Kim Barney

Kim Barney

I was born in a bank - - my mother went there and made a deposit
Kim Barney
I was born in a bank - - my mother went there and made a deposit
Thursday, January 26, 2023

My First Cell Phone Comments

Rating: 5.0

My first cellular phone was a brick.
It was heavy and clumsy and thick.
If I used it today
you would certainly say
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Kim Barney
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Ohoi! Great, ! This poem is ranked #87 in the list of Best Member Poems today. Congratulations, Kim.

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3. Nice memories. Fantastic Limerick. Enjoyed the humour. Thank you, Kim

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2. I didn't own a cell phone until almost everyone else around me got one. I didn't feel the necessity. …3

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I do remember brick sized cell phones, being used by many of my friends, clients and acquaintances. I never owned one. I am a brick-and-mortar guy (pun intended) . (Contd)

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Susan Williams 29 January 2023

a day without reading a Kim Barney poem is a day without a smile, a twit from a wit, and a kindly view of human foibles---thank you for posting your poetry, my friend, you do us a service

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Kim Barney 29 January 2023

Susan, you do ME a service with your generous, kind comments. Thank you so much!

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Smoky Hoss 28 January 2023

Very funny, good... and, true!

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Kim Barney 29 January 2023

Smoky, my friend, thanks very much.

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Jim McGill 26 January 2023

Good one. I remember them.

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Kim Barney 27 January 2023

Thank you, Jim, for the comment.

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Belle Wassermeister 26 January 2023

(Comment continued) He didn't have the cloth cover with the belt clip, though. Is that really a picture of your first cell phone?

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Kim Barney 27 January 2023

Yes, it is. I'm not sure why I still have it, except maybe I was hoping it would be a valuable antique some day!

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Belle Wassermeister 26 January 2023

Ha ha ha! My dad used to have a brick cell phone just like that one! Excellent limerick! Five stars!

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Kim Barney 27 January 2023

Thank you, dear Belle. Have a great day.

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LeeAnn Azzopardi 26 January 2023

lol Kim put a smile on my face Today

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Kim Barney 27 January 2023

Dear LeeAnn, whenever I can make you smile, it has been worth my while!

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David Wood 26 January 2023

Excellent!

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Kim Barney 27 January 2023

Thank you, David, for taking the time to comment.

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Rob Lamberton 26 January 2023

'Get a load of that guy --- he's a hick! '

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Kim Barney 27 January 2023

Rob, thanks for commenting.

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Kim Barney

Kim Barney

I was born in a bank - - my mother went there and made a deposit
Kim Barney
I was born in a bank - - my mother went there and made a deposit
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