Guest guest Posted February 28, 2004 Report Share Posted February 28, 2004 Subject: A test of time chronological time that is > > > > THE PERKS OF BEING OVER 50 > > > > 1. Kidnappers are not very interested in you. > > > > 2. In a hostage situation you are likely to be > > released first. > > > > 3. No one expects you to run -- anywhere. > > > > 4. People call at 9 PM and ask, "Did I wake you?" > > > > 5. People no longer view you as a hypochondriac. > > > > 6. There is nothing left to learn the hard way. > > > > 7. Things you buy now won't wear out. > > > > 8. You can eat dinner at 4 P.M. > > > > 9. You can live without sex but not without your > > glasses. > > > > 10. You enjoy hearing about other people's > > operations. > > > > 11. You get into heated arguments about pension > > plans. > > > > 12. You no longer think of speed limits as a > > challenge. > > > > 13. You quit trying to hold your stomach in, no > > matter who walks into > > the room. > > > > 14. You sing along with elevator music. > > > > 15. Your eyes won't get much worse. > > > > 16. Your investment in health insurance is > > finally beginning to pay > > off. > > > > 17. Your joints are more accurate meteorologists > > than the national > > weather service. > > > > 18. Your secrets are safe with your friends > > because they can't > > remember them either. > > > > 19. Your supply of brain cells is finally down to > > manageable size. > > > > 20. You can't remember who sent you this list. > > > > > > >*************************************************************** > > > Chapter 2: SIGNS OF MENOPAUSE > > > > > > 1. You sell your home heating system at a yard > > sale. > > > > > > 2. Your husband jokes that instead of buying a > > wood stove, he is > > using > > > you to heat the family room this winter. Rather > > than just saying you > > are > > > not amused, you shoot him. > > > > > > 3. You have to write post-it notes with your > > kids' names on them. > > > > > > 4. The Phenobarbital dose that wiped out the > > Heaven's Gate Cult > > gives > > > you four hours of decent rest. > > > > > > 5. You change your underwear after every sneeze. > > > > > > 6. You're on so much estrogen that you take your > > Brownie troop on a > > > field trip to Chippendale's. > > > > > > *********************************************** > > > Chapter 3: SIGNS OF WEAR > > > > > > "OLD" IS WHEN..... Your sweetie says, "Let's go > > upstairs and make > > love," > > > and you answer, "Pick one, I can't do both! > > > > > > "OLD" IS WHEN..... Your friends compliment you > > on your new alligator > > > > > shoes and you're barefoot. > > > > > > "OLD" IS WHEN...... A sexy babe catches your > > fancy and your > > pacemaker > > > opens the garage door. > > > > > > "OLD" IS WHEN..... Going bra-less pulls all the > > wrinkles out of your > > face. > > > > > > "OLD" IS WHEN..... You don't care where your > > spouse goes, just long > > as > > > you don't have to go along. > > > > > > "OLD" IS WHEN..... You are cautioned to slow > > down by the doctor > > instead > > > of by the police. > > > > > > "OLD" IS WHEN..... "Getting a little action" > > means I don't need to > > take > > > any fiber today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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