[Ads-l] Root of Pook?

Jonathan Lighter wuxxmupp2000 at GMAIL.COM
Fri Sep 23 23:57:20 UTC 2016


Strictly speaking, Clyde, it should have been "Pookie, Pookie...."

JL

On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 7:45 PM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 1:11 AM, Dave Hause <dwhause at cablemo.net> wrote:
>
> > Possibly, if there were a custom lawn care summer business, that could
> > have been "Pookie, blend me your loam."
>
>
> Dave, I somehow had the impression that, when you stood, it was at
> attention. Clearly, I was wrong. You don't stand at attention, you do
> stand-up! 😂
>
> Hopefully, I'm not the only person here old enough to understand the full
> extent of your pun!
>
>
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> -Wilson
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