You Cannot One Up Flo

Flo’s relatives are the worst
If yours have stolen your cars
hers have stolen her house, garage and garden shed.

If you are whiny, hers are chronic complainers
who are more annoying than finding a live mouse in your soup.

If yours are hurtful, hers have killed people with machetes.
None of us have ever been able to top or one-up Flo’s stories.

You should see us scatter when she appears in the lunchroom.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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Hankins Avatar
April 11, 2021 at 8:47 AM
I think we've all known a Flo in the teacher's lounge. People who one-up generally have low self-esteem, of course.
Krutsinger Avatar
April 11, 2021 at 3:56 PM
Of course but that does not make them any less annoying.
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