Wed Mar 3, 2021, 07:54 PM
CaliforniaPeggy (136,844 posts)
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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CaliforniaPeggy | Mar 3 | OP |
nature-lover | Mar 3 | #1 | |
WVreaper | Mar 3 | #3 | |
jpak | Mar 3 | #2 | |
magicarpet | Mar 3 | #4 | |
appalachiablue | Mar 3 | #5 | |
LiberalArkie | Mar 3 | #6 | |
ProudProgressiveNow | Mar 3 | #7 | |
mgardener | Mar 3 | #8 | |
CaliforniaPeggy | Mar 3 | #9 | |
momta | Mar 3 | #10 | |
Mr.Bill | Mar 3 | #11 | |
dianaredwing | Mar 3 | #12 | |
BarbD | Mar 3 | #13 | |
gademocrat7 | Mar 3 | #14 | |
leftieNanner | Mar 3 | #15 | |
CaptainTruth | Mar 3 | #16 | |
RVN VET71 | Mar 3 | #32 | |
housecat | Mar 3 | #17 | |
bluboid | Mar 3 | #18 | |
swimboy | Mar 3 | #19 | |
BlancheSplanchnik | Mar 3 | #20 | |
SheltieLover | Mar 3 | #21 | |
GeoWilliam750 | Mar 3 | #22 | |
PatrickforB | Mar 3 | #23 | |
SergeStorms | Mar 3 | #24 | |
FakeNoose | Mar 3 | #25 | |
Harker | Mar 3 | #26 | |
littlemissmartypants | Mar 3 | #27 | |
cilla4progress | Mar 3 | #28 | |
rickyhall | Mar 3 | #29 | |
DeeDeeNY | Mar 3 | #30 | |
PoindexterOglethorpe | Mar 3 | #31 | |
HUAJIAO | Mar 3 | #33 | |
MustLoveBeagles | Mar 4 | #34 | |
Moostache | Mar 4 | #35 | |
Mickju | Mar 4 | #36 | |
niyad | Mar 4 | #37 | |
BComplex | Mar 4 | #38 | |
PatSeg | Mar 4 | #39 | |
FuzzyRabbit | Mar 4 | #40 | |
taxi | Mar 4 | #41 | |
Paper Roses | Mar 4 | #42 | |
MiHale | Mar 4 | #43 | |
rhiannon55 | Mar 4 | #44 | |
CaliforniaPeggy | Mar 4 | #48 | |
Karadeniz | Mar 4 | #45 | |
Ka-Dinh Oy | Mar 4 | #46 | |
BlueMTexpat | Mar 4 | #47 | |
cate94 | Mar 4 | #49 | |
58Sunliner | Mar 4 | #50 | |
wendyb-NC | Mar 4 | #51 | |
llmart | Mar 4 | #52 | |
ShazzieB | Mar 4 | #53 | |
DENVERPOPS | Mar 4 | #54 | |
BobTheSubgenius | Mar 4 | #55 | |
dchill | Mar 4 | #56 | |
Jakes Progress | Mar 4 | #57 | |
trof | Mar 16 | #58 | |
raccoon | Mar 26 | #59 |
Response to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)
Wed Mar 3, 2021, 07:57 PM
nature-lover (1,064 posts)
1. Needed those laughs today! Thanks
Response to nature-lover (Reply #1)
Wed Mar 3, 2021, 08:04 PM
WVreaper (335 posts)
3. Well done. Thanks!
Response to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)
Wed Mar 3, 2021, 08:03 PM
jpak (40,029 posts)
2. LOL!
You R old
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Response to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)
Wed Mar 3, 2021, 08:08 PM
magicarpet (10,525 posts)
4. Very funny,... THX for posting/sharing.
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Response to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)
Wed Mar 3, 2021, 08:17 PM
appalachiablue (30,631 posts)
5. Hilarious, so funny and true! Thanx for this Calif Peggy
Response to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)
Wed Mar 3, 2021, 08:19 PM
LiberalArkie (14,153 posts)
6. When you look at your contacts on the and they are doctors or pharmacists
Response to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)
Wed Mar 3, 2021, 08:34 PM
ProudProgressiveNow (5,986 posts)
7. KR NT
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Response to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)
Wed Mar 3, 2021, 08:36 PM
mgardener (1,140 posts)
8. Thank you so much.
I, too, had a salad & croutons.
