gershon Wolf

October 31, 2021 at 7:56 PM

Ha, ha. I see that Mr. Coolidge was born in Vermont, close enough to New Hampshire, where I survived four brutal, and I mean brutal winters... It's so long ago, but I remember the last line of the (Dartmouth) song: 'And the granite of New Hampshire in their muscles and their brains.' Probably Coolidge borrowed some of that granite. lol. .. As for me I was 'in Dartmouth,' but never 'of Dartmouth.' For me, it was almost a total waste of $9,900. Actually not. I learned how to learn... But I've never been back. ($9,900 was the total cost Tuition, R&B, and Books for four years ending in 1972. Our class newsletter just confirmed that recently. Can you believe it?). Smiles, gw

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