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One really good thing about being old, if you're a man. (Original Post) Floyd R. Turbo Sep 2018 OP
Beats the alternative. Iggo Sep 2018 #1
Doesn't beat it by much. If I died 40 years ago... TreasonousBastard Sep 2018 #8
Well, most do get better looking...the good ones, anyway:-) angstlessk Sep 2018 #2
I adore old men! Brainstormy Sep 2018 #3
Thanks, but please don't compare me to those in the GOP RainCaster Sep 2018 #5
Didn't mean to! Brainstormy Sep 2018 #12
I swim a couple times a week at our community pool Ohiogal Sep 2018 #4
I walk and I walk and I walk and I walk. Iggo Sep 2018 #9
I don't know. To me the value of being an old man is that everything seems more wonderful. NNadir Sep 2018 #6
True. Realizing that your time left is limited. Nt raccoon Sep 2018 #11
Things they tell men when they hit 60: stopbush Sep 2018 #7
. Dr Hobbitstein Sep 2018 #10
Beer! I like beer! I drink beer! Do you drink beer? kwassa Sep 2018 #13
Senior discount at Lubys Major Nikon Sep 2018 #14

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)
8. Doesn't beat it by much. If I died 40 years ago...
Sun Sep 30, 2018, 12:30 PM
Sep 2018

that's 40 years less shit I'd had to put up with.

And when I do go, all the good things go, too.

Brainstormy

(2,380 posts)
3. I adore old men!
Sun Sep 30, 2018, 10:07 AM
Sep 2018

They're calmer, gentler, wiser, kinder than young ones. But then, I'm an old woman. What would I know?

RainCaster

(10,869 posts)
5. Thanks, but please don't compare me to those in the GOP
Sun Sep 30, 2018, 11:49 AM
Sep 2018

They are an example of the worst of our kind.

Ohiogal

(31,979 posts)
4. I swim a couple times a week at our community pool
Sun Sep 30, 2018, 10:14 AM
Sep 2018

and I can't help but notice that the arthritis class over on the other side is about 75% older ladies and 25% older men. Those guys have it made! They get lots of attention from the ladies!

Iggo

(47,550 posts)
9. I walk and I walk and I walk and I walk.
Sun Sep 30, 2018, 12:31 PM
Sep 2018

My doctor says "You want to be a skinny old man, not a fat old man."

NNadir

(33,513 posts)
6. I don't know. To me the value of being an old man is that everything seems more wonderful.
Sun Sep 30, 2018, 11:53 AM
Sep 2018

Facing the end of one's life can really make one appreciate the wonder of being alive.

stopbush

(24,396 posts)
7. Things they tell men when they hit 60:
Sun Sep 30, 2018, 12:08 PM
Sep 2018

Be sure to drink plenty of liquids, more than you used to. Staying hydrated is important.

Excessive urination may be a sign of a serious medical problem.

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