Legend says,
a young Abraham Lincoln
once walked five miles
just to deliver a letter, & that he
carried it with him underneath his tall
stove pipe hat.
ii.
When he finally arrived,
a tired Lincoln removed his hat
and presented the letter.
The family was grateful,
but visibly dismayed to find the letter
covered with sweat, oil and coarse black hair,
which wreathed the letter
like a holiday ribbon.
iii.
Not wanting to insult Young Abraham,
the family nevertheless would
only accept the letter using a set of tongs.
iv.
The unflappable A. Lincoln merely laughed.
And when the letter was opened,
the family laughed, too,
because inside the envelope
was a shampoo sample
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Ha! Part of that seems like it could be true.
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Green jelly bean for me, please, and make it a double.
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He always wore together:
Stovepipe hat
Black soot
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Sounds like a Marty Robbins song
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Abe always looked like he needed a good conditioner.
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Damn it, I laughed out loud at that.
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Thanks, Old Crow!
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love seeing stickered up signs like those
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One pill makes you larger, and one pill makes you small
And the ones that mother gives you, don’t do anything at all.
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How I once did love the little orange flavored baby aspirin.
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I was kicking myself, five minutes after posting my response (or Grace’s, if you insist on accuracy).
How could I have missed the final kicker line…
Go ask tref, when he’s ten foot tall.
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I know I am at least ten feet tall in my pinball wizard boots.
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Is it true you have an exceptionally supple wrist?
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Provocative!
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Heheheheheh…we ARE amused.
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Thanks, SPP!
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It’s a known fact that Abe used bear grease in his hair.
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This was back in the day when he was first starting out as a young salesman working for Head & Shoulders. Of course, later he saw the advantage to wearing a stovepipe hat and that’s when he stopped using Head & Shoulders and became a spokesperson for Lincoln Logs—which was a much better fit. 😀
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Hah! Thanks, IMCA
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My pleasure. Love your blog, too. 😀
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😂
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Can I have the black jelly belly please(
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I have been long told that there was one who enjoyed black jelly beans. I am happy to finally meet you.
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