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CaliforniaPeggy

(152,070 posts)
Wed Mar 3, 2021, 06:54 PM Mar 2021

Now That I'm Older...

>>> If you can’t think of a word just say, “I forgot the English word for it.” That way people will think you’re bilingual instead of an idiot.
>>>
>>> I’m at a place in my life where errands are starting to count as going out.
>>>
>>> I’m getting tired of being part of a major historical event.
>>>
>>> I don’t always go the extra mile, but when I do, it’s because I missed my exit.
>>>
>>> At what point can we just start using 2020 as profanity? As in “That’s a load of 2020.” or “What in the 2020.” or “abso-2020-lutely.”
>>>
>>> My goal for 2020 was to lose 10 pounds. Only have 14 to go.
>>>
>>> Ate salad for dinner. Mostly croutons and tomatoes. Really just one big round crouton covered with tomato sauce, and cheese. FINE, it was a pizza. OK, I ate a pizza! A good one! Are you happy now?
>>>
>>> I just did a week's worth of cardio after walking into a spider web.
>>>
>>> I don't mean to brag, but I finished my 14-day diet food supply in 3 hours and 20 minutes.
>>>
>>> *A recent study has found women who carry a little extra weight live longer than men who mention it.
>>>
>>> Kids today don't know how easy they have it. When I was young, I had to walk 9' through shag pile carpet to change the TV channel.
>>>
>>> Senility has been a smooth transition for me.
>>>
>>> Remember back when we were kids and every time it was above 30 outside they closed school? Yeah, me neither!
>>>
>>> I may not be that funny or athletic or good looking or smart or talented. I forgot where I was going with this.
>>>
>>> I loved approaching 66. I learned something new every day and forgot 5 other things.
>>>
>>> A thief broke into my house last night. He started searching for money, so I got up and searched with him.
>>>
>>> Just remember, once you're over the hill, you begin to pick up speed.
>>>
>>> Having plans sounds like a good idea until you have to put on clothes and leave the house.
>>>
>>> It’s weird being the same age as old people.
>>>
>>> When I was a kid, I wanted to be older. This not what I expected.
>>>
>>> Life is like a helicopter. I don’t know how to operate a helicopter.
>>>
>>> It’s probably my age that tricks people into thinking I’m an adult.
>>>
>>> Marriage Counsellor: Your wife says you never buy her flowers. Is that true?
>>> Me: To be honest, I never knew she sold flowers.
>>>
>>> Never sing in the shower! Singing leads to dancing, dancing leads to slipping, and slipping leads to paramedics seeing you naked. So remember…Don’t sing!
>>>
>>> I see people about my age mountain climbing. I feel good getting my leg through my underwear without losing my balance.
>>>
>>> So if a cow doesn’t produce milk, is it a milk dud or an udder failure?
>>>
>>> Coronacoaster: noun; the ups and downs of a pandemic.
>>> One day you’re loving your bubble, doing work outs, baking banana bread and going for long walks, and the next you’re crying, drinking gin for breakfast, and missing people you don’t even like.
>>>
>>> You don’t realize how old you are until you sit on the floor and then try to get back up.
>>>
>>> We all get heavier as we get older because there's a lot more information in our heads. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!
>>>
>>> Good thing you can’t get fat from laughing!
>>>


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Now That I'm Older... (Original Post) CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2021 OP
Needed those laughs today! Thanks nature-lover Mar 2021 #1
Well done. Thanks! WVreaper Mar 2021 #3
LOL! jpak Mar 2021 #2
Very funny,... THX for posting/sharing. magicarpet Mar 2021 #4
Hilarious, so funny and true! Thanx for this Calif Peggy appalachiablue Mar 2021 #5
When you look at your contacts on the and they are doctors or pharmacists LiberalArkie Mar 2021 #6
KR NT ProudProgressiveNow Mar 2021 #7
Thank you so much. mgardener Mar 2021 #8
Of course it counts! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2021 #9
My favorite was the coronacoaster momta Mar 2021 #10
Thanks for the laughs, Peggy. Mr.Bill Mar 2021 #11
OMG dianaredwing Mar 2021 #12
Brilliant, absolutely brilliant! BarbD Mar 2021 #13
Very funny, CP gademocrat7 Mar 2021 #14
Delightful! leftieNanner Mar 2021 #15
LOL!!! Some of those remind me of Steven Wright. Thanks for posting! CaptainTruth Mar 2021 #16
Also the late and truly great Henny Youngman RVN VET71 Mar 2021 #32
at least three were lol. thank you housecat Mar 2021 #17
THANK YOU! bluboid Mar 2021 #18
As we say in the south swimboy Mar 2021 #19
Tee hee! BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2021 #20
Ty for the chuckles, Peggy! SheltieLover Mar 2021 #21
Thanks for the chuckles GeoWilliam750 Mar 2021 #22
Thanks for a really good laugh! n/t PatrickforB Mar 2021 #23
As an official 'old fart'... SergeStorms Mar 2021 #24
These are great and your timing couldn't be better FakeNoose Mar 2021 #25
Gads. Harker Mar 2021 #26
Thanks. ❤ nt littlemissmartypants Mar 2021 #27
Thanks cilla4progress Mar 2021 #28
Channel surfing used to mean sitting in front of the tv & turning the knob. rickyhall Mar 2021 #29
These are so so good! DeeDeeNY Mar 2021 #30
My favorite. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2021 #31
I'm 77. Oh boy are these funny, great, and true! Thanks... HUAJIAO Mar 2021 #33
Thanks for the laughs CP MustLoveBeagles Mar 2021 #34
And just like that...the pick-me-up I did not know I needed! Moostache Mar 2021 #35
Hilarious! Mickju Mar 2021 #36
Good morning, my dear CP. what a delicious treat! Thank you so much! Off to share. niyad Mar 2021 #37
Thanks for the belly laughs, CaliforniaPeggy! BComplex Mar 2021 #38
Thanks, I love those! PatSeg Mar 2021 #39
Thanks for the laughs, Peggy. FuzzyRabbit Mar 2021 #40
Oops, the rec button is broken. It keeps changing color. taxi Mar 2021 #41
This 78 year old can relate. Thanks for this post. Best laugh of the day(or month). n/t Paper Roses Mar 2021 #42
Thanks CalPeg... MiHale Mar 2021 #43
I would love to share this on Facebook rhiannon55 Mar 2021 #44
You're too kind, my dear rhiannon55! Feel free to share. Just copy and paste! ♥ CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2021 #48
I was laughing so hard, my husband warned me not to choke on my chili and rice!!!!! Karadeniz Mar 2021 #45
You can't get fat from laughing but you can pee your pants even though you don't have to go. Ka-Dinh Oy Mar 2021 #46
Thanks! I am SO BlueMTexpat Mar 2021 #47
Thanks for the laughs! cate94 Mar 2021 #49
Thank you for the humor! 58Sunliner Mar 2021 #50
Thank you, Peggy wendyb-NC Mar 2021 #51
I am so glad I read these today. What a hoot! llmart Mar 2021 #52
"It's weird being the same age as old people." ShazzieB Mar 2021 #53
CP....... DENVERPOPS Mar 2021 #54
Good one, C Peggy! BobTheSubgenius Mar 2021 #55
Sadly, these are ALL ME! dchill Mar 2021 #56
Oh. So good. Thank you. Jakes Progress Mar 2021 #57
The one about donning underwear really strikes a chord. trof Mar 2021 #58
They're all good, especially this: raccoon Mar 2021 #59
Well, "leg through underwear" sure struck a nerve. trof Apr 2021 #60

