Would you believe the email spell checker did not recognize the word murgatroyd?
  Lost Words from our childhood: Words gone as fast as the buggy whip! Sad really! The other day a not so elderly (65) lady said something to her son about driving a Jalopy and he looked at her quizzically and said what the heck is a Jalopy? OMG (new) phrase! He never heard of the word jalopy!! She knew she was old but not that old… Well, I hope you are Hunky Dory after you read this and chuckle…
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About a month ago, I illuminated some old expressions that have become obsolete because of the inexorable march of technology. These phrases included “Don’t touch that dial,” “Carbon copy,” “You sound like a broken record” and “Hung out to dry.
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Back in the olden days we had a lot of moxie. We’d put on our best bib and tucker to straighten up and fly right. Heavens to Betsy! Gee whillikers! Jumping Jehoshaphat!   Holy moley! We were in like Flynn and living the life of Riley, and even a regular guy couldn’t accuse us of being a knucklehead, a nincompoop or a pill. Not for all the tea in China !
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Back in the olden days, life used to be swell, but when’s the last time anything was swell? Swell has gone the way of beehives, pageboys and the D.A.; of spats, knickers, fedoras, poodle skirts, saddle shoes and pedal pushers. Oh, my aching back. Kilroy was here, but he isn’t anymore.
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We wake up from what surely has been just a short nap, and before we can say, well I’ll be a monkey’s uncle!, or, This is a fine kettle of fish!, We discover that the words we grew up with,- the words that seemed omnipresent, as oxygen, have vanished with scarcely a notice from our tongues and our pens and our keyboards. Poof, go the words of our youth, the words we’ve left behind. We blink, and they’re gone.
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Where have all those phrases gone? Long gone: Pshaw, The milkman did it. Hey! It’s your nickel. Don’t forget to pull the chain. Knee high to a grasshopper. Well, Fiddlesticks! Going like sixty. I’ll see you in the funny papers. Don’t take any wooden nickels’ Heavens to Murgatroyd! It turns out there are more of these lost words and expressions than Carter has liver pills. This can be disturbing stuff!
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We of a certain age have been blessed to live in changeful times. For a child each new word is like a shiny toy, a toy that has no age. We at the other end of the chronological arc have the advantage of remembering there are words that once did not exist and there were words that once strutted their hour upon the earthly stage and now are heard no more, except in our collective memory. It’s one of the greatest advantages of aging. See ya later, alligator!
Category Archives: 4. Old Age Or Golden Years Jokes
Heavens to Murgatroyd
You know You’re Old When…
RAMBLINGS OF A RETIRED MINDÂYou know you are old when…
I found this timely, because today I was in a store that sells sunglasses, and only sunglasses. A young sales lady walks over and asks, “What brings you in today?”  Â
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I looked at her, and said, “I’m interested in buying a refrigerator.â€Â She didn’t quite know how to respond.Â
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Am I getting to be that age?ÂYou know you are old when…
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I was thinking about how a status symbol of today is those cell phones that everyone has clipped onto their belt or purse. I can’t afford one. So I’m wearing my garage door opener instead.Â
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I was thinking about old age and decided old age is when you still have something on the ball, but you are just too damn tired to bounce it.Â
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I thought about making a fitness movie for folks my age and calling it “Pumping Rust.”
 You know you are old when…When people see a cat’s litter box they always say, “Oh, have you got a cat?†Just once I want to reply, “No, it’s just for company!â€Â
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Employment application blanks always ask who is to be called in case of an emergency.  I think you should write, “An ambulance.”Â
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Birds of a feather flock together and then potty on your car.Â
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The older you get the tougher it is to lose weight because by then your body and your fat have  gotten to be really close friends.Â
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The easiest way to find something lost around the house is to buy its replacement.Â
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Did you ever notice: The Roman Numerals for forty (40) are XL?Â
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The sole purpose of a child’s middle name is so he can tell when he’sreally in trouble..Â
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Did you ever notice: When you put the 2 words ‘ The’  and ‘ IRS ‘ together it spells  ‘Theirs…’?
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Aging: Eventually you will reach a point when you stop lying about your age and start bragging about it.Â
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Some people try to turn back their “odometers.” Not me. I want people to know ‘why’ I look this way. I’ve traveled a long way and some of the roads weren’t paved.Â
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You know you are getting old when everything either dries up or leaks.
Ever Walk Into A Room and Forget What You Went In For???
The Real Reason You Walk Into A Room And Forget What You Went In For
If you don’t want to forget why you went in in the first place! [Photo: jaymantri.com via Pexels]
It’s one of life’s little mysteries. The very second you walk into a room, you completely forget why the heck you went in there in the first place. Two seconds ago we knew exactly what we were doing. Now? Nada, zip, diddly squat…you get the idea.
For years we’ve been wondering if it’s yet another downright annoying side effect of getting older. Wrinkles, under-eye bags and getting (even more) forgetful. But apparently science says it’s not our fault.
More at:
https://ca.style.yahoo.com/post/143574785075/the-real-reason-you-walk-into-a-room-and-forget
Just one day!
One day, long, long ago there was this man who, surprisingly, was not full of BS…
But this was a long, long time ago…
And it was just one day.
