The Elderly - You Just Gotta Love 'Em

Sure, we all will one day have to become old. The problem i see nowadays is that the youngsters are reluctant to care for the elderly. This problem is in 2 parts: Firstly, values in our society are slowly being eroded. Secondly, the elderly should also not be too demanding. What we people can do, is to re-inculcate values (especially about caring for the elderly) in our children and also to shape ourselves so that we do not become a burden for our children in our old age!

I've always had a special spot in my heart for the elderly. I was a CNA in a nursing home for many years. The patients were a great many things to me. Some of them were friends, others like a grandmother to me and the unfortunate ones were my children.

Lol this is so funny you just posting this , I am an elderly lady but young at heart lol , My hubby had to repeat something to me twice yesterday , he asked if I was going deaf , I said its old age pal , and we were both laughing xxxx

They are good little jokes I am going to send them to a carer at a Nursing Home...thanks

The joke that I like best , now I share it to you Inflight Announcements Occasionally, airline flight attendants make an effort to make the "in-flight safety lecture" a bit more entertaining. Here are some real examples that have been heard or reported: "As we prepare for takeoff, please make sure your tray tables and seat backs are fully upright in their most uncomfortable position." "There may be 50 ways to leave your lover, but there are only 6 ways out of this airplane..." "Your seat cushions can be used for floatation, and in the event of an emergency water landing, please take them with our compliments." "We do feature a smoking section on this flight; if you must smoke, contact a member of the flight crew and we will escort you to the wing of the airplane." "Smoking in the lavatories is prohibited. Any person caught smoking in the lavatories will be asked to leave the plane immediately." Pilot - "Folks, we have reached our cruising altitude now, so I am going to switch the seat belt sign off. Feel free to move about as you wish, but please stay inside the plane till we land... it's a bit cold outside, and if you walk on the wings it affects the flight pattern." And, after landing: "Thank you for flying Delta Business Express. We hope you enjoyed giving us the business as much as we enjoyed taking you for a ride." As we waited just off the runway for another airliner to cross in front of us, some of the passengers were beginning to retrieve luggage from the overhead bins. The head attendant announced on the intercom, "This aircraft is equipped with a video surveillance system that monitors the cabin during taxiing. Any passengers not remaining in their seats until the aircraft comes to a full and complete stop at the gate will be strip-searched as they leave the aircraft." Once on a Southwest flight, the pilot said, "We've reached our cruising altitude now, and I'm turning off the seat belt sign. I'm switching to autopilot, too, so I can come back there and visit with all of you for the rest of the flight." As the plane landed and was coming to a stop at Washington National, a lone voice comes over the loudspeaker: "Whoa, big fella...WHOA..!" "Should the cabin lose pressure, oxygen masks will drop from the overhead area. Please place the bag over your own mouth and nose before assisting children or adults acting like children." "As you exit the plane, please make sure to gather all of your belongings. Anything left behind will be distributed evenly among the flight attendants. Please do not leave children or spouses." "Last one off the plane must clean it." And from the pilot during his welcome message: "We are pleased to have some of the best flight attendants in the industry... Unfortunately none of them are on this flight...!" Heard on Southwest Airlines just after a very hard landing in Salt Lake City: The flight attendant came on the intercom and said, "That was quite a bump and I know what ya'll are thinking. I'm here to tell you it wasn't the airline's fault, it wasn't the pilot's fault, it wasn't the flight attendant's fault.....it was the asphalt!" An airline pilot wrote that on this particular flight he had hammered his ship into the runway really hard. The airline had a policy which required the first officer to stand at the door while the passengers exited, give a smile, and a "Thanks for flying XYZ airline." He said that in light of his bad landing, he had a hard time looking the passengers in the eye, thinking that someone would have a smart comment. Finally everyone had gotten off except for this little old lady walking with a cane. She said, "Sonny, mind if I ask you a question?" "Why no Ma'am," said the pilot, "What is it?" The little old lady said, "Did we land or were we shot down?" Overheard on an American Airlines flight into Amarillo, Texas, on a particularly windy and bumpy day. During the final approach the Captain was really having to fight it. After an extremely hard landing, the Flight Attendant came on the PA and announced, "Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to Amarillo. Please remain in your seats with your seatbelts fastened while the Captain taxis what's left of our airplane to the gate!" Another flight Attendant's comment on a less than perfect landing: "We ask you to please remain seated as Captain Kangaroo bounces us to the terminal." After a particularly rough landing during thunderstorms in Memphis, a flight attendant on a Northwest flight announced: "Please take care when opening the overhead compartments because, after a landing like that, sure as hell everything has shifted." From a Southwest Airlines employee.... "Welcome aboard Southwest Flight XXX, to YYY. To operate your seatbelt, insert the metal tab into the buckle, and pull tight. It works just like every other seatbelt, and if you don't know how to operate one, you probably shouldn't be out in public unsupervised. In the event of a sudden loss of cabin pressure, oxygen masks will descend from the ceiling. Stop screaming, grab the mask, and pull it over your face. If you have a small child traveling with you, secure your mask before assisting with theirs. If you are traveling with two small children, decide now which one you love more." Weather at our destination is 50 degrees with some broken clouds, but they'll try to have them fixed before we arrive. Thank you, and remember, nobody loves you, or your money, more than Southwest Airlines."

This is pretty funny. But you know what i find though u know how we find listening to a child a breath of fresh air because of there outlook on life where they are young well i worked in a nursing home for a while and i find the same thing when i listen to them as well. They are so relaxed in there life without to many cares and they are such dears. Makes me kinda look forward to the golden years really.

Jokes always remind me of my Uncle Cliff. He'll be 88 in May and has the best sense of humor. He's a member of a group that meets once a week just to tell each other jokes. Years ago, when South Florida was having a drought, he had the following bumper stickers printed: "Save water. Shower with a friend." The name of his plumbing company was printed at the bottom. Gotta love a man with a sense of humor like that.

That was funny! Thanks for the laugh! :)

Good thought. We've gotta remember that no one is getting younger, but growing older by the second.

That's because we are all getting older by the minute and we might as well laugh 'cause crying ain't gonna help! Humor gets us through some tough times. It breaks the ice and our mood. They say laughter is the best medicine, so read your jokes while you eat your apple!:)

Thank's for your joke, I hope enjoy your life

hahaha these are great but I know exactly what you mean our time will come when we get elderly but I still think most elderly people love a laugh or two to cheer up their days as well.

LMAO! Don't count yourself out just yet. You're still very young at heart. I love your spirit. It always comes across in your writings.

Ya u r true that people tend to behave a littel different when they grow old. But we should not forget that one day we will also grow old and may suffer the same way. And also culture plays a roel in this too as our parents do grow old and we should not make fun of them rather should help them. It is our responsibility.

nice one keep it going

Those are pretty funny.

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funny! i should share this with other people! :)

You'd be surprised at what a great sense of humor some of the elderly people have. They have experienced SO MUCH, and so many can just laugh at themselves. They laugh at the young folks who think life is tough at 19-20yrs old. I love to talk to them.

Those were hysterical! Those were really funny! Don't worry about the age thing, we all are getting older all the time, it is humor that keeps us young!