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Our holiday family gatherings instill traditional values and are totally itchin’ What we do the day after Thanksgiving is give mom a break from the kitchen We head out to our favorite spot, “The Poop Deck” a rock’n café that’s coolsville In Dad’s flip flop, we take the 5 South Highway and over the Santa Monica, S hill People believe the reason for the crazy name, is because it’s where seagull’s poo Gosh, it’s a nautical term for upper deck, like a ship, on the ocean off Malibu Don’t be square Dad, this tank goes faster than twenty, heavens to murgatroyd! A real drag when we finally got there, I got a spanking; Dad was super annoyed flip top - a car with a convertible top* Murgatroyd-A humorous alteration of the idiom "heavens to Betsy" (Poetry left out the letter B on the first line)

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Date: 12/2/2022 3:38:00 AM
An high-five for this fun write, Anaya. Brings back memories when I lived in Ca. when I was 21. (I got mugged on Santa Monica Blvd.) Good thing I only had twenty dollars on me...scary though. Best wishes in the contest...Hugs
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Date: 12/4/2022 5:15:00 PM
Slip me five, thanks. Malibu, Santa Monica Bld, all the same right? Sorry it happened to you, Charlie, bet it was a real scare! Thanks for the BW....hope you can make better memories of Santa Monica Bld! ;)Hugs
Date: 11/28/2022 2:32:00 AM
Now they've changed their mind and allowed it. Good. Eliz
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Date: 11/28/2022 7:55:00 AM
Lol, Eliz, I found that if you wrangle with words a bit, they may pass. I never thought of bitch'n, as a bad word, but they have a point. Happy Holidays! :)
Date: 11/28/2022 2:30:00 AM
Very clever and a bit of fun, hey? (They let you say the kind of deck but won't let me mention it!) Elizabeth
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Date: 11/28/2022 7:46:00 AM
It is fair to say that 1950's slang was a vernacular that became a primal language for teenagers who sought independence and liberation while also continuing to reflect the traditional values and lifestyle of the times.
Date: 11/28/2022 2:28:00 AM
Very clever and a bit of fun, hey? Love the poop deck! Elizabeth
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Date: 11/28/2022 7:44:00 AM
Oh yes! The winds of change ushered in the 1950s as a decade of conservatism, complacency and contentment in the great American society. The slang of the 1950s reflected the mood of the decade.
Date: 11/27/2022 7:49:00 PM
An interesting and nostalgic glimpse at the past is captured in this lovely work, Anaya. I thoroughly enjoyed it. :)
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Date: 11/28/2022 7:41:00 AM
Thank you, Evelyn. I saw the picture and my mind went swirling with those surf n turf beach days and what it would've been like. Glad you enjoyed!
Date: 11/27/2022 5:45:00 PM
Gremlins in the soup, my first comment has vanished, (still showing in my outbox) Its the Grinch lol
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Date: 11/27/2022 6:05:00 PM
LOL, I had to reset it and run it through again!! It didn't work out with the word " Bitch'n" 1st line, I settled for "itchin'" and explained it. Glad you came back Tom. Happy Holidays! ;D

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