Time To Brush Off Some Of Those Cobwebs......

"Older Kids Test"(answers are listed at the end of the test)

1. After the Lone Ranger saved the day and rode off, someone would always ask, "Who was that masked man?" Then someone else would say, "I don't know, but he left this behind." What did he leave behind?

2. When the Beatles first came to the U.S. in early 1964, we all watched them on The _______________ Show.

3. Get your kicks on _____________________________________.

4. "The story you are about to see is true. The names have been changed _______________________.

5. "In the jungle, the mighty jungle, ____________________________."

6. After "The Twist," "The Mashed Potato," and "The Watusi," we "danced" under a stick that was lowered as low as we could go in a dance called "___________."

7. "N-E-S-T-L-E-S" "Nestle's makes the very best __________________."

8. "Satchmo" was America's Ambassador of Goodwill." The jazz trumpeter's real name was _________________.

9. What takes a licking and keeps on ticking? ___________________

10. Red Skelton's hobo character was named _________________________.

11. The Russians sent up the first satellite to orbit our planet. It's name was _____________.

12. Do you remember Howdy Doody's friends? Buffalo Bob ____________,

Flub-A-_________ and Phineas T. ____________.

13- The children on "Father Knows Best" were ________, _______ & ______.

14- On "Make Room For Daddy," Danny Thomas' uncle, played by Hans Conried was Uncle __________.

15. Who was the creator and original host of TV's "Candid Camera?" ________

1. a silver bullet

2. Ed Sullivan

3. ...on Route 66

4. "to protect the innocent."

5. "the lion sleeps tonight."

6. The Limbo

7. chocolate

8. Louie Armstrong

9. Timex

10. Freddy The Freeloader

11. Sputnik

12. Buffalo Bob "Smith," Flub-A-"Dub," Phineas T. "Bluster"

13. Betty, Bud and Kathy (Kitten)

14. Uncle "Tonoose"

15. Allen Funt

Shared thoughts from a classmate...

"A wonderful book came out recently with great quotes on aging---

'Great Quotes On The Beauty Of Aging,'

put out by Richer Resources Publications. It contains about 100 quotes on aging and is nicely illustrated too."

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[THANKS FOR SHARING]

[The 52-page book appears to be available at the web site: amazon.com for $11.95. The author is Patty Crowe and is copyrighted in 2005 by Richer Resources Publications.]

Great Quotes On Aging From Those Who Came Before Us...

"Last night I had a typical clolesterol-free dinner: baked squash, skimmed milk and gelatin. I'm sure this will not make me live any longer, but I know it's going to seem longer." ---Groucho Marx

"If I had my life to live over again, I'd make the same mistakes---only sooner."
---Tallulah Bankhead

"Inside every 70-year old is a thirty-five-year-old asking, 'What happened?' " ---Ann Landers

"How old would you be if you didn't know how old you was?" ---Satchel Paige

Are You A Fan Of Movies?

Was this our movie theater in Downtown Hartford???

Ever been to an "outdoor movie theater???"

Do you have a list of favorite movies???

Then maybe you were the person with way-too-much time on his hands that submitted a "YouTube" video of 100 MOVIE CLIPS that have the numbers 1-through-100 in them. Check it out at the movie web site and click on the box in the lower left corner with the triangle in it at: http://www.firstshowing.net/2007/05/18/100-movies-100-quotes-100-numbers-montage/

(Have fun!)

Quiz For The Elderly (And We'll Help You With The Answers, Old Timer)

1. How can you increase the heart rate of your 60+ year old husband?



(Answer: Tell him your're pregnant.)



2. How can you avoid spotting a wrinkle every time you walk by a mirror?



(Answer: When you pass the mirror take off your glasses.)



3. Why should 60+ year old people use valet service?



(Answer: Valets don't forget where they park their cars.)



4. Where do 60+ year olds look for fashionable glasses?



(Answer: On their foreheads.)



5. What can a man do if his wife is going through menopause?



(Answer: Keep busy, like finishing off the basement---then you'll also have a place to live.)



6. Where can men or women over the age of 60 find young, sexy members of the opposite sex who are sexually interested in them?

(Answer: Try a bookstore under fiction.)

But don't get down, here's some "words of wisdom" from 60+ people:

> A reporter interviewing a 104-year old woman asked, "What is the best thing about being 104?" >The woman replied, "No peer pressure."

> "The nice thing about being senile," said the 90-year old lady, " is you can hide your own Easter Eggs."

> "These days," said the 90-year old man, "most of the stuff in my shopping cart says 'FOR FAST RELIEF' ."

> The Senility Prayer: "Grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, the good fortune to run into the ones I do and the eyesight to tell the difference."

> "My memory is not as sharp as it used to be," said the 63-year old classmate, "and my memory is not as sharp as it used to be."

> Remember: "You don't stop laughing because you grow old, you grow old because you stop laughing......."