My favourite limerick about appearance and societal pressure:

[niyad]

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(referencing the Jamie Lee Curtis thread)

In beauty I am not a great star.
There are others more handsome by far.
But my face, I don"t mind it.
Because I'm behind it.
Tis the folks in the front that I jar!

(heard when I was about 13. Very helpful)

[surfered]

1. Impressive, You've held that memory a long time.

[niyad]

2. Since the last millenium! As I said, it has been very helpful. I have shared

it often over these many decades.

[SheltieLover]

3. Hahaha

Good one!

[niyad]

8. I have always thought so!

[SheltieLover]

9. 👍

[LoisB]

4. Wonderful. New to me so thank you.

[niyad]

7. You are most welcome!

[senseandsensibility]

5. Love it, but what is the meaning

of jar in that context? I mean context clues let me infer the meaning, but is that a term I'm just not familiar with?

[niyad]

6. jar (verb) to shake, to loosen, to upset. A very common, long-standing usage.