I did have onions on it. That counts as a vegetable, right??? |
Response to mgardener (Reply #8)
Wed Mar 3, 2021, 08:40 PM
CaliforniaPeggy (136,844 posts)
9. Of course it counts!
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Response to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)
Wed Mar 3, 2021, 08:46 PM
momta (3,272 posts)
10. My favorite was the coronacoaster
"...gin for breakfast, and missing people you don't even like."
My world. ![]() ![]() |
Response to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)
Wed Mar 3, 2021, 08:46 PM
Mr.Bill (11,946 posts)
11. Thanks for the laughs, Peggy.
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. |
Response to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)
Wed Mar 3, 2021, 08:53 PM
dianaredwing (165 posts)
12. OMG
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.
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Response to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)
Wed Mar 3, 2021, 08:55 PM
BarbD (1,050 posts)
13. Brilliant, absolutely brilliant!
Being old during a pandemic puts aging in a whole new dimension.
Really appreciate the laughs. |
Response to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)
Wed Mar 3, 2021, 09:08 PM
gademocrat7 (8,418 posts)
14. Very funny, CP
Thanks for the laughs!
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Response to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)
Wed Mar 3, 2021, 09:20 PM
leftieNanner (9,709 posts)
15. Delightful!
Thank you Dear CP!
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Response to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)
Wed Mar 3, 2021, 09:27 PM
CaptainTruth (3,410 posts)
16. LOL!!! Some of those remind me of Steven Wright. Thanks for posting!
Wright had a lot a funny one-liners.
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Response to CaptainTruth (Reply #16)
Wed Mar 3, 2021, 10:38 PM
RVN VET71 (2,002 posts)
32. Also the late and truly great Henny Youngman
The Allfather of the one-liner:
https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=henny+youngman+one+liners&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8 |
Response to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)
Wed Mar 3, 2021, 09:36 PM
housecat (365 posts)
17. at least three were lol. thank you
Response to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)
Wed Mar 3, 2021, 09:37 PM
bluboid (39 posts)
18. THANK YOU!
I needed to laugh today!
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Response to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)
Wed Mar 3, 2021, 09:37 PM
swimboy (7,186 posts)
19. As we say in the south
You are sumpn’ else!
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Response to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)
Wed Mar 3, 2021, 09:46 PM
BlancheSplanchnik (20,066 posts)
20. Tee hee!
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Response to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)
Wed Mar 3, 2021, 09:48 PM
SheltieLover (20,500 posts)
21. Ty for the chuckles, Peggy!
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Response to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)
Wed Mar 3, 2021, 09:55 PM
GeoWilliam750 (2,222 posts)
22. Thanks for the chuckles
Response to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)
Wed Mar 3, 2021, 09:57 PM
PatrickforB (12,524 posts)
23. Thanks for a really good laugh! n/t
Response to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)
Wed Mar 3, 2021, 10:01 PM
SergeStorms (10,828 posts)
24. As an official 'old fart'...
I enjoyed those. Too many of them hit very close to home though. Close enough to see my ass's imprint in the recliner.
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Response to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)
Wed Mar 3, 2021, 10:04 PM
FakeNoose (17,855 posts)
25. These are great and your timing couldn't be better
I'm turning 70 next week. Thanks CalPeggy!
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Response to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)
Wed Mar 3, 2021, 10:04 PM
Harker (7,320 posts)
26. Gads.
These are starting to make sense...
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Response to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)
Wed Mar 3, 2021, 10:07 PM
littlemissmartypants (14,819 posts)
27. Thanks. ❤ nt
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Response to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)
Wed Mar 3, 2021, 10:11 PM
cilla4progress (16,132 posts)
28. Thanks
for the giggle!
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Response to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)
Wed Mar 3, 2021, 10:13 PM
rickyhall (3,579 posts)
29. Channel surfing used to mean sitting in front of the tv & turning the knob.
Response to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)
Wed Mar 3, 2021, 10:25 PM
DeeDeeNY (2,929 posts)
30. These are so so good!
Thanks for the laughs CP!
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Response to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)
Wed Mar 3, 2021, 10:31 PM
PoindexterOglethorpe (19,082 posts)
31. My favorite.
A recent study has found women who carry a little extra weight live longer than men who mention it.
