Heard In A Grocery Store Earlier This Evening

[ThomWV]

Two older guys, both of them about 60 I'd guess, neither looked to be particularly prosperous nor poor.

They were well into a discussion and neither one of them looked like he was kidding, a little pissed off you might say. At least that was how it looked. I was passing by pushing a cart.

Old Guy 1: "I'll tell you one thing old boy"

Old Guy 2: "What's that son?"

Old Guy 1 "If that god damned Martha Steward could do hard time then so can that son of a bitch Bush"

Old Guy 2: "you're goddamned right and ......."

and by then I had pushed my cart too far past them to hear any more but I chuckled like a kid.

[SeattleGirl]

1. Woohoo, that's great!

Me, I probably would have joined in the conversation, just for the fun of it!

[redwitch]

6. Me too.

I cannot resist conversations overheard in the grocery store. I usually start 'em though- in the checkout line, commenting on the Weekly World News or somesuch. I say things like "I can't believe the average person CARES about Benifer when they're trying to pay for groceries, Jeez, Prices are out of control!". Or "Wow, BatBoy doesn't hide nearly as well as OBL, think they'll ever catch him?".

[Faygo Kid]

2. "Older?" 60? Just slightly. Purple Haze.

God, we Boomers are going to get even more obnoxious as the years go on. Beware.

[Arkansas Granny]

8. I don't know about you, but 70 is looking younger by the day!

I'm getting ready for the big 6 0 myself, this year. It just blows my mind.

[Faygo Kid]

12. I bet you're hot, though, you frisky young thing. Wanna frug?

Gotta be gentle, though, I have hip replacement surgery scheduled next month. Have a great birthday, and celebrate it wildly. It is a cause for celebration, indeed!

[Arkansas Granny]

28. I'll take it easy on you, but I do plan to celebrate quite well

this year. There's just something special about a birthday that ends in a 0.

[Faygo Kid]

33. A wink and a nod to you. It's Your Party; Your Boyfriend's Back.

You're a Rag Doll, Up On the Roof. Here's a tiny secret: This particular birthday, that ends in a 0, should never end at all. Carry it on, be eccentric, wear funny hats and curse like a sailor from here on out. You're 60! And a lovely addition to that age group, I am sure. Oh, and be sure to be annoying. We all will have to be from now on. Congratulations, and have an extra scoop of ice cream for me.

[Arkansas Granny]

34. I plan on thoroughly enjoying this one.

What a Long, Strange Trip it's been. Besides that, I'm operating on the mind over matter theory. If you don't mind, it don't matter.

[Faygo Kid]

36. Go for it. Wish I was there, you old fox, you.

If anyone from your family or friends are condescending in the least, kick them for me. Dammit. Enjoy! Enough for tonight. Please email me privately or publicly and let me know how the celebration went. May you get the Perfect Gift. Dammit.

[Radio_Lady]

39. Um, this looks as if Ken is "anatomically correct" -- or is that a sock

in the front of his shorts? Or am I making something out of nothing?

Just questioning, that's all!

In peace,

Radio_Lady

[Radio_Lady]

37. Laurel and Hardy, dancin'! That's cute! By the way, Parade magazine

had a feature a few weeks back. The headline was about 60 being the new 40!

Hell, if that's true, I'm only 46! No face lift, no brow lift, no boob job, no nothin'! Not too bad for an old crow -- here I am with Gramps on horseback in the Arizona desert!



In peace,

Radio_Lady

[Faygo Kid]

38. Zowie! AARP is now Rock and Roll Central.

It was inevitable. All the Cool Kids are joining. Looking good there; not sure we have the pic you selected, but the one you posted is good enuf for me. I don't know why guys my age are dating women 25 years younger. I like the ones who can share memories (and other things of a similar age; I won't go there). Thanks for adding a touch of class and beauty to my evening.

[hopeisaplace]

I love your froggie from Bugs Bunny! LOVE IT!

hello my baby hello my honey hello my life time ga-hal.. :)

[Faygo Kid]

21. Michigan J. Frog. Can't deny the Michigan part.

Baby, my heart's on fire. Oh baby telephone, and tell me I'm you're own!

[stevedeshazer]

25. Greatest Cartoon Ever

Chuck Jones was a true genius. Not a baby boomer, but he affected us all. :)

[Faygo Kid]

32. He MADE us the twisted beings we are today.

And the fighters we remain. Not by himself, of course. Beep beep.

[roguevalley]

22. scientists say biological middle age is 74. :)

[Faygo Kid]

24. Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I'm 64?

[GreenPartyVoter]

26. Purple haze? Or purple hair?

:hide:

[Faygo Kid]

29. Blue hair (ladies); no hair (us gents)

But we still, even in our 80s, will want to rock and roll, all night. And party every day.

[GreenPartyVoter]

30. *g* I know, those nursing homes are gonna be something else to hear.

