GIVE
a man an ice cube
and he’ll keep
his Old Fashioned
cold for an hour.
***
But give a man
a pair of tongs,
and that
man can get his
own damn ice.
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GIVE
a man an ice cube
and he’ll keep
his Old Fashioned
cold for an hour.
***
But give a man
a pair of tongs,
and that
man can get his
own damn ice.
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Aww, cute! Ice tongs is a great idea.
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Or, a motel ice scooper
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That’ll work too
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He’ll also be able to turn over the fish on the BBQ.
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Who brought the damn fish?
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The guy you gave a fishing rod to.
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Well, that makes sense. I knew we should have stuck with my idea of giving him a Red Rooster gift card.
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“Give a man a pair of tongs, and that man can get his own damn ice.”
I’m sorry, but that’s just cold.
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What am I, anyway, his ice man? Some-times you have to lay down the law.
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[…] Platitudes — t r e f o l o g y […]
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Thanks, D-money
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Cold comfort! :D
Are you the adorable baby in the photo?
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That’s me! My dad still has that radio, too, and it appears that the antenna was broken even back then.
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“Platitudes”
Iced Chinese bromide
Tong wisdom
“Lune” haiku:
three sylables, five,
third line three
Inspired by
diapered writer’s
safety pen ;)
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Beautiful, beautiful
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Thank you, thank you, for beautiful inspiration, Geo.
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Excellent logic! What’s up with that photo? Why does the man look unhappy and the woman look tiny in comparison? Are these actually much older siblings, and your sister thought you were cute, but your brother was like, meh?
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That’s my mom and dad, and that is very typical of my dad’s style. He was just being funny.
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Okay. They look so young! Is he really tall, and she’s short?
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I had to verify with my mom. Yeh, that is how tall he is compared to my mother.
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Give a man a pair of thongs and he can walk through hot sand at the beach.
Give a woman a couple of songs and she can sing her woes away.
Give a knife two more prongs and it can become a fork.
I love your father’s sense of humor. :)
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Haha! Wonderful! Thanks, Seliza. And, btw, my dad hasn’t changed, either. Like the Paul Simon song goes, Still Crazy …
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Lol! Yay! Same with my father, I’m happy to say. Full of life and hilarious. Inspires me every day!
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This one brought me joy! I laughed out loud.
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Thank you so much, SPP
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Brilliant!
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Thank you, Janny
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Im all for giving someone the tools to get on with life.
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Amen, brother
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PS. Love the pic.
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Thanks. It was taken in the only home of ours that i have absolutely no memory of.
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Thank you, Mr. Reluctant.
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You were thinking of your first post in the picture…all ready to enlighten us down the road.
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Though mostly I mused about baby formula and the indignity of wearing diapers, which I will re-post when I am in my nineties.
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Reusable posts…that is brilliant.
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Love this!
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Thank you, Hot Goddess, that means a lot.
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