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Rita Curd Bender 64
USA
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 Posted - 03/13/2007 : 14:11:44
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During a chat with a classmate, it was mentioned that growing old could be an entertaining and interesting topic. And so, if you have any words of wisdom, funny stories, or something that you want to share about growing old, please post it here.
I read a quote that you may understand and enjoy. Because I can't remember how to correctly post the quote, I will do it the only way that I know. 
"There is always a lot to be thankful for, if you take the time to look. For example, I'm sitting here thinking how nice it is that wrinkles don't hurt." |
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Dale Tincher 64
USA
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Posted - 03/13/2007 : 14:31:52
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A great topic, Rita, especially since few of us are getting younger. I'm certainly not. Some of my favorites are
1) My eyes are so bad that I look in the mirror now and say, "Heck, I don't look so bad." As long as I don't put my glasses on, I can believe what I want.
2) Also, I like the one about when we bend over, we look to see if there is anything else we can do while we are down there. Bending over is more of a decision than it used to be. Getting back up takes time and planning.
I like that ladies are starting to consider me harmless and I get more hugs. There are other benefits. Your secrets are safe with your friends 'cause they can't remember them either. Comfort triumphs over fashion. Aging isn't all bad.
Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
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Rita Curd Bender 64
USA
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Posted - 03/13/2007 : 14:53:08
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Dale, those are good ones. I have a few personal favorites too.
1) I get the senior citizen discount most everywhere I go.
2) No one expects me to walk fast in the mall.
3) My arms are the perfect length to hold the newspaper.
4) I see my mom every morning when I look in the mirror.
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Ron Estep 57
USA
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Posted - 03/13/2007 : 18:17:44
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Originally posted by Rita Curd Bender 64
During a chat with a classmate, it was mentioned that growing old could be an entertaining and interesting topic. And so, if you have any words of wisdom, funny stories, or something that you want to share about growing old, please post it here.
I read a quote that you may understand and enjoy. Because I can't remember how to correctly post the quote, I will do it the only way that I know.
"There is always a lot to be thankful for, if you take the time to look. For example, I'm sitting here thinking how nice it is that wrinkles don't hurt."
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Ron Estep 57
USA
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Posted - 03/13/2007 : 18:20:32
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Originally posted by Rita Curd Bender 64
Dale, those are good ones. I have a few personal favorites too.
1) I get the senior citizen discount most everywhere I go.
2) No one expects me to walk fast in the mall.
3) My arms are the perfect length to hold the newspaper.
4) I see my mom every morning when I look in the mirror.
WEll folks i like the one {My mind says i'm still young , but your body lets you know in a hurry just where you are in age]
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Charlie 63
USA
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Posted - 03/13/2007 : 20:12:00
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Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder
This is how it manifests:
I decide to water my garden.
As I turn on the hose in the driveway, I look over at my car and decide my car needs washing.
As I start toward the garage, I notice that there is mail on the porch
table that I brought up from the mailbox earlier.
I decide to go through the mail before I wash the car.
I lay my car keys down on the table, put the junk mail in the garbage can under the table, and notice that the can is full.
So, I decide to put the bills back on the table and take out the garbage first.
But then I think, since I'm going to be near the mailbox when I take out the garbage anyway, I may as well pay the bills first.
I take my checkbook off the table, and see that there is only one check left.
My extra checks are in my desk in the study, so I go inside the house to my desk where I find the can of Coke that I had been drinking. I'm going to look for my checks, but first I need to push the Coke aside so that I don't accidentally knock it over. I realize the Coke is getting warm, and I decide I should put it in the refrigerator to keep it cold.
As I head toward the kitchen with the Coke, a vase of flowers on the
counter catches my eye--they need to be watered.
I set the Coke down on the counter, and I discover my reading glasses that I've been searching for all morning.
I decide I better put them back on my desk, but first I'm going to water the flowers.
I set the glasses back down on the counter, fill a container with water and suddenly I spot the TV remote. Someone left it on the kitchen table.
I realize that tonight when we go to watch TV, I will be looking for the remote, but I won't remember that it's on the kitchen table, so I decide to put it back in the den where it belongs, but first I'll water the flowers.
I pour some water in the flowers, but quite a bit of it spills on the floor.
So, I set the remote back down on the table, get some towels and wipe up the spill.
Then I head down the hall trying to remember what I was planning to do.
At the end of the day:
The driveway is flooded
The car isn't washed,
The bills aren't paid,
There is a warm can of Coke sitting on the counter,
There is still only one check in my check book,
I can't find the remote,
I can't find my glasses,
And I don't remember what I did with the car keys.
Then when I try to figure out why nothing got done today, I'm really
baffled because I know I was busy all day long, and I'm really tired.
I realize this is a serious problem, and I'll try to get some help for it, but first I'll check my e-mail.
