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if you can remember when going on-line involved clothes-pins
then you're one of us!
if you can remember when fast food meant chasing the chicken,
then you're one of us.
If you can remember when the dimmer switch was on the floor-board
then you're one of us!
It used to be when seeing an old friend, you'd say "how U doing? where U working?"
now it's "how u doing? who's your DOCTOR?"..lmao
( I should start posting and moderating again here..I created board, IBOX, etc.)
What's the difference between Santa Claus and Tiger Woods??
Santa Claus does good just to play three holes.
:)
Come October.....the worker bees start
supporting me ---- LOL !!!
What are you doing here, Emmo?
You're too young, no? ;)
LOL ~~~ YOU did good !!!
:)
I had almost forgot about this board I created
but i searched for trycycle picture and i knew i used the word "icon"..
:)
YOUR "pm" led me here.............I am still
ROLLING on the FLOOR !!!
Great board, Dave !!!
MO
added a few bumper stickers to info board :)
from email..old, but worth a repeat..lol..
In Pharmacology, all drugs have two names, a trade name and generic name. For example, the trade name of Tylenol also has a generic name of Acetaminophen. Aleve is also called Naproxen. Amoxil is also called Amoxicillin and Advil is also called Ibuprofen.
The FDA has been looking for a generic name for Viagra. After careful consideration by a team of government experts, it recently announced that it has settled on the generic name of Mycoxafloppin. Also considered were Mycoxafailin, Mydixadrupin, Mydixarizin, Dixafix, and of course, Ibepokin.
Pfizer Corp. announced today that Viagra will soon be available in liquid form, and will be marketed by Pepsi Cola as a power beverage suitable for use as a mixer. It will now be possible for a man to literally pour himself a stiff one. Obviously we can no longer call this a soft drink, and it gives new meaning to the names of "cocktails", "highballs" and just a good old-fashioned "stiff drink". Pepsi will market the new concoction by the name of: MOUNT & DO.
Thought for the day: There is more money being spent on breast implants and Viagra today than on Alzheimer's research. This means that by 2040, there should be a large elderly population with perky boobs and huge erections and absolutely no recollection of what to do with them.
LOL....good one!!!
The Devil called up to the Lord one day..
and said "thanks man, for them good ol country
boys..they got some duct tape, bailing wire.
JB Weld
and a few other parts and now our place is
cool as a cucumber..has Air Conditioning now!..
The Lord said: "well, we see about that!..
I'm getting a lawyer and sue you"..
to which the Devil replied..
"and just WHERE do you think you're going to find a Lawyer?"
:)
We have our great legal system in particular, lawyers, to thank for all that. We have become a country of non-accountability. Nobody is willing to accept responsibility for their own actions. Why should they when it has become soooooo easy to just sue someone.
Grandson's American Icon since 1935..
Roadmaster tricycle..
but nowdays..read the fine print..WTF is going on here??..
no wonder I'm on xanax..this crap is too depressing..lol..
Bring back the rotary phone, so I
don't have to "press 1" for English.
A country can get really screwed up fast
when you don't control immigration..
(just ask any American Indian!)..
:)
hey hey u mite be on a regular diet but u can still look at the menu :))
Yes..if wife wasn't with me..
(if she was there on trip with me,
I'd probably be getting
whacked by her..for looking..LOL..)
oh my u could get your sex battery chgd real quick :))
I don't ever need to visit Amsterdam..
me ol ticker couldn't take it..
LOL..
http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/ver/230b/popup/index.php?cl=2929990
momma is a purebred....
and daddy was a wanderer ;)
yup...she'll tear your arm off you mess with me..lol..
or her three blue-eyed kittens..(that I gotta get shed off
pretty soon)..
they starting to eat solid food now...
20" mower..$109 at Walmart..I pushmower my whole acre with it..
I need the exercise anyways..lol..
Is that a Weed Eater?? I love their stuff!!
is dat yer atak pussee? lol
U may be getting old if..
You are proud of your lawn mower.
but I'm young at heart?..does that count?..LOL..
