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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
Oct 2025
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ret5hd
(22,189 posts)1. well yeah...but you got a sore back to show for it...
so theres that.
chicoescuela
(2,641 posts)3. Boney fingers?
underpants
(194,866 posts)2. 😂😂😂
ShazzieB
(22,206 posts)4. Me, too, Lucky Charms!
Last edited Wed Oct 8, 2025, 07:18 AM - Edit history (1)
And you know what else? I came into this world with nothing...and I still have most of it!
multigraincracker
(36,965 posts)5. Are you related to Mark Twain?
Pinback
(13,502 posts)6. "I worked myself up from nothing to a state of extreme poverty."
- Groucho Marx
Gimpyknee
(1,025 posts)7. Today's American dream with no small thanks to the Republican Party.
True Dough
(25,825 posts)8. Welcome to the club!

LuckyCharms
(21,765 posts)11. That happens to me when I sneeze...
LudwigPastorius
(14,156 posts)9. You load sixteen tons, whaddya get?
Not a high rise condo, and for sure not a Vette.
justaprogressive
(6,299 posts)10. Started out dirt-poor
took me decades to become completely destitute!