"The trouble with class reunions is that old flames have become even older” is a saying that has been printed on many images. American columnist Doug Larson (1926-2017) wrote the line in the Green Bay (WI) Press-Gazette on July 1, 1994.
Wikipedia: Doug Larson
Doug Larson (February 10, 1926 to April 1, 2017) was a columnist and editor for the Door County Advocate (1953–1964) and wrote a daily column, “Doug’s Dugout,” for the Green Bay Press-Gazette (1964–1988), both Wisconsin-based newspapers. The column was originally syndicated through United Media under the title “Senator Soaper Says”; Larson took over authorship in 1980. Previously, it had been written by Bill Vaughn of the Kansas City Star. Larson was born in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin.
1 July 1994, Green Bay (WI) Press-Gazette, Doug Larson column, pg. A-5, col. 1:
The trouble with class reunions is that old flames have become even older.
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The trouble with class reunions is that old flames have become even older. —DOUG LARSON
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Old Age Is Always 15 Years Older Than I Am
By Randy Voorhees
Kansas City, MO: Andrews McMeel Publishing
2001
Pg. 187:
The trouble with class reunions is that old flames have become even older. —Doug Larson
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“The trouble with class reunions is that old flames have become even older.”
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Golden Years or Golden Tears
By Lone Jensen
Xlibris Corporation (Xlibris.com)
2012
Pg. 91:
THE TROUBLE WITH CLASS REUNIONS IS THAT OLD FLAMES HAVE BECOME EVEN OLDER. —DOUG LARSON
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The trouble with class reunions is that old flames have become even older.
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THE TROUBLE WITH
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EVEN OLDER.
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