Rounding Out My Performance

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Stupendously, I walk a straight line, a mile high, across the tight rope.
Following my death-defying performance, I shower, slip on the soap.

11/27/2021
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Date: 12/14/2021 4:23:00 PM
oh so funny Kim, many congrats on your win:-) hugs Jan xx
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 12/15/2021 5:04:00 AM
Thank you! So glad to have you back and wishing you great health and happiness! Merry Christmas!
Date: 12/8/2021 1:37:00 PM
Congratulations on your win....the image is quite funny, but I image the reality is it hurts. Blessings, Paulette
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 12/8/2021 2:17:00 PM
Thanks, Paulette!
Date: 12/7/2021 3:07:00 PM
Great irony, Kim. Congrats on an awesome win
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 12/7/2021 3:46:00 PM
Thank you, Andrea!
Date: 12/7/2021 10:37:00 AM
Clever and so true. Well done. Congrats Kim.
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 12/7/2021 11:13:00 AM
Thank you, Greg!
Date: 12/6/2021 8:53:00 AM
GOOD one, Kim! A huge CONGRATS. Janice
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 12/6/2021 11:11:00 AM
Thank you, Janice!
Date: 12/6/2021 7:49:00 AM
Congratulations! This is hilarious! Love it!
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 12/6/2021 11:11:00 AM
Thank you, Malabika!
Date: 12/6/2021 5:10:00 AM
The humor in this is laudable. Congratulations on your deserved win !
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 12/6/2021 11:10:00 AM
Thank you, Valsa!
Date: 12/6/2021 4:18:00 AM
An great write as usual; sticking to the rules of the contest; with thought-provoking reflection. Congratulations!
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 12/6/2021 4:22:00 AM
Thank you, my friend!
Date: 12/6/2021 12:38:00 AM
Irony in a nutshell. Great win, Kim. Congrats. Terry
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 12/6/2021 4:22:00 AM
Thank you, Terry!
Date: 12/5/2021 10:48:00 PM
Wow! Congrats! Thanks for sharing this... making me chuckle. God bless you.
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 12/6/2021 4:22:00 AM
Thank you, Beata!
Date: 12/5/2021 10:39:00 PM
Nicely done, Kim, laughs is assured, Aloha!
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 12/6/2021 4:22:00 AM
Thank you, William!
Date: 12/5/2021 8:56:00 PM
Love this Kim, so funny and down-to-earth real. Enjoyed the title and graphic too. Congrats on your podium win.
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 12/5/2021 9:05:00 PM
Thank you, John! :)
Date: 12/5/2021 6:49:00 PM
Oh dear Kim! Hope there were no bruises, breaks or concussions! Just when we don't expect it, triumph turns into irony! Congratulations on your win!
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 12/5/2021 9:06:00 PM
Thank you, Sam! :)
Date: 12/5/2021 6:39:00 PM
Your clever pen never fails you, Kim. A wonderfully ironic couplet, my friend. Congratulations for your excellent win in Milton's contest. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 12/5/2021 9:06:00 PM
Thank you, Susan! ~ hugs
Date: 12/5/2021 5:07:00 PM
Congratulations, Kim. This one elicited a hearty laugh. You might want to try writing for a comedian! (chuckling)
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 12/5/2021 5:14:00 PM
Thank you so much! :)
Date: 11/30/2021 9:26:00 PM
This is terrific! Good luck in Hank's contest.
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 12/5/2021 5:14:00 PM
Thank you!
Date: 11/30/2021 8:38:00 PM
This is indeed so funny ! After a death defying performance, slipping on the soap and falling is real tragedy!
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 12/5/2021 5:14:00 PM
Thank you :)
Date: 11/28/2021 8:34:00 AM
Dear Kim, thanks for the laugh. You walk a tight rope and slip on a piece of soap :) Hope you di not get hurt. Hugs.
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 11/28/2021 10:35:00 AM
It’s all up in the air ;)
Date: 11/28/2021 2:52:00 AM
Ha! Very funny and clever, Kim! Good luck in the contest…
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 11/28/2021 6:30:00 AM
Thank you, Ilene!
Date: 11/27/2021 6:53:00 PM
Now, That is Funny! What tremendous irony you've penned. Super contest entry, Kim. Have a blessed Sunday, Gershon
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 11/27/2021 8:30:00 PM
Thank you so much! Have a blessed Sunday too!
Date: 11/27/2021 6:19:00 PM
Kim, you've done something sarcastic and amusing! We regularly expect things to go one way in life, only to find ourselves in a different situation.
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 11/27/2021 8:31:00 PM
Truly! Thanks!
Date: 11/27/2021 3:38:00 PM
Truly ironic, and quite hilarious, Kim! Best wishes for the contest. :D
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 11/27/2021 3:51:00 PM
Thank you, Evelyn!
Date: 11/27/2021 2:19:00 PM
Such is life Kim, we may expect to go one way, then a simple twist brings us another, very enjoyable and well thought out, cheers David
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 11/27/2021 2:19:00 PM
Thank you, David!
Date: 11/27/2021 11:04:00 AM
That's one thing you learn in prison... never drop the soap. Well penned. Good luck in the contest.
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 11/27/2021 2:19:00 PM
I’ve heard that…lol!
Date: 11/27/2021 10:29:00 AM
Lol, this is a gem Kim, good luck in the contest and enjoy your weekend. Tom
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 11/27/2021 10:49:00 AM
Thank you! So glad you liked it, Tom!
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