I have been putting off reviewing this title because it is so difficult to convey the “flavour” of it and just how entertaining it is but with just five months to Christmas, I felt it was essential to pass on this handy tip for a present for older relatives!
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Advantages: A laugh a minute Disadvantages: The loo may be engaged when you need to use it!
I have been putting off reviewing this title because it is so difficult to convey the “flavour” of it and just how entertaining it is but with just five months to Christmas, I felt it was essential to pass on this handy tip for a present for older relatives! My god daughter gave this to me last Christmas and I have to admit that I was slightly offended by the choice when I unpacked it! After all, I might be pushing fifty but I am not in my dotage ... ...not acting my age! However as soon as I started dipping into it, I forgave her because it is the most entertaining and funniest collection of quotations I have ever encountered! Despite the humour, the author, Rosemary Jarski, claims a serious motive in producing this little gem. She claims:-
“ Senior citizens have changed and the rest of society has yet to notice. The clichéd image of old age is still common currency in our culture. Media and advertising ...
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Advantages: Hilarious ageist humour. Disadvantages: Not always politically correct by today's standards.
...Christmas." The Wrinklies' Wit and Wisdom is dedicated to her mum. What a good and lucky mum she must be to have a daughter whose thoughts about older relatives are more like those of cultures who value their aged members more than ours generally does.
I would like to think that the young would find enjoyment and enlightenment in this book, as well as wrinklies laughing at others similar to them.
Here are some of my favourite quotes.
"Age is a ... ...it doesn't matter."
"When I turned 2 I was really anxious, because I had doubled my age in a year. I thought if this keeps up, by the time I'm 6 I'll be 90."
"I can lie convincingly about my age, because at my age, I can't always remember what it is."
"There are three ages of man: he believes in Santa Claus; he doesn't believe in Santa Claus; he is Santa Claus."
"Whisky really does improve with age, the older I get the more I appreciate it."
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