Things Change As We Age.

Norwegian fjords
By Jabo
@jaboUK (64363)
United Kingdom
June 29, 2016 7:59am CST
Things change as we age, do they not? 'Getting lucky' means a parking spot, If we call you pet names We're not playing games, It just means that your name we forgot. And ladies, perhaps you don't know That underarm hair does not grow, Won't need to be shorn, But alas it's reborn On your upper lip - holy cow! Though Ann is quite long in the tooth, She tries to hold onto her youth, But the only way To get him to stay, Is to give him her cash - that's the truth. My photo of the Norwegian fjords.
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74 responses
• United States
29 Jun 16
Getting old is really the pits It's not just the pains, or no financial gains, but falling apart bit by bits
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• United States
29 Jun 16
I certainly can relate to falling apart bit by bit
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@jaboUK (64363)
• United Kingdom
29 Jun 16
@Jeanniemaries Brilliant poem Jean, thanks for replying 'in kind'.
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• United States
29 Jun 16
@jaboUK @BelleStarr inspired me to try. It was fun!
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• United States
29 Jun 16
Sad but true that aging doesn't have many perks. Gravity has hit me hard
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@jaboUK (64363)
• United Kingdom
29 Jun 16
@Marilynda1225 Lol - join the club! (Did you see I featured you in my last post?)
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
29 Jun 16
I may be quite long in the tooth But to tell you the absolute truth Those past halcyon days Are so clouded in haze That I cannot remember my youth
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
29 Jun 16
@jaboUK Oh, I see that the whole idea Was simply to lure me here If that was your plan To exploit this old man I am tempted to just disappear
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@jaboUK (64363)
• United Kingdom
29 Jun 16
@Asylum I'm glad I've been able to goad You back into limerick mode, Even though you've forgot What you should not, At least a fine verse here you've showed.
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@jaboUK (64363)
• United Kingdom
29 Jun 16
@Asylum , Well, if you do disappear, Even though I may shed a tear I won't be too sad As you are quite mad, Not to mention decidedly queer
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@pgntwo (22412)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
29 Jun 16
Gravity joins up to rob it, Follicles all move! A job it Is to keep hair From moving to where It collects on the small Hobbit! For the Hobbit has large feet To where the hairs all retreat And from skull Age does cull Hair follicles give up in defeat.
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@jaboUK (64363)
• United Kingdom
29 Jun 16
@pgntwo Lol - that's great. What you've described is more for men - here's one for women: A lady's not made for a beard, But as she gets old, it's just weird, A joke nature's played. As her eyebrows fade, And onto her chin reappeared!
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@pgntwo (22412)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
29 Jun 16
@jaboUK Love it!
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• Uganda
29 Jun 16
@jaboUK Wow! I do relate.
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
29 Jun 16
Haha the hair on the lips made me laugh! Could I be bold To say when you're old Your bits don't stay where they were. You sag and you droop You gag and you poop. But you're still a nice person worthy of gold. Love the photo.
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@jaboUK (64363)
• United Kingdom
29 Jun 16
@garymarsh6 Brilliant! I'm glad you added that last line!
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@jaboUK (64363)
• United Kingdom
29 Jun 16
@garymarsh6 You just made me laugh out loud - thanks!
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
29 Jun 16
@jaboUK I had to because I value what looks I have got left. I would hate you to rearrange my face with your frying pan!
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@JudyEv (323693)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Jun 16
@jaboUK @BelleStarr @Jeanniemaries Great rhymes ladies! Well done. Going to bed with a smile on my face!
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@jaboUK (64363)
• United Kingdom
29 Jun 16
@JudyEv Wot - no rhyme from you??
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@JudyEv (323693)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Jun 16
@jaboUK I tried but only got one line. Maybe I'll have another go. I need to keep up with the mob.
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@suziecat7 (3350)
• Asheville, North Carolina
29 Jun 16
Ann may have some luck with her cash But not with her fuzzy moustache So she dabbles with creams And bleach til she screams And hopes he won't notice the rash. Oh what fun - thanks Jabo.
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@suziecat7 (3350)
• Asheville, North Carolina
1 Jul 16
@DeborahDiane - Thanks, Deborah. I thought I'd give it a whirl.
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@jaboUK (64363)
• United Kingdom
29 Jun 16
@suziecat7 Thanks for joining in the fun with your excellent limerick Suzie
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• Laguna Woods, California
1 Jul 16
@suziecat7 - I loved your addendum to the poem that @jaboUK wrote. Funny limerick!
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@marguicha (214294)
• Chile
29 Jun 16
Beautiful picture. And your poem depicts the truth, all the truth and nothing but the truth
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@allknowing (130088)
• India
30 Jun 16
Let me put in my two pence worth Age is not a joke I say Before we know it has its way Toothless smile Sorry, full of guile Those dignified wrinkles are there to stay
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@allknowing (130088)
• India
30 Jun 16
@jaboUK I am obsessed with LiteracyBase where I get to write blogs that I enjoy doing. They have to be 300 or more words. Needless to say I earn too. I already got 10 and 10 more are on its way and all this within just 45 days. But I will definitely be here specially to look at what my friends are saying.
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@jaboUK (64363)
• United Kingdom
30 Jun 16
@allknowing I might have a look at that site.
