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Heading that way, slowly but surely. I hope the sense of humour will remain intact. We’ll need it, for sure!
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There seems to be a cut-off point when some old people replace humour with complaining.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I love, love this!
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Very happy to hear that, Jennie.
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Best to you, Pete.
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I looked just like that in the 70s. And mini skirts and hot pants, too! And my husband wore psychodelic shirts. Matching ties were also popular.
And I resonate with the middle aged kids. my youngest just turned 50, and I have a grandson of 30!
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I loved seeing girls in hot pants, I thought they were so sexy!
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(1) “I used to ask myself, ‘Casket, urn, mass grave, or shark food?’ Now I know what I want!”
(2) Point me to the nearest pecan pie, please.
(3) Even when you’re young, you can have a favorite pharmacy. Especially if you date a lot, and you want protection.
(4) Why does the lady have a candelabra on her head? Please enlighten me!
(5) It it’s Tuesday, this must be Belgium.
(6) Is that Bette Davis? And didn’t she rock baby Jesus in her arms to keep him from crying? “Hush…Hush, Sweet Jesus!”
(7) “That’s my granny? Where’s Dr. Emmett Brown when you need him?”
(8) Candy necklace? Well, at least she didn’t ask for chocolate underwear.
(9) That moment when you realize your children are now living in a nursing home, and you can’t even remember their name.
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Two films today I see. A romantic comedy and a Bette Davis thriller. Nice work!
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Is someone feeling old today? Warmest regards, Ed
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I feel old every day since I turned 70, Ed.
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70 is just a number. I do recommend you avoid surgery, or after you will feel old, for real. Warmest regards, Ed
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Oh, my! What funny but sad (for my age) jokes!
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Sad for my age too, Marina.
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These are all relatable! That first woman looks downright mean. 😆 I still wear flared jeans and I’m pushing 70. 😎
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I never had flared jeans, I was a suit and tie-wearing ‘Soul Boy’. In fact I didn’t buy my first pair of jeans until I was 30 years old, and then only to wear when riding my motorcycle to work.😊
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Suit and tie – very spiffy! 😎 I didn’t wear jeans until I was 14, when we moved from Germany to Canada in 1969. My German mother thought they looked sloppy and low class. Can’t imagine what she would think about how people dress nowadays, especially those purposely-ripped jeans! 😝 I see youngsters walking around in public wearing pyjama bottoms and house slippers too. Good grief! 🙄
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I’ve yet to see the pyjamas, but have seen the slippers in town. And don’t get me started on ripped jeans! Do the wearers really think they look nice?
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My twin step-daughters think nothing of going shopping in pyjamas, and they are 35 years old! x
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*shakes head in despair*
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That first woman looks formidable. I wouldn’t want to cross her.
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Nor me, Liz!
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I love the long-week ladies. Bette Davis and Joan Crawford…priceless.
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There are a lot of Bettie and Joan memes online. I just picked one for today.
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All true!!
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I reckon that’s why we enjoy them and relate to them, GP.
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Since I make jewelry, I am on a mission to create that necklace! #jestsaying
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I feel sure it would sell, Annette!
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I had wider bell-bottom trousers than those girls. I used to make a cut up one side and sew in extra material. I must have looked a sight.
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I remember those would cover the shoes and make it look as if you were walking on castors. 😊
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Lol, yes. My huge bell-bottoms were usually accompanied by 6 inch platform shoes, as I am somewhat vertically challenged.
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OMG, don’t get me started on platform shoes. My daughter bought me a pair of cowboy Beatle boots for Christmas a couple of years ago. I remember Levis in one length and rolling up cuffs until about 1965 or so.
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Trend setter, lol.
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These got me giggling loudly today, Pete. Love the medication necklace and the Bette and Joan one. x
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There are so many Bettie and Joan memes online, and I’m sure you would enjoy them all, Maddy.
Best wishes, Pete. x
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You can totally imagine them saying stuff like that to each other LOL.
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😀
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I have a favourite Pharmacy
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There you go, the memes reflect real life! 😊
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Given that my son just celebrated his 58th birthday – I love the last one:):). Thank you Pete….X
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My oldest stepson will be 40 in December, and he is going bald. He was nearly 16 when I met him for the first time. (My wife is almost 10 years younger than me)
Best wishes, Pete. x
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love the birthday hats and two famous feuding divas )
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I think that birthday hat would still sell today.
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oh, I do too –
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Love Joan & Bette, just right for their feud! Also grandparents in the 70’s is a good one!
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There are lots of Joan and Bettie ones, I just picked one for today. Julie’s kids always laugh at photos of her with a bubble perm in the early 1980s.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Great collection….for me the longest week is spot on…LOl chuq
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I actually have the opposite, with weeks flying by too quickly.
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Off topic but how is the blog doing these days? Any more problems? chuq
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Minor glitches with the sidebar still, but I refuse to bother about those. The rest seems to be working. For now…
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Good news indeed. chuq
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