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Karen Kenworthy's avatar

Oh I love this!! 😍 I try to stay off Substack so I can get organized in the rest of my life, but I just have to peek in occasionally! I love this man and his name 😅😂♥️😍

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Karen, it is a pleasure to see your name here at Leaves again. Thanks for taking a quick peek at my story. Mr Hubbubble thanks you, too.

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Jill CampbellMason's avatar

50 words all hub-bubbled! The silly guy lifts up our days, even if he is an imaginative guy, even more so.

As we imagine, we create so many images and he is not lie his picture. You've created a kind hobgoblin.

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

A high-maintenance guy, but lovable all the same. Thanks Jill!

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Jill CampbellMason's avatar

High maintenance and such quirky tastes!

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

🙄🩷

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Kim Smyth's avatar

I do love it too, and your new anti-AI badge! I need to create one of my own if I can figure out how. 🤣

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Thanks, Kim. The little gold sticker is just an experiment... not sure why I feel compelled to make a statement, but anyway...

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Sue Cauhape's avatar

😆 Bless his heart.

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

I know, right? Be very glad you have the man you have. ( Is it Jeff?). He is definitely not Hubbubble.

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Sue Cauhape's avatar

No, Jeff isn't Mr. Hubbubble at all. He's all about exploring food of all (most?) kinds.

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James Ron's avatar

LOL! I like your "100% written by a human being" stories, Sharron.

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Hah! For what it is worth!

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Mark Starlin's avatar

As a member of royalty, I find that Mr. Hubbubble’s preferences go beyond goofiness into the realm of the weird. Although, I agree that Lima Beans are one of the foulest member of the vegetable kingdom, exceeded in foulness only by Brussels Sprouts. Regardless, I do not imagine myself awarding him the medal of goofiness unless he has a very silly walk.

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Rats! I will keep working on it, though I sincerely doubt I will ever attain your level of silly. You have set the bar so high, Mark, dear.

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Mark Starlin's avatar

We all have our gifts. 🤣

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Sharon Hudson's avatar

Mr. Hubbubble....what a guy. He's a real catch for somebody. Who might that be?

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Yeah, I don't even like to think about that. Imagine picking out the lima beans for him? Euw.

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Wade Terry's avatar

HaHa 😂

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

👍🏻🤪

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Kate Henry's avatar

He'll be happyest if he is his own cook.... and lives alone.

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Sounds right to me. I would smack him with a frying pan after one day...

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Kathleen Hobbs's avatar

Oh my goodness, you crack me up. Thanks for the chuckle.

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Jack Herlocker's avatar

FWIW, while I did not pick the lima beans out of the succotash, I did eat around them. OTOH, I think I was nine at the time, and the succotash was in a TV dinner. I didn’t deal with succotash again until I was in the Navy, where Navy cooks had discovered this magical thing (called “seasoning,” if I remember correctly) that made it pretty good.

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

TV dinner succotash. Euw.

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Jack Herlocker's avatar

I know, right?!

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Justin Deming's avatar

Haha! What a delightful read. Thanks for the chuckle, Sharron!

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

👍🏻🤪

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Yael Gelardin's avatar

This guy is happy, this guy is free😃

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

And a man who knows what he likes! Thanks, Yael.

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Dr. Barbara Franklin's avatar

hahahahaha!

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K.C. Knouse's avatar

A good likeness to Mark's sense of humor, Sharron. I liked the taking seeds out of strawberrys and the last line the best. By the way, you are the queen of last lines. I've been reading Mark's clever works since we were both on Medium. He is one reason I gave Substack a try. He is truly one of a kind.

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Thanks so much KC. I am sure you will agree - one Mark Starlin is enough. ha ha ha

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just mud by Ron's avatar

. . .peas with jam? I'll be back! Great one, Sharron!

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Ha ha ha! Thank you, Ron!

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