Everyone has been guilty of looking at others
their own age and thinking…surely I cannot
look that old…I’m sure you’ve done
the same…You may enjoy this short story…
While waiting for my first appointment in the
reception room of a new dentist, I noticed his
certificate, which bore his full name. Suddenly,
I remembered that a tall, handsome boy with
the same name had been in my high school class
some 40 years ago. Upon seeing him, however,
I quickly discarded any such thought. This
balding, gray-haired man with the deeply lined
face was too old to have been my classmate.
After he had examined my teeth, I asked him
if he had attended the local high school.
“Yes,” he replied.
“When did you graduate?” I asked.
He answered, “In 1957.”
“Why, you were in my class!” I exclaimed.
He looked at me closely and then asked,
“What did you teach?”
GM,
At my 41st high school reunion a “few” years back I didn’t recognize any of those old folks, because they had changed so much.
Obviously their memories were as bad as their ancient looks because none of them recognized me. I haven’t changed at all.
Geez, Grannymouse, I’m not sure that’s very funny. I was reading that bad movie thread and thinking “well, there’s this movie I saw back in the 60s which was really awful. But wait…what about that other one in the 50s. It was pretty bad too”. We won’t talk about going back any further.
Joe went to the doctor.
Dr. said “Sorry Joe, I’ve got bad news and very bad news.”
Joe said. “Ok Doc, let me have the very bad news.”
Dr. says, “Well Joe, you’ve got cancer and 6 months to live.”
Joe says, “Gee Doc, well what’s the bad news?”
Dr. says, “You also have Alzheimers.”
Joe says, “Gee Doc, Well what’s the very bad news?”
Joe went to the doctor.
Dr. said “Sorry Joe, I’ve got bad news and very bad news.”
Joe said. “Ok Doc, let me have the very bad news.”
Dr. says, “Well Joe, you’ve got cancer and 6 months to live.”
Joe says, “Gee Doc, well what’s the bad news?”
Dr. says, “You also have Alzheimers.”
Joe says, “Gee Doc, Well what’s the very bad news?”
I was sitting in Dr. Herrington’s office reading an article on Altzheimers when he came in and asked what I was reading. “An article on Altzheimers” I said. “What did the article say?” he asked. Ya know, I couldn’t remember…
M,
Edited because I couldn’t remember how to spell ALZHEIMER
,m
[ This Message was edited by: Mack.Hoover on 2002-12-09 20:50 ]
The Chiffboard also has some memory problems since its recent stroke but it happily survives. See, it counts 200 for your last post and, well, 200 for the one before.
So–what’s your name again?–don’t worry. We’re here to help you.
