Old people do weird things

charlie_says · 21-12-2008 12:42am #1

Yes they do.

For instance my grandmother shreds all letters with her address (nothing else mind, there is a huge pile of bills and receipts next to the shredder more than enough for some nice identity fraud) on them. Why? If you were to come to the bins and root through them would you not know the address first? WTF?

amacachi · 21-12-2008 12:44am

Fraudsters need the bill as proof of address.

So eh, fail.

The weirdest thing old people do is that thing when they stop breathing, freaks me out every time.

SoWatchaWant · 21-12-2008 12:45am

They also go to mass.

Something to do, I suppose.

charlie_says · 21-12-2008 12:46am

Envelopes she shreds. I don't get it at all. Also she keeps all the bills in a massive pile next to the shredder, thats what makes it weird

Steve · 21-12-2008 12:48am

When I get old, I don't want to smell like wee.
That's the worst about old people.

amacachi · 21-12-2008 12:48am

charlie_says wrote: »

Envelopes she shreds. I don't get it at all. Also she keeps all the bills in a massive pile next to the shredder, thats what makes it weird

Something to while away her last couple of years?

Sharpshooter · 21-12-2008 12:48am

WHAT?

javaboy · 21-12-2008 12:50am

It's only weird if they're lower or middle class. Wealthy old people are eccentric.

Saibh · 21-12-2008 12:51am

charlie_says wrote: »

Envelopes she shreds. I don't get it at all. Also she keeps all the bills in a massive pile next to the shredder, thats what makes it weird

She shreds the envelopes and not the bills?

Maybe she was waiting for you to shred the bills for her;)

Local-womanizer · 21-12-2008 12:51am

When they go out shopping for hours in town and come back with just a spud,or other weird single items,like tip-ex,thats weird

Sharpshooter · 21-12-2008 12:55am

sharpshooterH wrote: »

WHAT?

WHAT ?

javaboy · 21-12-2008 1:02am

sharpshooterH wrote: »

WHAT ?

Come again.*

*that's what she said

Steve · 21-12-2008 1:04am

sharpshooterH wrote: »

WHAT?

sharpshooterH wrote: »

WHAT ?

erm...

had something witty to say when I hit reply but it's gone...

Go gal...

MagicMarker · 21-12-2008 1:06am

Old people shít themselves more than not so old people.

charlie_says · 21-12-2008 1:08am

I also saw my nextdoor neighbour, who is 82, have someone come to clean the roof of her house with a power washer. Why? Why? Why?

juuge · 21-12-2008 1:10am

Old people have really big ears yet they can't hear.

Saibh · 21-12-2008 1:12am

charlie_says wrote: »

I also saw my nextdoor neighbour, who is 82, have someone come to clean the roof of her house with a power washer. Why? Why? Why?

wtf???

kleefarr · 21-12-2008 1:14am

charlie_says wrote: »

Yes they do.

For instance my grandmother shreds all letters with her address (nothing else mind, there is a huge pile of bills and receipts next to the shredder more than enough for some nice identity fraud) on them. Why? If you were to come to the bins and root through them would you not know the address first? WTF?

Tell her to save it all and burn on a cold night.

Bob the Builder · 21-12-2008 1:14am

Did anyone ever have an incident, where they thought they were going to fart, but then they ended up shítting their pants instead.

This thread reminds me of it really...

Sharpshooter · 21-12-2008 1:16am

sharpshooterH wrote: »

WHAT?

sharpshooterH wrote: »

WHAT ?

javaboy wrote: »

Come again*

*that's what she said

Pfft , it was your CODE word.:P

javaboy · 21-12-2008 1:17am

sharpshooterH wrote: »

Pfft , it was your CODE word.:P

You mean "safety word"? That's Bananarama btw.

Sharpshooter · 21-12-2008 1:29am

javaboy wrote: »

You mean "safety word"? That's Bananarama btw.

I apeel to you , not to put words in my mouth.

Terry , check the time of this post.
YOU are out enjoying yourself , and we are here keeping boards alive , while you are gone.:pac:

So , no telling us off .

Hope you had a good time.:D

Amalgam · 21-12-2008 1:36am

Picking up one cent coins, but spending a great great deal of effort, time and risk, bending over in traffic etc., to do it.

javaboy · 21-12-2008 1:39am

Carol! They just mentioned you on the Family Man.

WHAT?

Redpunto · 21-12-2008 1:43am

Old people have been around much longer than the rest of us so anything they so I'm sure they have a good reason for doing it, and if not, why be bothered about it, as long as it makes them happy. Do you really want to see a load of pissed off old people ...........:D go BC

kleefarr · 21-12-2008 2:00am

Redpunto wrote: »

Old people have been around much longer than the rest of us so anything they so I'm sure they have a good reason for doing it, and if not, why be bothered about it, as long as it makes them happy. Do you really want to see a load of pissed off old people ...........:D go BC

Spot on!!

