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Offline BattleHymn

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DFW primitive ponders pushing up posies
« on: April 15, 2014, 05:00:06 PM »
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Mon Apr 14, 2014, 07:07 PM

DFW (15,206 posts)

Now it's official. The last of my dad's siblings is gone. We're next.
It's a weird feeling. There was always someone from his generation out there to talk about the old times to. My last uncle passed away this past weekend. He was 85, the only one of the siblings to make it to 80. Their parents never even made it to 70.

So, now it's my generation that's next in line. Our daughters consider us "old." I can see why. At our wedding, the parents' table was composed of people all younger than we are now, and we didn't get married until we were 30.

But my wife and I have both put the Reaper on hold already, me at the very last second before checking out permanently almost exactly 10 years ago (April 29, 2004, to be exact).

So, while we don't feel it acutely just yet (my wife's mom is still around, and in good shape for 87), that guy in the hoodie and the scythe is probably starting to pencil us in again.

We'll put off the appointment as long as we can.


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Star Member mnhtnbb (13,181 posts)
1. I know how you feel.

The last of my parent's siblings--my mother's only brother and youngest sibling-died last December at age 94.

I do have pretty good genes, though, as both my parents lived to be 91 and they've been gone for 14 and 12 years.

Our kids grew up with really old parents--hubby was 42 and I was 34 when we married--and I was 39 when our youngest
was born.

I think about that guy in the hoodie, too.


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DFW (15,206 posts)
4. That's actually what we're trying to do.

Not easy with our schedule. I don't know if it's better to stay as crazily active as we are or to slow down.

Still, I know a LOT of people that are a LOT older at 62 than we are. Here's last night in NYC:

<a picture of the DFW primitive and his wife>

By tomorrow, my wife will be back in Düsseldorf and I'll be in Dallas.

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6. do people really think like this?

I must be lucky



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Re: DFW primitive ponders pushing up posies
« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2014, 05:07:34 PM »
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9. first weirdness is when both parents have died

next is when their generation is gone

God, I hope my brothers outlive me, being without them would be awful.

Chances are good they agree.
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Re: DFW primitive ponders pushing up posies
« Reply #2 on: April 15, 2014, 05:11:56 PM »
When the grim reaper comes for me.......I plan on shooting him. :-)
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Re: DFW primitive ponders pushing up posies
« Reply #3 on: April 15, 2014, 05:21:59 PM »
Quote from: JohnnyReb on April 15, 2014, 05:11:56 PM
When the grim reaper comes for me.......I plan on shooting him. :-)
Twice.  :yahoo:
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Re: DFW primitive ponders pushing up posies
« Reply #4 on: April 15, 2014, 05:51:06 PM »
Quote from: Skul on April 15, 2014, 05:21:59 PM
Twice.  :yahoo:

 :rotf: :rotf: :rotf:

I find getting old is when one reads the obituary's first before the crime news in the paper.

Everyone wants to live to be 100 but there are things that they do not know.  This is no fun.

There is no one left to reminiscence's with about the old times of youth or perhaps even 60 years ago. Children had passed on 20 years ago,  grand kids are in their 60's, great grand kids in their 40's and have forgotten about you, nothing in common.

What and why would anyone want to live so long everyone they loved had died and left them behind ?
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Re: DFW primitive ponders pushing up posies
« Reply #5 on: April 15, 2014, 06:02:01 PM »
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Re: DFW primitive ponders pushing up posies
« Reply #6 on: April 15, 2014, 06:17:49 PM »
Quote from: Skul on April 15, 2014, 05:21:59 PM
Twice.  :yahoo:

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Re: DFW primitive ponders pushing up posies
« Reply #7 on: April 15, 2014, 06:19:11 PM »
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Now it's official. The last of my dad's siblings is gone. We're next.
I hope we don't have to wait long.

This douchebag will make a great addition to the Dead DUmmies forum.
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Re: DFW primitive ponders pushing up posies
« Reply #8 on: April 15, 2014, 08:32:12 PM »
Quote from: GOBUCKS on April 15, 2014, 06:19:11 PM
I hope we don't have to wait long.

This douchebag will make a great addition to the Dead DUmmies forum.

We may not have to.

The guy's a textbook example of going to pot because of the decadent, frivolous, lifestyle.
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Re: DFW primitive ponders pushing up posies
« Reply #9 on: April 15, 2014, 08:42:13 PM »
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that guy in the hoodie and the scythe is probably starting to pencil us in again.

When did Trayvon Martin start using a scythe?
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Re: DFW primitive ponders pushing up posies
« Reply #10 on: April 15, 2014, 08:50:59 PM »
Quote from: franksolich on April 15, 2014, 08:32:12 PM
We may not have to.

The guy's a textbook example of going to pot because of the decadent, frivolous, lifestyle.

I wonder if DFW's moobs are as big and saggy as Rob's moobs?
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Re: DFW primitive ponders pushing up posies
« Reply #11 on: April 15, 2014, 08:56:14 PM »
Quote from: BattleHymn on April 15, 2014, 08:50:59 PM
I wonder if DFW's moobs are as big and saggy as Rob's moobs?

Probably hairy too.

The guy makes Omaha Steve look clean-shaven.
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Re: DFW primitive ponders pushing up posies
« Reply #12 on: April 15, 2014, 08:59:58 PM »
Quote from: franksolich on April 15, 2014, 08:56:14 PM
Probably hairy too.

The guy makes Omaha Steve look clean-shaven.

I went back and looked at that photo he posted, and you're right. 

He has that fat-ish sweaty-ish Steve-ish look to him, and his shirt looks like it is a size or two too small.  He might be wearing that scarf because he can't even do up the top button on said shirt anymore. 

If I were him, I'd stay away from any tolling bells. 
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Re: DFW primitive ponders pushing up posies
« Reply #13 on: April 16, 2014, 07:56:32 AM »
Dammit, I read the headline too fast.   :bird:
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