Stirring Humor into ‘Old Age’ Robert Koehler. No doubt everyone grows old in their own way. But once you actually hit it — that three letter word, “old” — watch out: ...

No doubt everyone grows old in their own way. But once you actually hit it – that three letter word, “old” – watch out: “An aged man is but a paltry thing,/A tattered coat upon a stick ...

Cracking old-age jokes People cracking jokes about their own aging can be funny (and a good way to cope with the ups and downs of getting older). But making jokes about someone else's age or about ...

“I’ll never make the mistake of bein’ 70 again!”Casey StengelRecently I learned that when middle-aged Chinese lie about their ages, they add years. A Chinese woman in her 40s might, for ...

Or don’t have doormen or grandchildren to make up for the deficits of old age. I can appreciate 83-year-old Mr. Rosenblatt’s humor because I am close to his age, and I am lucky enough to share ...