Good morning GUSbunnies!!!! Our beloved flumpty is on the road so I decided to take her space so we can talk about her -- only fondly. She's the cutest of the cutest and I don't think there is one person here who wouldn't want to give her a big hug and then use our sticky rollers to get her 700 cats and Dilly fur off of our mink stoles.
So, here's to our flumpty -- the funniest fun gal on the site.
Here's an earlier shot of flumpty's profile pic -- it was taken 2 years ago before Dilly gave her a couple of gray hairs:
1928 perfume ad (56 years before flumpty's birth).
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Everything is always off kilter when flumpty is not here.
Come back soon, flumpty!!!!! We miss you when you are gone.
Our Buddy List from the Amazing anodnhajo!!! (8/31/2013)
1BQ, 2thanks, 3rdGenFeminist, 417els, A Man Called Gloom, Abra Crabcakeya, Actbriniel, addisnana, AfroPonix, aishmael, Alise, Alpha99, also mom of 5, ambeeeant, American in Kathmandu, amk for obama, andsarahtoo, angry marmot, Anne933, anodnhajo, aoeu, AoT, aquarius2001, arcadesproject, Archie2227, arodb, Arthur Wolf (in memoriam), assyrian64, Aunt Acid, awkawk, b4uknowit, BadKitties, bamablue, BARAKABETH, barnowl, b barrie, bdizz, beatpanda, beefydaddy18, betterdemsonly, BFSkinner, bgblcklab1, BigAlinWashSt, Bike Crash, BirderWitch, BJKay, bleeding heart, blingbling65, blue husky, Blue Intrigue, bluedust, BluejayRN, BlueJessamine, Bluerall, bluestatedem84, BoiseBlue, boudi08, Brahman Colorado, breedlovinit, BrenP, BrianParker14, Bronxist, broths, BrowniesAreGood, bsmechanic, buddabelly, Bugsydarlin, bumbi, BusyinCA, cactusgal, cagernant, Carol in San Antonio, CathiefromCanada, CathodeRay, CDH in Brooklyn, Cedwyn, cee4, Cen Den, ChocolateChris, ChurchofBruce, ciganka, cinnamondog, 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