Living to Be Eighty

[greatauntoftriplets]

A man recently picked a new primary care physician.

After two visits and exhaustive lab tests, the doctor said the man was doing "fairly well" for his age. A little concerned about that comment, the man couldn't resist asking him, "Do you think I'll live to be 80?"

The doctor asked, "Well, do you smoke tobacco or drink beer/wine?"

"Oh no," the man replied. "I've never done either."

Then the doctor asked, "Do you eat rib-eye steaks and barbecued ribs?"

The man said "No, I've heard that all red meat is very unhealthy!"

"Do you spend a lot of time in the sun, like playing golf/sailing/ballooning/rock climbing ?"

"No, I don't," the man said.

He said, "Do you gamble, drive fast cars, or sexually fool around?"

"No," the man said. "I've never done any of those things."

The doctor looked at the man and said, "Then why do you care if you live to be 80?"

[UrbScotty]

1. Maybe I should give that to my soon-to-be 80-year-old grandma!

Or my grandpa, who turns 81 in March.

[trof]

2. On the Tappet Brothers yesterday.

funny
My sentiments exactly.

[Skittles]

3. lol

I've always loved this quote:

"If I would have known I would live to be this old I would have taken better care of myself."