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I have some-timers. Sometimes I remember and sometimes I don’t.
Other times I just ignore you!
2) Don’t grow up. It’s a trap!
3) Old age is like underwear. It creeps up on you.
4) Old age is not for sissies. Bette Davis
5) At my age, I have seen it all, heard it all, done it all. I just can’t remember it all.
Should read, Humor can help someone get through tough times.
80-year old woman says to Dr: "My right knee has been extremely painful, to the point where I have a lot of trouble walking and going up and down stairs."
Dr. pokes around for a bit, takes an x-ray of the knee, then says "It's just old age and there's nothing that can be done."
80-year old woman replies: "My left knee is the same age and it's not complaining."
LOL 😝
uhm, I thought, picturing Michael Scott.
“celery”
And I'm going to drink 'til I get my fill.
And I hope when I get old, I don't sit around thinking about it, But I probably will
Yeah, just sitting back
Trying to recapture,
A little of the glory of...
Well, the time slips away,
Leaves you with nothing, mister,
but boring stories of glory days.
- Bruce Springsteen
(apologies to my kids but, you know, I used to be cool)
Springsteen is cool and you’re still cool! You don’t have to apologize to your kids! 😆
Bounce,
Laughter saved my sanity throughout my years! Humor is incredibly powerful!
My husband’s fav: One afternoon my mother came over, dramatically dragging herself along, using a mop for support. She wanted us to see how weak she’d become. She said she was so weak she couldn’t even make it the few feet over to her walking sticks. But she managed to walk down her porch stairs and to our house (we were neighbours) to put on the display. Then a friendly neighbour drove up, and she was miraculously cured, scampering off to chat.
Too Pooped to Pop
Lyrics
Casey is an old man who wants to be a teen
He goes to all the dances, and they call him cha-cha King
He cha-chas when the band is playin' rock 'n' roll
He tries to keep in time, but the beat leaves him cold
Because he's too pooped to pop, is too old-school
Hips gettin' weaker when he tries to do this stroll
And every time his feet get to go in one way
Here comes a new dance, and it's goin' to stray
Chicks told Casey, "You better move man"
This is only a one-night stand
Casey wasn't in time, but he was dancin' awhile
'Til a cramp caught his leg and he had to change his style
Because he's too pooped to pop, is too old-school
Hips gettin' weaker when he tries to do this stroll
And every time his feet get to go in one way
Here comes a new dance, and it's goin' to stray
Because he's too pooped to pop, is too old-school
Hips gettin' weaker when he tries to do this stroll
And every time his feet get to go in one way
Here comes a new dance, and it's goin' to stray
Casey finally learned to do the hoochie koo
This might have been fine back in '22
Now, I'm gonna give you fellows just a little tip
If you wanna keep your girl, you'll better get hip
Or you'll be too pooped to pop, too old-school
You hips are gettin' weaker when you'll try to do the stroll
And every time your feet gettin' to go in one way
Here comes a new dance and you'll be left to stray.
You can see him sing it on a YouTube video.
That’s right. 😊.
Thanks for the memories. I saw Chuck Berry at our Jazz Festival here in New Orleans. He was so much fun to watch to see. Everyone was singing along with his music!
I once had a neighbor in his upper 90’s who would always say goodbye in this way
“ Maybe we will talk again . At my age I don’t bother to buy green bananas .”
I love the green banana quote!
My granny used to say about lazy people, "she just runs around like a head with her chicken cut off." (For those that have never seen a chicken decapitated, the head is the only part of that chicken that doesn't go berserk.)
i still use this saying when I am overly busy. Not the same context as granny but, reminds me of her every time.
My grandma and mom said that too! That was a very common expression back then.
~Oscar Wilde
'I'm going to die doing it. An old dog can learn plenty from a new trick'.
~BurntCaregiver's father at about the age of 85.
I love so many things that Oscar Wilde said!
Hey, your father sounds like he had spunk! My mom’s dad was that way. I adored my grandfather! He was larger than life to me when I was a kid. The man never stopped. The only time he rested was when he was watching a baseball game, a western or Lawrence Welk.
Have you heard this one from your granny? If my grandma was really upset with someone she would say. “He isn’t worth the powder to blow him to hell!”
My father was definitely a character.
I hadn’t heard the dynamite one. Funny!
Nelson,
So interesting how your dad reacted to the paintings, isn’t it?
I have to say, I bet your dogs didn't argue one bit about double kibble. Mine will try to tell my hubby that they haven't been fed, 5 minutes after I feed them. Sneaky big buggers.
I got a good laugh from your story.
I agree with ITRR. I am sure that your dogs loved double dipping!
I will keep you in my prayers. Laughing is good for the soul. I’m so glad that you had a good laugh.
You made me laugh talking about socks matching. My youngest daughter would not match her socks on purpose! It was some silly trend going on.
It drove my mother nuts because she was a perfectionist and very fashionable even in her older years. I could have cared less if her socks didn’t match! LOL
Thanks for the laugh .
I truly hope you are better soon . 🫂