THE FIRST RULE OF GEEZERDOM
by Frank Kaiser
I’ve learned there is one rule of senior living that's as immutable as gravity, God's Commandments, or Star Trek's Prime Directive.
t's the First Rule of Geezerdom: Never ask "How you doing?"
Why? If you ask, they will tell. And tell. And tell.
I always thought folks mainly talked about people, things, and ideas. Not so after age 65. We talk pretty much all the time about our aches and pains.
And we're proud of it!
The vocabulary of elder illness, both real and imagined, is vast. Violate the First Rule with a 70-year-old just back from seeing her doctor, and she'll go on for an hour or everything from dandruff to death.
She'll render you speechless, obligated to pay heed to her diabetes, dermatitis, depression, delirium, dementia, deafness, dermatitis, dropsy, double vision, diverticulitis, and dyschezia, (Dyschezia?) And that's just the D's.
With so much focus on grumbling, it shouldn't surprise you to learn that there's a rigid subculture here, not unlike the military or the church.
We seniors wear our ailments like battle ribbons. Bragging rights go to those who have challenged their physicians most.
A brain transplant, for example, instantly confers four-star status on any patient.
On the other hand, if you've reached age 70 without a heart bypass, or at least a couple of angioplasties, you're not even in the game.
A quadruple bypass, on the other hand, confers starter honors at the shuffleboard court.
The Second Rule is that you don't want to be out-illed when you or someone talking to you violates the First Rule.
Suddenly Trivia: How much was spent on Medicare last year?
a) $128 billion b) $218 billion, c) $812 billion.
Here, for the benefit of you Boomers just now rising up into the ranks, is a Primer on essential medical one-upmanship.
Like Basic Training or SATs, by the time you're 65, you are expected to have experienced the following examinations — if only to have something to talk about while bobbing at the community swimming pool.
Colonoscopy: A procedure in which the doctor drives a double-decker sightseeing bus up your butt, taking a leisurely look at everything below the stomach. The Lower GI, a medieval variation, is when you are asked to hold a bathtub of foul tasting liquid in your bowels for 20 minutes without exploding.
Endoscopy: When your doctor and her friends drive that same bus down your throat, checking out all those cliffs and odd folks you see in Nexium ads.
For men only, there's the dreaded Prostate Exam: Here, the physician inserts his hand, arm, shoulders and head up your butt, often inviting the nurse and others to join him. Once all is behind you, you're offered a tissue. This is not for your tears.
For women, there's the Mammogram: After your saggy breast is pushed up to where it used to be 40 years ago, a huge, cold machine drops down, crushing the poor old thing as you gasp in pain.
On the plus side, this is about the only time anyone will ask you to appear topless.
When seniors aren't carrying on about their illnesses, they're getting checkups in hope of finding something new to boast about.
Suggest lunch to a resident of an adult community, and be prepared to hear a detailed explanation on why she can't make it because of a doctor or lab appointment. Or both.
For you Boomers now invading seniordom, here are a few more observations about aging and health. Soon…
You'll no longer laugh at Preparation H commercials.
You'll know all the warning signs of a heart attack.
You'll be the first one to find the bathroom, wherever you go.
You'll enjoy hearing about others' operations.
You'll browse the bran cereal section in your grocery store.
You'll be able to live without sex, but not without your glasses.
Welcome to the wonderful world of AARP. By the way, did I mention my recent brain transplant?
Suddenly Trivia Answer: b) $218 billion, expected to double by 2010.
Long ago and far away,
In a land that time forgot,
Before the days of Dylan
Or the dawn of Camelot.
There lived a race of innocents,
And they were you and me,
Long ago and far away
In the Land of Sandra Dee.
Oh, there was truth and goodness
In that land where we were born,
Where navels were for oranges,
And Peyton Place was porn.
For Ike was in the White House,
And Hoss was on TV,
And God was in his heaven
In the Land of Sandra Dee.
We learned to gut a muffler,
We washed our hair at dawn,
We spread our crinolines to dry
In circles on the lawn.
And they could hear us coming
All the way to Tennessee,
All starched and sprayed and rumbling
In the Land of Sandra Dee.
