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\"Old-man-sized\"<\/a>When does one become a Senior Citizen?<\/p>\n

I’m 68 and there’s no ducking it anymore.
\nI’m one by just about every definition.<\/p>\n

But when does one actually get the title?<\/p>\n

If you believe AARP it’s 50 when it starts flooding your mailbox trying to sign you up.<\/p>\n

In\u00a0some restaurants, it’s when you qualify for their Senior’s Menu, which is designed to sell food not give you a break.<\/p>\n

Those Senior plates have less on them than some kid’s menu items.
\nI guess they think we’re never hungry.<\/p>\n

The feds always pegged it at the age you start collecting Social Security, but that number is all over the place these days.<\/p>\n

It used to be generally considered to be 65 back a long time ago when that was the mandatory retirement age.<\/p>\n

Now, people are working into their 70’s and retirement is looked at as the first foot in the grave.<\/p>\n

If it’s when women stop glancing at you, then it’s your mid-40’s.
\nUnless you have lots of money or you’re famous.<\/p>\n

Big companies must think it’s the late 30’s because all their advertising is aimed at people younger.<\/p>\n

Older people apparently buy nothing but Polygrip, enemas and Depends.
\nAt least according to them.<\/p>\n

People who study these things say older people feel younger than their age, while younger people define “old” as much younger than the old folks do.<\/p>\n

How screwed is that?<\/p>\n

In Chicago, people over 65 don’t have to pay the sewer charge.
\nI guess the Mayor figures old folks don’t poop.<\/p>\n

Movie theaters give discounts to seniors.
\nI guess they think we can’t hear the sound track and we’ll be napping anyway.<\/p>\n

If you think about it – there are “old” people who are very young – and young people who are very old.<\/p>\n

I guess it’s all in your head.
\nI’ll forget this whole thing in about an hour anyway.<\/p>\n

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