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[Scene stealers] Poetic justice for forgotten characters


Life on Mars

By JustMe

We are all gathered here today to honor the forgotten
From the supporting best friend to characters we assumed rotten
So please bear with my poor rhyming skills
(Don’t worry, my writing doesn’t pay my bills)

The first stanza goes out to Tilda Morton
Who was nothing but a poor employee from Tim Hortons
She fell in love with a man with a human allergy
Then ran off, broke his heart, and took all his money
That is the story we all know,
But I ask myself is there more to her than this blow?


I’m Not a Robot

I now dedicate this section to dear old Truck of Doom
Whose appearance seems to mean times will be of gloom
But why don’t we all admit what he really means to us:
The true hero that makes people realize their feelings (to cut down all the fuss)
Remember how he brought an end to the confusion of About Time?
For that big favor, we should put him on a shrine.


About Time

Let’s take a moment to appreciate Kang Ki-young, the ever-supporting actor
Whose presence, to the drama’s success, is such a big factor
When he’s on screen I forget everything that surrounds him
Whether he’s playing a dad, an uncle, or talking to Secretary Kim
(But honestly he outshined Park Seo-joon? What a feat, this man is a treat!)


My Secret Terrius

Now let’s take a route to a drama that turned black and white into grey
And made me question if being okay is really okay
Lee Kwang-il in My Ajusshi who seemed nothing but a bully
Turned out to be a man filled with torment, pain, and regret
Yes, he did bad and his violence towards Jian makes no exemption
But he learned, and I loved every last bit of his redemption
He was no main character in this tale
But without him neither Jian nor Dong-Hoon could’ve said farewell


My Ajusshi

I leave the best for last
While he’s training for his team to win, his friends are out having a blast
You’ve guessed it: it’s 4th rower to whom I’m alluding to
His two second presence was enough to make my heart move
He represents the part of us that feels overlooked and alone
One day, I’d love to see you in a drama on your own


Thirty But Seventeen

I hope this short piece does justice to all the characters that moved me
While the rhyming was cheap, it was full of sincerity
Let us all hold candles up for the forgotten characters
They have won our hearts–and snark—and that’s what matters


Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-ju

 
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Oh my God @justme,
Your rhyme is way better than you think it be,
I loved this piece
Your point about the 4th rower particularly,
Though I've not seen the drama,
Made me weep

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Thank you, dear friend.
For reading this from the beginning to the end.

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Standing ovation!

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I appreciate your celebration <3

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@justme 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
💯 out of 💯

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I tried. SO HARD.

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This was so clever!
And I would never
Have known it to be
That rhyming these words
Didn’t pay your bills,
You see?

And those are awesome
Actors you’ve mentioned.
Especially he
Who remains nameless.
Justice! 4th rower!
Was what I just screamed!

Great write up, @justme!

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Thank you Ally,
For your comment made me jump up with glee

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Thank you @justme for your dedication to the Truck of Doom
I know his roles sometimes act like he is inhaling fume
This post might not convert his antis to fill his dressing room with blooms
But it will make his heart race with lots of high octane vroom

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My tank of gratitude is overflowing once again at this year's end, after @cloggie defended my name in January.
http://www.dramabeans.com/2018/01/in-defense-of-the-truck-of-doom/

Dramabeans is indeed where I will forever park my heart. Thank you @justme.

*🚚💖vroom vroom*

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*slides over a hit list of annoying characters* Uhm, while you're hanging out here... might as well...

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I might as well hand over my scene stealer draft for this month too—several annoying scene stealers in that. 😝

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I will travel to the moon and back to do anything @mary's heart desires,
But I will at first address her plea to save the life of our favorite liar,
If AoY sadistically plans for the sudden demise of Ssong,
Then ToD must protect his favorite heroine because in the arms of Sung-min is where she forever belongs.

My favorite post for Dramabeans' eternity would be mary's "K-drama Non-productivity Suite"
http://www.dramabeans.com/2017/12/2017-year-in-review-k-drama-non-productivity-suite/

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Ahhh, but this line about Mystery Queen: "I’m glad you’re making a v.2018. Please bring back the adorable Scooby Gang and I’ll thank you forever, Dramaland!"

I bet @mary has rethunk that wish after the disaster that followed.

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@mary What murderous desires! ... Psst don't leave out In Woo from FBStar!

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#thetruehero #misunderstood #justiceforToD

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Still bitter about your turn in Shut Up Flower Boy Band though. I understand it was just a job, and you were following the script, but did you have to be so zealous?

