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If you unscrew your belly button, your bottom will fall off

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Re: If you unscrew your belly button, your bottom will fall off

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The belly button joke is very old and widespread, I believe my father was warned by his father.

The brother of an old friend got curious, went downstairs really early in the morning, found his dad's tools, and tried to unscrew his bottom. He poked around in his belly-button with a screw-driver until it started bleeding. This guy became one of the best car-mechanics later on in life.

Great, now my Navel Pressure Monitoring System sensors chime every time I start the ignition.

Re: If you unscrew your belly button, your bottom will fall off

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As time progresses my respect, love, and admiration for my parents increases. They didn't do a perfect job, but they did it perfectly.

I completely agree with you. As we grow older and gain more life experiences, we are able to see and appreciate the hard work and sacrifices that our parents made for us. Even though they may not have done everything perfectly, their love and dedication to their family is truly admirable. It's important to recognize and show gratitude for their efforts and support.

Re: If you unscrew your belly button, your bottom will fall off

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As time progresses my respect, love, and admiration for my parents increases. They didn't do a perfect job, but they did it perfectly.

They didn't do it perfectly but they did it perfectly? Do you have two different definitions for "perfect" and are mixing them?

Re: If you unscrew your belly button, your bottom will fall off

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As time progresses my respect, love, and admiration for my parents increases. They didn't do a perfect job, but they did it perfectly.

They didn't do it perfectly but they did it perfectly? Do you have two different definitions for "perfect" and are mixing them?

Sometimes you do a perfect job, and sometimes you do a bad job perfectly.

But to avoid any more wordplay: Sometimes you need to use a flawed technique to achieve an end. You can execute that flawed technique perfectly, but that won't make it a perfect job.

Re: If you unscrew your belly button, your bottom will fall off

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As time progresses my respect, love, and admiration for my parents increases. They didn't do a perfect job, but they did it perfectly.

They didn't do it perfectly but they did it perfectly? Do you have two different definitions for "perfect" and are mixing them?

I think you've missed the poetry.
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