Senior Citizens (Cultures & Groups, Society & Culture)

Brenda O'Malley is home as usual, making dinner, when Tim Finnegan arrives at her door. "Brenda, may I come in?" he asks. "I've somethin' to tell ye." "Of course you can come in, you're always welcome, Tim. But where's my husband?""That's what I'm here to be tellin' ye, Brenda. There was an accident down at the Guinness brewery...""Oh, God no!" cries Brenda. "Please don't tell me...""Sure and I must, Brenda. Your husband Seamus is dead and gone. I'm sorry." Brenda reached a hand out to her side, found the arm of the rocking chair by the fireplace, pulled the chair to her and collapsed into it. She wept for many minutes. Finally she looked up at Tim. "How did it happen, Tim?""It was terrible, Brenda. He fell into a vat of Guineas Stout and drowned.""Oh my dear Jesus! But you must tell me true, Tim. Did he at least go quickly?""Well, no Brenda......no.""No?""Fact is, he got out three times to pee."

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2007-12-06 06:38:28 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

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what brings you to yahoo answers? any reasons?

2007-12-06 06:35:29 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

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More, less or same than 5 years ago?

Watch television?

2007-12-06 06:32:05 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

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Yankee or Dixie? How do you pronounce ?

How do you pronounce Aunt?
Like the word want
Like the word ant
Like the word caught

How do you pronounce caramel?
Two syllables ("car-ml")
Three syllables ("car-a-mel")
Either

How do you pronounce creek?
Rhymes with meek
Rhymes with kick
Either

How do you pronounce route?
Rhymes with clout
Rhymes with toot
Either

How do you pronounce the second syllable in pajamas?
Rhymes with jam
Rhymes with father
Either

For me it's
ant
2 syllables
Meek
Clout
jam

How about you?

2007-12-06 06:30:42 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

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Do you still get and send Christmas cards?

This morning I received the first card I've had since Christmas 2001 ! What a lovely surprise !! From a caring and kind Canadian dragon, a special person (I know we arent allowed to post names)

My relatives in Norway used to send beautiful cards, now they email - and I realized I dont even have addresses anymore for them, or for any of my friends. Just email addresses.

I know everyone is busy at this time of the year, but I think our society has lost something meaningful. I know my friend in Washington spends a lot of time picking out her email card, and she even buys them ! Most of us make do with the free ones, and its nice to get them too, but its still not the same is it?

2007-12-06 06:24:16 · 20 answers · asked by isotope2007 6

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Has anybody called the police when they've heard a car alarm go off?

2007-12-06 06:15:11 · 21 answers · asked by Dan Bueno 4

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has anyone taken life insurance out with one those advertised on t.v and the papers by june whitfield etc ?

2007-12-06 04:39:16 · 10 answers · asked by bunny 2

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Do you do this with your bottled water?

In Dr. Peter Gott's column in the paper today, a reader wrote in to say that a doctotor told her friend, who had been diagnosed with breast cancer, that women should not drink bottled water that has been left in a car because of the heat reaction. It appears the plastic bottle has certain chemicals that can lead to breast cancer. Heat causes toxins from the plastic to leak into the water, and those toxins have been identified in cancerous breast tissue.
Do you leave your water bottle in the car with the intention of finishng it later? I can tell you that I never will again!

2007-12-06 04:14:51 · 23 answers · asked by Isadora 6

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What expressions do you say, that you also heard your parents say ?

Does it ever make you think you've become your own mom or dad? LOL.

2007-12-06 03:27:27 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

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Do your grandchildren have a funny or cute...?

names (Y!A appropriate) for anatomical parts? My granddaughters (2 and 4) call female parts "poodles" Male parts "peanuts" and those upper body unisex parts "nibbles". They came up with these themselves.

2007-12-06 02:48:46 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

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What fills YOUR Heart with......Happiness?

...and YOUR Days with SMILES...

2007-12-06 02:47:22 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous

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O.K. Men, get ready for a lesson of life, from a 69 year ol' male:( You women, DO NOT use this viciously)?

God, and man was having a pleasant stroll.
Man asks, " GOD, why did you make woman so beautiful"?
GOD replied "So you would love her".
Then man asked "GOD, why did you make woman so stupid"?
and GOD replied "So she would love you".
Comments, anyone?

2007-12-06 02:43:19 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

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Are you proud to be an American?

I am proud to be a citizen of the USA. Our politicians, military leaders and entertainers get criticized by the whole world but I wouldn't live anywhere else. It makes me mad when foreigners think they have the right to judge Americans.

What's your opinion?

2007-12-06 02:14:03 · 31 answers · asked by Miz D 6

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Once you reach an elderly age, does it seem like your life went by rather quickly?

2007-12-06 02:13:54 · 16 answers · asked by Jansen J 4

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how many of the american seniors who can afford it?

use the kitty tax rule to save money for the child's future???

for those who do not know what it is -- take a set amount of money and you acting as trustee set up an account like a cd where by the minor earns up to 800 dollars in interest in there name under their ss number and the unearned income is not taxed -- you than can take the interest and invest in savings bonds in their name and they do not have to pay takes until they cash the bonds!!

2007-12-06 02:04:34 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

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as being older, do you Write reminder notes for yourself?

I have to write reminder notes/ tape them to my mirrow, Ha, only way ill remember,

2007-12-06 01:40:29 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous

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Do you celebrate Hanukah?

I forgot to wish you a Happy Hanukah yesterday! Since most families that celebrate Christmas have their own personal family traditions, I wondered if you have any particular family traditions for Hanukah, other than the ceremonial aspects.

2007-12-06 01:16:26 · 23 answers · asked by Lady G 6

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Have you seen the Vegetable Orchestra?

This is one of the strangest things I've watched in a while. I'll never see veggies in quite the same way again.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=hpfYt7vRHuY

2007-12-06 00:50:32 · 10 answers · asked by Lady G 6

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Have you heard about Trump's new Celebrity Apprentice?

Sometimes I think Mr. Trump comes across as a joke, I mean come on, the hair thing; but I like the concept of this new show.

http://buffaloathome.com/dct/54/id/4663/mid/2461/Trace-Adkins-to-Star-on-Donald-Trump-s--Celebrity-Apprentice-.aspx

2007-12-06 00:31:49 · 10 answers · asked by Lady G 6

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Do U.S.A. citizens realize that they have allowed themselves to?

become ruled by the same form of Empire that they fought to free themselves from at the birth of their nation?

2007-12-06 00:23:46 · 26 answers · asked by canadaguy 4

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Did you ever get your identity stolen? How long did it take you to overcome it?

2007-12-05 23:19:39 · 8 answers · asked by ndnquah 6

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I Wish Someone Had Told Me That ____________???

.....What do you wish someone had told you before you had to learn it the hard way??

2007-12-05 21:47:05 · 31 answers · asked by Eve 5

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Have You And Another???

.......... ever been deeply in love with each other but could not be together due to circumstances??

2007-12-05 21:35:33 · 23 answers · asked by Eve 5

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Just Curious, Do You Drink Bottled Water?

If so, how many do you drink in a day? Do you try to drink the recomended amount of water?

2007-12-05 21:30:07 · 35 answers · asked by Eve 5