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Question: Why are you on a ladder in the summer?

We need Jason Isbell for this one. "I was emptying my bladder on a 20-foot ladder / Should have climbed down and found myself some shade"

10/6/25, 8:57 pm0 reposts1 like

Ed Bott

@edbott.com

10 June 2025

That's from "King of Oklahoma." The narrator fell off said ladder, developed an addiction to prescription painkillers, and watched his life spiral down the drain. All because of a ladder.

Ed Bott

@edbott.com

10 June 2025

"Doctor took a quick look and I got out the checkbook And left with a pocket full of pills Now my back's still hurtin', and I'm too weak for workin' And I can't keep up with all the bills"