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LuckyCharms

(17,425 posts)
Thu Apr 23, 2020, 01:16 PM Apr 2020

I've made a huge, life changing decision today.

I'm almost 62, with several health problems. In an effort to try to take better care of myself, I quit drinking and smoking cigarettes almost 8 years ago. I have tried to eat better. I don't get enough regular formal exercise, but I do work very hard, and I keep very active. I am able to walk 5-6 miles at a decent pace without too many problems. I do smoke weed once in awhile, but that's about it.

I have been recently telling myself that if I have the good fortune to make it to age 80, I will start smoking again (non-filtered Lucky Strikes), start drinking whiskey everyday, walk around naked in public because I won't give a shit anymore, and try to pick up those Cougar women (age 90-104) by using cheesy pick-up lines. Oh, also, I will try to start fistfights with people who are younger than me, and in much better shape.

Considering what is happening with COVID-19, I have readjusted my "80 years old" goals.

I will start doing the above things today, immediately.

Thank you.

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I've made a huge, life changing decision today. (Original Post) LuckyCharms Apr 2020 OP
Good luck on everything going smoothly. In_The_Wind Apr 2020 #1
Thank you so much. LuckyCharms Apr 2020 #2
Some of the things on your list are very interesting. In_The_Wind Apr 2020 #3
I'll cover up the smell by dumping full bottles of Hai Karate on me. LuckyCharms Apr 2020 #5
I have half a bottle of "British Sterling" if you need it. EarnestPutz Apr 2020 #10
Yes please, that's a great whiskey. LuckyCharms Apr 2020 #19
Smoke a joint instead. In_The_Wind Apr 2020 #22
I have a small bottle of Jade East you can have if needed. Glorfindel Apr 2020 #28
Some excellent ideas Turbineguy Apr 2020 #4
They will be equally satisfying because... LuckyCharms Apr 2020 #6
Ah yes, Turbineguy Apr 2020 #7
I need to have the cig in my mouth to look intimidating. LuckyCharms Apr 2020 #11
In that case, I recommend Turbineguy Apr 2020 #14
I already tried that, it didn't work because LuckyCharms Apr 2020 #16
Flex seal to the rescue! Turbineguy Apr 2020 #18
I tried that too. Put a little too much on. LuckyCharms Apr 2020 #20
OK Turbineguy Apr 2020 #21
Yay for the Flex Seal. yonder Apr 2020 #23
Ok, this just broke me up....... a kennedy Apr 2020 #24
I am in full support of this attitude adjustment! FirstLight Apr 2020 #8
We should start a movement! LuckyCharms Apr 2020 #12
I'm IN FirstLight Apr 2020 #15
PUNKS! THEY'RE ALL PUNKS! LuckyCharms Apr 2020 #17
That's not life changing. unblock Apr 2020 #9
Is Mikey still alive? LuckyCharms Apr 2020 #13
He's 52 years old, and most definitely alive jmowreader Apr 2020 #31
I won't start anything with him. He would kick my ass. LuckyCharms Apr 2020 #32
You might also consider betting on celebrity gossip? lindysalsagal Apr 2020 #25
I fully support doing stuff naked OriginalGeek Apr 2020 #26
Lol! Buckeye_Democrat Apr 2020 #27
Could we get you to do all that stuff in an evangelical church meeting... KY_EnviroGuy Apr 2020 #29
I've always thought there should be an age where clothes are optional Major Nikon Apr 2020 #30
You may be in luck starting tobacco smoking again... jimlup Apr 2020 #33
So, it this your new theme song? csziggy Apr 2020 #34
"If I had known I would live this long I would have taken better care of myself" Skittles Apr 2020 #35
Are you watching Corgigal Apr 2020 #36

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)
3. Some of the things on your list are very interesting.
Thu Apr 23, 2020, 01:24 PM
Apr 2020

Personally, leave off the Lucky Strikes. Most Cougars don't care for the smell.

Turbineguy

(37,313 posts)
4. Some excellent ideas
Thu Apr 23, 2020, 01:25 PM
Apr 2020

I'd like to see some long term data. Like what results in more personal satisfaction, the Lucky Strikes or the beatings, for example.

LuckyCharms

(17,425 posts)
6. They will be equally satisfying because...
Thu Apr 23, 2020, 01:30 PM
Apr 2020

I plan on always having a lit Lucky Strike dangling from my lips while provoking some young punk.

LuckyCharms

(17,425 posts)
11. I need to have the cig in my mouth to look intimidating.
Thu Apr 23, 2020, 01:34 PM
Apr 2020

Because I'll also be naked, and I don't look very intimidating when naked.

Turbineguy

(37,313 posts)
14. In that case, I recommend
Thu Apr 23, 2020, 01:38 PM
Apr 2020

a penis extension that's longer than most people arms.


I knew we'd get there eventually.

LuckyCharms

(17,425 posts)
16. I already tried that, it didn't work because
Thu Apr 23, 2020, 01:40 PM
Apr 2020

my penis is so small that the extension kept falling off.

LuckyCharms

(17,425 posts)
20. I tried that too. Put a little too much on.
Thu Apr 23, 2020, 01:44 PM
Apr 2020

Couldn't pee. Had to go get emergency catheter.

Got scolded by the ER staff.

FirstLight

(13,359 posts)
8. I am in full support of this attitude adjustment!
Thu Apr 23, 2020, 01:33 PM
Apr 2020

I haven't quit anything ...I just hit 50 and I still have a smoke after dinner and like my beer...

But I always though as an old lady I'd have fun by pinching young men's buts in the store and giggling as I hobble away. Social distancing makes that goal impossible right now....


But I also like the idea of starting fights with a lucky strike hanging from one's lips!

unblock

(52,185 posts)
9. That's not life changing.
Thu Apr 23, 2020, 01:33 PM
Apr 2020

Get a job at Quaker Oats as chief product manager and say, hey, i've decided to get rid of artificial coloring in that cereal that Mikey likes.

*that* would be life changing.

LuckyCharms

(17,425 posts)
13. Is Mikey still alive?
Thu Apr 23, 2020, 01:37 PM
Apr 2020

If so, he's probably the right age for me to beat up while smoking a Lucky...naked.

lindysalsagal

(20,648 posts)
25. You might also consider betting on celebrity gossip?
Thu Apr 23, 2020, 04:11 PM
Apr 2020

Since the sports teams can't offer quicker ways of parting your money from you.

OriginalGeek

(12,132 posts)
26. I fully support doing stuff naked
Thu Apr 23, 2020, 04:47 PM
Apr 2020

I wish I wasn't too chicken. Maybe after I retire. I'll need that full 401k for bail money.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,489 posts)
29. Could we get you to do all that stuff in an evangelical church meeting...
Thu Apr 23, 2020, 05:17 PM
Apr 2020

say, during Easter Sunday service somewhere in the deep South? The ladies in the choir would love it and be all over you.

We would however, need videos for verification.......

jimlup

(7,968 posts)
33. You may be in luck starting tobacco smoking again...
Thu Apr 23, 2020, 07:02 PM
Apr 2020

it seems that nicotine has a negative affect on the virus.

Me, I quit 39 years ago. Not going back ... I'm 62 and in good shape. I regularly bike 10-20 miles 3 times a week and more on weekends. I am however concerned about this damn virus and will try like hell not to be exposed to it.

Hoping for a vaccine next year.

Corgigal

(9,291 posts)
36. Are you watching
Fri Apr 24, 2020, 05:05 AM
Apr 2020

the TV show, better call Saul? Because this scene just played, 2 weeks, or so ago? Just wondering if you wanna be like Mike?

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