The Honest Merchant

My friend is shy, ‘cause we call her ‘Pumpkin’.
With great trepidation, she enters the gym
A look at her behind;
And the instructor declined.
“By the time ‘YOU’ are thin, fat will be ‘IN’”
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Cwiak Avatar
May 27, 2010 at 10:55 AM
Really good one! I would have thought that it would have scored a little higher. Congrats on your win. Dan C
Freeman Avatar
May 26, 2010 at 5:19 PM
Congratulations Nitesh, on your 4th place. Agape, Moses
Sweetheart Avatar
May 26, 2010 at 12:38 PM
Congrats on your big win in the Bulge contest with this great write...enjoy your win..with luv from the "Sweetheart"
Johnson Avatar
May 26, 2010 at 10:13 AM
Congratulations on your win. Joyce
Devonshire Avatar
May 26, 2010 at 9:35 AM
The sarcasm of the gym instructor was very funny, Nitesh. Congratulations on your win in the contest! Love, Carolyn
Mehta Avatar
May 24, 2010 at 5:46 AM
Very humorous one. I enjoyed
Bagnall Avatar
May 24, 2010 at 5:32 AM
With friends like you, who need enemies !! Mad me smile :)
A  Avatar
May 24, 2010 at 5:13 AM
WHAT A TELLER, LOL THIS IS FUNNY,,SKAT
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