Wednesday, August 02, 2006

Looking forward to retirement

As the summer wanes and the days get shorter, so does the time before my retirement. I'm looking forward to the greater flexibility in my schedule if not my pocketbook. But I can certainly enjoy the thoughts recently sent to me by my oldest brother Bernell.

Question: How many days in a week?
Answer: 6 Saturdays, 1 Sunday

Question: When is a retiree's bedtime?
Answer: Three hours after he falls asleep on the couch.

Question: How many retirees to change a light bulb?
Answer: Only one, but it might take all day.

Question: What's the biggest gripe of retirees?
Answer: There is not enough time to get everything done.

Question: Why don't retirees mind being called Seniors?
Answer: The term comes with a 10% percent discount.

Question: Among retirees what is considered formal attire?
Answer: Tied shoes.

Question: Why do retirees count pennies?
Answer: They are the only ones who have the time.

Question: What is the common term for someone who enjoys work and refuses to retire?
Answer: NUTS!

Question: Why are retirees so slow to clean out the basement, attic or garage?
Answer: They know that as soon as they do, one of their adult kids will want to store stuff there.

Question: What do retirees call a long lunch?
Answer: Normal.

Question: What is the best way to describe retirement?
Answers: The never ending Coffee Break.

Question: What's the biggest advantage of going back to school as a retiree?
Answer: If you cut classes, no one calls your parents.

Question: Why does a retiree often say he doesn't miss work, but misses the people he used to work with?
Answer: He is too polite to tell the whole truth.

1 comment:

  1. I read in the paper the other day that a senior citizen can take a full load of classes at CSULB and pay something like $16 for the entire semester (not including lab fees or books of course). Richard couldn't understand why anyone would want to go back to school but I thought that it sounded like fun. I wonder how many other universities and colleges do this?

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