Thursday, January 27, 2011

23 similarities between children and the elderly


  1. They tell you exactly what they think
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  2. You don’t want to be stuck at the cinema with them because they'll talk through the whole thing


  3. They need a daily routine


  4. You can’t talk to them when their shows are on


  5. They think you don’t know anything about anything


  6. They fall over a lot


  7. They don’t have to go to work


  8. They get grumpy when they’re tired


  9. You don’t like their music, and they sure as hell aren’t going to tolerate yours


  10. They don’t remember what you said to them five minutes ago


  11. They go to bed early and wake up before the rest of civilised society


  12. They can’t walk long distances and you will end up pushing them around in some kind of wheeled device


  13. You have to explain new technology to them


  14. They like caravans


  15. They need to pee every two seconds


  16. You have to remind them to say ‘please’ and ‘thank you’


  17. They need help getting out of the bath


  18. They may not have any teeth


  19. They may not have any hair


  20. They need help crossing the street


  21. They are really good at getting you to do things for them


  22. You can’t hide your embarrassment when they loudly point out someone who is overweight/missing a limb/of a different ethnicity to them


  23. They are dangerous behind the wheel of a car

4 comments:

Unknown said...

i love the aqua blue curls

Lauren Brown said...

You need that attention to detail. It makes the picture look more realistic.

Mad-Molly-The-Grim said...

So true

Daniel said...

Thank you. So helpful and thoughtful.