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The Jungle 1

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13. So let me guess the reaction

Reply to Duncanpup (Original post)

Mon May 16, 2022, 08:33 AM

May 2022

Eyes closed for 5 seconds and a head shake.
You can't buy that kind of satisfaction.
One of the great joys of life is getting a teenager to shake their head in disbelief.

When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much he had learned in seven years. Attributed to Mark Twain, but he may not have said it.

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I was telling the boys how cool I was in school this morning [View all] Duncanpup May 2022 OP

Bet you wish you had it today.. Lochloosa May 2022 #1

Bet these would also fetch a nice price in mint condition Best_man23 May 2022 #3

I am so jealous. I never got to bring the cool kid lunch boxes to school. Ferrets are Cool May 2022 #2

Ha, at least you got a real lunchbox. lark May 2022 #4

You were lucky to have a lunch. Probatim May 2022 #5

Yes, walking to school in the snow, uphill both ways, in FL was considered lucky, we had shoes! lark May 2022 #6

That's nothing! VWolf May 2022 #11

Was that walk uphill both ways? KS Toronado May 2022 #7

I'd have sworn yes! lark May 2022 #12

I can relate. Ferrets are Cool May 2022 #10

I was cooler than you. I had ........... wait for it.......... 3Hotdogs May 2022 #8

i had batman lunchbox AllaN01Bear May 2022 #9

So let me guess the reaction The Jungle 1 May 2022 #13

Or as Dylan said, "I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now...." panader0 May 2022 #15

I peaked in the sixth grade. panader0 May 2022 #14

We need to hang out Duncanpup May 2022 #16

If I can finance a trip to Ft Campbell to see my son, I'll come visit. panader0 May 2022 #17

Will meet up I'm in Pennsylvania Duncanpup May 2022 #18