Don't laugh -- if this isn't you yet, your day is coming!
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ML2006
USA
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Posted - 03/13/2007 : 21:16:39
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HaHaHaHa! Charlie, you described my life exactly! That is the cutest thing I've read in a long time!
We can add this verse from a poem which I'll find and post later:
"How do I know my youth is all spent?
My get up and go, got up and went..." |
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Dale Tincher 64
USA
485 Posts |
Posted - 03/13/2007 : 22:30:23
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These are great - very fun, Rita!
Charlie, like Marilyn, I certainly identify with your very funny AAADD. A few others I like:
Don't worry about avoiding temptation. As you grow older, it will avoid you.
You're getting old when you're sitting in a rocker and you can't get it started.
You're getting old when someone compliments your lizard skin shoes and you are barefoot.
As for me, except for an occasional heart attack, I feel as young as I ever did.
You're getting old when you don't care where your wife goes, just so you don't have to go along.
It's hard to be nostalgic when you can't remember anything. |
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Andy Aide Pendleton 64
USA
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Posted - 03/13/2007 : 23:06:58
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Ok Rita and Dale,
We are the babies of this Alumni Family.
We do have four years younger Alumni siblings
The the Class of '64 have reached their milestone year by blowing out sixty candles. 
I believe yesterday we blew out 16 candles.
Much to my surprise a few days prior to my big day, my birthday, I received my first card in the mail......Automatic delivery without registration......
The Golden Mountaineer Card.....
It is a yellow and gold card when used a senior citizen receives a discount......
Day before yesterday we were 20
Yesterday we were 40
Today we are 60
Tomorrow if we are lucky we will be 80
OH!!!I forgot something.....but I forgot what I forgot
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Rita Curd Bender 64
USA
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Posted - 03/14/2007 : 09:40:42
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Hi Ron, My body and fat have been together so long that they are best friends.
Charlie, you are very funny and I resemble some of your comments.
ML, my get up is gone too and I can't remember where to find it.
Andy,if you are 60 years old, then I must be too. When did that happen?
And Dale,
1) You are getting old when your doctor begins every sentence with, "Well, at your age..."
2) You are getting old when your son is talking about retirement.
3) You are getting old wisdom from Maxine, "You hang something in your closet for a while and it shrinks two sizes."
4) You are getting old when you realize that all old men are good looking.
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ML2006
USA
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Posted - 03/14/2007 : 18:47:05
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Being "over the hill" is much better than being under it!
17.. Wrinkled Was Not One of the Things I Wanted to Be When I Grew up. |
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ML2006
USA
256 Posts |
Posted - 03/14/2007 : 18:48:49
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| You know you are "older" when the wear path on your carpet goes directly from the front door to the recliner. |
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Charlie 63
USA
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Posted - 03/15/2007 : 13:06:52
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GAMES FOR WHEN WE ARE OLDER
1. Sag, you're it.
2. Hide and go pee.
3. 20 questions shouted into your good ear.
4. Kick the bucket.
5. Red Rover, Red Rover, the nurse says Bend Over.
6. Musical recliners.
7. Simon says something incoherent.
8. Pin the Toupee on the Bald Guy.
OLD IS WHEN:
1. Going bra-less pulls all the wrinkles out of your face.
2. You don't care where your spouse goes, just as long as you don't have to go along.
3. Getting a little action means you don't need fiber today.
4. Getting lucky means you find your car in the parking lot.
5. An all-nighter means not getting up to pee! |
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Rita Curd Bender 64
USA
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Posted - 03/15/2007 : 14:55:41
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Charlie and ML, those are good. I hate to admit it but some of them are so very true.
If you want to take a brain test click on the link below.
http://www.mybraintrainer.com/ |
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Connard Estep 53
USA
57 Posts |
Posted - 03/15/2007 : 17:41:55
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Just a line to say I'm living,
That I'm not among the dead,
Though I'm getting more forgetful
And more mixed up in the head.
For sometimes I can't remember
When I stand at the foot of the stairs,
If I must go up for something--
Or have I just come down those stairs?
And before the refrigerator so often
My poor mind is filled with doubt.
Have I just put the food away
Or have I come to take it out?
And there's times when it's dark out
With my night cap on my head,
I don't know if I'm retiring--
Or just got out of bed.
So if it's my turn to write you
There's no need in getting sore.
I may think that I have written
And don't want to be a bore.
So remember, "I do love you,"
And wish that you were here.
But now it's nearly mail' time
So I must say "Good bye, Dear."
There I stood beside the mailbox
With a face so very red-Instead
of mailing you my letter,
I opened it instead.
This quip was not authored by me....
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ML2006
USA
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Posted - 03/15/2007 : 23:28:04
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| Connard: You did not author it but you get the A++++ for the submission! I don't think I can top that one. haha! |
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Thoughts on Growing Old
