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How terribly strange to be seventy (Original Post) Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2021 OP
Happy not dying. underpants Jan 2021 #1
Hello Stranger! nolabear Jan 2021 #2
I'm still in shock MyOwnPeace Jan 2021 #3
i turned 70 during the pandemic as well... samnsara Jan 2021 #4
How's the weather up there old man? AmyStrange Jan 2021 #5
:-) and when handmade34 Jan 2021 #9
You had to bring that up... AmyStrange Jan 2021 #12
;-{) Goonch Jan 2021 #6
When this song was written, they were young. zanana1 Jan 2021 #13
When this song was written they were also friends ;-( Goonch Jan 2021 #14
Truth. zanana1 Jan 2021 #15
At 76 my feelings relevant to this are equally divided between melancholy over Croney Jan 2021 #7
But you're young at heart frazzled Jan 2021 #8
Say, is it your birthday? Wicked Blue Jan 2021 #10
I like telling kids stories about safeinOhio Jan 2021 #11

nolabear

(41,987 posts)
2. Hello Stranger!
Thu Jan 28, 2021, 01:58 PM
Jan 2021

Wonder what it was really like for them to hit that age. I’m not so much surprised that I’m in my 60s but that my early heroes and crushes are in their 70s and 80s!

Happy 70s!

samnsara

(17,623 posts)
4. i turned 70 during the pandemic as well...
Thu Jan 28, 2021, 02:06 PM
Jan 2021

...gave me an excuse to toss away everything in my closet. If im not gonna wear it by now....

 

AmyStrange

(7,989 posts)
12. You had to bring that up...
Thu Jan 28, 2021, 03:13 PM
Jan 2021

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I have a love/hate relationship with THAT song, thank you very much!

My lawyer will be in touch soon... umm, as soon as she finishes listening to it:



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zanana1

(6,122 posts)
13. When this song was written, they were young.
Thu Jan 28, 2021, 03:19 PM
Jan 2021

I think it's a little funny that young people think that getting old is the worst thing that could happen. I'm 68 and happier than ever.

Croney

(4,661 posts)
7. At 76 my feelings relevant to this are equally divided between melancholy over
Thu Jan 28, 2021, 02:23 PM
Jan 2021

certain old lovers being dead, and determination to outlive my ex-husbands. 😜

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