Ralphy was a quirky kid who lived just down the road from us. When he was eight or nine, he’d call on the phone, asking to speak to Daddy. We were always interested in hearing what he had to say.
“Mr. Bill?”
“Yeah, what’s on your mind today, Ralphy?”
“My mama just bought some of that new White Cloud Bathroom Tissue. You should come try it! Bye.”
Another call:
“Mr. Bill?”
“Yeah, Ralphy. How are you today?”
“Fine. I just got my report card. I had all D’s and F’s.”
“No, Ralphy! Surely not!”
“Yep, and I’ve got the papers to prove it! Bye!”
Next call:
“Mr. Bill?”
“Hey, Ralphy. What’s going on?”
“I wrote a poem in school today. Want to hear it?”
“Why sure!”
“Rabbits love cribbage and cabbage.
Pigs love slibbage and slobbage.”
“That’s good, Ralphy. What did you make on it?”
“An F. It was supposed to be about the Flag. Bye.”
We all hung on those phone calls like a pig in slobbage.
Thanks so much, Robert.
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It sounds like he was a sweet little boy. How nice of your dad to be patient with him. 🙂 — Suzanne
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He was a funny kid.
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LOL!!! Why did he tell your dad this all?
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He just called when he thought of an excuse. He just like Daddy and liked to talk on the phone. I guess he just came up with an excuse.
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Too funny….. but for sure tiring over time!
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LMAO 😄😄😄👍
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Ralphy’s not the brightest bulb, but a happy one 🙂
Not sure that I remembered to let you know, so just in case I forgot, let me also use this opportunity to extend an invitation to a bloggers brunch party taking place on my blog on this weekend Sat-Sunday. The post is titled it’s a brunch party. I believe that it will be fun
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I am looking forward to it.
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Thanks Beth 🙂
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We all look d forward to those calls.
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What did Ralphy grow up to be? Please don’t tell me he became a poet.
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Posted an update.
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😀 😀 So, how did Ralphy turn out when he grew up?
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Hahahaha!!
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🙂
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