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Contest: What Was I Thinking Sponsor: John Lawless
22 September 2023

The gas leak in my cellar made me yelp ~ I’d thought the candle might help

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Andrea Dietrich

Date: 10/1/2023 8:49:00 PM

Ha. Way to go, Terry

Terry Flood
Date: 10/2/2023 2:48:00 PM

Thanks, Andrea. Beats the hell out of harming a canary…. er… I think.

Terry Miller

Date: 9/27/2023 8:12:00 AM

It's only funny if it's true, hilarious and so good; congratulations

Terry Flood
Date: 10/2/2023 2:47:00 PM

Thank you, Terry. Glad you enjoyed.

Karen Jones

Date: 9/23/2023 1:57:00 PM

Explosively funny lol

Terry Flood
Date: 9/23/2023 3:43:00 PM

Kaboom… thanks, Karen

Gershon Wolf

Date: 9/21/2023 7:14:00 PM

Brilliantly hilarious -- meeting the Terry Flood standard of 'expectations exceeded' every time! Bravo, Comrade! Excelsior, gw

Terry Flood
Date: 9/23/2023 3:44:00 PM

You are way too kind GW.., but keep it up… I rather like it ;-)

Jerry Brotherton

Date: 9/21/2023 7:04:00 PM

How great is this? My face turned red from laughter. Sorry to say, I know people who would actually do this.

Terry Flood
Date: 9/23/2023 3:45:00 PM

I hope they’re all safely locked up in institutions, Jerry ;-)

Jan Allison

Date: 9/21/2023 5:26:00 PM

ha ha ha love it!:-) hugs Jan xx

Terry Flood
Date: 9/23/2023 3:47:00 PM

Thank you, Jan. somebody, somewhere must have done this… I’ve got a copy of ‘The Darwin Awards’ somewhere… maybe I’ll have a flick through;-)

Lin Lane

Date: 9/21/2023 5:26:00 PM

Too late to think again. Terry, oh never mind. I guess you already learned that lesson.

Terry Flood
Date: 9/23/2023 3:48:00 PM

You know, Lin… I’m sure I can smell burning… strange that!