Derek brought a yo-yo
and thought it would be great.
Doing lots of yo-yo tricks,
he felt sure was his fate.
But Derek’s brand new yo-yo
didn’t want to play
and wouldn’t roll back up the string —
there simply was no way!
Still, Derek tried to make it work
till finally he did learn
that nothing he could ever do
would make that thing return.
His yo-yo made him angry
since it would only hang,
and so he threw it in the trash
and bought a boomerang!
The Lonely Meatball 
Ah, but your boy is clearly too young to have heard that cautionary song from way back “My Boomerang Won’t Come Back.”
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You know, I’d forgotten all about that song!
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I remember Tommy Smothers doing yo-yo tricks but my skill level was more around Derek’s.
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In our never ending downsizing project, I found a yo-yo. I could make it come back a few times before it (and I) ran out of steam! I remember being much more proficient in the day, but that might just be wishful thinking.
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You probably were good if that’s more or less what you remember.
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