Oliver Wendell Holmes: "A person is always startled when he hears himself seriously called an old man for the first time."
And a Roadrunner, too
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Alice seemed almost as excited about our seeing new birds as we were seeing
them ourselves. On one of the first days we were there, she yelled
“Roadrunner...
20 hours ago
Yup! And when presenting oneself at the cinema box office or a restaurant where they do reduced prices for seniors, and the staff immediately "know" one IS a senior without having to ask.
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I may be senior, but I'd still look up your skirt!
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Can't win. Sigh... Listen, just show me your best panties and get it over with, I can take it!
luckily my kids have been calling me that for years so I'm used to it.
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