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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsWhen I was young, I was poor. But after years and years of hard work...
I am no longer young.
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When I was young, I was poor. But after years and years of hard work... (Original Post)
LuckyCharms
Oct 7
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ret5hd
(22,076 posts)1. well yeah...but you got a sore back to show for it...
so theres that.
chicoescuela
(2,547 posts)3. Boney fingers?
underpants
(194,284 posts)2. 😂😂😂
ShazzieB
(22,057 posts)4. Me, too, Lucky Charms!
Last edited Wed Oct 8, 2025, 07:18 AM - Edit history (1)
And you know what else? I came into this world with nothing...and I still have most of it!
multigraincracker
(36,800 posts)5. Are you related to Mark Twain?
Pinback
(13,470 posts)6. "I worked myself up from nothing to a state of extreme poverty."
- Groucho Marx
Gimpyknee
(1,015 posts)7. Today's American dream with no small thanks to the Republican Party.
True Dough
(25,447 posts)8. Welcome to the club!

LuckyCharms
(21,239 posts)11. That happens to me when I sneeze...
LudwigPastorius
(13,956 posts)9. You load sixteen tons, whaddya get?
Not a high rise condo, and for sure not a Vette.
justaprogressive
(6,113 posts)10. Started out dirt-poor
took me decades to become completely destitute!