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Response to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)
Wed Mar 3, 2021, 10:40 PM
HUAJIAO (767 posts)
33. I'm 77. Oh boy are these funny, great, and true! Thanks...
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Response to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)
Thu Mar 4, 2021, 12:14 AM
MustLoveBeagles (7,038 posts)
34. Thanks for the laughs CP
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Response to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)
Thu Mar 4, 2021, 12:15 AM
Moostache (8,662 posts)
35. And just like that...the pick-me-up I did not know I needed!
Thank you Peggy! I enjoyed that and the smiles make me feel better tonight!
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Response to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)
Thu Mar 4, 2021, 12:28 PM
Mickju (1,138 posts)
36. Hilarious!
And relatable! (I'm about to be 77)
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Response to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)
Thu Mar 4, 2021, 12:41 PM
niyad (76,983 posts)
37. Good morning, my dear CP. what a delicious treat! Thank you so much! Off to share.
Response to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)
Thu Mar 4, 2021, 12:43 PM
BComplex (5,606 posts)
38. Thanks for the belly laughs, CaliforniaPeggy!
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Response to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)
Thu Mar 4, 2021, 12:57 PM
PatSeg (37,556 posts)
39. Thanks, I love those!
Response to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)
Thu Mar 4, 2021, 01:09 PM
FuzzyRabbit (1,408 posts)
40. Thanks for the laughs, Peggy.
Response to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)
Thu Mar 4, 2021, 01:21 PM
taxi (1,226 posts)
41. Oops, the rec button is broken. It keeps changing color.
Response to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)
Thu Mar 4, 2021, 01:24 PM
Paper Roses (6,860 posts)
42. This 78 year old can relate. Thanks for this post. Best laugh of the day(or month). n/t
Response to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)
Thu Mar 4, 2021, 01:32 PM
MiHale (5,546 posts)
43. Thanks CalPeg...
Need the laughs today!
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Response to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)
Thu Mar 4, 2021, 01:55 PM
rhiannon55 (2,565 posts)
44. I would love to share this on Facebook
My many old friends and peers would love it. I laughed (and related to) a whole lot of them!
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Response to rhiannon55 (Reply #44)
Thu Mar 4, 2021, 02:33 PM
CaliforniaPeggy (136,844 posts)
48. You're too kind, my dear rhiannon55! Feel free to share. Just copy and paste! ♥
Response to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)
Thu Mar 4, 2021, 02:13 PM
Karadeniz (13,370 posts)
45. I was laughing so hard, my husband warned me not to choke on my chili and rice!!!!!
Response to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)
Thu Mar 4, 2021, 02:30 PM
Ka-Dinh Oy (11,033 posts)
46. You can't get fat from laughing but you can pee your pants even though you don't have to go.
Thanks for posting these. I enjoyed them.
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Response to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)
Thu Mar 4, 2021, 02:30 PM
BlueMTexpat (14,811 posts)
47. Thanks! I am SO
stealing these!
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Response to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)
Thu Mar 4, 2021, 02:48 PM
cate94 (1,715 posts)
49. Thanks for the laughs!
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Response to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)
Thu Mar 4, 2021, 02:52 PM
58Sunliner (3,510 posts)
50. Thank you for the humor!
Response to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)
Thu Mar 4, 2021, 02:53 PM
wendyb-NC (1,486 posts)
51. Thank you, Peggy
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. |
Response to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)
Thu Mar 4, 2021, 02:55 PM
llmart (11,726 posts)
52. I am so glad I read these today. What a hoot!
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! |
Response to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)
Thu Mar 4, 2021, 03:07 PM
ShazzieB (1,214 posts)
53. "It's weird being the same age as old people."
Ain't it the damned truth?
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Response to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)
Thu Mar 4, 2021, 03:09 PM
DENVERPOPS (4,475 posts)
54. CP.......
Another reason I love you !!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Response to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)
Thu Mar 4, 2021, 03:31 PM
BobTheSubgenius (8,636 posts)
55. Good one, C Peggy!
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! |
Response to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)
Thu Mar 4, 2021, 04:52 PM
dchill (27,222 posts)
56. Sadly, these are ALL ME!
Response to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)
Thu Mar 4, 2021, 05:48 PM
Jakes Progress (10,559 posts)
57. Oh. So good. Thank you.
Response to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)
Tue Mar 16, 2021, 07:58 PM
trof (53,160 posts)
58. The one about donning underwear really strikes a chord.
It can be a struggle.
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Response to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)
Fri Mar 26, 2021, 08:15 AM
raccoon (29,448 posts)
59. They're all good, especially this:
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>>> 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. |