Isn't ageing a beast sometimes ?

timoc said:
I once heard it said, that "If you are born ugly, then your looks improve with age", what a load of garbage, I was born ugly and progressively I've become even uglier.
My first job had it's merits though, outdoors, fresh air, I was a scarecrow. ;) 😊
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Stop that, from your avatar I can see you are still quite handsome. Why do you think all the neighbors ladies show you such interest?
 

Blessed said:
@hollydolly, you little minx, our boobs are no longer where they are supposed to be, just like us men get a bit droopy in their parts. That is why push up bras for us and boxer briefs for our fellows were invented. To give us the illusion that things are kind of where they are supposed to be. For me, I don't even put on a bra unless I am leaving the house. LOL
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MY husband wears Boxers.. there's NO droopage there.....
 
CinnamonSugar said:
Some ppl actually look better with some years…. Christopher Plummer, Ringo Starr, Robert De Niro, Helen Mirren… and Kevin Costner.

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Helen Mirren doesn't look good in real life, .. but she does scrub up well with a lot of make-up.... Ringo I agree....

Paul Macca on the other hand has got decidedly worse looking as he's aged.. not that at 80 any of them probably care too much...
 
Gary O' said:
A decade or so aog, I wrote a not so little something about that and other things when men get a certain age;


Here and Now

So, here I am, on the wrong side of sixty, weird things growing, wiry hairs, warts, splotches, odd indefinable patches, moles the size of gophers, and that’s just on my hind end.

I’ve got good hearing, but only in one ear.
It's why we have two of most everything.

Vision is going south. Reading glasses are strategically laid throughout the house, cars, tackle boxes, and shop.
It’s not a serious issue just yet, but need to demonstrate more patience when trying to get the neighbor’s hibachi to fetch.

I make little noises when I commence to get outta my lazy boy.
I notice that those same noises will emanate from my wretched larynx when I commence to sit in said lazy boy.
Speaking of larynxes, I find that throat clearing takes several tries…like starting an ol’ model T.

I have partial recall, and even that is a struggle.

I can put on 157 lbs in 13 minutes, just from sniffing a bran muffin.

After sixty, while you slumber, a pubic hair can grow the length of 3 feet…on the pointy part of your ear lobe.

Things grow, and things that were already there will up and move

‘Doc, take a look at whatever that is on my left knee.’
‘Gary, that’s just your right testicle.’
‘BTW, when’s the last time I ran my finger up your pooper?’

When in your 60s you must learn the difference between the words colostomy and colonoscopy…it’s important when checking in.

Of a morning, you’ll look in the bathroom mirror, and find a goblin looking back.
So just comb back your ear hair and greet the day.

Self-keeping becomes secondary.
‘Honey, there’s a puffed wheat in your mustache.’
‘Oh…..so?’
‘We had puffed wheat two weeks ago.’
‘And your point, dear?’

By sixty your underwear from high school has finally given up the ghost, so you retire the little strands of elastic,
but consider the frugal acquisition of 12 headbands.

You discover your new fresh (actually brilliant white) briefs are quite the contrast to the occasional poop stain
…of which is no longer so occasional……poop cake can become a concern.

Oh, and you discover you no longer have a hind end.
It has gingerly crept up and nestled onto your lower back, leaving you with just a six inch line and a tuft of hair.

The fire in your eyes is now just pain recognition.
Speaking of fire, get wunna those birthday candles that doesn’t blow out.

It’ll help you keep the fire.
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Oh give us break, you are one of those that age like a fine wine, a 007. You wife is probably all over town having to beat up women to let them know you are her's and her's alone. You are not fooling anyone, as far as your drawers , she is the one that keeps them pristine. The reading glasses, I have had my sister come over and burst into laughter. They are everywhere in my house. Thank God, I just get them at the dollar store in all different strengths. They are probably 5 in my purse and in all different strengths and in my car. I call them decorations.

As far as the hair growth, just invest in a really food trimmer, I have and find it quite helpful. The food in you facial hair, get a little dog and they will clear it right up. Now I have to take care of it in the dogs beards as I keep mine under control. LOL
 
Blessed said:
I think Helen is the ultimate beauty!
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Really ?...
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Blessed said:
Okay make up is great, but I still think she is one classy lady, I could do with a make up artist. You on the other hand don't need one nor do you need a hair person. Even when I try my best I look like a drowned rat (a big one) that the the cat dragged in. I feel lucky that the cat cared enough to save me. LOL
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I'm willing to bet you look better than Ms Mirren without make-up.. 🥰
 
mrstime said:
Yikes I am 82 almost 83 and I hope I don't look that bad. DH is 84 and he looks much better than that.
I've said though that I would like to strangle the guy who called this our golden years!
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Yes I agree that there's many men, even my neighbours who are simialr age and look waaaay better that PH.. all that said.. he could be suffering pain from some ailment.. Constant pain ages you very quickly.. I hope that's not the case
 
hollydolly said:
I'm willing to bet you look better than Ms Mirren without make-up.. 🥰
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I may look better but I am not her age. I also take botox for migraines so my forhead and scalp are wrinkle free. Truth be told, I don't put on make up unless it is a special occasion. Who cares what I look like at the grocery or doctor. I will pull out spackle and paint if I have to but I am relieved that I don't have to do it everyday anymore. (as I sit here in an over sized Tshirt and underwear with my hair in bun.)
 
Exactly how conventionally beautiful is an individual approaching their eighth decade supposed to be? We live in an age phobic culture which promotes a barely pubescent style of beauty for females, and an uber masculine 5% body fat muscled ideal for men. At least

the men are still considered mainstream handsome after 40. Frankly, many women of almost any age benefit from a little colour on their faces. But, with or without makeup, Helen Mirren’s charisma never fades. This, imho, is true beauty. We are not obliged to be ageless dolls forever.
 
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Blessed said:
I may look better but I am not her age. I also take botox for migraines so my forhead and scalp are wrinkle free. Truth be told, I don't put on make up unless it is a special occasion. Who cares what I look like at the grocery or doctor. I will pull out spackle and paint if I have to but I am relieved that I don't have to do it everyday anymore. (as I sit here in an over sized Tshirt and underwear with my hair in bun.)
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I don't get tarted up either much these days.. bit of lipstick and blush when I go out.. don't do anything fancy with my hair.. I've never been a real girly girl so tbh I wouldn't even know how to start with making something of my hair. It's clean, it's brushed, it's either short or long.. whatever is my fancy.. and every couple of months I get it trimmed, and the hairdresser will put some curls in the bottom.. but otherwise.. that's my make-up routine.. lippy and a hairbrush.. :ROFLMAO:
 
hollydolly said:
Yes I agree that there's many men, even my neighbours who are simialr age and look waaaay better that PH.. all that said.. he could be suffering pain from some ailment.. Constant pain ages you very quickly.. I hope that's not the case
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Hogan was a long time smoker and has been most of his life at least off & on. He actually started as an actor doing commercials for a cigarette brand in Australia before he became really famous. This is him at 78 on the set of The Very Excellent Mr Dundee in Melbourne.
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Smoking has negative impact on ALL your organs and your body's largest organ is your skin. Weight loss, skin damage both fit with the long term smoker's profile in old age, providing they make it that far.
 

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