What Is That Thing

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I was often confused when I was a little boy,
As everyone referred to that thing like a toy.
It was easy to tell what they were teferring to,
But they called that thing many names, it’s true.

 

 

 

 

.What Is That Thing

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I had a little ole bitty wormy looking thing,
Dad sometimes called my little “ding a ling”.
He was always hanging with me where ever I went,
My little bitty buddy that was from heaven sent.

Ding A Ling

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Mom called that thing a “dinky” if she saw him,
Maybe because he was so small back then,
But it seemed like a good name at the time,
So that’s what I called him which seemed fine.

Dinky

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I was outside as my Dad and uncle worked fast.
I was on a wheelbarrow as they shoveled past.
My uncle said move or you’ll lose your “goober”,
So I hopped off fast to save that little tuber.

Goober

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I played with a kid named Don across the street,
He called his little man down there his “meat”.
This sounded like that thing was a name game.
I wondered why that thing had so many names

Meat

 

 

 

 

 

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I was in the cub scouts and we took a day trip,
The leader gave us a serious poison ivy tip.
She said if you pee out there, watch your “johnson”,
If you touch the Ivy it sure won’t be any fun.

Johnson

 

 

 

 

 

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My cousin Scott called his little guy a “weenie”,
This made more sense as my little guy was tiny.
And my little guy looked like a hot dog so round,
And I had a bun on the other side to be found.

Weenie.

 

 

 

 

 

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My sister JerryiDine called that thing a “worm”,
I could see where she got that name from,
As I also thought he looked a bit wormy to me,
But the big tomato worm was green as can be.

 

 

Worm

 

 

 

 

 

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Later I heard more names for my growing stick,
And the prominent name I heard was “dick”.
I knew a guy named Dick that didn’t seem right,
As I saw no resemblance to that guy with my sight.

Dick

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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None of the names I heard seemed right to me,
As they were strange looking things weird to me
I was so confused I decided to name my guy,
His name is “Duke” and I think you know why.

Duke, A He Man’s He Man.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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By Bill

 

 

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Thanks for reading what Is That Thing,
Bill