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kairos12

(13,825 posts)
Tue Jun 23, 2026, 10:52 AM 7 hrs ago

So a man runs up to a cop and says

I just saw a group of kids, throwing Scrabble Tiles at one another.

The cop responds, so what?

The man says, well, it’s all fun and games until someone loses an i.

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So a man runs up to a cop and says (Original Post) kairos12 7 hrs ago OP
🥁 underpants 7 hrs ago #1
Groan! - - - And for this - I get out of bed in the morning .... - - - - - - - - - - -(nt)- stopdiggin 7 hrs ago #2
1st time i heard this saying... Snackshack 5 hrs ago #3
I still have a BB in my chin from the infamous BB gun wars. My partner in crime got state of stupid 4 hrs ago #6
You gonna be here all week? Permanut 5 hrs ago #4
Count on it. kairos12 2 hrs ago #7
Groan Ray Bruns 4 hrs ago #5

stopdiggin

(15,825 posts)
2. Groan! - - - And for this - I get out of bed in the morning .... - - - - - - - - - - -(nt)-
Tue Jun 23, 2026, 11:07 AM
7 hrs ago

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Snackshack

(2,605 posts)
3. 1st time i heard this saying...
Tue Jun 23, 2026, 01:16 PM
5 hrs ago

... was when an adult babysitter caught me and my friend in the backyard playing tag with our bb guns... had I heard it in the scabble context it would not have had the impact it did.

Don't be judgmental... back then we also had Lawn Darts.

state of stupid

(243 posts)
6. I still have a BB in my chin from the infamous BB gun wars. My partner in crime got
Tue Jun 23, 2026, 01:51 PM
4 hrs ago

revenge for me. He was the sniper in the tree and saw my assailant running the tree line
and tagged him. He then pulled a very disciplined advance to the rear double time when
he realized my assailant was his brother who was very upset about getting shot in the
back. I can hear "The Boss" sing Glory Days

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