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Remember When We Went Off To College In the '60's

Remember when we 'matured' and went off to college And they classified all us guys as wimps or as jocks The latter got the girls, the press and the glory While the former were ridiculed, scorned and mocked And though we took courses to become Lawyers, accountants or docs Half of us wound up on Wall Street Trading bonds, options or stocks A few of us joined the Army For campaigns like "Awe and Shock" Many more became computer specialists Who liked to think outside the box Yes, there were those who found cures For diseases like hepatitis and chicken pox Others who delved into eternal mysteries Like Saturn's rings or the vernal equinox But now we're on the brink of retirement We've had our fair share of hard knocks We've decided it's finally time to relax--- To enjoy eating creamcheese on bagels with lox

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Date: 11/28/2018 7:56:00 PM
my first year university ('67) i acquired an 'infrequent'...and now...it's frequent ...cofcof : )
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