Grumpy Old Men
 

People are getting paid to publish this rubbish.
Trust the Americans........You have got to have a simple streak to understand American humour anyway.

BBC NEWS | Health | Grumpy old people 'can't help it'

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Well it has at least reassured me that I'm not senile yet. I was beginning to wonder this morning. :D

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comedy is the best thing in life

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I HAVE NO PLANS TO LOSE MY SENSE OF HUMOR!!!!!

Without my humour I wouldnt be who I am so if I should lose it I hope an effort will be made to find it. ;)

There is a lack of humour in some older gentlemen and that might be down to the fact that over the years humour has change so people might not understand it anyway. What is humourous to 1 individual may not be to another so this study might be flawed and have nowt to do with congnitive deficiences.

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We see enough Grumpy Old Men type behaviour to know that it is not -
a sense of humour lost, but
a sense of self importance gained ;)

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Must be a bit dodgy in your circle of friends?
Lots of sweet old ladies with forked tongues are just as bad.

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I think you will find that the old ladies who are sweet are the ones without a grumpy old man to put up with :D

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And the forked tongues?

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Well ---- If you were my 'Grumpy Old Man' I think that I would have a tongue like a Medusa's head :D

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My sense of humour would not run to being your 'Grumpy'.
The sweet lady without forked tongue I've got, will do for me thank you.

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So? -- I wasn't asking --- or looking for one -- an elderly tom cat is one grumpy enough for me to put up with. (I feel a new thread coming on -- 'The joys of being single' ) :D

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I know my old man has become more grumpy and much less tolerant as the years have advanced....maybe it is because he has to live with me :)
I also think that people are so much more sensitive these days....so the things that you could make fun of and get away with, without some sensitive soul feeling 'singled' out and 'abused', have got a bit thin on the ground.

I also have to admit that things on TV that are supposed to be funny leave me totally bemused. I know that younger people find things like Little Britain a great laugh....I find that kind of humour juvenile and a touch lavatorial....so maybe my sense of humour has degraded too.
I always have a good laugh when I am in the company of my mother......so much so that I find myself crying with laughing

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Give him 2 puddings instead of one, warm his slippers, give him the TV flicker and be gentle with him...............Works with me :p

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Well, I am already doing most of those things.....I wouldn't give him 2 puddings...his girth is wide enough....so i must need more practice eh?

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i think ya got it there margaret folk are more sensitive this days i think cos they have been brought up with the PC brigade, yer mums a good example- she hasn't lol,a joke is a joke full stop. its not personal to any race,creed,or colour, its a JOKE.

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There are some jokes on this link to the Daily Mail, from a story on a similar theme.:D

Why the elderly have a sense of humour failure | the Daily Mail

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cant agree with the article, most of the old cocks i know have a cracking sense of humour. think the miserable owd gits are in the minority.

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I agree. Every older person I know has a great sense of humour, as well as the gift of being able to laugh at the misfortune of others.:D

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The reason the younger generation think we are grumpy is, their sense of humour is infantile and not worth the effort needed laugh, we have earned the right to be 'grumpy' because we have heard it all before. Bernard Manning had it 'dead' right if you'll pardon the pun, his epitaph on tv last night was hilarious.;)

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I think you could be right on both counts there Margaret.

Maybe there's a generation gap thing when it comes to humour. Some of the things which older people find hilarious leave some younger folks looking perplexed.

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Don't think that is special to the aged Garinda .. you laugh at other people's misfortunes or don't, full stop.

I can never concentrate on a stand up comedian .. my ex thought it was a lack of sense of humour ... no, just a lack of concentration I am afraid.

Alway surprises me that my son/grandaughter and his mates can watch programmes like 'Friends' over and over again and still laugh uproariously at the same bits :confused:

They also see the funny side of black comedy like Pulp Fiction and the Sopranos .. yes, is funny, but had to be pointed out to me.

Borat appears to be the new cult and he is much worse than Bernard Manning ... funny though ... :D

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i think the elders among us have a wider
sense of humour mainly because we can laugh
at ourselves and the youth dont know how to

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ya got summat there beechy.;)

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What really bugs me is those programs that have 'laugh' machines, to promt you to laugh, they get the 'deep six' (torpedoed) off yours truly, they are an insult to anyones intelligence.

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I tend to prefer the miserable ones - Jack Benny, Tony Hancock, Jack Dee.
I laugh with relief I suppose, at finding someone more miserable than me :D

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I think the ability to laugh at yourself is essential for a happy life. :)

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Yes, me too. I overdose on laughter when I go away with Ma......in fact the last time we went away we had the whole of the dining room in uproarious laughter....and people were vying with one another to sit close to our table so that they did not miss out on the fun.

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Well seeing as everybody else laughs at me I have no choice but to join them :D

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Are those steak and kidney puddings? If they are I'll take the extra one. Trade for some moose steak.:) And no, a recipe won't do. I can bake decent bread, do a mean pie crust. But I couldn't make a good steak and kidney pudding to save my life.:eek:

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Eric, my hubby will eat anykind of pudding.......steak and kidney, cabinet,bread and butter, rice, apple betty pudding.....and I can make most of those myself...and usually do. But these days with his high blood pressure, and all the other things that tend to happen when we grow older disgracefully......I only tend to make them for very special occasions.
We have rellies coming over from Oz soon so I guess I will be making something for their delectation :)

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but believe me he will only get a sniff of one of the puddings. :)

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Moose steak is helathy (not for the moose tho) ... and I will thow in some lake salmon, guarateed to cure the grumps:D

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May be older people don't find things funny any more because they've heard it all before!

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I don't fancy Moose Steak.....I tried venison once and I didn't like it......Kangaroo too is horrible.....if it is going to be tender it has to be bleeding....if you cook it for anything more than a couple of minutes it is like eating goats cojones....no I'll stick with the beef variety thanks.

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Gayle, I like the old jokes....and I still find them funny.......maybe it is because inside I am only 16 :)

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Marg, wouldn't dream of including you as grumpy or old!

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From a grumpy old man to a well informed lady, you have hit the nail right on the head Gayle;).
Anyone that thinks we are past it or senile is sadly mistaken, we don't all need a child of five to show us how things work, (the wife will do), even programing the 'blasted' video.:D.

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[QUOTE=Ianto.W.;448844]From a grumpy old man to a well informed lady, you have hit the nail right on the head Gayle;).
Anyone that thinks we are past it or senile is sadly mistaken, we don't all need a child of five to show us how things work, (the wife will do), even programing the 'blasted' video.:D.[/QUOTE

The only grumpy old men I know are usually in the bookies losing money. :)

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At what age does one qualify as a "Grumpy Old Man?" Do I have to wait until I'm 70ish or can 50/60 qualify?

Brian

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No set age Brian...............The misses will let you know when you start answering back.

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I was born old and grumpy :D

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Yes, I think many men are.....:)

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i have always said at 50 yer an official owd fart, but "Grumpy" can be any age i think.;)

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I have promised to be good today, I will take that on board with a wry smile.

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Royboy...promises are easily made...but sometimes hard to keep. Hope you do ok with yours though.

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Many men are what? Superior to women? Saddled with a scold? Please finish your statements, woman:D:D

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Glad to oblige......'born old and grumpy'.
I was once looking round Blackburn market....and there was a stall holder who was being sorely stressed by a female customer....and you could see he was very nearly at the end of his patience.....when he said to the woman.....'eh aren't women queer?' I chipped up.....'well, what can you expect......God made 'em to match men'.
That shut him up.:)