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@jaboUK (64363)
• United Kingdom
30 Jun 16
@allknowing You see why I've been missing you? It's such fun when you respond with a rhyme. Thank you.
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@sofssu (23662)
29 Jun 16
LOL thanks for the laughs.. I like the bit about the hair not growing in the underarms but being reborn on the upper lip.. Reminds me of my mom. She has a coup,e of hair sticking out from her upper lip and she always asked us to pluck it out with a pair of tweeters.
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@sofssu (23662)
29 Jun 16
@jaboUK Doesn't seem fair at all!
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@jaboUK (64363)
• United Kingdom
29 Jun 16
@sofssu I'm happy if this made you laugh - thanks. Yes, your mom isn't alone, it doesn't seem fair
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• Uganda
29 Jun 16
Lol. The more hair you pluck out the greater the numbers in replacement.
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@nanette64 (20368)
• Fairfield, Texas
29 Jun 16
A beautiful, peaceful picture @jaboUK . Oh lord can I relate to the second one.
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@jaboUK (64363)
• United Kingdom
29 Jun 16
@nanette64 It is a lovely picture, isn't it? I took it on a cruise a couple of years ago. Lol - the second one is so true!
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@nanette64 (20368)
• Fairfield, Texas
29 Jun 16
@jaboUK I think I've got more of a mustache and beard than most guys. Geez! Tweezers, hair removal cream. And they're back the next day!!!
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@DianneN (246452)
• United States
29 Jun 16
Lol! Well done and so true! Loved Norway, and your photos of it are so much better than the best of mine!
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@jaboUK (64363)
• United Kingdom
29 Jun 16
@DianneN At least I don't have to explain my humour to you. I'm surprised that my Norway photos turned out so well - I only have a cheap point and shoot camera.
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@DianneN (246452)
• United States
30 Jun 16
@jaboUK I used my old iPad :(
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@miniam (9154)
• Bern, Switzerland
29 Jun 16
You can say it louder,im 44 and i feel my age.
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@jaboUK (64363)
• United Kingdom
29 Jun 16
@miniam You're in your prime gal! i thought the age between 40 and 50 was wonderful.
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@miniam (9154)
• Bern, Switzerland
30 Jun 16
@jaboUK I would not like to change most things in my life.
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@responsiveme (22932)
• India
30 Jun 16
I always did find it peculiar Where the underarm growth did disappear? But the facts that you’ve given My doubts they have driven, And now , it’s all crystal clear.
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@jaboUK (64363)
• United Kingdom
30 Jun 16
@responsiveme Lovely! Very well done. I do so like it when people come back at me with a rhyme - thank you so much.
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• India
30 Jun 16
@jaboUK Thank you. . I like the rhymes out here too, but then thats obvious
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• Preston, England
29 Jun 16
terrific limericks and the photo is ff-abulous
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@jaboUK (64363)
• United Kingdom
29 Jun 16
@arthurchappell Thank you Arthur for liking the limericks and also the photo. Much appreciated.
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@LadyDuck (454979)
• Switzerland
29 Jun 16
Brilliant Janet. Aging is not a lot of fun, but have we an alternative?
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@LadyDuck (454979)
• Switzerland
30 Jun 16
@jaboUK Exactly, it's what my grandmother always said. She did not care to become even older, she loved life.
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• United States
30 Jun 16
Eyebrows disappear too. That's a pity.
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@jaboUK (64363)
• United Kingdom
30 Jun 16
@ElizabethWallace Yes I'm afraid the eyebrows fade away, bummer.
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• Laguna Woods, California
1 Jul 16
@ElizabethWallace - My eyebrows have faded, too. I never go out without a little eyebrow pencil on them, first! LOL
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• United States
30 Jun 16
@jaboUK I would have them tattooed, but since my allergies have gotten worse over the years, the doctor warned me that I may be bothered by the ink. Bummer.
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@cindiowens (5120)
• North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
29 Jun 16
Very nice poetry, and quite funny, but true.
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@jaboUK (64363)
• United Kingdom
29 Jun 16
@cindiowens Thanks Cindy - haven't seen you around much lately. Are you ok?
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• North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
29 Jun 16
@jaboUK Yes, thank you. Just been having a hard time on mylot.
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@Lucky15 (37346)
• Philippines
29 Jun 16
Now i am thinking, i will be laughing at.myself when i get old.and giving.pet names.too. haha
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@jaboUK (64363)
• United Kingdom
29 Jun 16
@Lucky15 It's much better to laugh at yourself than worry about it
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@Lucky15 (37346)
• Philippines
29 Jun 16
@jaboUK agree janet. Haha
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@Shiva49 (26163)
• Singapore
30 Jun 16
Fact of life that none can avoid. We have to hang on for dear life to see another fruitful day! As long as all parts are functioning we are still blessed Sometimes we have to indulge in gallows humor to bring a smile - siva
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@jaboUK (64363)
• United Kingdom
30 Jun 16
@Shiva49 It's much better to smile about things than to moan about them, isn't it?
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• Laguna Woods, California
1 Jul 16
@Shiva49 - I love your poetry, too!
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@Shiva49 (26163)
• Singapore
30 Jun 16
@jaboUK Yes, I feel even what we tend to overlook have an impact on our overall state of mind. We are indeed blessed in many ways. To be up and about everyday is by itself a blessing for me - siva
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