We longed for love and romance,
And waited for the prince,
And Eddie Fisher married Liz,
And no one’s seen him since.
We danced to “Little Darlin’”,
And Sang to “Stagger Lee”
And cried for Buddy Holly
In the Land of Sandra Lee.
Only girls wore earrings then,
And three was one too many,
And only boys wore flat-top cuts,
Except for Jean McKinney.
And only in our wildest dreams
Did we expect to see
A boy named George with Lipstick
In the Land of Sandra Dee.
We fell for Frankie Avalon,
Annette as oh, so nice,
And when they made a movie,
They never made it twice.
We didn’t have a Star Trek Five,
Or Psycho Two and Three,
Or Rocky-Rambo Twenty
In the Land of Sandra Dee.
Miss Kitty had a heart of gold,
And Chester had a limp,
And Reagan was a Democrat
Whose co-star was a chimp.
We had a Mr Wizard,
But not a Mr T,
And Oprah couldn’t talk yet
In the Land of Sandra Dee.
We had our share of heroes,
We never thought they’d go,
At least not Bobby Darin,
Or Marilyn Monroe.
For youth was still eternal,
And life was yet to be,
And Elvis was forever,
In the Land of Sandra Dee.
We’d never seen the rock band
That was Grateful to be Dead,
And Airplanes weren’t named Jefferson,
And Zeppelins weren’t Led.
And Beatles lived in gardens then,
And Monkees in a tree,
Madonna was a virgin
In the Land of Sandra Dee.
We’d never heard of Microwaves,
Or telephones in cars,
And babies might be bottle-fed,
But they weren’t grown in jars.
And pumping iron got wrinkles out,
And “gay” meant fancy-free,
And dorms were never coed
In the Land of Sandra Dee.
We hadn’t seen enough of jets
To talk about the lag,
And microchips were what was left
At the bottom of the bag.
And Hardware was a box of nails,
And bytes came from a flea,
And rocket ships were fiction
In the Land of Sandra Dee.
Buicks came with portholes,
A side show came with freaks,
And bathing suits came big enough
To cover both your cheeks.
Coke came just in bottles,
Skirts came to the knee,
And Castro came to power
In the Land of Sandra Dee.
We had no Crest with Fluoride,
We had no Hill Street Blues,
We all wore superstructure bras
Designed by Howard Hughes.
We had no patterned pantyhose
Or Lipton herbal tea
Or prime-time ads for condoms
In the Land of Sandra Dee.
There were no golden arches,
No Perriers to chill,
And fish were not called Wanda,
And cats were not called Bill.
And middle-aged was thirty-five
And old was forty-three,
And ancient were our parents
In the Land of Sandra Dee.
But all things have a season,
Or so we’ve heard them say,
And now instead of Maybelline
We swear by Retin-A.
And they send us invitations
To join AARP,
We’ve come a long way, baby,
From the Land of Sandra Dee.
So now we face a brave new world
In slightly larger jeans,
And wonder why they’re using
Smaller print in magazines.
And we tell our children’s children
Of the way it used to be,
Long ago and far away
In the Land of Sandra Dee.
A couple, both born the same year and month, were celebrating their 60th birthdays. During the celebration, a fairy appeared and said that because they had been so loving she would grant them each one wish.
Very excited, the wife said that since she had already visited most of North America in her RV she would like to visit Europe.
The fairy waved her magic wand; airline tickets instantly appeared in her hand.
Then it was the husband’s turn. He paused for a moment, then said with a sly look, “Well, I’d like to have a woman 30 years younger than me.”
The fairy waved her wand, and presto, he was 90.
10 Ways to Annoy a Telemarketer....
10. When they ask “How are you today?” Tell them! “I’m so glad you asked because no one these days seems to care, and I have all these problems; my arthritis is acting up, my eyelashes are sore, my dog just died…”
9. If they say they’re John Doe from XYZ Company, ask them to spell their name. Then ask them to spell the company name. Then ask them where it is located. Continue asking them personal questions or questions about their company for as long as necessary.
8. Cry out in surprise, “Judy! Is that you? Oh my God! Judy, how have you been?” Hopefully, this will give Judy a few brief moments of pause as she tries to figure out where she could know you from.
