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So is anyone ever “old” then? _________________________ “Remember, remember the fifth of November!" | |||
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Nullus Anxietas |
Dunno. I'll let y'all know when I feel I've gotten there  (I'll be seventy-three come the end of this month.) "America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system,,,, but too early to shoot the bastards." -- Claire Wolfe "If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living." -- Seneca the Younger, Roman Stoic philosopher | |||
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Depends how old you are when you answer the question. When I was 30, I thought 65 was elderly. Now I'd love to be 65 again, but not quite yet elderly. ____________ Pace | |||
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| drop and give me 20 pushups |
I believe that being old has a lot to do with the persons state of mind as well as some medical issues even though they might be minor in issue..... Have a friend living in a assisted living facility where one of his neighbors just celebrated her 108th birthday this past week... She gets around pretty good with very little help and her mind is sharp as a tack.... Just last month I turned 75yrs young drill sgt. | |||
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Coin Sniper |
If you call me elderly and I can't break my foot off in your ass... I guess it will apply  Pronoun: His Royal Highness and benevolent Majesty of all he surveys 343 - Never Forget Its better to be Pavlov's dog than Schrodinger's cat There are three types of mistakes; Those you learn from, those you suffer from, and those you don't survive. | |||
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| Just because you can, doesn't mean you should |
I guess I never acted my age and it’s starting to become a benefit. When fifty percent of the people in the obituaries are younger than you, you’re probably getting there. ___________________________ Avoid buying ChiCom/CCP products whenever possible. | |||
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| Peace through superior firepower  |
Anything past 100 | |||
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| Three Generations of Service  |
That is my definition exactly. I'm 73, wife is 80 and we're both still in good shape mentally and physically. OTOH, given a significant medical event, we could both be "elderly" tomorrow. Be careful when following the masses. Sometimes the M is silent. | |||
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| Internet Guru |
Good thread. Elderly is defined as old. Old comes after middle-aged. I think 65 isn't too far off for most people. Any word for old eventually takes on negative connotations. | |||
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| Run Silent Run Deep  |
This is where I align… _____________________________ Pledge allegiance or pack your bag! The problem with Socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money. - Margaret Thatcher Spread my work ethic, not my wealth | |||
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I am not going with an age, I would say while I’m 65 the threshold is incontinence. ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ | |||
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| Sigs are my Panacea...  |
Great question to mull over!!! * --- Sig 365, 365XL, 245, P6 * | |||
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Optimistic Cynic |
or not! To my mind it seems like 70 is the magic age. Why? Because if someone dies before they turn 70 everybody says "but, he was so young!" die after 70 and it's "well, he had a pretty good run." | |||
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My lower back reminds me that I'm "old" every morning when I climb out of bed. I figure I'll be "elderly" when I start needing help to get out of bed. I guess I better start training the dogs to help me roll out... | |||
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| Victim of Life's Circumstances  |
If you are alive past the avg life expectancy you're elderly. 1-12 = child 13-19 = teenager 20-39 = young 40-59 = middle age 60-75 = mature/senior 76+ = elderly ________________________ God spelled backwards is dog | |||
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| St. Vitus Dance Instructor  |
When I was in high school I was already getting silver streaks in my hair, everybody was pointing it out. Now its all white. 70 yrs old here. I still think like I was 16 but the body is not willing. | |||
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Nah. 80+ for a good run. JMHO… "If you’re a leader, you lead the way. Not just on the easy ones; you take the tough ones too…” – MAJ Richard D. Winters (1918-2011), E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne "Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil... Therefore, as tongues of fire lick up straw and as dry grass sinks down in the flames, so their roots will decay and their flowers blow away like dust; for they have rejected the law of the Lord Almighty and spurned the word of the Holy One of Israel." - Isaiah 5:20,24 | |||
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Alienator |
Mental acuity is probably a better measure. I've seen 60 year old's with dementia reduced to infants and 90 year old's that are still quick. SIG556 Classic P220 Carry SAS Gen 2 SAO SP2022 9mm German Triple Serial P938 SAS P365 FDE P322 FDE Psalm 118:24 "This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it" | |||
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| Lawyers, Guns and Money  |
It's interesting that you pick that exact number. That's the age of my parents. They were quite "young" and active in their 70's, but at age 81 they are definitely on the downhill slide. "Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." -- Justice Janice Rogers Brown "The United States government is the largest criminal enterprise on earth." -rduckwor | |||
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| Live long and prosper  |
Tomorrow. 0-0 "OP is a troll" - Flashlightboy, 12/18/20 | |||
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