04-27-2006, 03:09 PM
A very elderly gentleman, (mid nineties) very well dressed, hair well
> groomed, great looking suit, flower in his lapel smelling slightly of a
> good after shave, presenting a well looked-after image, walks into an
> upscale cocktail lounge. Seated at the bar is an elderly looking lady,
> (mid eighties). The gentleman walks over, sits alongside of her, orders
> a drink, takes a sip, turns to her and says, "So tell me, do I come here
> often?"
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> Getting Old
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> An elderly gentleman had serious hearing problems for a number of years.
> He went to the doctor and the doctor was able to have him fitted for a
> set of hearing aids that allowed the gentleman to hear 100%. The elderly
> gentleman went back in a month to the doctor and the doctor said, "Your
> hearing is perfect. Your family must be really pleased that you can hear
> again."
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> The gentleman replied, "Oh, I haven't told my family yet. I just sit
> around and listen to their conversations. I've changed my will three
> times!"
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> Getting Old
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> An elderly couple had dinner at another couple's house, and after
> eating, the wives left the table and went into the kitchen. The two
> gentlemen were talking, and one said, "Last night we went out to a new
> restaurant and it was really great. I would recommend it very highly."
> The other man said, "What is the name of the restaurant?"
>
>
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> The first man thought and thought and finally said, "What is the name of
> that flower you give to someone you love? You know.. the one that's red
> and has thorns." "Do you mean a rose?" "Yes, that's the one," replied
> the man. He then turned towards the kitchen and yelled, "Rose, what's
> the name of that restaurant we went to last night?"
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> Getting Old
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> Hospital regulations require a wheelchair for patients being discharged.
> However, while working as a student nurse, I found one elderly
> gentleman--already dressed and sitting on the bed with a suitcase at his
> feet who insisted he didn't need my help to leave the hospital.
>
>
>
> After a chat about rules being rules, he reluctantly let me wheel him to
> the elevator. On the way down I asked him if his wife was meeting him.
> "I don't know," he said. "She's still upstairs in the bathroom changing
> out of her hospital gown."
> groomed, great looking suit, flower in his lapel smelling slightly of a
> good after shave, presenting a well looked-after image, walks into an
> upscale cocktail lounge. Seated at the bar is an elderly looking lady,
> (mid eighties). The gentleman walks over, sits alongside of her, orders
> a drink, takes a sip, turns to her and says, "So tell me, do I come here
> often?"
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Getting Old
>
> An elderly gentleman had serious hearing problems for a number of years.
> He went to the doctor and the doctor was able to have him fitted for a
> set of hearing aids that allowed the gentleman to hear 100%. The elderly
> gentleman went back in a month to the doctor and the doctor said, "Your
> hearing is perfect. Your family must be really pleased that you can hear
> again."
>
>
>
> The gentleman replied, "Oh, I haven't told my family yet. I just sit
> around and listen to their conversations. I've changed my will three
> times!"
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Getting Old
>
>
>
> An elderly couple had dinner at another couple's house, and after
> eating, the wives left the table and went into the kitchen. The two
> gentlemen were talking, and one said, "Last night we went out to a new
> restaurant and it was really great. I would recommend it very highly."
> The other man said, "What is the name of the restaurant?"
>
>
>
> The first man thought and thought and finally said, "What is the name of
> that flower you give to someone you love? You know.. the one that's red
> and has thorns." "Do you mean a rose?" "Yes, that's the one," replied
> the man. He then turned towards the kitchen and yelled, "Rose, what's
> the name of that restaurant we went to last night?"
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Getting Old
>
>
>
> Hospital regulations require a wheelchair for patients being discharged.
> However, while working as a student nurse, I found one elderly
> gentleman--already dressed and sitting on the bed with a suitcase at his
> feet who insisted he didn't need my help to leave the hospital.
>
>
>
> After a chat about rules being rules, he reluctantly let me wheel him to
> the elevator. On the way down I asked him if his wife was meeting him.
> "I don't know," he said. "She's still upstairs in the bathroom changing
> out of her hospital gown."