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I completely understand how you feel @egads since I robbed the life of that drama's scene stealer. My D-lister buddy Guyliner has not yet forgiven me for taking on that role (he stills gushes over how LMK has the best set of eyes he has ever worked with.)

But you know that saying of giving your 110%? I certainly cranked up my speedometer that night on set all the way to 110 kph. Was it necessary? Maybe not. But most writers don't like doom that feels pedestrian, so in my defense I am just giving my all to help propelling plot forward.

#sorrynotsorry

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How dare you call Guyliner a D-lister!

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He taketh one but saveth another @egads

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Could you also, maybe, kinda, take out Jin Gook from "Hundred Million Stars from the Sky". Or scare him back to his senses? Pretty please!

I loved your recent cameo in "Feels Good to Die"! It would be fun to see another cameo in the same show seeing as how the male lead has to die million times within the span of an episode!

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*quickly learns how to rearrange 20 snow globes in exact order*

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@sincerelytod Please don't say you're OCD as well!!! May the smile not leave your eyes or stars fall from your freight!! LOLOL 😂

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*now I am scared*

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I had to take a screen shot of this reply...
*pfffft!*

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If @sincerelytod you just registered my poor eyes thank you. It is easier now for me to read your comments.
Back in February I left this comment on the recap (@lollypip) for episode 4 of RADIO ROMANCE:

I think in the law it is said that every person is entitled to a defense. Regarding the so called "Truck of Doom" in this episode I think the truck may be entitled to a defense. What happened in this episode was not a classic kdrama TOD scenario. In this episode what occurred when the truck impacted the young man crossing the street was an accident.
The driver immediately attended to the victim.
The defense rests.

Now, TOD, I still have a problem with your cousin Motorcycle of Doom who took out my guy Min-ho in A POEM A DAY.

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bicycle of terror is what we named him! But bicycle of terror brings couples together!
I had a hard time rhyming with him so he was excluded in this round... :'(

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Fun fact: I am a Ye-liner.

Now I am officially the most hated plot device.

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I don't know for sure, but I think Korean gravity might be the most hated plot device. The fall into a kiss seems to be a common hazard I have never witnessed in real life.

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Please see comment #26 for a full rebuttal...

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This is awesome @justme
Kang ki Young is such a cutie
TOD will forever be the unsung hero
Solving pesky problems at ground Zero.

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I should have consulted you for better rhyming
I guess it was just a matter of timing.

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I don't deserve such praise
Though I don't drink, to you a glass I raise
Sorry for being so dense
For this did not make any sense.

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LOL this is fun to read! Thanks @justme and all rhyming Beanies and non-rhyming Beanies. 😆

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Oh, is that Kang Ki-young I see?
From that moment, this post had me.
In While You Were Sleeping he blew me away,
As a chicken-shop owner who knew how to slay.

So why is he always demoted?
When he's so talented and devoted?
I hope to see the day,
When a main lead he will play.

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A lead he is in my Beanie heart
His comedy is a work of art

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The post made me laugh.
The comment threads made me laugh.
Beanies are the best.

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Haiku! 😂

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lol

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Oh Gosh, I tried so hard to write something worthy of your reply
for your comment made me cry <3

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Forever will I love
The shining white facade
Of Truck of Doom
The way it can loom
And with a quick BOOM
make even About Time
momentarily sublime

But 4th Rower's fate?
We cannot let our fervor abate
Justice for this poor soul
Is @justme's life goal

(thank you for the laugh this morning)

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Thank you for your support and understanding
Your rhyming is really outstanding
The world needs more people like you
I am not ready to bid 4th rower adieu

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now i’m intimidated
i can’t rhyme
what rhymes with intimidated

#eecummings
#greatpostjustme
#justicefor4thrower

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So happy to see #eecummings !

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Syndicated rhymes with intimidated
But good luck finding meaning behind that
I think my reply fell flat.

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#justicefor4thrower!!

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HAHAHA @justme, this is amazing!

Hearing the name “Tilda” always makes me laugh now thanks to Beanies and the preoccupation with the character on the fan wall. The way fans, especially Beanies, latch on to some of these minor characters always makes me laugh. Fandom truly elevates these things much of the time.

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Sorry to all Tildas out there!!! Because just hearing her name makes me laugh too.I honestly love that we have our inside jokes and we don't judge each other on them. Oh gosh, my humour is so childish.

