The Folly Of Youth

[mrs_overall]

I was talking on the phone to my daughter (age 20) earlier today and she was telling me a story about one of her neighbours. When I asked how old the neighbour is, she said "Oh he is really, really old....about 40."

I think I shall now take myself off to the nearest knackers yard

[aelmpvw]

how's the neck?

[pixie374]

It's like a conversation my daughter had, when she was about 5, with my mum. She asked her if she was going to live a long time and my mum said, "I don't know. I hope so".
And my daughter reassuringly told her... "I think you will. You have so far!"

[mrs_overall]

Hi ael. It is still broken and in the brace. I will be in the brace for a total of 9 weeks or 15 weeks. I am currently on week 5 so a way to go yet....sob

[mrs_overall]

pixie, kids come out with the funniest things

[gness]

I'm still mithering about this one, MrsO......

A friend told me her sister had said.......Gness is odd....when you see her from a distance you think...Wow....she's really lovely......then when you get close you think......Oh, hmmmm.....well she's not bad though.....then when you get to know her she's really lovely......??????.............. :-(

[marval]

If 40 is old, I am past it.

[Strawberry5]

I don't know how old old is, although I did used to think that old was 24 or above. But that was when I was 12.

[ladyalex]

My niece when she was about 4 or 5 went with me to visit her great-gran, my grandmother.

She kindly explained to me that Gran was very old, nearly dead actually.

(Gran loved another year or two after that but fortunately had not heard.)

[queenofmean]

Isn't 40 the new 30?

I remember mum had to take me to the Dr as she was unable to get a babysitter. He made small talk with me while mum got ready and he asked how old I was, to which I replied ' I'm 5 but I'm 4 when I go on the bus with grandma' still makes me giggle

[tonyav]

Old is always 15 years older than yourself.

[mrs_overall]

Blimey tony, you must be very, very old compared to me then

Some funny answers folks

[pixie374]

At school,we worked out how old we would be at the millennium (25) and thought that was ancient. Now "elderly" is over 90...

[mrs_overall]

I've just remembered about the time we had a power cut and I could only find one candle which I placed on the mantle piece. Mr O was sitting on one sofa and I was on another one at the other side of the room.
He said " You look beautiful tonight."

I am still pondering that one.

[tonyav]

LOL, a bit like soft focus with photographs, mrs overboard ;-)

[Georgiesmum]

When we were at school, aged about 15/16 we thought all our teachers were really really old. Fast forward to when we were all aged 50, and we went to a school reunion., one of our ex teachers was there and she said " Cause, when I taught you all I was only 23!!!"

[Caran]

I can remember when I was early teens discussing old age with my friend. We decided we didn't want to be old and we would have a joint suicide at 26.
Needless to say we are still here!

[magicmick]

Nice one Stuey, a chap tried to sell her a spade he said "back in the dayit was a ground breaking invention".

[magicmick]

Sorry Mrs o wrong thread :(