Lives have been lost and routines have been disrupted.
By now, most people are taking the pandemic seriously: social distancing, hand washing and sanitizing (although I think my wife is taking it too seriously when she insists I stay six feet away!)
With all the anxiety and uncertainty—“When is this going to end?—we still must remember to laugh, which may be the best antidote for these strange times. So I want to share three jokes from the book Die Laughing: Killer Jokes for Newly Old Folks, by William Novak.
But first, a few words from our sponsors:
The Mid-Columbia Senior Center’s Quilters are making handmade face masks and are asking folks to do the same. You can place donated face masks in the box outside the Center’s front door to be distributed to those who need one to protect themselves and others. More information, including patterns, can be found on the Center’s website www.midcolumbiaseniorcenter.com.
Even though the center is closed, we are answering calls at 541-296-4788 thanks to the wonder of call forwarding. Meals-on-Wheels is delivering meals, and offering take-out, but you need to call before 10 a.m. for take-out. For more information call 541-298-8333. And because folks still turn 65 even when there’s a pandemic, SHIBA (Medicare counseling) is available by calling or texting 541-288-8341.
In addition, if you would like to volunteer helping older adults or know of anyone needing groceries delivered or a friendly check-in by phone, you can call Circles of Care at 541-397-0724 or email Gracen at gbookmyer@ageplus.org.
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Now back to the show! Here are three jokes you may have heard before but I hope they still make you smile. The theme is “Try to Remember...”
A man walks into a pharmacy. “I’m looking for some acetylsalicylic,” he tells the druggist.
“You mean aspirin?”
“Thank you! I can never remember the word.”
By now, most people are taking the pandemic seriously: social distancing, hand washing and sanitizing (although I think my wife is taking it too seriously when she insists I stay six feet away!)
With all the anxiety and uncertainty—“When is this going to end?—we still must remember to laugh, which may be the best antidote for these strange times. So I want to share three jokes from the book Die Laughing: Killer Jokes for Newly Old Folks, by William Novak.
But first, a few words from our sponsors:
The Mid-Columbia Senior Center’s Quilters are making handmade face masks and are asking folks to do the same. You can place donated face masks in the box outside the Center’s front door to be distributed to those who need one to protect themselves and others. More information, including patterns, can be found on the Center’s website www.midcolumbiaseniorcenter.com.
Even though the center is closed, we are answering calls at 541-296-4788 thanks to the wonder of call forwarding. Meals-on-Wheels is delivering meals, and offering take-out, but you need to call before 10 a.m. for take-out. For more information call 541-298-8333. And because folks still turn 65 even when there’s a pandemic, SHIBA (Medicare counseling) is available by calling or texting 541-288-8341.
In addition, if you would like to volunteer helping older adults or know of anyone needing groceries delivered or a friendly check-in by phone, you can call Circles of Care at 541-397-0724 or email Gracen at gbookmyer@ageplus.org.
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Now back to the show! Here are three jokes you may have heard before but I hope they still make you smile. The theme is “Try to Remember...”
A man walks into a pharmacy. “I’m looking for some acetylsalicylic,” he tells the druggist.
“You mean aspirin?”
“Thank you! I can never remember the word.”
A doctor is sent to a nursing home to test the minds and memories of the residents. To save time, she interviews them in groups of three. The first group she meets with consists of three men.
Turning to the first one, she asks, “What’s nine times thirteen?”
“That would be four hundred and six,” the man replies.
Without giving any indication that his answer is wrong, she turns to the second man. “What do you think, sir?” What’s nine times thirteen?”
“That’s easy,” he says. “It’s Thursday.”
She turns to the third man and says, “Nine times thirteen?”
He answers immediately. “One hundred seventeen.”
“Excellent,” says the doctor. “How did you get it so quickly?”
“Simple,” he says. “I just subtracted four hundred and six from Thursday.”
Turning to the first one, she asks, “What’s nine times thirteen?”
“That would be four hundred and six,” the man replies.
Without giving any indication that his answer is wrong, she turns to the second man. “What do you think, sir?” What’s nine times thirteen?”
“That’s easy,” he says. “It’s Thursday.”
She turns to the third man and says, “Nine times thirteen?”
He answers immediately. “One hundred seventeen.”
“Excellent,” says the doctor. “How did you get it so quickly?”
“Simple,” he says. “I just subtracted four hundred and six from Thursday.”
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