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El Mimbreno

(777 posts)

21. This explains SO much!

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)

Fri Oct 2, 2020, 11:08 AM

Oct 2020

Brains of older people are slow because they know so much.

People do not decline mentally with age; it just takes us longer to recall facts because we have more information in our brains.

Scientists believe this also makes some of us hard of hearing as it puts pressure on our inner ear.

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Some more Senior humor! [View all] CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2020 OP

Thanks for the laugh, Peggy! Ohiogal Sep 2020 #1

YW, my dear Ohiogal! CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2020 #2

That sums up my retirement. I live like a teenager with his own home, a car, and a monthly check. Midnight Writer Sep 2020 #3

Priceless CaliforniaPeggy! Thanks for sharing. alwaysinasnit Sep 2020 #4

wonderful nt Fresh_Start Sep 2020 #5

My wife and I are in the same position. Mr.Bill Sep 2020 #6

Absolutely .....OUTSTANDING....WONDERFUL...OK, BEYOND & BEYONED... Stuart G Sep 2020 #7

Welcome to the Seniors Group, my dear Stuart G! CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2020 #8

Thank You for your kindness...I will be here often..Yes, I am a "senior" Stuart G Sep 2020 #9

And the reason our heads are gray wnylib Sep 2020 #10

The part about having everything we wanted when I was a teenager is totally true! Nitram Sep 2020 #11

k&r Sherman A1 Sep 2020 #12

Allright...I've got all that too bbbuuuttt..... diverdownjt Sep 2020 #13

Nailed it! (if only I could remember what "it" was). marble falls Sep 2020 #14

This is a wee bit serious for such a fun post, but soldierant Sep 2020 #15

I'm glad you brought this up! And no, there's no coincidence here. CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2020 #16

Why, thank you. soldierant Sep 2020 #17

I am getting close mdbl Oct 2020 #18

Thank you, Peggy. wendyb-NC Oct 2020 #19

LOL Kick burrowowl Oct 2020 #20

This explains SO much! El Mimbreno Oct 2020 #21

Hell & the hereafter El Mimbreno Oct 2020 #22