More out of the mouth of SENIORS.
So our local McDonald's has a group of Seniors that meet there every morning for coffee and biscuits. I had stopped in after my walk, to pick up fries to go with the hamburger I was going to make at home. . I saw a gaggle of maybe eight or nine old men and women, and they were just sitting and sipping coffee.
So I said: "What are you guys doing?"
One of them spoke up and said:
"We meet for coffee every morning. But we have run out of things to talk about. Any suggestions?"
And they all winked at me as one- with their eyes twinkling. I don't think they expected me to respond. But I did.
"Well, what's the closest you have ever come to dying?"
Well, the answers started flying.
"Every day. I drove here. In a Honda Fit. Stick."
Laughter.
"Well, when my now wife found out she was my second choice to go to the Prom...she got really miffed."
"Wow, those High School hurts last a long time."
"High School? She just found out last week."
More laughter.
"I once went to a Southern Baptist Volleyball game in my Preachers back yard. I was wearing shorts and a halter top. They sent me home. I thought I was going to die of embarrassment."
To which this reply came:
"You can die from that?"
People threw wadded up napkins at him.
And then it got serious.
"I was in Nam in 1968.Every day is near death. So I sorta got used to it."
Three other heads nodded. Everyone raised their Coffees in a Salute.
I actually physically saluted.
And then one of the two women brought the house down.
" My Senior year in High School, I sent out Father's Day Cards to all the guys I knew were fooling around with my girlfriends.. I just didn't sign them. I thought it would be funny. You wouldn't believe how many girls and guys wanted to kill me."
Seniors...you can't leave them alone for a minute.