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Tuesday, March 15, 2011

The Importance of Walking


Walking can add minutes to your life.
   This enables you at 85 years old
   to spend an additional 5 months in a nursing
   home at $7000 per month.  

   My grandpa started walking
    five miles a day when he was 60.
    Now he's 97 years  old
    and we don't know where he is.
  
   I like long walks,
    especially when they are taken
    by people who annoy me.
  
The only reason I would take up walking
    is so that I could hear heavy breathing again
.
    I have to walk early in the morning,
    before my brain figures out what I'm doing.
   
I joined a health club last year,
    spent about 400 bucks.
    Haven't lost a pound.
    Apparently you have to go there.

Every time I hear the dirty word 'exercise',
    I wash my mouth out with chocolate.

   
The advantage of exercising every day
    is so when you die, they'll say,
    'Well, she looks good doesn't she.'

   If you are going to try cross-country skiing,
  start with a small country.
   
   I know I got a lot of exercise
    the last few years,......
    just getting over the hill.

  We all get heavier as we get older,
    because there's a lot more information in our heads.
    That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
   
   AND

   Every time I start thinking too much
     about how I look,
    I just find a Happy Hour
and by the  time I leave,
    I look just fine.
  
   You could run this over to your friends
   but, what the heck, just e-mail it to them


If you don't forward this to some of your friends within the next 5 minutes your belly button will unscrew and 
                    your butt will fall off.  Really.... It's true!

11 comments:

Francisca said...

Oh thank you, Sylvia... I needed the chuckle. Didn't get out for my walk today! :-D

Anonymous said...

NOT funny, I don't think.
Tomorrow morning I have to go do the doctor's, as my hip and knee are making funny crunchy noises.
I am terrified that I shall have to curtail my 5 - 8 miles a day.
Wish me luck.
Actually, these bits are very funny. I will take them with me tomorrow.

George said...

I forwarded this before commenting -- I didn't want to run the risk of being over my five minutes.
Thanks for the chuckles. This helps make walking fun.

Yogi♪♪♪ said...

This is hilarious Sylvia. I don't carry my knowledge in my head, I'm carrying it in my gut.

I love your new header. They just keep coming from your friend.

lotusleaf said...

I love walking and do a lot of it. Now I can think of all these wise sayings and chuckle as I walk :)

Sridharan said...

Really hilarious and I loved reading it Sylvia..Please keep them coming!

Unknown said...

I m going to take a walk.. It is still early morning here.
Have a great evening yourself Sylvia.
You made my day again.
Costas

Unknown said...

Sylvia, this is sooo funny,I can't stop laughing.

Well done.

Kay said...

Too too funny, Sylvia! You know I needed a laugh!

L. Neusiedler said...

sorry, it's funny! very funny! first I need to finish laughing, then I'll send it to my friends :))

elvira pajarola said...

What a great, funny giggle I just had......and I tell you, carissima Sylvia....I will show it to my sweet Antonio, we are celebrating today his 50th birthday.......he will LOVE IT!!!!

ciao ciao ed un abbraccio elvira

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