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Refurbished Nursery Rhymes: The old woman who lived in a shoe

It's no wonder that old dame knew not what to do, If she thought she could raise kids alone in a shoe. She proved after the second She was overly fecund, Maybe Mother Goose reckoned she'd have child support, too.

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Date: 7/21/2024 10:27:00 AM
Awesome.
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Jim Slaughter
Date: 7/21/2024 10:32:00 AM
Thanks, Andrea.
Date: 7/12/2024 12:09:00 PM
So fun and with a serious side! Love it!
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Jim Slaughter
Date: 7/13/2024 10:35:00 AM
Thanks, Crystol. I wonder how many guys would be making those payments...if she could collect 'em...
Date: 6/29/2024 7:54:00 PM
She didn't? This poem was nicely redone
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Jim Slaughter
Date: 6/30/2024 9:26:00 AM
Thanks, Hilda. No, I'd say the only "support" she got was in making the kids.
Date: 6/29/2024 5:28:00 PM
Who comes up with this stuff? One would assume it was a rather large shoe, or they were really really tiny people. In any case, nice lim jim
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Jim Slaughter
Date: 6/30/2024 9:24:00 AM
Thanks, Tom. Take your pick I guess.
Date: 6/29/2024 1:23:00 PM
lol love it! I too wrote one about this lady but in mine she was crazy and lost it all!
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Jim Slaughter
Date: 6/30/2024 9:23:00 AM
Thanks, Karen. Yes, I imagine having too many kids will do that to a person.
Date: 6/29/2024 10:55:00 AM
She let that Gander get away without paying a dime. She shoulda laced up more than her shoe! LOL Fun Limmie, Jim.
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Jim Slaughter
Date: 6/30/2024 9:22:00 AM
Lin, thank you. I guess she didn't have very good "hindsight".
Date: 6/29/2024 10:12:00 AM
ha ha ha love it Jim:-) hugs jan xx
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Jim Slaughter
Date: 6/30/2024 9:21:00 AM
Thanks, Jan.

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