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This is how I read this comment:

Hearing the name Tilda
Always makes me laugh
Thanks to Beanies
and the preoccupation
with the character on the fan wall
....etc.

LOL. what have you done to me JM?? @justme 😂😂😂😂

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This was perfect.

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Im glad we could connect!
(it sorta rhymes, right? I tried with all my might!)

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Gosh where is the like button on the article when you need it the most!
I love love love this @justme!

Pretty darn perfect!

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BRAVO!!! @justme BRAVO!!! I loved your piece.
THIRTY BUT SEVENTEEN's No.4 rower didn't even get a gift backpack from Uncle! (I like to think that Chan, who was usually so considerate of others, bought the same backpack and gave it to his team mate.)

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Thank you @justme for this fun and awesome write up!

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Thanks for reading!! miss you jen!! I can't send gifs here, but just know I sent you one of Jang Ki Young in my mind.

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Delightful post, @justme, I love it so much!😍💐 🌟🌸🎆

We all know where's Tilda now,
She and rice had made a vow.

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Spot on, @justme! Thank you for brightening up my evening. You really shone the spotlight on characters that needed it most. Also, lovely rhyming from all the beanies!
#Justiceforthe4thRower!

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My laughter started with the first photo in this post.
I enjoyed the mention of the 4th rower the most.

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There was once a lil' beanie from Canada
who didn't know anything about INAR, nada
for poor Johnny was from the UK
so was the one who went astray
so there was no need to reference Canada

I love you!

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@vivanesca I love limericks! Oh this is new info? Did INAR inadvertently slime a country that had nothing to do with any Tilda? 😃

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@vivanesca @growingbeautifully You don't even know how hard it was to rhyme Morton or even Tilda!! So I gave myself artistic liberty to tweak it up a bit. Who knows, she might've been canadian. She ran off with money so for all we know she could've lied about her citizenship. hahahahahahah

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I salute your dedication in ending your lines in rhyme. It's no mean feat, even with a rhyming dictionary!!! 😁

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What a lovely, fun post! 😄 ❤️️ Thanks for sharing this. I am jealous of your rhyming capabilities, that is talent right there 👌

And I love that we have so many rhyme-capable beanies too, which I obviously am not. lol. And because there are so many rhyming comments, I ended up reading the other non-rhyming comments in "rhyming mode" too! LOL! 😂

My fave part will have to be what you wrote about My Ahjussi, so apt!👍

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Oops forgot to tag you, thanks for writing this post @justme !

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I actually wrote another WHOLE piece dedicated to Kwang il in my ahjussi. But I think that's enough of me this month hahaha. Rhyming is addictive, isn't it?

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@jaderjy
LOL, your reading non-rhyming comments in rhyming mode!! 😆 Me tooooo!

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Yeah. And I was like, wait, this doesn't match rhyming mode.. let me start reading that again and make it "fit". Lol!

Then I realized they were normal comments.. 🤣

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😂😂😂🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

I rapped the whole thing in my head! OMG, this was just so brilliant! I laughed so hard my kids thought there was something wrong with me! Especially the part about the 4th rower 😂

Kudos to @justme because this was gold!

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Aaawwn that makes me happy I could make someone laugh.
4th rower brings out the best in me.

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Oh, how I love your writing.
Oh, how I love your rhyme.
I love it more,
And more,
And more,
Each time.
I like 4th rower,
And all the rest,
But you know je t’aime,
@justme,
You are the absolute best.

#justicefor4thrower
#justiceforjeremy2k18

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And to little blondie Jeremy
My heart goes out to you
You were the true lead, through and through
Poor you, nothing but bad luck
With your awful fringe that i wanted to pluck
But honestly, how daft can you be
All you had to do was look carefully
That girl, she’s not all that
Just get yourself a cat

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"...or me."

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Oh my dear beanies
You all are little genies
This spirit is kindred
and my fingers rendered
To just go rhyme
And smell the thyme

Thank you for the beautiful piece @justme

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Since other beanies have already said the rest,
I'll just say @justme, you're the best!

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In my own defense, I rarely, if ever, cause permanent injury to my kdrama victims. Conversely, I allow most would-be victims to share a closer relationship than they would have with their tsundere leads as they protect them from certain morbidity. I also pride myself in injecting humor to scenes where the lead avoids certain catastrophe by using his athleticism to avoid me. For A Poem a Day, I admit that it was a cheap trick to go for Min-Ho puppy, and the writer warned me of the implications of taking that role, but I also have mouths to feed, and I made sure Min-Ho came away unscathed. (Which is more than what the Beanie fan-fic allowed him, you guys almost killed the poor guy!)

