Poor Atlas

Whatever you've heard about the earth,
know that it has tremendous girth.  
You cannot collapse or fold it,
and poor Atlas has to hold it.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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Wolf Avatar
June 12, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Charley still holding on there, is he?! ~ Arnold Schwartzneggar
Crandall Avatar
June 13, 2025 at 3:06 PM
I think someone whose name I won't mention, said, hey Charley, can you hold this for a second, and then took off ~ 97-pound Weakling.
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