ISSUE: 225
"Misery is a communicable disease."
-Martha Grahame
POTPOURRI

PERKS OF BEING OVER 50


  • Kidnappers are not very interested in you.
  • In a hostage situation you are likely to be released first.
  • No one expects you to run - anywhere.
  • People call at 9 pm and ask, "Did I wake you?"
  • People no longer view you as
    a hypochondriac.
  • There is nothing left to learn the hard way.
  • Things you buy now won't wear out.
  • You can eat dinner at 4 p.m.
  • You can live without sex but not your glasses.
  • You get into heated arguments about pension plans.
  • You no longer think of speed limits as a challenge.
  • You quit trying to hold your stomach in no matter who walks into the room.
  • You sing along with elevator music.
  • Your eyes won't get much worse.
  • Your investment in health insurance is finally beginning to pay off.
  • Your joints are more accurate meteorologists than the national weather service.
  • Your secrets are safe with friends because they can't remember them either.
  • Your supply of brain cells is finally down to manageable size.
  • You can't remember where you saw this list.
  • And did you notice this is in big print for your convenience?

  • Read also previous issue' articles:
    Bumper Stickers
    Things Found Only in America
    Devil in the Church
    Generosity Begins at Home
    Murphy's Other Laws
    Some Interesting Facts



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