[Faygo Kid]

31. Ain't It Peculiar - Marvin Gaye - Crank it, or we beat them with our canes

[GreenPartyVoter]

42. *lol* I think you will have a hard time gettin' heard over

"Inna-gadda-davida" blasting out of room 3b. *g*

[Faygo Kid]

35. I have bookmarked your Liberal Christians site.

The Right's hijacking of religion is beyond disturbing, and totally inconsistent with what I grew up with, and the people of faith I grew up with. I think Liberal Christian is redundant, however. Thank you so much. It's all a wondrous thing to me, and I will not have it defined by a single passage in the Old Testament about homosexuality.

[GreenPartyVoter]

41. You are most welcome! Oddly enough, I once had a dream where I

visited heaven and do you know what it looked like? A magenta nebula.

No foolin'!

Remind me to tell you about it some time. It's very reassuring. :D

[eleny]

3. Old guy = 60???

what? What?! WHAT???!!!!

I'm 59 and now I feel old! W-a-a-a-a!!!

[EFerrari]

4. You're a baby. 60 is the new 40.

:)

[July]

9. Works for me!

So I've just rolled back to around 30, by this measure. Thanks!

[eleny]

11. Kewl! I mean "ga-ga-goo-goo"!

[EFerrari]

13. LOL! Hey, your bib is very sexy.

:rofl:

[Radio_Lady]

40. sfexpat, see my post #37.

By the way, is the baby in the sink -- related to you?

[JVS]

44. *snort* yeah keep saying that

[ThomWV]

5. I Never Said I Was Any Younger

Sorry, about the insinuation. I could have prefaced it by saying two young guys, because I suspect that both of them were actually younger than I am, but that would not have conveyed who they appeared to be. By the way, isn't the medium age of the US somewhere around 24 or so?

[eleny]

10. Maybe just saying that they looked to be about 60

Calling them "old" was what caught my eye and plucked my nerves.

As for the median age being 24 ... that doesn't have anything to do with your original point.

[Faygo Kid]

16. Who cares? Roll another one. Just like the other one.

I don't smoke pot (any more), but I like the music. And the memories. (and the girls). Although if I can remember it, perhaps I was not there.

[Nicole]

17. It's 35

according to 2000 census figures.

[ThomWV]

18. Thank You

I'll keep that in mind and call everyone between 34 and 36 middle age, everyone under 34 as a youngster, and every fart that's been blowing in the wind for over 37 years will be declared an old one.

[JVS]

43. I'd call it late middle age, but old seems inaccurate

My mom's 60, she's not old, she's just closing on being old quickly

[in_cog_ni_to]

7. Yeah! That's what I like to hear!

:thumbsup: for the "YOUNG" Old guys!

[Minnesota Libra]

14. I too am hearing more and more.....

.....of this kind of thing when I'm out and about. In fact I'm finding people are much more willing to take down web sites, facts, names of players, search terms, etc than they ever were before. These days numerous people tell me, "I don't have a computer but my (Aunt, Uncle, Brother-in-law, etc) does and I will look this up. I just want to know what is really going on."

The only variable between now and election time 2006 is if Bush gets himself another "terrrist tack". (spelling intended)

[Appalachian_American]

15. In December I overheard a conversation in as restaurant

between 2 men who were probably in their late 60s or early 70s. They were disillusioned with the bush group at that time. I didn't hear them say anything against Democrats, but I did hear them say that what we needed was a third party. I took that to mean they weren't ready to go for Democrats.

I heard them talking about church so they were Christian types. They are seeing bush for what he is, but they don't like Democrats either.

[marions ghost]

19. there is so much dissatisfaction with the regime now

you run into it everywhere.

I honestly think if Chimpeachment were to happen, there would be spontaneous dancing in the streets around the country. I'd like to see some large statues of Dubya hit the ground too. Talk about false idols....

[titoresque]

20. Had sort of a similar encounter yesterday

Was driving out of a gas station here in Red Arizona and
spotted an older gentelmen with two bumper stickers...can't remember one of them but the other I do, it say's "BUSH: A GLOBAL DISASTER, A NATIONAL DISGRACE!"

So I stopped my car and told him I loved the stickers. He quickly came over and asked if I wanted a couple. I said Hell yes! He grabbed them out of his truck and said his wife had designed them and that they printed a couple thousand of them so they could give them out to folks on the street.
As we were saying goodbye, he said "you know this guy (Bush) is the worst President we've ever had, he's a monster." I said "He's Hitler that's what he is!" He said "yes, yes he is!" and we both sort of grimaced.

Anyhow, the whole exchange in the gas station really struck me and I thought about how not too long ago I would have only *thought* to say those words but would not have actually said them to a stranger. But the man agreed and was quite happy to be talking to another "stranger" who appreciated his efforts.

[Rainscents]

23. I love your story!

People are waking up and psst when they do!

[blue cat]

27. I love finding people in public

who feel the same way that I do. Makes me feel less alone here in red state Tx.