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Spoken like a true and well-tuned 2-wheeler! I appreciate all those tropey moments of your blindly mowing down lead females, so that we got double confirmation towards which male the romance would turn. May I suggest that with your equally acknowledged fame and indispensability as ToD, you counter-propose to the PD that for a change, you mow down the annoying Tsundere male lead instead? (I want to see if anyone saves him!)

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With all due respect, Respectfully, I have to disagree with your statement:

I made sure Min-Ho came away unscathed.

By the end of APAD's episode 14 this is what you had reduced Min-ho to. A shell of his former self. Here is Min-ho's soulful narration of the poem "Lily Magnolia" by Do Jong-hwan (with Indonesian subtitles):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQ9PnCHIjeA

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I apologize for the tardy reply. I’ve been at casting calls the last couple days. Although I am flattered you think me to have caused all of Min-ho’s remorse, his brush with possible injury didn’t cause his ultimate heartbreak, which was caused solely by his own delay in making his feelings known and immaturity towards Bo-young. (And really, wasn’t this caused by some last minute edits to the script and storyline by the writer?)

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Perfection and justice,
What a gift you've given us.
Forth rower validated,
Truck of Doom elevated.
The hidden gems honored
never more to be forgotten.
I only hope that they've heard,
their success is certain.

Thank you, @justme!!

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*standing ovation *

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Bravo!

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HOLY MOTHER OF ALL THAT IS GOOD AND SWEET!!! You blew me away!!! This Unni is so proud of you 😗❤️😍

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I love this! 😁
Thanks for making it such an interesting read!
I am enjoying Kang Ki Young in Terrius. And hopefully he gets more fun scenes with KIS or Bon.
And I agree about Kwang Il in My Ajusshi. So glad he had his redemption arc.
And my heart goes out to the 4th rower. Why didnt they just include him in the slumber parties? He wouldnt be a bother since he doesnt talk much. 😉
And Tilda Tilda.. such a meanie.
Truck of Doom continues to wreak havoc though havent seen him recently so he may be on vacation. 😂

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i’m sorry i’ve read this so late.
I blame math and school which is my undeniable, unfortunate fate.
at any rate,
this will go down as one of the best submissions on db to date.
finally, thank you @justme for making my day great.

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I'm sorry JustMe.. I cannot rhyme
As I have no time
But I will say that this was such a wonderful and creative piece!
You made me read all the Beanie comments like they were all rhyming! Even the ones not rhyming! Lol!

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I loved, I loved, I loved your post. Wow! And I felt you were very much right with Kang Ki-young, wherever he is, he shines and you just have to like him. And honestly I think he should have his own drama, being the lead man. He is handsome and charismatic enough.

Lee Kwang-il in My Ajusshi was another gem. A kind of a villain with depths. And I also feel that he brought Dong hoon and Ji an closer, if ever by trying to hurt them at the beginning, or indirectly helping Ji an to realise how much she cared for her Ajusshi...
Anyway, please @justme, keep writing. 👍
You are really good at it!! 😊

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There's something truly appealing
about all those scene-stealing
characters. So
whether they cook, kill or row
We'll see more of them, no doubt
and thanks @justme for pointing them out

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Nothing more to say
@justme, you made my day!

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This is a thing of great beauty.
And now, I must like do my duty.
To @justme I bow
Her essay's a Wow!
She is a Queen Bean and a Cutie 😘

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Finally @justme, justice for the 4th rower!
You have succeeded.
Your work is done.
And you didn't even get banned doing it.

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@justme A little late in reading this but I finally got around to it. This was fantastic! Really enjoyed reading your post! ....... And oh my gosh, the 4th rower! 🚣

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this is fantabulous feat @justme..
loved it so much..

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Poor rhyming skills? Hm, I don't buy it!
Your verses right here, they're a hoot they're a riot
These characters who we love and all know
From truck that's a felon to a guy who can row

Yeah ok I can't do it 😅 @justme this is brilliant! It put a smile on my face and is such a creative way to highlight what made these characters stand out. Bravo!

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The problems of the world
Have really got me down.
My heart is heavy
And I'm wearing a frown.
So I turned to DB;
Found this post from JustMe--
And now thanks to you all,
My frown's turned upside down!

#beaniesjjang

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Oh my God that was so cute!

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#rip johnny

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👏👏👏👏👏

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Well done @justme :)

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