The End
funny emails to forward, maxine jokes
The Elderly Irish Virgin
The Elderly Irish Virgin!!!
In a tiny village on the Irish coast lived an old lady, a virgin and very proud of it.
Sensing that her final days were rapidly approaching, Â and desiring to make sure everything was in proper order when she dies, she went to the town’s undertaker (who also happened to be the local postal clerk) to make proper ‘final’ arrangements. As a last wish, she informed the undertaker
that she wanted the following inscription engraved on  her tombstone:
‘BORN Â A VIRGIN, LIVED AS A VIRGIN, DIED A VIRGIN’
Not long after, the old maid died peacefully. Â 
A few days after the funeral,
as the undertaker– postal clerk went to prepare the tombstone that the lady had requested, it became quite apparent that the tombstone that  she had selected was much too small for the wording that she had chosen 
He thought long and hard about how he could fulfill  the old maid’s final request, considering the very limited space available on the small piece of stone.
For days, he agonized over the dilemma. But finally his experience as a postal worker allowed him to come up with what he thought was the appropriate solution to the problem.
The  virgin’s tombstone was finally completed and duly engraved, and it read as follows:
‘RETURNED Â Â UNOPENED’
FUNNY EMAILS TO FORWARD, IRISH JOKES
The Importance of Walking
Walking can add minutes to your life.
This enables you at 85 years old
to spend an additional 5 months in a nursing
home at $7000 per month.
I like long walks,
especially when they are taken
by people who annoy me.
The only reason I would take up walking
is so that I could hear heavy breathing again.
I have to walk early in the morning,
before my brain figures out what I’m doing.. I joined a health club last year,
spent about 400 bucks.
Haven’t lost a pound.
Apparently you have to go there.
Every time I hear the dirty word ‘exercise’,
I wash my mouth out with chocolate.
The advantage of exercising every day
is so when you die, they’ll say,
‘Well, she looks good doesn’t she.’
If you are going to try cross-country skiing,
start with a small country. I know I got a lot of exercise
the last few years,……
just getting over the hill.
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. AND
Every time I start thinking too much
about how I look,
I just find a Happy Hour
and by the time I leave,
I look just fine.
You could run this over to your friends
But just e-mail it to them
If you don’t forward
this to 1 of your friends within
the next 5 minutes your belly
button will unscrew and your
butt will fall off.
Really…. It’s true
Maxine Jokes  – funny emails to forward
Facebook – I just don’t get it!
I’m trying to become a fan, but I just can’t get a clear “handle” on Facebook!
Any advice would be welcome.
FUNNY EMAIL TO FORWARD
Conspiracy Theories
We Must Stop This Immediately
Have you noticed that stairs are getting steeper. Groceries are heavier. And, everything is farther away. Yesterday I walked to the corner and I was dumbfounded to discover how long our street had become!
And, you know, people are less considerate now, especially the young ones. They speak in whispers all the time!  If you ask them to speak up they just keep repeating themselves, endlessly mouthing the same silent message until they’re red in the face!  What do they think I am, a lip reader?
I also think they are much younger than I was at the same age. On the other hand, people my own age are so much older than I am. I ran into an old friend the other day and she has aged so much that she didn’t even recognize me..
I got to thinking about the poor dear while I was combing my hair this morning, and in doing so, I glanced at my own reflection well, REALLY NOW – even mirrors are not made the way they used to be!
Another thing, everyone drives so fast these days! Â You’re risking life and limb if you happen to pull onto the freeway in front of them. All I can say is, their brakes must wear out awfully fast, the way I see them screech and swerve in my rear view mirror…
Clothing manufacturers are less civilized these days. Why else would they suddenly start labelling a size 10 or 12 dress as 18 or 20? Â Do they think no one notices? The people who make bathroom scales are pulling the same prank. Â Do they think I actually ‘believe’ the number I see on that dial? Â HA! Â I would never let myself weigh that much! Â Just who do these people think they’re fooling?
I’d like to call up someone in authority to report what’s going on — but the telephone company is in on the conspiracy too: they’ve printed the phone books in such  small type that no one could ever find a number in there!
All I can do is pass along this warning:
WE ARE UNDER ATTACK!
Unless something drastic happens, pretty soon everyone will have to suffer these awful indignities.
PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO WE CAN GET THIS CONSPIRACY STOPPED!
PS: I am sending this to you in a larger font size, because something has happened to my computer’s fonts – they are smaller than they once were.
No Sex, no drugs, no life…
Here’s something to think about.
I recently picked a new primary care doctor. After two visits and exhaustive Lab tests, he said I was doing “fairly well†for my age.
A little concerned about that comment, I couldn’t resist asking him, “Do you think I’ll live to be 80?â€
He asked, “Do you smoke tobacco, or drink beer or wine?â€
“Oh no,†I replied. “I’m not doing drugs, either!â€
Then he asked, “Do you eat rib-eye steaks and barbecued ribs?â€
I said, “No, my former doctor said that all red meat is very unhealthy!â€
“Do you spend a lot of time in the sun, like playing golf, sailing, hiking, or bicycling?â€
“No, I don’t,†I said.
He asked, “Do you gamble, drive fast cars, or have a lot of sex?â€
“No,†I said
He looked at me and said,….
‘Then, why do you even give a crap?
