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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
5 hrs ago
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ret5hd
(21,829 posts)1. well yeah...but you got a sore back to show for it...
so theres that.
chicoescuela
(2,375 posts)3. Boney fingers?
underpants
(193,373 posts)2. 😂😂😂
ShazzieB
(21,718 posts)4. Me, too, Lucky Charms!
And you know what else? I came into the world with nothing...and I still have most of it!
multigraincracker
(36,417 posts)5. Are you related to Mark Twain?
Pinback
(13,417 posts)6. "I worked myself up from nothing to a state of extreme poverty."
- Groucho Marx
Gimpyknee
(829 posts)7. Today's American dream with no small thanks to the Republican Party.
True Dough
(24,657 posts)8. Welcome to the club!

LudwigPastorius
(13,538 posts)9. You load sixteen tons, whaddya get?
Not a high rise condo, and for sure not a Vette.