I'm getting old. :rolleyes:

Local-womanizer · 21-12-2008 2:13am

Redpunto wrote: »

Old people have been around much longer than the rest of us so anything they so I'm sure they have a good reason for doing it, and if not, why be bothered about it, as long as it makes them happy. Do you really want to see a load of pissed off old people ...........:D go BC

What are pissed off old people going to do to ya?!Stick on Emmerdale,give em a cuppa tea and a slice of brown bread and they wouldent even look at ya!

Aisling(",) · 21-12-2008 2:29am

my nana wipes her tea spoons on her slip...thats fairly strange

bloodedrose · 21-12-2008 2:34am

I seriously cannot wait til I am really old. I will be able to do whatever I want, and no-one will be able to say anything to me.

I will be seriously mad, I will keep spare change in a shoe-box in the cat-basket. I will hang used tea bags on a string across my living room. I will shred newspapers with articles that mention people with a similar name to mine, in case someone steals my identity.

It. Will. Be. Awesome.

cornbb · 21-12-2008 2:57am

My grandmother waters down washing-up liquid to make it last longer. I don't geddit. Why doesn't she just use less of it?

javaboy · 21-12-2008 3:03am

cornbb wrote: »

My grandmother waters down washing-up liquid to make it last longer. I don't geddit. Why doesn't she just use less of it?

Actually she's right to do that. Fairy has become so concentrated that at certain times e.g. washing only one item, it is impossible to squeeze out a small enough amount. Try washing one single teaspoon with Fairy and tell me there wasn't wasted washing up liquid.

Ross_Mahon · 21-12-2008 3:03am

My grandad spent over 50 euro on bird feed, Hes obsessed with the birds out his back lately, The amount of bird seed thingy's hanging about the back of the garden.

It reminds me of Tony Soprano with the ducks...:D

cornbb · 21-12-2008 3:05am

javaboy wrote: »

Actually she's right to do that. Fairy has become so concentrated that at certain times e.g. washing only one item, it is impossible to squeeze out a small enough amount. Try washing one single teaspoon with Fairy and tell me there wasn't wasted washing up liquid.

But she waters it down so much that you can't just get a little drip of it to ooze out of the bottle, a load of it flows out and its probably more wasteful than if she never diluted it!!

But you can't explain these thing to old people, can you, it just wouldn't be respeckful

Local-womanizer · 21-12-2008 3:10am

cornbb wrote: »

But she waters it down so much that you can't just get a little drip of it to ooze out of the bottle, a load of it flows out and its probably more wasteful than if she never diluted it!!

But you can't explain these thing to old people, can you, it just wouldn't be respeckful

If you question there ways they start saying how they would be better off dead,that they would be less hassle to the world!:rolleyes:

PrettyInPunk · 21-12-2008 3:36am

juuge wrote: »

Old people have really big ears yet they can't hear.

Oh how that made me laaaaaaaaagh

Lillylilly · 21-12-2008 7:46pm

I was queuing in for the toilet in Arnotts the other day and this old lady walked outta the loo, washed her hands, POPPED HER FALSE TEETH OUT OF HER MOUTH AND STARTED TO WASH THEM!!!!
I could not stop laughing.
Pure manky!!!

iPlop · 21-12-2008 7:49pm

My granny used to bang pots off the wall when she was farting so you couldn't hear the farting noise

Feelgood · 21-12-2008 7:53pm

My grandad used to sleep with his eyes open, really freaky stuff.
He could be asleep in the chair but just staring at you, used to weird me
out when I was young. :eek:

truecrippler · 21-12-2008 7:56pm

Feelgood wrote: »

My grandad used to sleep with his eyes open, really freaky stuff.
He could be asleep in the chair but just staring at you, used to weird me
out when I was young. :eek:

Is he still there on the chair with his eyes open? You might want to check on him.

SV · 21-12-2008 8:03pm

PrettyInPunk wrote: »

Oh how that made me laaaaaaaaagh

and replace u's for loads of a's!

truecrippler wrote: »

Is he still there on the chair with his eyes open? You might want to check on him.

lmao..

Quazzie · 21-12-2008 8:25pm

Feelgood wrote: »

My grandad used to sleep with his eyes open, really freaky stuff.
He could be asleep in the chair but just staring at you, used to weird me
out when I was young. :eek:

So... My grandad used to sleep with loads of little boys... but he "left" the priesthood shortly after so he stopped.

Aids as karma isn't always funny!!

Old people do weird things

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