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kairos12

(13,837 posts) Tue Jun 23, 2026, 10:52 AM Jun 23

So a man runs up to a cop and says

I just saw a group of kids, throwing Scrabble Tiles at one another.

The cop responds, so what?

The man says, well, it’s all fun and games until someone loses an i.

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So a man runs up to a cop and says (Original Post) kairos12 Jun 23 OP

🥁 underpants Jun 23 #1

Groan! - - - And for this - I get out of bed in the morning .... - - - - - - - - - - -(nt)- stopdiggin Jun 23 #2

1st time i heard this saying... Snackshack Jun 23 #3

I still have a BB in my chin from the infamous BB gun wars. My partner in crime got state of stupid Jun 23 #6

You gonna be here all week? Permanut Jun 23 #4

Count on it. kairos12 Jun 23 #7

Groan Ray Bruns Jun 23 #5

underpants

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Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Tue Jun 23, 2026, 10:56 AM

Jun 23

stopdiggin

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2. Groan! - - - And for this - I get out of bed in the morning .... - - - - - - - - - - -(nt)-

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Tue Jun 23, 2026, 11:07 AM

Jun 23

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Snackshack

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3. 1st time i heard this saying...

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Tue Jun 23, 2026, 01:16 PM

Jun 23

... was when an adult babysitter caught me and my friend in the backyard playing tag with our bb guns... had I heard it in the scabble context it would not have had the impact it did.

Don't be judgmental... back then we also had Lawn Darts.

state of stupid

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6. I still have a BB in my chin from the infamous BB gun wars. My partner in crime got

Reply to Snackshack (Reply #3)

Tue Jun 23, 2026, 01:51 PM

Jun 23

revenge for me. He was the sniper in the tree and saw my assailant running the tree line
and tagged him. He then pulled a very disciplined advance to the rear double time when
he realized my assailant was his brother who was very upset about getting shot in the
back. I can hear "The Boss" sing Glory Days