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Post by t-bob on Dec 30, 2021 13:44:36 GMT -5
scrimp
scrimp, stint, skimp
"scratch and scrimp"
scrimp (Noun)
A pinching miser; a niggard.
scrimp (Verb)
To make too small or short; to scant; to contract; to shorten.
scrimp (Verb)
To limit or straiten; to put on short allowance.
scrimp (Verb)
To be frugal.
scrimp (Adjective)
Short; scanty; curtailed.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2021 13:48:47 GMT -5
"We can scrimp and save! Grandchildren on your knee, Vera, Chuck and Dave..."  |
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Post by jdd2 on Dec 30, 2021 17:27:04 GMT -5
short arms and deep pockets
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Post by Cosmic Wonder on Dec 30, 2021 20:35:37 GMT -5
"We can scrimp and save! Grandchildren on your knee, Vera, Chuck and Dave..." What I wouldn’t give to be 64 again. Mike |
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Post by Rob Hanesworth on Dec 30, 2021 22:06:17 GMT -5
"We can scrimp and save! Grandchildren on your knee, Vera, Chuck and Dave..." What I wouldn’t give to be 64 again. Mike I don't know about that. I think I am a little healthier now and I don't have to go to work. Though, in reality, I must be closer to my death. |
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Post by Marshall on Dec 31, 2021 9:16:11 GMT -5
One song I do is the Danny O'Keefe song, Goodtime Charlie's Got the Blues. There's a line in there; " You know my heart keeps telling me, you're not a kid at 33." I changed it to: "You're not a kid at 63." Except I just turned 73.  (I've got my pills to ease the pain.) |
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Post by coachdoc on Dec 31, 2021 12:55:34 GMT -5
"We can scrimp and save! Grandchildren on your knee, Vera, Chuck and Dave..." What I wouldn’t give to be 64 again. Mike “When I was 64. “ |
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