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V. C. Ackerman's avatar

Father And Son Conversations - That’s so cute! Road snacks!

How Deep Is Your Pool? - You unlocked a memory that I haven’t thought about in years. Most pools (at least most of the ones I’ve been in) have a gradual decline from the shallow end to the deep end. Since I can’t swim, when I’d enter the pool I would walk as close as I could to the deep end until I had to strain to keep my head above water. Well one time I entered a public pool thinking the decline would be gradual like all the other pools. Nope. I went from walking in the shallow end to suddenly trying not to drown in the deep end. Thankfully I was able to bring myself back to safety. Scary at the time, hilarious in retrospect.

Garden Horror - It’s anti-vegetable propaganda from the birds!

The Secret Weapon - “My greatest sports achievement was the time Bobby Watkins mistook me for a javelin and threw me 25 yards” That kid really is funny!

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Thanks V. I lived in our pool when I was a kid. But it was an above ground pool. No deep end. 🤓

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Bill Adler's avatar

I liked Stock Photo Stories a lot. I often felt like keeping the pictures of people and families that came with drugstore photo frames, because the people in those photos always had the biggest smiles.

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Yes! Every picture tells a story. 😉

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Fawzi Ammache's avatar

I'm expecting to see Caleb in the NFL in a few years

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Mark Starlin's avatar

🤣 It just might happen.

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David Perlmutter's avatar

I'm going to go to sleep with "How Deep Is Your Pool?" in my head...

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Mark Starlin's avatar

I suppose I should put a warning label before my song parodies. 🤣

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Dascha Paylor 🇨🇦🍁🐻‍❄'s avatar

Another great song!

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Thanks, Dascha. I just can't stop myself. 🤣

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Justin Deming's avatar

Your song parodies are the best. The line “Breaking my crown” had me cracking up, haha. I know without a doubt I will be singing your rendition the next time I hear this song.

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Mark Starlin's avatar

I do love to ruin songs. 🤣

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Ecem Yucel's avatar

You know I love "How Deep Is Your Pool?" xD We just listened to it while singing your lyrics as we were supposed to, lol

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Fabulous. I hope he sang falsetto. 🤣

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Jack Herlocker's avatar

I saw the list of titles, saw “How Deep Is Your Pool?”, and immediately KNEW where you were going.

I may have been reading you too long, Mark…

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Thankfully! 🤓🤣

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John K Adams's avatar

Ahhh, Middle School Football. If only my coach had that imagination. I coulda been a contendah.

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Right?! Put me in coach!

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Cyn Taylor's avatar

Well...since I sang through the entire first story, now, we're just showing our age. So, thanks for that.

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Mark Starlin's avatar

The Bee Gees music is timeless, like you. 😉

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Cyn Taylor's avatar

Well...now you're just wading in it.

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Au contraire. You have been a great help and source of joy to me. 🤓

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