Who's Old?
Grow old along with me! The funny times are yet to be!
2006_0102
I feel like my body has gotten totally out of shape, so I got my doctor's permission to join a fitness club and start exercising. I decided to take an aerobics class for seniors. I bent, twisted, gyrated, jumped up and down, and perspired for an hour. But, by the time I got my leotards on, the class was over.
*** Reporters interviewing a 104-year-old woman: "And what do you think is the best thing about being 104?" the reporter asked. She simply replied, "No peer" I pressure." *** During a class reunion, Mary decided to go to the retirement home to see Susan, her high-school classmate. Mary, who hadn't seen Susan in 40 years, was delighted to find her in the lobby and said, "Susan, do you know who I am?" "No," Susan demurred, "but if you go the desk, they'll tell you!" *** I've sure gotten old. I've had two bypass surgeries, a hip replacement, new knees. Fought prostate cancer and diabetes. I'm half blind, can't hear anything quieter than a jet engine, take 40 different medications that make me dizzy, winded, and subject to blackouts. Have bouts with dementia. Have poor circulation; hardly feel my hands and feet anymore. Can't remember if I'm 85 or 92. Have lost all my friends. But, thank God, I still have my driver's license. *** THE SENILITY PRAYER Grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, the good fortune to run into the ones I do, and the eyesight to tell the difference. *** The nice thing about being senile is, you can hide your own Easter eggs. *** A 97-year-old man goes into his doctor's office and says, "Doc, I want my sex drive lowered." "Sir," replied the doctor, "you're 97. Don't you think your sex drive is all in your head?" "You're damned right it is!" replied the old man. "That's why I want it lowered!" *** An elderly woman decided to prepare her will and told her preacher she had two final requests. First, she wanted to be cremated, and second, she wanted her ashes scattered over Wal-Mart. "Wal-Mart?" the preacher exclaimed. "Why Wal-Mart?" "Then I'll be sure my daughters visit me twice a week." *** . . .Any woman can have the body of a 21-year-old, as long as she buys him a few drinks first. *** My memory's not as sharp as it used to be. Also, my memory's not as sharp as it used to be. *** Know how to prevent sagging? Just eat till the wrinkles fill out. *** I've still got it, but nobody wants to see it. *** I'm getting into swing dancing. Not on purpose. Some parts of my body are just prone to swinging. *** It's scary when you start making the same noises as your coffeemaker. *** People our age can still enjoy an active, passionate sex life! Provided we get cable or that dish thing. *** The good news is that even as we get older, guys still look at our boobs. The bad news is they have to squat down first. *** These days about half the stuff in my shopping cart says, "For fast relief." *** I've tried to find a suitable exercise video for women my age, but they haven't made one called "Buns of Putty." *** Don't let aging get you down. It's too hard to get back up. *** Remember: You don't stop laughing because you grow old; you grow old because you stop laughing. Article reprinted from the issue of The Saturday Evening Post magazine. Read more at www.saturdayeveningpost.com, © Copyright 2007 Benjamin Franklin Literary & Medical Society, All rights reserved
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