I was in a Mom & Pop fast food joint the other day. When the cashier was making my change, he noticed an off-color penny sitting in the change drawer. He fished the penny out of the penny compartment and examined the coin. “Wow, this is OLD!” he exclaimed, showing it excitedly to a fellow worker. He put the penny back in the drawer. After a while, he handed me my bag of burgers and fries. I couldn’t stand it.
“Uh — just how old is that penny?” I asked.
“Nineteen eighty-five,” he said. “It’s older than I am!”
I sat down with my meal at a very tiny table, feeling a little less hungry and a whole lot older.
I sure understand that! Hope it all goes well! I’ll quit panicking and take some deep breaths now. LOL… I’ll be leaving next week myself to bring MIL and hubby back home from Florida.. she has recovered from her broken hip, and will move to an apartment near us, so I can get hubby back home to do the dishes for me again. (smile) Paper plates get expensive after awhile…
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When are your blogs and the RDJ coming back?
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Rich and Susan are in the process of moving to an apartment. He’s taking a couple weeks to get settled in. ME…? I’m just goofing off, trying to get some freelance work under control, a painting done, and several new posters ready to market. Gotta pick up spare change whenever I can. I’ll be back next week, but then I’m going on a week or so trip to visit Mom. So I’ll be away again.
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Yardsailor, I was married in 1954. Sixth grade was 1946 for me.
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As the gamer kids say: O__________________O
Means wow, OOOOooooooooo!
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I’m teaching a night class at a local college. The students are hearing, I’m Deaf.
When I mentioned Tiny Tim and Tiptoe through the Tulips, I drew a blank. Hmmph. I tried describing him… and one of the younger students said, “He sounds scary!”
The scary part was that even the older students (who are grandparents) didn’t know who he was. I’m NOT that much older than them! I know when I’m beat.
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Hahahaha! He WAS scary!
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Remember when the question was “Where were YOU when JFK was shot?”? Then it changed to “Where were YOU when the space shuttle exploded?”. Then it changed to “Where were YOU on 9-11?”.
Yeah, Tim….. we’re old.
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Where were you when Mr. Greenjeans joined Captain Kangaroo?
lol
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Know the feeling.
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Now that makes me feel ancient!
jodie
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Try telling your 12 year old, 6th grade grandson you were in the 6th grade in 1954, the facial reaction was wonderful.
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