mgardener

(1,895 posts)
8. Thank you so much.
Wed Mar 3, 2021, 07:36 PM
Mar 2021

I, too, had a salad & croutons.
I did have onions on it.
That counts as a vegetable, right???

momta

(4,107 posts)
10. My favorite was the coronacoaster
Wed Mar 3, 2021, 07:46 PM
Mar 2021

"...gin for breakfast, and missing people you don't even like."

My world.

Mr.Bill

(24,790 posts)
11. Thanks for the laughs, Peggy.
Wed Mar 3, 2021, 07:46 PM
Mar 2021

My wife and I enjoyed them.

Now I just have to pick out my three favorites, because that's all I'll be able to remember.

dianaredwing

(406 posts)
12. OMG
Wed Mar 3, 2021, 07:53 PM
Mar 2021

Peggy, you made my year so far, and even compensated for that swear word, what was it, 2020? Thanks a lot. I'm keeping this one.

BarbD

(1,221 posts)
13. Brilliant, absolutely brilliant!
Wed Mar 3, 2021, 07:55 PM
Mar 2021

Being old during a pandemic puts aging in a whole new dimension.

Really appreciate the laughs.

SergeStorms

(19,312 posts)
24. As an official 'old fart'...
Wed Mar 3, 2021, 09:01 PM
Mar 2021

I enjoyed those. Too many of them hit very close to home though. Close enough to see my ass's imprint in the recliner.

Moostache

(10,161 posts)
35. And just like that...the pick-me-up I did not know I needed!
Wed Mar 3, 2021, 11:15 PM
Mar 2021

Thank you Peggy! I enjoyed that and the smiles make me feel better tonight!

BComplex

(9,075 posts)
38. Thanks for the belly laughs, CaliforniaPeggy!
Thu Mar 4, 2021, 11:43 AM
Mar 2021
That was fun! I'm going to print them out and send them to all my friends who still don't know how to get into their email!!

rhiannon55

(2,717 posts)
44. I would love to share this on Facebook
Thu Mar 4, 2021, 12:55 PM
Mar 2021

My many old friends and peers would love it. I laughed (and related to) a whole lot of them!

Peggy, you are a treasure.

Ka-Dinh Oy

(11,686 posts)
46. You can't get fat from laughing but you can pee your pants even though you don't have to go.
Thu Mar 4, 2021, 01:30 PM
Mar 2021

Thanks for posting these. I enjoyed them.

wendyb-NC

(3,800 posts)
51. Thank you, Peggy
Thu Mar 4, 2021, 01:53 PM
Mar 2021

I needed to laugh out loud. What a brilliant reflection on the times, and accumulating birthdays. I can identify with all of the above.

My favorites, "It's weird being the same age as old people." , and "Never sing in the shower." Blessings , to you.

llmart

(16,331 posts)
52. I am so glad I read these today. What a hoot!
Thu Mar 4, 2021, 01:55 PM
Mar 2021

I will definitely be passing these on to all my friends/family who like me, are 70+. I love the one about getting your leg through your underpants without losing your balance.

Thanks for the many laughs!

BobTheSubgenius

(11,789 posts)
55. Good one, C Peggy!
Thu Mar 4, 2021, 02:31 PM
Mar 2021

A couple of those made me literally LOL, which isn't that common when one is amused while alone. A great list, and LOTS of entries, which made it doubly good.

Thank you!

raccoon

(31,454 posts)
59. They're all good, especially this:
Fri Mar 26, 2021, 07:15 AM
Mar 2021
>>>
>>> You don’t realize how old you are until you sit on the floor and then try to get back up


When my cat is lying on the carpet, I pet her with my foot.
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