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22 December 2023
COLUMBUS, OH - With Christmas upon us, visions of sugar plums have already begun dancing in children's heads. Since early February, Timothy McCloud (8), son of Jim and Nancy, has wanted nothing more than a brand-new, 21-speed, pink Schwinn bicycle. Despite all of his good will toward man, top experts still agree that he will never see the bicycle under his tree.
"I would eat boogers or cut off my left leg if I could just get that bike. It would be so cool. I bet kids would even stop throwing pudding at me," said young Timmy.
"Look, even if I did love that fruity gimp, I still couldn't afford that stupid bike. They just let Lou and Barry go (down at the plant) and times is tough. I can't barely even afford to keep the Buick running," said father Jim McCloud.
Luckily, someone in the community has decided to make a difference in the life of this little boy.
"When Franklin contacted me about this kid, I saw myself about 30 years ago. I knew I had to do something," said Larry Murphy, Vice President of the Columbus Women's Bike Club. "So I called up the guys and we started talking about holding a fundraiser. The only problem was that the more we got to talking, the more we realized that Timmy really is a fruity gimp."
In a recent public opinion poll, 49% of the community felt that it was really too bad that Timmy probably would not be receiving the bike as a present this year, but did not care enough about it to actually do anything. 46% of the community felt that by not receiving the bike, Timmy would become stronger and better prepared for the misery and crippling disappointment life has to offer. The remaining 5% did not celebrate Christmas, and therefore did not feel qualified to answer the question.
Poll has a (+/-) 3.4% margin of error.
"I would eat boogers or cut off my left leg if I could just get that bike. It would be so cool. I bet kids would even stop throwing pudding at me," said young Timmy.
"Look, even if I did love that fruity gimp, I still couldn't afford that stupid bike. They just let Lou and Barry go (down at the plant) and times is tough. I can't barely even afford to keep the Buick running," said father Jim McCloud.
Luckily, someone in the community has decided to make a difference in the life of this little boy.
"When Franklin contacted me about this kid, I saw myself about 30 years ago. I knew I had to do something," said Larry Murphy, Vice President of the Columbus Women's Bike Club. "So I called up the guys and we started talking about holding a fundraiser. The only problem was that the more we got to talking, the more we realized that Timmy really is a fruity gimp."
In a recent public opinion poll, 49% of the community felt that it was really too bad that Timmy probably would not be receiving the bike as a present this year, but did not care enough about it to actually do anything. 46% of the community felt that by not receiving the bike, Timmy would become stronger and better prepared for the misery and crippling disappointment life has to offer. The remaining 5% did not celebrate Christmas, and therefore did not feel qualified to answer the question.
Poll has a (+/-) 3.4% margin of error.
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vol 5 - issue 04 (dec 2002)
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stories