Author Topic: The Old People Appreciation Thread (Read 2442 times)

lordxizor · « **on:** December 04, 2012, 11:41:57 AM »

In this thread discuss instances of awesome elderly folks.

The other day I saw an older guy (probably in his 70s) driving his riding lawnmower down the sidewalk with his big dog an a leash walking next to him. To top it off, he had the biggest cigar I've ever seen in his mouth.

I also get a huge kick out of the old couples that go to McDonalds and get two smal coffees, two hamburgers, and share a small fry.

Nel · « **Reply #1 on:** December 04, 2012, 11:50:53 AM »

An old lady in my line at the grocery store the other day had two things of Eggnog. One regular, one mixed with really hard alcohol. She hands me the regular. "Take this one back." she says. "It's the weekend, and I'm getting smashed." You go, old lady. You go.

There's another old woman who always tells me I look like her great grandson. She's 98, no visible health problems, and she's always cracking jokes. She always comes in with her 75 year old daughter, and always tells me advice like "Don't party as hard as I did, son. That's how you end up with kids like this one." And points to her daughter, who's raising an eyebrow. It's awesome.

Can you imagine being 75, still taking your mother to the grocery and having her be that healthy too? Jebus.

carl320 · « **Reply #2 on:** December 04, 2012, 11:59:07 AM »

Quote from: Nel on December 04, 2012, 11:50:53 AM

There's another old woman who always tells me I look like her great grandson. She's 98, no visible health problems, and she's always cracking jokes. She always comes in with her 75 year old daughter, and always tells me advice like "Don't party as hard as I did, son. That's how you end up with kids like this one." And points to her daughter, who's raising an eyebrow. It's awesome. Can you imagine being 75, still taking your mother to the grocery and having her be that healthy too? Jebus.

I couldn't imagine being 75 and having my 98 year old mother ribbing me like that

As a truck driver I work with a bunch of guys who've been driving longer than I've been alive. Full of great advice and some great humor

Fuzzboy · « **Reply #3 on:** December 04, 2012, 12:12:25 PM »

Fuck yeah old people.

I have an 80 year old uncle that's as healthy as he's ever been and I love having a few beers with him while listening to his fart and dick jokes.

Tick · « **Reply #4 on:** December 04, 2012, 12:48:25 PM »

Quote from: Fuzzboy on December 04, 2012, 12:12:25 PM

Fuck yeah old people.

I have an 80 year old uncle that's as healthy as he's ever been and I love having a few beers with him while listening to his fart and dick jokes.

Now that's living!

Adami · « **Reply #5 on:** December 04, 2012, 12:53:35 PM »

Old people are awesome. I really like it when they're put on sheets of ice and put off to sea.

kirksnosehair · « **Reply #6 on:** December 04, 2012, 12:55:34 PM »

Appreciate me, then get the fuck off my lawn

Dr. DTVT · « **Reply #7 on:** December 04, 2012, 12:59:06 PM »

I appreciate lonestar

TioJorge · « **Reply #8 on:** December 04, 2012, 01:04:40 PM »

Appreciation given! I love my g-pa, he's 86 and still works everyday, goes scuba-diving off the coast of Mexico and can probably still whoop my ass.

The wise old ones are ever-important.

yorost · « **Reply #9 on:** December 04, 2012, 01:09:01 PM »

Quote from: Dr. DTVT on December 04, 2012, 12:59:06 PM

I appreciate lonestar

I was going to post that, great guy!

Ħ · « **Reply #10 on:** December 04, 2012, 01:11:27 PM »

Most of the old people in my family are pretty crazy...

DebraKadabra · « **Reply #11 on:** December 04, 2012, 01:28:10 PM »

Quote from: kirksnosehair on December 04, 2012, 12:55:34 PM

Appreciate me, then get the fuck off my lawn

Rob · « **Reply #12 on:** December 04, 2012, 01:42:16 PM »

Quote from: Fuzzboy on December 04, 2012, 12:12:25 PM

... listening to his fart...

Oh my god.

Nevermind.

JayOctavarium · « **Reply #13 on:** December 04, 2012, 01:50:44 PM »

Old people are the shit

Dublagent66 · « **Reply #14 on:** December 04, 2012, 03:10:53 PM »

The older I get the more I appreciate old people, except when I'm driving.

lonestar · « **Reply #15 on:** December 04, 2012, 03:20:28 PM »

Quote from: Dr. DTVT on December 04, 2012, 12:59:06 PM

I appreciate lonestar

I would like to appreciate my two grandmothers. One is 89, the other 90. Both still live on their own. One still works out of the house selling a clothing self dry cleaning product, the other volunteers at the local hospital as a translator for the Mexican new mothers in the maternity wing. They are truly amazing women.

Orbert · « **Reply #16 on:** December 04, 2012, 05:20:58 PM »

Man, at first I thought this was gonna be a thread about old people here on DTF, with "old" being relative of course. Then I could get all mock-offended at being called old. Or if no one mentioned me, I could get all mock-offended at not being called old.