7. If MCI calls trying to get you to sign up for the Family and Friends Plan, reply, in as SINISTER a voice as you can, “I don’t have any friends … would you be my friend?”
6. If they want to loan you money, tell them you just filed for bankruptcy and you could sure use some money.
5. Tell the telemarketer you are on “home incarceration” and ask if they could bring you a case of beer and some chips
4. After the telemarketer gives their spiel, ask him/her to marry you. When they get all flustered, tell them that you could not just give your credit card number to a complete stranger.
3. Tell the telemarketer you are busy at the moment and ask them if they will give you their HOME phone number so you can call them back. When the telemarketer explains that they cannot give out their HOME number, you say “Iguess you don’t want anyone bothering you at home, right?” The telemarketer will agree and you say, “Now you know how I feel!” Say good by - and Hang up.
2. Insist that the caller is really your buddy Leon, playing a joke. “Come on Leon, cut it out! Seriously, Leon, how’s your mom?”
And first and foremost:
1. Tell them to talk VERY SLOWLY, because you want to write EVERY WORD down.
The Wisdom of..
Larry the Cable Guy:
(one of my 'heros'..lol)
READ S L O W L Y
1. A day without sunshine..well..it's like night.
2. On the other hand, you have different fingers.
3. 42.7 percent of all statistics are made up on the spot.
4. 99 percent of lawyers give the rest a bad name.
5. Remember, half the people you know are below average.
6. He who laughs last thinks the slowest.
7. Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm.
8. The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the
cheese in the trap.
9. Support bacteria. They're the only culture some people have.
10. A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
11. Change is inevitable, except from vending machines.
12. If you think nobody cares, try missing a couple of payments.
13. How many of you believe in psycho-kinesis? Raise my hand.
14. OK, so what's the speed of dark?
15. When everything is coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.
16 . Hard work pays off in the future. Laziness pays off now.
17. How much deeper would the ocean be without sponges?
18. Eagles may soar, but wolverines don't get sucked into jet engines.
19. What happens if you get scared half to death, twice?
20. Why do psychics have to ask you for your name?
21. Inside every older person is a younger person wondering, "What the heck happened?"
22. Just remember -- if the world didn't suck, we would all fall
off.
23. Light travels faster than sound. That's why some people appear
bright until you hear them speak.
24. Life isn't like a box of chocolates; it's more like a jar of
jalapenos. What you do today, might burn your ass tomorrow.
one from my email today>>
Think About This One!!! It is short but very interesting!
A car company can move it's factories to Mexico and claim it's a
free market.
A toy company can out source to a Chinese subcontractor and claim
it's a free market.
A shoe company can produce its shoes in southeast Asia and claim
it's a free market.
A major bank can incorporate in Bermuda to avoid taxes and claim
it's a free market.
We can buy HP Printers made in Mexico .. We can buy shirts made in
Bangladesh . We can purchase almost anything we want from 20 different
countries.
BUT, heaven help the senior citizens who dare to buy their
prescription drugs from a Canadian or Mexican pharmacy. That's called
un-American! And you think the pharmaceutical companies don't have a
powerful lobby? Think again!
Forward this to every person you know over age 50. It is an interesting
thought. Maybe this is an issue that should come up in the next election!
Forget the 50, send it to everyone. We're all in this boat together! Even if
you aren't in this boat now, you're standing on the pier
that article was from a very reputable source..
ya know, it wasn't like it was Trump pumping his
Vodka product..lol..so probably is true..
I don't drink..I used to some..got to be a alky, so I quit..
but, hey, I can put away some coffee..
Coffee and Health: Health Benefits of Coffee
Coffee has been a medical whipping boy for so long that it may come as a surprise that recent research suggests that drinking moderate amounts of coffee (two to four cups per day) provides a wide range of health benefits. Most of these benefits have been identified through statistical studies that track a large group of subjects over the course of years and match incidence of various diseases with individual habits, like drinking coffee, meanwhile controlling for other variables that may influence that relationship. According to a spate of such recent studies moderate coffee drinking may lower the risk of colon cancer by about 25%, gallstones by 45%, cirrhosis of the liver by 80%, and Parkinson's disease by 50% to as much as 80%. Other benefits include 25% reduction in onset of attacks among asthma sufferers and, at least among a large group of female nurses tracked over many years, fewer suicides.
