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annie / June 12, 2009 11:02 AM

I've got the Blues blues. In honor of blues fest this weekend. And I've got the June blues. In honor of the worst spring I can remember in a long time.

Irisheyes_1212 / June 12, 2009 11:10 AM

I've got the "I just bit into the nastiest peach ever" blues.
Blech.

Baldeesh / June 12, 2009 11:24 AM

I've got the "I'm tired from being up too late drunkely text messaging" blues.

You'd think, that at 28, I'd have figured this out and taken steps to prevent this.

Irisheyes_1212 - yuck. I friggin' hate when that happens.

Guy Smiley / June 12, 2009 11:43 AM

I've got the "Got Paid Today And Already Broke" Blues

lindzray / June 12, 2009 12:42 PM

I've got the "June-uary" blues.

Spook / June 12, 2009 2:08 PM

I got the "Weeping Willow Blues",
the "St. Louis Blues", the
"Mean Old Bed Bug Blues",

"So Gimme a Pigfoot and a Bottle of Beer" cause " You Been a Good Ole Wagon but Honey but you just Broke Down.

Elvis is dead but Bessie Smith lives!

Brubeck / June 12, 2009 2:17 PM

I've got the Wife Gone Crazy Blues.

Jill / June 12, 2009 2:51 PM

I've got the "lack of queso" blues.

Amanda / June 12, 2009 5:44 PM

I've got the "friggin' high insurance deductible" blues

snuh / June 12, 2009 6:39 PM

I've got the might-have-to-work-at-dunkin'-donuts blues.

marie / June 12, 2009 10:03 PM

I've got the "I now suck at something I used to be good at" blues.

I've also got the "Why can't I find a man who treats me right?" blues.

Anon / June 13, 2009 5:23 PM

I've got the can't-find-a-job blues.

Carlotta / June 13, 2009 7:52 PM

I've got the "Almost half of the year is gone and what, exactly, have I accomplished?" blues.

On the other hand, at least I don't have the "my beloved Red Wings lost the Stanley Cup" blues. Au contraire!!!

fluffy / June 14, 2009 8:52 PM

You know when you're kinda sad and you need some comfort food, like some yummy chocolate to make you feel better, but all you can find are some damn mints? I got those blues.

karen / June 15, 2009 9:26 AM

i've got the baby-sittin' blues... baby, baby. baby-sittin' blues.

ahhh... adventures in babysitting. how i love you.

V / June 15, 2009 10:30 AM

...lol...june-uary blues...maybe they've passed

Jason / June 15, 2009 12:02 PM

Cubby Blues
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_martini/3505916625/

mucifer / June 15, 2009 5:01 PM

i've got the people won't shut up about the weather even though if it was 85-90 degrees they'd complain about how hot it is blues.

i've got the thought i reduced the amount of beef i eat only to realize i eat more pork blues.

i've got the still in love with facebook blues.

i've got the denim blues...they make my ass look great!

JimmyJoe / June 15, 2009 10:47 PM

I've got the I don't know where this relationship that I care about so much is headed blues.

folliesgirl / June 16, 2009 10:07 AM

I've got those "God-why-don't-you-love-me-oh-you-do-I'll-see-you-later" blues.

Adam / June 16, 2009 11:30 AM

I've got the mean mistreatin' mama blues.

dule / June 16, 2009 12:51 PM

I've got the "I don't want to be married to him anymore" blues.

And the same "Paycheck just got here, but it's already spent" blues as some others.

And the "I can't get rid of these blues" blues.

sd / June 16, 2009 3:47 PM

I've got the "taking the ex-landlord to small claims court, got me a never-ending headache, getting a ct scan on my head, cant seem to get ahead with the bills" blues

Mo / June 16, 2009 6:10 PM

I got the "just got dumped" blues.

Billy / June 16, 2009 8:30 PM

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