The drawbacks of getting older

[Preacherman]

http://www.goodolddogs.com/older.html

(Nudity alert - sort of... )

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[P95Carry]

Haha - getting old sucks Peter!!

Actually, I ain't turned the mirror, quite yet - but sure as heck don't like the way my skin wrinkles in places

[Monkeyleg]

The first time I realized I was getting old was when I turned 40. I noticed that I looked at the young women, but they had stopped looking back.

The next tier was reached when I turned 50. I could look, and the young women just seemed annoyed. (Hey, little girl: if you're going to expose your butt, breasts, navel or other parts to the world, expect some stares).

Now, at 55, I'm already noticing that the young women treat me as harmless.

Next thing you know, they'll be sitting on benches in the park and tossing peanuts at me.

[P95Carry]

Hmmm - I forgot about the peanuts Dick - a pleasure yet to come !

I am tho 5 years closer to that than you!

[Waitone]

Wait until they tell you that you look "comfortable".

[Art Eatman]

Repeat after me:  "Pain is my friend.  It reminds me that I am still alive.  And it leadeth me into partaking of strong waters."

, Art

[Guest]

Now at 66 I find that I look at those delectable young ladies, get all excited, but can't remember why.

[The Rabbi]

There is a more serious point here.
People in this country routinely treat aging as entirely negative.  The only time old people get admired is when they act like kids.  Remember "Disco Sally"?  Or "Cocoon"?
It is a shame.
I am much happier at 44 (next month) than I was at 24.  I understand things more and am more in control.  Lots of things dont really bother me.  The things I have spent 20 years learning allow me to have real pleasure at my level of accomplishment.

[Justin]

old...

nudity...


Nope, not clickin' that link. Nosir.

[Brad Johnson]

Growing old is inevitable. Growing up is optional.

Plus..

You are only as old as you act. That makes me about twelve.

Brad

[El Tejon]

Monkey, my enlightenment came in a record store when I was 30 and met a young lady of the young and nubile persuasion.  She talked to me like I was her brother!!!  I was no longer a threat.

OTOH, my gym put up a pic of John Pilates at 57.  He looked outstanding and his pic is truly inspirational.  As well, one of my kung fu teachers is 59 and built like a 24 year old male gymnast.

Now I just need a life where I can work out 10 hours a day!:D

[One of Many]

On the way home from church today my wife was talking about some 'kid' at work that acts cocky, like a know it all.  Then she said he was 31 years old.  She is old enough to be his mother, but doesn't consider herself old yet.

I told her that you know you are getting old when a 31 year old seems like a 'kid'.  She started punching me in the arm (playfully).

[erik the bold]

[clickonlink] AAAAAAAArrrrrrrrrr!!!!  I'm blind!!! (falls off chair)................................zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz............Huh? where was I

Dang, getting old hurts!

[280plus]

You guys reminded me of local "boy" Norm. Norm was about 60 and was some reigning senior body builder. He had the body of a 25 YO and the face of a 60 yo. It was STRANGE! He was from Kali, drove a customized P/U Chopped, lowered etc... and used the word "dude" a lot...

And now a fitting elderly joke:

.:>>GRANDPA GOT LOST
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>>A police car pulls up in front of grandma's house and grandpa
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>>gets out.
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>>The polite policeman explained that this elderly gentleman told
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>>him that he was lost in the park and couldn't find his way home.
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>>Grandma looked at her husband and said, "You've been going
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>>to that park for over 30 years!  How could you get lost?"
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>>Leaning close to Grandma, so that the policeman couldn't hear,
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>>Grandpa whispered, "I wasn't lost.  I was just too darned tired
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>>to walk home."