Asked & Answered, Again~50

Friggin' Hoodwinked! ...in 12 lines

"What's got you so bummed, 

Gramps?"

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"Old friggin' age.

We Boomers were supposed 

to be exempt from it!"

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" ... But, that's not possible, is it?"

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"Evidently not. We were hoodwinked, 

sold a bill of goods!"

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"By Who?"

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"Madison Avenue, TV, and ... "

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" ...and, What?"

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"Ourselves."

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