Posted on 07/09/2010 12:14:40 PM PDT by RaceBannon
I’m depressed that we don’t have Dunkin’ Donuts.
They did that to my (40...ish) wife about a year ago. Scared the crap out of me. She was so offended that I thought she was gonna leave before she paid for my donuts.
I can give you another one. My 74 year old mother-in-law has stopped asking me to take her to her various doctor appointments and such. She was tired of being embarrassed when the people kept referring to me as her husband.
Appearing eternally youthful has its drawbacks as well. Several times I have been asked by stupid teenage cashiers to show some ID when buying beer. I asked if they were joking - believe it or not, they weren’t. So I bow and point to my bald spot and say “here’s your ID”, then walk out with my beer.
You think that is vexing? I was in line to return a cable modem and the semi-balding tranny behind the counter was sizing me up and down. Such a deep voice for a a 40 something he/she.
Congratulations!
Age is an accomplishment. Every idiot gets to be young. Very few get to be old.
My wife has assured me she will still need me and feed me “When I’m 64”. So, Monday is the day. We’ll see.
And BTW, I went out and bought a Harley when I turned sixty.
We recently joined COSTCO (again) as they were the only place that had good hummus (plus the wife got a great deal on eyeglasses). While the Sweet Young Thing behind the counter typed in the data, she tried to get us to upgrade to a higher grade account, saying that we would recoup the extra cost “WHEN WE BOUGHT HEARING AIDS”.
I cupped my hand behind my ear sand said, “WHAT?”
She didn’t say anything else.
No. Their junk mail just goes in the shredder. But, it keeps coming.
Three years or so ago, I took my mother (85 or so at the time, and I was probably not yet 60) to the blood lab for her tests.....the Latina receptionist referred to her as "your wife"; I chalked it up to the 'we all look alike' syndrome..................sort of.
Good thing we have waterproof backs, eventually.
Hey, I’m 4 years younger than Joan!
: )
She still rocks!
My hubby got carded when he was 48! He’s now 50, and my 16 year old son has his girlfriend, and her best friend over this afternoon...the best friend and I were making sandwiches for a picnic, we were chatting, asked her how old she thought we were, she pegged hubby at 32! I told her she was gonna get a BIG HUG for that one, and when he came in the house, that is EXACTLY what happened! Pisses me off! I’m only 45, and I NEVER get carded anymore! Kinda cool, tho (for him). Sorry for Race, but, as everyone else has said, better to get old than NOT! The good thing is, I take after my mom a lot, she’ll be 76 in September, and most people peg her at mid sixties, so at least I got THAT! HAHA!
can beat that...I was in a tourist trap several years ago and went to look at some extra pants and sweatshirts..I bent down to look at the stuff and in a very obnoxious voice, a voice the entire store could hear, she instructed me “no..not there lady..that’s the petite..you want the larger sizes...NO LADY...down the aisle” ..of course I
was motified and tried to ignore here...but she kept yelling at me.....Life...there’s nothing like it....LOL
They’ll rue the day....
*** You’re not old until you get the urge to boost the Ketchup, mustard, and sugar packs ***
...and batteries.
JERRY: Uncle Leo, I saw you steal.
LEO: Oh, they don’t care. We all do it.
JERRY: Who, criminals?
LEO: Senior citizens. No big deal.
JERRY: You could get arrested.
LEO: Arrested? Come on! “I’m an old man. I’m confused! I thought I paid for it. What’s my name? Will you take me home?”
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