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GIVING UP WINE
Contributed by
lovingcritters
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Monday, 26th July 2010 @ 08:04:44 PM in AEST
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GIVING UP WINE?
Have you ever had to give up smoking?
I'm a diabetic, had to give up carbs,
I suffered, true ailing.
But,
Wine when you dine, 'twas simply divine!
I was married at the time, and walking down Stout
Street in Denver......
I was accosted by a dirty, and shabby-looking
old homeless woman, I'm a good enabler.
She asked me for a couple of dollars
for her dinner.
I searched in my purse, and found 10 dollars
then ask her, "If I give you this money
will you buy wine instead of dinner?"
~.~.~.~.~.~
"No, I had to stop drinking years ago," she said
Asking her if she would go shopping instead of buying
meat and bread?
She once again answered, "No, can't waste time shopping,
I have to look ahead,
I need to spend all my time trying to stay alive instead!"
~.~.~.~.~.~
Still not satisfied, I ask her if she would spend it at the beauty
salon and not buy groceries?
"Are you NUTS!" she replied, I haven't had my hair
done in 20 years, all I have left is pennies!"
After she told me this, is when I changed my mind completely
"I'm not going to give you the money.
I'm going to take you for dinner with my husband
and me," I said briskly.
~.~.~.~.~.~
She was shocked to say the least!
"But, she moaned, "Won't your husband be furious
with you for doing that?"
Then she added, I'm dirty, and I must smell,
disgustingly bad, and I've lost my waistline........."
"That's OK." I said, "It's important for him to see what a woman
looks like after she has given up shopping,
hair appointments, and wine!"
~.~.~.~.~.~
This was an email sent to me
by a dear friend, with no Author
This is also a true life experience
that happened to me in Denver, Colorado
many years ago. I just gave her the dough.
The Poem is Mine!
Lovingcritters
consue
~.~.~.~.~.~
"When you have only two pennies left in the world,
buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other."
~Chinese Proverb~
*Sorry Smiles*
Copyright ©
lovingcritters
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Re: GIVING UP WINE
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by Former_Member on
Monday, 26th July 2010 @ 08:26:11 PM AEST
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Re: GIVING UP WINE
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by northernlights on
Monday, 26th July 2010 @ 10:27:27 PM AEST
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| lol lol lol lol lol |
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Re: GIVING UP WINE
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by andrewjones12 on
Tuesday, 27th July 2010 @ 07:32:40 AM AEST
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BRAVO!BRAVO!BRAVO! AND MANY MORE!
roses to YOUR feet miss critters! this is byfar one of my favorite poems you have blessed public with miss consue.
i love your line,
"I was accosted by a dirty, and shabby-looking
old homeless woman, I'm a good enabler."
what genuis! this one had me giggling i assure you!
thanks for this piece=)
much love,
your friend
-andrew.
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Re: GIVING UP WINE
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by cashfan1 on
Tuesday, 27th July 2010 @ 07:49:21 AM AEST
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| thank you so much for posting this, this as really made my day complete! |
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