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Thursday, October 13. 2011Born To Be Wild - Part 2Real news report: In Florida, an 81-year old shuttle driver went door-to-door in an apartment complex posing as a doctor offering free breast exams. Women who have come forth so far, 32 and 36, agreed to the exam. --- Maybe they were confused, waiting for the brain transplant surgeon to arrive. So, here's some other elder vignettes close to reality: COUPLE in their nineties are both having problems remembering things. During a checkup, the doctor tells them that they're physically okay, but they might want to start writing things down to help them remember .. Later that night, while watching TV, the old man gets up from his chair. 'Want anything while I'm in the kitchen?' he asks. 'Will you get me a bowl of ice cream?' 'Sure..' 'Don't you think you should write it down so you can remember it?' she asks. 'No, I can remember it..' 'Well, I'd like some strawberries on top, too. Maybe you should write it down, soas not to forget it?' He says, 'I can remember that. You want a bowl of ice cream with strawberries.' 'I'd also like whipped cream. I'm certain you'll forget that, write it down?' she asks. Irritated, he says, 'I don't need to write it down, I can remember it! Ice cream with strawberries and whipped cream - I got it, for goodness sake!' Then he toddles into the kitchen. After about 20 minutes, The old man returns from the kitchen and hands his wife a plate of bacon and eggs.. She stares at the plate for a moment. 'Where's my toast ?' 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?' ________________________________________ Hospital regulations require a wheel chair 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.' ________________________________________ A senior citizen said to his eighty-year old buddy: 'So I hear you're getting married?' 'Yep!' 'Do I know her?' 'Nope!' 'This woman, is she good looking?' 'Not really.' 'Is she a good cook?' 'Naw, she can't cook too well.' 'Does she have lots of money?' 'Nope! Poor as a church mouse.' 'Well, then, is she good in bed?' 'I don't know.' 'Why in the world do you want to marry her then?' 'Because she can still drive!' ____________________________________________ Three old guys are out walking. First one says, 'Windy, isn't it?' Second one says, 'No, it's Thursday!' Third one says, 'So am I. Let's go get a beer..' ____________________________________________ A man was telling his neighbor, 'I just bought a new hearing aid. It cost me four thousand dollars, but it's state of the art.. It's perfect.' 'Really,' answered the neighbor . 'What kind is it?' 'Twelve thirty..' ____________________________________________ Morris, an 82 year-old man, went to the doctor to get a physical. A few days later, the doctor saw Morris walking down the street with a gorgeous young woman on his arm. A couple of days later, the doctor spoke to Morris and said, 'You're really doing great, aren't you?' Morris replied, 'Just doing what you said, Doc: 'Get a hot mamma and be cheerful.'' The doctor said, 'I didn't say that.. I said, 'You've got a heart murmur; be careful.' ____________________________________________ A little old man shuffled slowly into an ice cream parlor and pulled himself slowly, painfully, up onto a stool... After catching his breath, he ordered a banana split. The waitress asked kindly, 'Crushed nuts?' 'No,' he replied, 'Arthritis
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Now that's not funny! (LMAO) I think I resemble (some of) that remark!
Naked man walks into shrink's office.
Receptionist looks up, says "Please take a seat, sir; I can see youre nuts." Two British gentlemen encounter each other at the club.
"Jones, my dear fellow," says Smith, "...so sorry to hear you buried your wife." "Yes," replied Jones, "...had to. Dead, you know." Funny. I was at a visitation for the mother of a mutual friend. Another friend walks in and say asks what was wrong with her (the deceased). I just said, "Jerry, she's dead!"
Two London gentlemen encounter each other at the club.
"I say, Forsyth, have you heard about Smythe-Jones?" "No, what?" "Seems he's moved to the Amazon rain forest and is now living with a monkey." "A female monkey?" "Of course. Nothing wrong with old Smythe-Jones, y'know." Lady walks into the dairy barn and asks the dairyman if she could buy enough milk for a milk bath.
"Wanna pasteurize?" he asked. "Naw," she answered, "...just up to my tits will do." Some more one liners:
I was devastated to find out my wife was having an affair but, by turning to religion, I was soon able to come to terms with the whole thing. I converted to Islam, and we're stoning her in the morning! ----------------------------------------------------------- The wife suggested I get myself one of those penis enlargers, so I did....she's 21 and her name's Lucy. ----------------------------------------------------------- Following the tragic death of the Human Cannonball at the Traveling Circus, a spokesman said "We'll have to get another man of the same caliber." ----------------------------------------------------------- Just been to the gym. They've got a new machine in. Could only use it for half an hour, as I started to feel sick It's great though. It provides me with everything i need - KitKats, Mars Bars, Snickers, Potato Chips, the lot.." ----------------------------------------------------------- Question - Are there too many immigrants in the US ? 17% said yes; 11% said No; 72% said "I am not understanding the question please.". ----------------------------------------------------------- The cost of living has now gotten so bad that my wife is having sex with me because she can't afford batteries! ------------------------------------------------------------- A teacher goes around her class asking each of the kids what do they need at home. 1st kid says "A computer". Teacher replies "That'd be very useful." 2nd kid says "a new lawn mower" and gets a similar response. Little Johnny pops up and says " At my house we don't need nothing." The teacher asks him to think again carefully as everybody needs something. Little Johnny replies, "no I'm sure." "When my sister started going out with a Muslim, I remember my dad saying, "Well, that's the last damned thing we need." --------------------------------------------------- A man calls 911 and says "I think my wife is dead". The operator says, "How do you know?" He says "The sex is about the same, but the ironing is piling up!" --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My girlfriend says she thinks that I might be a stalker. Well... she's not exactly my girlfriend yet. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A wife says to her husband "You're always pushing me around and talking behind my back." And he says "What do you expect? You're in a wheelchair!" --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I was explaining to my wife last night that when you die you get reincarnated but must come back as a different creature. She said she would like to come back as a cow. I said, "You obviously haven't been listening." ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My wife has been missing a week now. The police said to prepare for the worst. So, I went down to Goodwill to get all of her clothes back. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I've heard that Apple has scrapped their plans for the new children's-oriented iPod after realizing that "i-Touch Kids" is not a good product name. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- There's a new Muslim clothing shop that opened in our shopping center, but they threw me out after I asked if I could look at some of the bomber jackets. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Red Cross just knocked on my door and asked if we could contribute towards the floods in Pakistan. I said we'd love to, but our garden hose only reaches to the driveway. |