I’m not there yet .

[JesusA (imported)]

But I’m getting much too close:

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 the conversations. I've changed my will three times!"

Two elderly gentlemen from a retirement center were sitting on a bench under a tree when one turns to the other and says: "Slim, I'm 83 years old now and I'm just full of aches and pains. I know you're about my age. How do you feel?"

Slim says, "I feel just like a newborn baby."

"Really!? Like a newborn baby!?"

"Yep. No hair, no teeth, and I think I just wet my pants."

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?"

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, so's 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 ?"

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."

One more. . .!

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."

[MacTheWolf (imported)]

LOL - Reading those "old people" jokes reminded me of River who is getting up in years now. I look up to River almost like a grandfather

[JoaoGenerico (imported)]

I am still hoping that before I turn 40 someone will discover a way to elongate your telomeres (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telomere).

Why can't we just live in perfect youth for 100 years and then suddenly collapse in a cloud of dust?

[kristoff]

Why can't we just live in perfect youth for 100 years and then suddenly collapse in a cloud of dust?

Excuuuuuse me. And who is gonna deal with Princess when she has to dirty her nails with the Dust Buster cleaning up after me, huh? Ain't gonna be me! Oh wait, she'll be cleaning me up (again)!

[Slammr (imported)]

I am still hoping that before I turn 40 someone will discover a way to elongate your telomeres (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telomere).

Why can't we just live in perfect youth for 100 years and then suddenly collapse in a cloud of dust?

I think nature has appropriately planned it this way. As it is now, death isn't so bad an alternative to living in pain with diminished faculties. Many people are willing to say, "I'm ready, Death. Come have me."

If a person was young and fit to the end, he would truly lament his death.

[BossTamsin (imported)]

Me, I'm looking for Dorian Gray's artist. I want me one of those pictures. I wouldn't mind being young and in perfect health until the day I died.

[Paolo]

Death frightens me.

I mean, what IF there really is a never-ending Paradise filled with joy and happiness and laughing kids and puppies...

...wait a minute, that sounds more like Hell to me...something to look forward to, then!