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Frank Grimes's avatar

Jajajajaja.That’s how we laugh in México. Just read my first Jack Ohman. Actually, it’s my second, although yesterday I just skimmed the first one enough to know I needed to become a paid subscriber—and, since I like to laugh in two languages (hahahaha) I signed up for a Digital sub to the San Francisco Chronicle. Buen Trato, por cierto (Good Deal, by the way).

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Phil Stokes's avatar

Now that’s the Jack Ohman I like! Throw some of that clever and carefree at the Dummy. No reason an ass should get you down. Writing in the same vein (vain? Vane?), I’m positive you can place the creep between your thumb and pointing finger for a comforting squeeze. Go get ‘em Abe!

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Robert Walden's avatar

Funny! Really good. Just be careful going to the theatre.

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DAVID & JOAN GETZ's avatar

Your Lanky Lincoln has the weary, sad look of a guy who somehow came back and saw what we 'hath wrought'

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Betsy B.'s avatar

I guess I’m an anachronism or maybe just old, but I actually DO use ablution and miscreant. Not daily. More often than you might expect.

As the cousin of Honest Abe, you might be interested in sitting down with the niece of Gen. Geo. McClellan. He was indeed a lousy general. In the fourth grade my dear daughter did research for an assignment to write about a relative who preceded her. She chose Uncle George. After going off the rails in his military career, he went on to cut his teeth in Pennsylvania politics, eventually becoming a very popular multi-term governor of the State of New Jersey!

Ah, those silly degrees of separation!

Happy Independence Day!

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Susan's avatar

Maybe a lousy general, I’ll trust you on that, but McClellan has a nice eponymous saddle with a big long hole in the middle of its seat! Beat that, Abe!

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Betsy B.'s avatar

I’d heard of that saddle innovation but I didn’t know Uncle George was responsible (or at least claimed the credit!) You learn something new every day!

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Richard's avatar

An enjoyable post of a different type. Loved the history and period language.

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Audrey Eve's avatar

Quite clever and entertaining, Jack.

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Bob Dunning's avatar

Yeah, sure, Abe Lincoln is probably your father and you inherited that huge hat of his.

And Mother Teresa was my great aunt.

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Jack Ohman’s You Betcha!'s avatar

She spoke highly of you.

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Faith Basten's avatar

This is hilarious. I even lol. 😁

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Nancy Goody's avatar

Another good one Jack. I thought that was pretty clever.

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Lawrence's avatar

Who's the common progenitor?

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Lawrence's avatar

This chart helps keep track of the route traveled that got you here

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8a/Canon_law_relationship_chart_example.svg

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Lizard-Bro's avatar

So you are related to Abe Lincoln… yeah, yeah, that’s cool, that’s cool… but there seem to be a lot of Lincoln relatives running around these days… you could almost say they’re A Dime A Dozen…. Err…. A Lincoln Penny A Dozen…

BUT the REALLY IMPORTANT QUESTION is:

“Does This Make You Related To Tom Hanks???!!!!…. Now, THAT would be something to crow about!!!!🫡👍👏😉

BTW…

🥳 HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!! 🥳

#🏴 #🏴 #🏴

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Elisabeth Birker's avatar

Hahaha 😂. So great, Jack❣️

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