Chess for Oldtimers --- Good Idea !

As we get older we need to be careful and avoid jumping to conclusions. This story concerns an older lady who got hauled into court for shoplifting. The judge asked her: " You are charged with the crime of theft, how do you plead ? Are you guilty or not guilty ? " The old lady replied sweetly: " I don't know. I haven't heard the evidence yet ."   

Ah, I see we have a follower of Bacchus!  I approve.  Perhaps Sinatra said it best:  "You only go around once, but if you play your cards right, once is enough."  

Your superduper fit means nothing when your opponent is holding a void with nothing resembling a big fit. It means a LoTT when a certain law is involved.

Let 'er rip.

Thanks for the posts.   ---   I have not often been accused of burning the candle at both ends. Indeed with my sloth-like personality some have claimed that my candle is not burning at either end   rofl. 

Sinatra was a shooting star, and, i must admit, i was bacchus in the past.

i was recently married, so, my proclivities are limited to wifey (and, i'm not complaining-she is it).

we now want to do everything we can to extend our lives together. that does not mean that i will not eat bacon, or, that she will not eat meat.

we are well aware of where we are in life, mil. at the same time, we are going to enjoy every moment.

btw, wifey has shown me the way to bake bacon, and then soak the grease off with paper towels.

hey, i know it's not the best for me, but, damn, it tastes good!

Yes it does, Mr. Czervik, and it tastes even better with a little Bubbies Prepared Horseradish on top, I kid you not.

Without bacon, what would we wage-earners have to brag about?  "I may not be the "greatest" husband (or wife) in the world, but at least I bring home the kale!"

Thanks for the posts. In my case I'm a fan of Ham ( I could eat it 24 hrs a day   lol ). 

A woman travelling on a train noticed that the elderly man sitting opposite her was behaving in a most unusual manner. He kept mumbling to himself, smiling, then raising his hand. After he had repeated this routine a few times, she finally decided to ask him what he was doing. He answered, " These long rail journeys can get very boring so I tell myself jokes ". Then the woman said, " Oh I see, that explains the mumbling and the smiling, but why do you also raise your hand ? " The old man replied, " Ah that's to interrupt myself because I've heard that one before ". ( Btw I may have posted this item previously )  

An old woman was looking through an online forum and she saw a joke that might have been posted before, but she enjoyed reading it anyway because, since she was old, she couldn't remember whether she'd seen it before or not.  "Well," she said to herself, "here's at least one good thing about being old, by golly!" and when she noticed she'd said "by golly!" she thought "boy, am I old or what?  Seriously!"

Thanks for the nice posts.

Motherinlaw: Cute story. You bring up a great point about changes in the language. When is the last time people said things like: Gee Whizz, or Golly Gee or even Good Heavens ? We are living in the age of the four letter words. So what the " Heck "is going on here ? ( I think Heck is on the endangered list too   lol ).   

HueyWilliams ( & AC ): I was the oldest is a group of 5 kids so I got to help looking after youngsters and I was using that phrase before I was 15yrs old, perhaps I was born an " Old Soul ". 

my mom still says, "what the h?"

When my mother got Really mad, she'd say "Judas Priest!"

Thanks for the posts.   ---   This just brought to mind a cute saying that was made into a very good Rock & Roll song. Folks my age should remember the one and only Little Richard doing: " Good Golly Miss Molly  ! "

lewis black has a good skit on "bad words".

Thanks for the posts and the info.