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El-oh-el, da boy go. So I aks him, “what dat, el-oh-el?”
“It means laugh out loud, ojiisan.” He giggle.
“How can?” I scratch mah head.
“El is laugh, oh is out and el is loud. So laugh, out, loud.”
I look upwards fo’ guidance, peek troo mah eyelashes at da clouds suspended. Used to be people would fo’ real laugh when dey was happy. But nowdays, everyt’ing acronyms.
Da boy stares at me.
“Dass B.S.” I mimic.
“What’s that mean, B.S?”
“Aks yo’ moddah.” I tell.
I watch his feet make thundah to da house an’ I fo’ real el-oh-el.
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"Aks yo moddah" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I freaking el oh el-ed for that! Hahahahahhahaha