Funny things old people say/do

[littleboo]

We were once at my late Grans house and my cousins mobile phone rang, Gran looked puzzled and when he'd finished the call she asked "How did they know you were here"

[Prof Beard]

clapham993 said:

Some years ago my mother was holding forth at a family party about how wrong living together outside marriage - and even pre-marital sex - were. My extremely grand great Aunt silenced all 20 odd of us around the dining room table by announcing "Don't be so damned prudish Mary, I'm 88 and I've never been married but I certainly won't die wondering"

Similarly, 2 years later, she flamed my mother for inviting her long time (married) boyfriend to her surprise 90th birthday party - for years she'd been stringing him along that she was about 15 years younger than she actually was

My old Mum surprised me a few years back - I mentioned to her (she was in her early 80s at the time) in conversation a girlfriend I'd had in my teens (I'm 55 now) - she replied "Oh yes - Vicky - now she was a bit a rough!" (And I thought I'd "got away with it"!)

[skodaku]

Many years ago Dad was driving us down to Shropshire in a hired Morris Oxford, (the rounded bullnose one, not the Pininfarina), and a brightly coloured bird flew low in front of the car. Mum, (now departed), asked "Is that a Peasant or a Phartridge?". We teased her with this for years, and my kids still ask the same question for a laugh.

[loafer123]

My wifes father, who sadly passed away last year aged 92, once lost his false teeth for 2 weeks - we hunted high and low in the house but couldn't find them anywhere...........her mother discovered them on the top of the bay window roof in the garden....he must have taken them out and wrapped them in his hankie which he then shook out the bedroom window and the teeth eneded up on the roof below !!!

[pingu393]

I'm sure there is a newer version of this thread, but I can't find it. Anyway, the story...

My mum (81) has just had SkyQ installed. She's quite good with it, but...

Someone on the telly said something that she didn't quite catch.
"What did he say?" she asked me.
"Just rewind it and find out" says I.
"I can't do that, or I'll miss what he's saying now."

I'm looking forward to being 81