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marble falls

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10. I bought a red MG Midget just so I could throw candy to the kids in town parades in rural Nebraska ...

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Sat Jul 5, 2025, 08:16 AM

Jul 5

... a lot of people thought I was a Mason.

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Have you ever been in a 4th of July parade as a kid or grown up? As a kid I was in the Bicycle Brigade. The town would [View all] debm55 Jul 4 OP

Yes. Marching as a Brownie and Girl Scout. White livetohike Jul 4 #1

Thank you very much livetohike for sharing with us debm55 Jul 4 #4

yes. at school. had a peadl car fire engine . sqweaked a lot . gott a ribbon for the noziest car. AllaN01Bear Jul 4 #2

HAHHAHHAHAHHAH. Thank you very much for sharing with us, AllaN01Bear. debm55 Jul 4 #5

I sat on top of a Convertible in a bathing suit in 1964. hedda_foil Jul 4 #3

Thank you very much hedda_foil. Sometimes just participating is fun enough. debm55 Jul 4 #6

Yeah many for the county democrats rurallib Jul 4 #7

Thank you very much ruralib. That sounds like fun. debm55 Jul 5 #11

I've marched with our Democratic Club LogDog75 Jul 4 #8

Thank you very much LogDog75, I am very sorry about the vertigo. I hope you get better. debm55 Jul 5 #12

Yep. OldBaldy1701E Jul 5 #9

Thank you very much, OldBaldy1701E. It sounds like you really had a presence in the parades. debm55 Jul 5 #13

I bought a red MG Midget just so I could throw candy to the kids in town parades in rural Nebraska ... marble falls Jul 5 #10

Thank you very much marble falls. Hahahahahha debm55 Jul 5 #14

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