Fifty Plus (50+) - The most common six words in obituaries?

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"He is survived by his wife"

Average female lives 7 years longer than males.

Food for thought for your own planning?

That's why I make her do all the heavy lifting.

That's why you marry someone older!

A really good reason to get her a better bike than you own?

That's the great thing about divorce. You both get out of the marriage alive.

That's the great thing about divorce. You both get out of the marriage alive.

More or less.

I will probably go first since I am 9 years older but I want my 6 words to be:
He died doing what he loved.

convenient that I married a woman 7 years my elder.

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:roflmao: :roflmao2:

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Truth, Miss Kenton

The last two of three classmates deaths I know of were:

1. Falling off a roof while working on a ham antenna

2. Turned over in a kayak and drowned - no previous experience, inadvertently ventured into rapid water, no training in righting, loose life preserver.

The 3rd was cancer.

I am at the point where I am sort of keeping score. !!!

Sadly, the scoreboard is changing far too rapidly.

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My 102 year old great grandmother would have said, "That really is too stupid to live."

My favorite is from a Tomstone in Tombstone (?)....."Here lies Les Moore. Five shots from a .44. No less. No more." (Or something like that.)

Denver,
I don't know if you ever saw Alan King do his routine on that phrase but it is classic! Here is a link to YouTube of him reprising the bit in the eighties. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PypsMk_0QxY

The bit is far older than that though.

Denver,
I don't know if you ever saw Alan King do his routine on that phrase but it is classic! Here is a link to YouTube of him reprising the bit in the eighties. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PypsMk_0QxY

The bit is far older than that though.

Funny, funny routine. :lol:

My favorite is from a Tomstone in Tombstone (?)....."Here lies Les Moore. Five shots from a .44. No less. No more." (Or something like that.)

It certainly a line from a Johnny Cash song(although he says "4 shots...". Ballad From Boot Hill

Yes that is an epitaph on a grave marker in Boothill Cemetery in Tombstone, AZ.
However, there a few other funny ones.

Here lies Lester Moor, Four shots from a 44, No Less No More
My mother has survived her husband by 30 years

Denver,
I don't know if you ever saw Alan King do his routine on that phrase but it is classic! Here is a link to YouTube of him reprising the bit in the eighties. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PypsMk_0QxY

The bit is far older than that though.

Very funny!!

I have picked my desmise. Justifiable shot by a teenage husband when caught in bed with his wife at the age of 102. And that would happen after an enjoyable ride over to her house.

I would rather not survive my wife, children, grandchildren, etc.

Of course, that doesn't mean I'm ready to go just yet.

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Indeed... :thumb:

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That was me, standing on the kitchen counter during dinner preparation for guests tonight. The counter is very stable, the ladder was in the garage, the dog ate my homework, etc.

dunno 'bout 5 but here's 2: leaves behind

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Miss Kenton , is that your husband ?

Which begs the question Why do married men typically die before their wives ?".

"They want to".

Bahdump.

There is a very interesting reason for the longer female life. The male smoking and drinking habits are enough to account for it.

Smoking linked to earlier male deaths (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-12205365)

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yep - i have gone to installing CFL or diode lamps to increase the mean time before failure and conserve some energy.

Funny how as we get older we always read the obituaries (at least I do). See a lot in there younger than me.

Sorry to come in a little late...

http://i939.photobucket.com/albums/ad239/hemipode/Tombstone1A.jpg

http://i939.photobucket.com/albums/ad239/hemipode/Tombstone2A.jpg

Well, according to Bill Cosby, husbands routinely die before their wives because once they die and go to heaven, their entire life is reviewed. So naturally they want to get up there and get that out of the way before their wife gets there!

Ride On!
-Spoke

I don't know if you ever saw Alan King do his routine on that phrase but it is classic! Here is a link to YouTube of him reprising the bit in the eighties. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PypsMk_0QxY

I don't usually enjoy comedy videos, but that one was good.

For anyone serious about the question, here are the reasons why women live longer.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-12205365

It turns out that male smoking and drinking habits are enough to account for the difference.

My wife is 11 years younger than I am, so I'm planning on going first.

I still don't read obits though; probably never will.

Rick / OCRR

Food for thought for your own planning?

My wife & I have already planned to ride our bikes together off a cliff on the eve of our 65th wedding anniversary (which will be shortly after her 103rd birthday). So we're all set.

I remember noting many burial markers at St. Paul's Cathedral in London with the phrase "At his work." With the lower case "h", I'm guessing all of these guys keeled over on the job. No retirement back then.

The answer is not to get married. It seems to me that a man could live forever if he was smart enough to stay single.
However.

I also read that married men live longer than single men. So It seems to me if this one is true.... If you want to die a slow death ...

Funny how as we get older we always read the obituaries (at least I do). See a lot in there younger than me.

George Burns mentioned reading the obits every Saturday to see if his bridge game was still on for Sunday.

I also read that married men live longer than single men. So It seems to me if this one is true.... If you want to die a slow death ...

They are not allowed to die until the "Honey-dew" list is completed?

It certainly a line from a Johnny Cash song(although he says "4 shots...". Ballad From Boot Hill

Johnny Cash followed the advice about marrying an older woman (June Carter).

Which begs the question Why do married men typically die before their wives ?".

"They want to".

Bahdump. Remember Winston Churchill's reply to a woman who said, "If you were my husband, I would poison your tea."
"Madam, if I were your husband, I'd drink it."

That's why I make her do all the heavy lifting.
I go to a gym with special machines for lower back and abdominal strength. I consistently notice the women can push a lot more weight on these machines (maybe 2x). They are definitely built for heavy lifting. By comparison I think men evolved into hunters with lightweight chassis and strong arms for spear throwing. Moral of story:- women should do all tasks involving lifting. I've no idea how this concept of the "fairer sex" getting off on all the light activities has arisen but it should stop NOW!

I go to a gym with special machines for lower back and abdominal strength. I consistently notice the women can push a lot more weight on these machines (maybe 2x). They are definitely built for heavy lifting. By comparison I think men evolved into hunters with lightweight chassis and strong arms for spear throwing. Moral of story:- women should do all tasks involving lifting. I've no idea how this concept of the "fairer sex" getting off on all the light activities has arisen but it should stop NOW!
I will let my wife know about this heavy lifting tonight . I better get my dog house ready just in case ....

When we were teaching school a male student was bragging about being able to do more sit ups than anyone in the class. My wife listened to him for a few minutes then told him she would take him on (she had slacks on this day) and the ragging on him and disbelief of Monica poured out. They were started by a neutral student and the kid made about 45-50 sit ups. Monica finally quit at 75 because the kids were merciless on the student at this point (she was fully capable of doing 100+ in a sitting at this time.)

Moral of the story is don't question the abdominal muscles of someone that can expel a baby from their womb and come back for more. She pushed our two children out pretty fast too. Doctor got caught off guard both times saying she would be at least 4-5 hours more and he was going home to rest both times. Hah.

Bill

I told you I was sick.

People, he said six most common words....

I think though the most common six words are funeral, home, donations, resting, survived, at
Probably not in that order.

"Wishes he had loved friends better"