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Jody L. Collins's avatar

Tarek, as soon as you asked the question I thought of this poem I wrote yeeeeaaars ago:

(thanks for asking!)

Roller Derby

I fell flat--face first

on the ground Hard.

Stopped short, mid-stride,

chatting as I rolled around

the corner.

I’ll show these young people

a thing or two.

I just wanted to join in the fun--

Church Family Skate Night, aka

fellowship with the saints,

I didn’t exactly want to lay

my life down—not quite like that.

Yet there I was—cut lip, ravaged wrist,

Flailing pile of limbs laid low.

Brother, sister, friend

gathered ‘round with care

offering aspirin, coming to the

old lady’s aid--fine, I'm owning it--

proving once again there are at

least 101 uses or a Ziploc baggie

full of ice.

It was totally worth it.

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Dr Nia D Thomas's avatar

This is a great story. I’m not good at this. Laughing at my self not scootering. Although I think I might get my scooter out and go to the shop.

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Tarek Taha's avatar

My scooter days are over Nia! I’ll stick to the bike.

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Mike Oppenheim's avatar

5, because I do it at least five times a day! :-) Great one, Tarek!

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Linda Hoenigsberg's avatar

I didn't realize I was pretty good at laughing at myself until I told my therapist about something that happened at Thanksgiving. I had invited two couples for dinner and of course, I hoped everything went perfectly. When I attempted to carve the turkey, I couldn't get the knife to cut through the meat on either side of the breastbone...at all! It seemed as if it was hard as a rock, although it looked fine. I wondered if the turkey was about to explode like in the movie Christmas Vacation. I then asked one of the husbands to give it a go. Somehow he did it (I wasn't watching) and there was enough turkey on the platter to go around. I noticed there wasn't a lot of white meat, but didn't think too much about it. Later, after everyone had gone home and I was putting leftovers in the refrigerator, I saw why I couldn't cut into the turkey. I had baked it upside down! I was laughing hard as I told my therapist about it and wondered out loud what the turkey carver thought. She said many people would have been horrified and embarrassed and wouldn't have been able to laugh at themselves. I hope it is true of me that I can usually laugh at myself...even if my company had still been there when I discovered my error.

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Tarek Taha's avatar

What a great story Linda!

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Tarek Taha's avatar

I love it Jody!

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