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lillypaddle

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45. Hell YEAH you're old!

Tue Aug 27, 2019, 03:54 AM

Aug 2019

and quite salty as near as I can tell. I turn 72 in December, and I think 78 is going to be out of reach for me - those pesky health issues, ya know, including heart failure.

Good for you - keep those years rolling on by.

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And now I'm 78. Jeez. I didn't think I'd live this long. [View all] trof Aug 2019 OP

Congratulations. guillaumeb Aug 2019 #1

78 is OLD. trof Aug 2019 #3

Yes but there are lots of people who make it into their 90s FakeNoose Aug 2019 #15

Something I learned some decades ago GeoWilliam750 Aug 2019 #30

78 doesn't have to be old. PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2019 #44

Yes, old, but old is not what it used to be. Plus that figure prob for born 2018. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2019 #51

a male in the US at 60 qazplm135 Aug 2019 #57

Good for you. Srkdqltr Aug 2019 #2

Well, I'm still glad to be here. trof Aug 2019 #4

And you're a favorite around these parts, trof blm Aug 2019 #5

Well thank you! Do you mind telling me something? trof Aug 2019 #6

When I started here I was already known as blm Aug 2019 #9

Oh yeah. trof Aug 2019 #7

I hear ya. My 2 siblings and I are all in our 70's and it just doesn't seem possible. Arkansas Granny Aug 2019 #8

Having a positive attitude and a zest for life procon Aug 2019 #10

Happy birthday!❤ Karadeniz Aug 2019 #11

Happy Birthday! Moostache Aug 2019 #12

"How terribly strange to be seventy" solara Aug 2019 #13

78 is the new 58! KT2000 Aug 2019 #14

Sending positive energies to you for many, many (as many as you want) more years to japple Aug 2019 #16

78 is the new 50 Danmel Aug 2019 #17

Did you say 38? world wide wally Aug 2019 #18

Happy Birthday, and ditto on Savannah! LisaM Aug 2019 #19

Check out the Thunderbird Motel. trof Aug 2019 #67

"If I had known I would live this long I would have taken better care of myself" Skittles Aug 2019 #20

Too true. trof Aug 2019 #68

oh that's great Skittles Aug 2019 #70

You rascal! Congratulations, Happy Birthday & Anniversary!! appalachiablue Sep 2019 #82

My mom is 90. I took her to the new Tarantino film. Auggie Aug 2019 #21

Just saw it today. trof Aug 2019 #69

Yeah. But I was really squirming when Pussycat asked Cliff ... Auggie Aug 2019 #75

That's a tough movie to watch with your mom. trof Aug 2019 #81

Happy Birthday! If it was your birthday... PatrickforO Aug 2019 #22

WooHoo Lulu KC Aug 2019 #23

Hang in there, friend UpInArms Aug 2019 #24

I've been into genealogy for 20 years PatSeg Aug 2019 #25

Many More trof! joanbarnes Aug 2019 #26

Happy Birthday!! chowder66 Aug 2019 #27

I had to re-read the first line of your OP True Dough Aug 2019 #28

Happy 78th! JohnnyLib2 Aug 2019 #29

Go for 22 more BD's! at140 Aug 2019 #31

I turned 70 last year and some mornings I wake up and wonder.... George II Aug 2019 #32

Sounds like a life well lived. Well done. IADEMO2004 Aug 2019 #33

WooHoo! Piasladic Aug 2019 #34

Don't worry about any "sell by date". Break all the records for longevity or at least die trying! Ohioboy Aug 2019 #35

Happy birthday!! CottonBear Aug 2019 #36

We did! trof Aug 2019 #71

Happy Birthday, trof! calimary Aug 2019 #37

Happy birthday! H2O Man Aug 2019 #38

Good for you trof! Happy Birthday. panader0 Aug 2019 #39

Happy Birthday localroger Aug 2019 #40

The formula for determine if you are old MLAA Aug 2019 #41

Happy Birthday! flotsam Aug 2019 #42

I will be 78 the 10th of September..... chillfactor Aug 2019 #43

Hell YEAH you're old! lillypaddle Aug 2019 #45

Congratulations! And wishing you the Happiest of Birthdays! Rhiannon12866 Aug 2019 #46

You make me feel so young! Ohiya Aug 2019 #47

Congrats on the BD. Sad about Johnny Harris closing. I'm going to miss that fried chicken. Lochloosa Aug 2019 #48

Life exp born 2018 is 76 m, 81 f in USA; 80 m, 84 f in Canada Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2019 #49

Congratulations. According to CDC tables, at 78 you might expect about 9 more years. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2019 #50

Happy Birthday 🎁🎈🎂 underpants Aug 2019 #52

Congrats - 78 years of age..but young at heart....no small fete.... asiliveandbreathe Aug 2019 #53

You've got 92 rec's for this thread Maeve Aug 2019 #54

When you donco Aug 2019 #55

You have to live long enough to see Trumps in jail dawg day Aug 2019 #56

Will be 80 in Jan. When young, I found it hard to imagine being 65. bobbieinok Aug 2019 #58

Having been to both, I can say that Savannah is nothing like New Orleans.. whathehell Aug 2019 #59

I found the architecture and the ambience very similar. trof Aug 2019 #72

I think it was Jack Benny who said Mr.Bill Aug 2019 #60

happy birthday! barbtries Aug 2019 #61

Uh, I'm a Leo, but thanks. trof Aug 2019 #73

if your birthday is August 26, barbtries Aug 2019 #77

I don't believe I mentioned a date, but it was on the 22nd. trof Aug 2019 #78

aha! barbtries Aug 2019 #80

Happy (belated) birthday!!! BumRushDaShow Aug 2019 #62

Some people just keep on and on.... defacto7 Aug 2019 #63

Congrats trof ornotna Aug 2019 #64

The best age to be trof.... Joe Nation Aug 2019 #65

Go enjoy the beach my friend. Ferrets are Cool Aug 2019 #66

Many thanks for all the kind wishes and HBDs. trof Aug 2019 #74

I had a friend a decade or so ago who remained active and mentally sharp until 96. Kablooie Aug 2019 #76

Happy Birthday! gademocrat7 Aug 2019 #79