Now I don't know what to do. My grandparents have all been gone for a long time, and my dad's still around, and he's awesome, but he drives me nuts because he... aw fuck, you don't want to hear it.

rumborak · « **Reply #17 on:** December 04, 2012, 07:16:12 PM »

Old people are the nemesis of my commute. So, I'm kinda ambivalent about them.

Rob · « **Reply #18 on:** December 04, 2012, 08:10:12 PM »

Quote from: Dublagent66 on December 04, 2012, 03:10:53 PM

The older I get the more I appreciate old people, except when I'm driving.

This. I will never understand how it is legitimate that you're still allowed to drive even if you can't see, move or whatever anymore.

At least that's the way it is in Germany.

Progmetty · « **Reply #19 on:** December 04, 2012, 08:27:20 PM »

I rarely get to meet old people to talk to and I really like to, especially here in the U.S. I wish I would once talk to someone who was in their twenties or thirties DURING the twenties or thirties, but with every passing year my chances are getting slimmer :/

bout to crash · « **Reply #20 on:** December 04, 2012, 08:41:24 PM »

So much win in this thread so far. I will add some stories later. Being a hospice worker, I spend almost every day with old folks and I love it. My patients range from 50-100!

Quote from: Progmetty on December 04, 2012, 08:27:20 PM

I rarely get to meet old people to talk to and I really like to, especially here in the U.S. I wish I would once talk to someone who was in their twenties or thirties DURING the twenties or thirties, but with every passing year my chances are getting slimmer :/

Easy solution: volunteer in a nursing home or for a hospice... or any organization that serves older folks. Lots of options.. and you're right, time is running out but there are still plenty of sharp-minded people that age around.

Progmetty · « **Reply #21 on:** December 04, 2012, 09:33:51 PM »

I'll check that out and see how it would work, thanks!

bout to crash · « **Reply #22 on:** December 04, 2012, 09:53:28 PM »

.. Lots of options!

I just said goodbye to one of my favorite old men, a former patient who was a WWII vet. He had a great story about hijacking a shipment of PBR in the desert.

Orbert · « **Reply #23 on:** December 04, 2012, 10:40:39 PM »

One of the older guys in the church choir was a pilot during WWII, and he told me a story one time about a special "unauthorized" mission to pick up a load of cigarettes. Like, hundreds of cartons of Marlboros. But during wartime, cigarettes were a valuable commodity just like anything else, and they got shot at on the way out of there. One of his buddies was hit and killed. I was gonna make a joke about how cigarettes can kill you, but I looked at his face, and he was near tears. So I (wisely) kept my mouth shut.

black_biff_stadler · « **Reply #24 on:** December 05, 2012, 12:07:33 AM »

It would've been tarrible of you to make his friend the butt of the joke. Good call filtering yourself since you used to not be so tactful. You've come a long way, baby.

JayOctavarium · « **Reply #25 on:** December 05, 2012, 12:55:58 AM »

Whats the emote for the slow clap?

because I would use it here if I had knew it

black_biff_stadler · « **Reply #26 on:** December 05, 2012, 01:02:16 AM »

= [:]slowclap[:]

And thank you.

JayOctavarium · « **Reply #27 on:** December 05, 2012, 01:10:02 AM »

It was pure brilliance.

black_biff_stadler · « **Reply #28 on:** December 05, 2012, 01:12:41 AM »

I definitely came out smokin.

Adami · « **Reply #29 on:** December 05, 2012, 01:29:54 AM »

Quote from: black_floyd on December 05, 2012, 01:12:41 AM

I definitely came out smokin.

Fag.

Thank you, thank you, I'll be here all night.

hefdaddy42 · « **Reply #30 on:** December 05, 2012, 03:39:50 AM »

Old people are awesome. If your grandparents are still living, go hang out with them. You will be enriched.

JayOctavarium · « **Reply #31 on:** December 05, 2012, 04:21:11 AM »

Quote from: hefdaddy42 on December 05, 2012, 03:39:50 AM

Old people are awesome. If your grandparents are still living, go hang out with them. You will be enriched.

All of mine are dead. I need to borrow someone's...

hefdaddy42 · « **Reply #32 on:** December 05, 2012, 04:49:11 AM »

Mine are, too, or I would lend you mine.

rogerdil · « **Reply #33 on:** December 05, 2012, 05:28:53 AM »

F old people for the most part. But ~~fake~~

for this woman.

https://www.13wham.com/news/local/story/Oldest-Woman-Suffragette-Dies-In-Georgia-At-116/VVrFhwZ1e0eGiTqPdVkp_Q.cspx?rss=102

"I mind my own business and don't eat junk food."

black_biff_stadler · « **Reply #34 on:** December 05, 2012, 05:29:11 AM »

Quote from: JayOctavarium on December 05, 2012, 04:21:11 AM

Quote from: hefdaddy42 on December 05, 2012, 03:39:50 AM
Old people are awesome. If your grandparents are still living, go hang out with them. You will be enriched.
All of mine are dead. I need to borrow someone's...

No prob, Jay. I've got some hard candy in my pocket for you. Just call me Pep Pep.

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Author Topic: The Old People Appreciation Thread (Read 2442 times)