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5. That was my father...... Me: "Dad, can I have a dollar for....?"

Reply to quaint (Reply #4)

Sun Mar 23, 2025, 10:21 AM

Mar 2025

Dad: "Tell ya what. Hold your left hand out to me and put your right hand under your ass and see which one gets filled first."

(I usually got the dollar.)

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