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Kateykrunch Sun 18-Jul-21 11:04:21

Favourite saying from my adult Daughter is that “she is never too old for Spending Money”. She is over 40!
Any more, ‘never too old for’ sayings in your family?

Harmonypuss Mon 19-Jul-21 13:15:56

To grow old DISGRACEFULLY, at least that's my intention ???

tavimama Mon 19-Jul-21 13:18:58

My husband's favourite comment, when I am doing something he deems inappropriate is 'how old are you?' My response is usually, why? How old do I need to be?'grin

nipsmum Mon 19-Jul-21 13:49:43

You are never too old to hug your Gran. Mantra to teenage grandchildren.

Growing0ldDisgracefully Mon 19-Jul-21 14:10:04

Old enough to know better, young enough not to care is my motto!

Growing0ldDisgracefully Mon 19-Jul-21 14:11:25

Old enough to know better, young enough not to care, is my motto!

GrauntyHelen Mon 19-Jul-21 14:24:52

Never too old for GREAT sex

loopyloo Mon 19-Jul-21 14:29:00

Silvertwigs. Interesting to hear about your bypass. On nhs? and did you have to fight for it?

Samiejb Mon 19-Jul-21 14:35:12

You’re never too old to have a go - whatever it is

Cherrytree59 Mon 19-Jul-21 14:41:44

Sit in paddling pool.

We had large paddling pool in our garden over weekend for two of our grandson's joint birthday get together.

Great way to keep everybody cool (as were the water fights
wìth super soakers)

Everyone had departed by late sunday afternoon and I sat with feet in pool with drink and a book bliss ??

Last night DH and I let air out and stored in garage.
Ahhh why......
Just back from supermarket absolutely boiled.?
I want to sit in the paddling pool to cool off.

Vetnry Mon 19-Jul-21 15:00:23

To play proper rock from our youth at volumes that make conversation impossible in the car ( or my Office/Hobby Room.
Proper = Cream/LedZep et al
Then Stadium bands from the 70s & 80s - and even Joe Bonamassa who is carrying the torch for real guitar rock these days (Sloe Gin anybody?)

lemsip Mon 19-Jul-21 15:04:17

used to love a swing and zip wire but grandchildren all grown up now.

did catch two kicks of a football when crossing the grass in the park and the ball came my way while the youths were having a kickabout and it came my way. ..I yelled 'I'll get it ' and gave a good kick of the ball and got a round of applause two days in a row.......never too old.

Yammy Mon 19-Jul-21 17:08:43

Pammie1

@Yammy. I’ve watched Gallipoli several times for the same reason !! There’s a very early Mel Gibson film called ‘Tim’ in which he plays a young man with learning difficulties, who meets and eventually marries an older woman. I think he was in his mid twenties when he made it, but I don’t remember that much about the plot because his looks at the time were spectacular, and I was too busy lusting after him !!

Glad I'm not the only one. The best for me was when he was in "Bounty. Fletcher Christian was born about two miles away from where I was which added something extra. I have seen "Tim", though he was losing it rather in BraveHeart only just .
The eyes have it!

Youngatheart51 Mon 19-Jul-21 20:47:38

Not too old to do anything, but am to decrepit to most of the stuff on this thread ? 53 with inflammatory ra, fibro & oa in both knees! Never to old to sport bright red hair, silver nose ring & colourful clothes though! I'm an aging hippy & always will be! ?

Yammy Mon 19-Jul-21 21:46:10

Good for you Youngatheart51, get help to paint your toenails bright pink as well. My daughter does mine when!!! I see her.flowers

Nacky Mon 19-Jul-21 21:53:29

I have just had my acceptance letter from Oxford University. I am 70.

May7 Mon 19-Jul-21 21:54:30

Never too old to get a tattoo and never too old to care what anyone thinks about it

TwinLolly Mon 19-Jul-21 21:56:38

Never too old to climb a tree, until the bones don't feel up to it!
Never too old to become a naturist (I'm loving it now).
Never too old to feel like a kid again - if the body is up for it.
Don't count the years, count the blessings of what we can still do/are able to do. smile

Infinity2 Tue 20-Jul-21 00:09:18

You’re never too old to pass wind in the supermarket.
( A past hobby I was forced to give up as I can’t get out much now )

gmarie Tue 20-Jul-21 00:41:48

...being in the moment.

V3ra Tue 20-Jul-21 00:44:44

Nacky

I have just had my acceptance letter from Oxford University. I am 70.

Nacky congratulations! What will you be studying? (Or is it reading?)

Summerfly Tue 20-Jul-21 08:12:20

I agree with you VETNRY. Keep on rocking’ ? ? ? ????

Yammy Tue 20-Jul-21 08:52:53

To try and walk in a pair of LK Bennet stilletoes at a wedding, tried 3 times and not succeeded yet usually end up in bare feet.

M0nica Tue 20-Jul-21 09:06:17

Yammy I gave up on stilettos when I was 19, roughly a year after I tried them.

NotAGran55 Tue 20-Jul-21 09:25:14

Vetnry are you me? smile

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