Perhaps old age IS just a number

[oldbrownhat]

'Love isn't just for young people': D-Day veteran, 100, weds bride, 96

A 100-year-old American veteran of World War Two and his new bride have attended a state banquet in honour of President Joe Biden at the Elysée Palace in Paris.

Harold Terens and his new wife Jeanne, 96, were married earlier on Saturday.

 

[16thVACav]

Maybe they had to get married?

 

[Krogen]

Good on 'em! Dad re-married at 80 after Mom had been gone for about three years. The bride was a "younger woman" age 70. One of the stranger events in my life was being the best man at my father's wedding. With mock seriousness, I told them "I always wanted a little sister." They were speechless for a moment. They had another 14 years together. They were good for each other.

 

[oldbrownhat]

Maybe they had to get married?

You mean, those "butterfiles" in her stomach might not be butterflies? So maybe not a "shotgun" weddiing but a "Garand" one!

 

[Onomea]

I read an article yesterday about a 72 (70 something, anyway) female flamingo that for the first time in her life mated (with a 37 YO male flamingo), producing an egg!

Ta-daa!

(However, perhaps not unreasonably, she decided that motherhood was not for her, and abandoned the egg. She is now back to babysitting her pals' chicks.)

Pretty darn impressive flamingo, in my view.

 

[Breakaway500]

One of my heroes growing up (still is..) was Malcolm Smith, professional off road motorcycle and car racer.(He won the Baja 1000 6 times,Baja 500 4 times and 8 Gold medals in ISDT racing and others wins..)

When Malcolm was born,his father was 80 and mother was 30.

Didn't know that till I read his autobiography. He's still kicking at 84..

 

[oldbrownhat]

I read an article yesterday about a 72 (70 something, anyway) female flamingo that for the first time in her life mated (with a 37 YO male flamingo), producing an egg!

Ta-daa!

(However, perhaps not unreasonably, she decided that motherhood was not for her, and abandoned the egg. She is now back to babysitting her pals' chicks.)

Pretty darn impressive flamingo, in my view.

I read that, too. Pretty impressive indeed!

 

[oldbrownhat]

Between centenarian veterans, octogenarian racers and flamingoes, it's probably appropriate to post this as a tribute to 'em all

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9K2Kw3rdGMk[/ame]

 

[NYlakesider]

Regarding old age it seems to me that time its no longer considered a prime number. Many times your golden age is realy not that golden!

 

[ladder13]

No, it’s not just a number.

 

[swsig]

Don't forget Anthony Quinn. He fathered five children between the ages of 51 and 81.

 

[Onomea]

OBH, that's a great song, though my favorite rendition is by Ertha Kitt.

https://youtu.be/Mfz3aoGe06E?si=aIngxCUKgGfvZfj2

 

[noonster]

It’s a big number, nonetheless.

 

[Tom S.]

Darn cradle robber!

 

[oldbrownhat]

Darn cradle robber!

Ahhhh.... "the allure of the older woman". Jealously will get you nowhere, young man!

 

[Golddollar]

Are they looking for a house near a school?

 

[oldbrownhat]

Are they looking for a house near a school?

LOL. Give 'em time! At 100 & 96, they're clearly not folks who rush into things.

 

[LoboGunLeather]

Ah, the Golden Years!

Old boy with a hearing problem takes his wife with him to a medical appointment. Doctor wants a stool sample and a urine specimen.

"What did he say, dear?", he asks her.

"Give him your shorts, dear" was her reply.

 

[Golddollar]

I wonder if she has a single daughter around 65?

 

[oldbrownhat]

Ah, the Golden Years!

Old boy with a hearing problem takes his wife with him to a medical appointment. Doctor wants a stool sample and a urine specimen.

"What did he say, dear?", he asks her.

"Give him your shorts, dear" was her reply.

"Lord, take me now!"