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Show and Tell

August 10, 2024 9 Comments

By Carole Porter

When I was a kid, I loved being at my grandpa’s house. I learned swear words from his parrot that made me the badass of the preschool set. I danced jigs to the lilting rhythm of ‘The Irish Washerwoman’ as he played his fiddle; I searched in vain for the pieces of gold he assured me were buried in the backyard. And I was mesmerized by the stories of his many harrowing sea voyages.

But I especially loved the day I took him to school as my show and tell. He took out his glass eye, and my teacher keeled over.

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  1. Mary Anne Gorman says

    August 10, 2024 at 7:28 am

    Wonderful story

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  2. Dart humeston says

    August 10, 2024 at 7:49 am

    Well written and made me smile until the end when I laughed out loud.

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  3. Ephra Behn says

    August 10, 2024 at 10:16 am

    Did not see that coming. Literally. Delightful story!

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  4. MCELROY GARY says

    August 12, 2024 at 10:10 am

    Made me laugh out loud. Great story.

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  5. Sheila Bonin says

    August 12, 2024 at 9:26 pm

    ? . This is great! Left me giggling ??

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  6. Paul Scott Wood says

    August 14, 2024 at 10:11 am

    Such a wonderful story. Did he also have a peg leg?

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  7. Alan Moskowitz says

    August 14, 2024 at 2:42 pm

    Great fun story, matey.

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  8. David Higham says

    August 14, 2024 at 5:14 pm

    Really witty and brilliantly delivered.

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  9. Ed Kratz says

    August 15, 2024 at 8:43 pm

    Great fun. Well done.

    Reply

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