What's So Funny About Getting Old Author:Ed Fischer, Jane Thomas Noland One bonus of getting older is that it gives us a great perspective on life...and that includes plenty of humor! — This collection of cartoons, quips, quotes, and insights introduces a new comedy genre: elderhumor. It captures the wry hilarity of our real-life sitcoms. Generational vocabulary gaps, miscommunications, preoccupation with health and ... more »comforts, foibles, disguises (for aging), even physical limitation - all can have their funny sides when we're laughing at ourselves.
This book, a light-hearted gift for anyone who's 50-plus, is a memory-jogger too. Remember the Katzenjammer Kids? Jack Armstrong? Apple Mary? Check out your friends' ages by their responses to a "Vanishing Words" test (examples: "spider," "broomstick skirt," "running board," "the shag"). If you're still calling the refrigerator an "icebox," it's a giveaway - you're probably over 60.« less