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jybarz

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31. Bob Hope said

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Wed Jul 5, 2023, 11:53 AM

Jul 2023

Bob Hope said you know you’re getting old when you notice cops are getting younger 😊

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K&R LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2023 #1

Hey Jude Tetrachloride Jul 2023 #2

"Did you know Paul McCartney used to be in a band called The Beatles?" Midnight Writer Jul 2023 #3

Oh dear Rebl2 Jul 2023 #15

Midnight Writer........ Upthevibe Jul 2023 #28

What's a payphone? n/t aggiesal Jul 2023 #4

They wouldn't know how to use it anyway: AZ8theist Jul 2023 #40

Thank you for making my day ... aggiesal Jul 2023 #47

I wish I had never heard of Bob Hope. n/t Mr.Bill Jul 2023 #5

I live in East TN. TNNurse Jul 2023 #6

Or Simon and Garfunkel BaronChocula Jul 2023 #7

An 18 year old student in a foreign land asked me last week Tetrachloride Jul 2023 #8

Oh my Rebl2 Jul 2023 #16

Of course not, hasn't she heard ... aggiesal Jul 2023 #48

most of the foreign lands are susceptible to government distrust Tetrachloride Jul 2023 #49

OMG! I've had more than a number of those encounters lately, slightlv Jul 2023 #9

No joke wendyb-NC Jul 2023 #10

Lucky 24-year-olds... Sky Jewels Jul 2023 #11

Lucky, lucky kids. I've been listening to a lot of vintage radio Warpy Jul 2023 #12

He didn't even write his own jokes. Sky Jewels Jul 2023 #18

The cornball crap in "joikes for the john" was funnier than he was Warpy Jul 2023 #23

Correct - He bought over 500,000 joke, now in the Library of Congress Brother Buzz Jul 2023 #36

Sometimes I tell people my name is Jayne spelled like Jayne Mansfield. Vinca Jul 2023 #13

Jayne Mansfield should be remembered for the Mansfield Bar.. Permanut Jul 2023 #20

I had to look that up. I knew how she died, but I didn't know that. Vinca Jul 2023 #29

Not 24, but this reminds me of when I watched temporary311 Jul 2023 #14

I stopped recognizing most celebrities in the late 90s, Warpy Jul 2023 #21

I don't remember hearing of him, and I'm in my mid-30s sakabatou Jul 2023 #17

Mentioned Barney Fife at work today. johnp3907 Jul 2023 #19

And That Show Is Still On ProfessorGAC Jul 2023 #22

I said 'Happy Birthday, Jack Benny' when my son turned 40. keithbvadu2 Jul 2023 #24

My username is a nod to Jack Benny... Lars39 Jul 2023 #34

I've been watching YouTube reaction videos to old music. Whatthe_Firetruck Jul 2023 #25

Lots of. young people dont know what a dial tone is. oldsoftie Jul 2023 #26

Was talking with a young clerk in a pet food store who was pushing a store brand called "Redford." Gidney N Cloyd Jul 2023 #27

One thing I've noticed about old age. patphil Jul 2023 #30

Bob Hope said jybarz Jul 2023 #31

...when the bank sends their free calendar, one month at a time. keithbvadu2 Jul 2023 #35

I'm so old, I don't buy green bananas because I might not get my money's worth. LudwigPastorius Jul 2023 #44

How about when your kid passes the 50 mark? The Blue Flower Jul 2023 #32

Oh, that sort of feeling can start when you're in your 30s and out with highplainsdem Jul 2023 #33

This is an oddly specific, but probably totally theoretical, example. Beartracks Jul 2023 #41

LOL. About as theoretical as Mark Hamill running into those 24-year-olds. highplainsdem Jul 2023 #45

Hell, I'd spouted my first grey hair at the record store 30 years ago lambchopp59 Jul 2023 #37

No loss: Bob Hope was a jerk. Martin68 Jul 2023 #38

In defense of the 24-year-olds... LudwigPastorius Jul 2023 #39

Exactly. Sky Jewels Jul 2023 #43

I think we baby boomers might expect the culture we grew up with to stay popular highplainsdem Jul 2023 #46

Yep, agree republianmushroom Jul 2023 #42