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Marthe48

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22. Hilarious!

Reply to NJCher (Reply #21)

Thu Jun 18, 2026, 02:05 PM

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You reminded me of a story. Years ago, at my Dad's store, my younger brother staggered out of the cooler with a cardboard crate of eggs, 24 dozen. He stumbled and dropped the carton, right in front of my Dad. My brother looked horrified and my Dad was furious. Maybe less so when my brother started laughing, and opened the crate to show it was empty. Lol I saw him do it and I was fooled. He got us both

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