In addition, some studies have indicated that coffee contains four times the amount of cancer-fighting anti-oxidants as green tea.
It sounds like everyone should be drinking red wine and lots of it!!! I've seen lots of things in print before discussing the benefits of red wine consumption.
By all means, marry If you get a good wife, you'll become happy; if you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher.
-- Socrates
Sent this to my buddy office computer who hit's 50 today..
(a little song..turn volume up..)
http://www.minibite.com/funstuff/idontlookgood.htm
Red Wine drinking reduces prostate cancer risk, other benefits
Press Release PRNewswire
Updated: 6/1/2007
BOSTON
Researchers have found that men who drink an average of four to seven glasses of red wine per week are only 52% as likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer as those who do not drink red wine, reports the June 2007 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch. In addition, red wine appears particularly protective against advanced or aggressive cancers.
Researchers in Seattle collected information about many factors that might influence the risk of prostate cancer in men between ages 40 and 64, including alcohol consumption. At first the results for alcohol consumption seemed similar to the findings of many earlier studies: There was no relationship between overall consumption and risk. But the scientists went one step further by evaluating each type of alcoholic beverage independently. Here the news was surprising -- wine drinking was linked to a reduced risk of prostate cancer. And when white wine was compared with red, red had the most benefit. Even low amounts seemed to help, and for every additional glass of red wine per week, the relative risk declined by 6%.
Why red wine? Doctors don't know. But much of the speculation focuses on chemicals -- including various flavonoids and resveratrol -- missing from other alcoholic beverages. These components have antioxidant properties, and some appear to counterbalance androgens, the male hormones that stimulate the prostate.
Many doctors are reluctant to recommend drinking alcohol for health, fearing that their patients might assume that if a little alcohol is good, a lot might be better. The Harvard Men's Health Watch notes that men who enjoy alcohol and can drink in moderation and responsibly may benefit from a lower risk of heart attack, stroke, diabetes, and cardiac death.
Yeah I recognize your screen name....I'm doing great, hope you are too. That was a LOOOONG time ago on the SHRN board. I can't remember when the last time I went to RB was. I used to check in once in a while but their service sucks so bad I just gave it up.
LOL,I was at a party and someone stole mine,the fastbacks
didn't have a trunk.
how's it going Mike?this is roger 28712 from the old SHRN
and MSEP days on RB
Wirog
I remember those Craig power plays oh so well!!! They were all the rage back then. I got one when they first came out and had Jensen 6X9 coaxial speakers in the back and it sounded like you were at a friggin' concert when you cranked that thing up!!!
It was cool too how you could take it off it's mounting bracket and keep it in the trunk so nobody could steal it.
Ahhhhh......those were the days!!!!!
You have a good one also Roger!
Remember them well,Battle of the bands on the w/e,with the
local bands playing all that good stuff in the parking lots
of publix and winn dixies.alot of good memories.have a great
day Dave.
Roger
I think the 8 track I wore out the most was
Credence Clearwater Revival Greatest Hits..LOL..
Green River, Bad Moon Rising, Proud Mary, Fortunate Son, etc.
LOL..
Dave..graduated the same time.I bought a 68 fastback off the
show room floor for $2,989.00,put a craig pioneer 8track tape
player in and listened to "the rascals" at high vol.lol
Wirog
My used 69 Mach I Mustang with 16K miles on it was
$102.72 a month for 36 months..
a full weeks work as Assistant Manager of a local
Kentucky Fried Chicken, working the night shift..
closing up the store at 10PM each night..
making the money bag drop at the nite drop at
bank across the street each nite..
then getting up and going to school (my senior year..1969~1970)
the next morning..
gasoline was average 28¢ a gallon..
I'd trade the local gas station guy a Barrel of Chicken
(21 pieces) for a tank of gas..
where there's a will, there's a way..LOL..
:)
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