Old age isn't for sissies

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popper

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My true version:
When I was a kid, we . . .

Listened to the radio or crystal set
Drank from the garden hose
Drank coolaid with real sugar
Popsickles came with toothpicks
Rode in the back of pick up trucks -- after 70 mi in the rain, not a good idea
Slept in the back seat of the car on trips
Played outside until mom & dad were going to bed, about 9-10 pm
played cowboys and Indians . . . and nobody wanted to be the Indian
Saw the russian satellite wiggle through the sky
Respected our elders ? To prevent the oak flooring from contact with posterior
Guys wore jeans, gals wore dresses and had long hair --- easy to ID.
Helped with the laundry -- yank sheets down before the rain storm
Respected each other regardless of each other's opinion --- not, see below!
If we got in a fist fight, --, nope, down and dirty scratch and hit wrestling
 
fiver

fiver

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i'll send the wife over to do some of your laundry.
pink it is,,,, except the dark colors, those come in regular and tie dyed white cow pattern.
i have no idea how she pulls off the latter we have no bleach...LOL
 
JWFilips

JWFilips

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The first job I ever had was a spot welder, making lamp shade frames! It was my after school and summr job when I was 14
I walked to work but when it was quiting time my Dad was home from work so he would drive over and pick me up.
I remenber my first boss used to wait at the garage door with me until my Dad showed up so then he could lock up and go home!
One evening my Dad was late , but my Boss stayed with me until I had my ride home ( he could have kicked me out to the curb but he did not)!
He put his arm on my shoulder and said " I'm going to tell you an importat thing and always remember it! "
"Boy, being young is easy; Being old is hard!" I never forgot that! He was correct!
 
oscarflytyer

oscarflytyer

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Missionary said:
Well I now realize more how insulated we are down here.. Purple words ??
All I know pink is for females and blue for guys. A guy wearing pink best climb off my tank.
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LMAO! Once, was wearing a pink/salmon colored polo. Going through the check out line with my buddy. 3 items. Gun magazine, couple cigars and I think a 6 pack of Guinness Stout. My buddy just laughed and said something to the affect that no one would question my manhood, even in the pink polo, buying items like that. Only thing better would have been if it had been a bottle of single malt scotch!
 
Rick H

Rick H

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As one gets older....
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As we age everything changes : including us -
1. When one door closes and another door opens, you are probably in prison.
2. To me, "drink responsibly" means don't spill it.
3. Age 60 might be the new 40, but 9:00 pm is the new midnight.
4. It's the start of a brand new day, and I'm off like a herd of turtles.
5. The older I get, the earlier it gets late.
6. When I say, "The other day," I could be referring to any time between yesterday and 15 years ago.
7. I remember being able to get up without making sound effects.
8. I had my patience tested. I'm negative.
9. Remember, if you lose a sock in the dryer, it comes back as a Tupperware lid that doesn't fit any of your containers.
10. If you're sitting in public and a stranger takes the seat next to you, just stare straight ahead and say, "Did you bring the money?"
11. When you ask me what I am doing today, and I say "nothing," it does not mean I am free. It means I am doing nothing.
12. I finally got eight hours of sleep. It took me three days, but whatever.
13. I run like the winded.
14. I hate when a couple argues in public, and I missed the beginning and don't know whose side I'm on.
15. When someone asks what I did over the weekend, I squint and ask, "Why, what did you hear?"
16. When you do squats, are your knees supposed to sound like a goat chewing on an aluminum can stuffed with celery?
17. I don't mean to interrupt people. I just randomly remember things and get really excited.
18. When I ask for directions, please don't use words like "east."
19. Don't bother walking a mile in my shoes. That would be boring. Spend 30 seconds in my head. That'll freak you right out.
20. Sometimes, someone unexpected comes into your life out of nowhere, makes your heart race, and changes you forever. We call those people cops.
21. My luck is like a bald guy who just won a comb!
 
Tom

Tom

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9. Remember, if you lose a sock in the dryer, it comes back as a Tupperware lid that doesn't fit any of your containers.


Rick, that is something I didn't know before, but it makes sense. I'm going to check it out by comparing the amount of socks in the drawer to......uh.. Oh yeah, the forks in the silverware drawer!
 
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