When 900 years you reach…
When 900 years you reach… …look as good you will not, hmm?
(Ted Kennedy)
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See everyone! There are *other* old people in the world, and they deserve their own captions too!
There are not other old people, that is just what a fat McCain would look like.
Does your train of thought have a caboose?
Looks nothing like Yoda, or that old to even begin with. Go make fun of something you can’t stop like time.
It’s less that he looks like Yoda and more that, well, he’s definitely showing his age. For a Kennedy man, that’s really saying something. I think that something is: “Hey, I may look like hell, but I’m not dead.”
Actually, and I mean absolutely no disrespect, Ted in reality is the first Kennedy man (aside from Papa Joe) who actually made to this age. So, bearing that in mind, I think he’s doing well considering what he’s going through.
Er, I didn’t mean to imply you disrespected the man.
In this instance, “LOL! Kennedy’s old” is something that engenders surprise and a degree of respect, all things considering.*
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* That “all things considering” is that three of his brothers and one sister never made it to retirement age. Possibly two sisters; i don’t know the fate of the Downs sister spirited away to a secluded home.
A polite exchange of comment on PK?
I gotta stop drinking the coffee at Kwik Trips…
It happens on those rare occasions. Be prepared, as they say..
oh, definitly a good thing, but that early in the morning, I had to stop and check for drugs in my coffee anyway. Unfortunately, there weren’t any.
Rosemary died…in the 1990s, IIRC. I believe she was in her 70s or 80s.
Really, their mother Rose made it to 105–the siblings who died…well, Joe Jr kind of brought it on himself (that mission was a bad idea from the get-go), Kick and her shack-up BF should have known better than to fly in bad weather (and Rose thought it was God’s punishment for Kick’s behavior), and JFK and RFK were sheer stupid bad luck and criminal lack of planning on the Secret Service’s part in the first case. Teddy did dodge the plane bad luck–he survived a small-plane crash, and after Chappaquidick he seemed to get a bit more of clue and realize he’s the head of the family and better start acting like it. The other girls weren’t known for reckless behavior.
“Kick” Kennedy and her lawfully married husband were killed in separate and unrelated plane crashes. Neither Mama Rose nor anyone else thouhgt it was God’s punishment for anything.
Kick married an Episcopalian, and back in those days this was a scandalous thing for a Catholic to do, and the family was not allowed to attend–But big Brother Joe defied the rule and attended anyway, But it was not a “shackup”. It was legal.
No, Kennedy isn’t dead; you’re thinking of Mary Jo Kopechne.
And they say Michael Phelps is a great swimmer. He ain’t got shit on Teddy!
I still like the Harvard Lampoon mock-ad from ‘74: “If Kennedy drove a VW Beetle, he’d be President today.”
I’ll make fun of whatever the hell I want! That’s what makes America great
Typical. “McCain is old lololol” is fine, but “Kennedy is old lololol” is off limits.
Nah, not to me! Old is funny… which is why I’m saving for plastic surgery while I’m in my 20’s.
It really worked for Michael Jackson, Cher and so many other people, right? These people look worse for it, and Michael isn’t even really that old (50) yet.
Well, there’s such a thing a subtlety. You only know those people because they went overboard. There are PLENTY of actresses who have “aged gracefully” with the help of a good surgeon. I don’t plan to hack off my nose. It’s cute
Your only fault is that you’re too humble…
Who said not to make fun of him? He is old. He is luck to be old but old he is. Go ahead and laugh at the floppy jowls and the wrinkly eyes.
Just note: He looks about 15 years younger than McCain does.
Oh, and did I mention he is 4 years older than McCain?
And he’s not trying to become president, at least, not now.
Of all the Kennedy’s to live this long, why did it have to be Teddy?
Oh yeah, how unfortunate that a man who has fought consistently to raise the minimum wage live a long life. *rolls eyes* I grew up in Massachusetts, and I know the Kennedy’s are very flawed and have their share of seediness. But I have a soft-spot for anyone who not only fights to raise the minimum wage when he’s already filthy rich himself, but who will travel, get up and give a speech like that while suffering from brain cancer. Talk about chutzpah!
Well yes, he votes to raise the minimum wage, cause he doesn’t have to pay anyones wages and try to make a living on what is left!! What a great guy in touch with reality.
Try to make a living on minimum wage!
I did and I have.
In what state? Because in California, even the state minimum wage makes living on minumum wage near impossible, your quality of life sucks. And federal minimum wage, that can’t support you anywhere. Something tells me Mr. Joe Factory owner or Mr. Walmart executive can pay all his workers a liveable wage and still get by with more than enough.
I mean, I work one full time and two part times and I am barely able to save. And I make more than minimum wage!
Tell me about it! Part of it is cause I live in an expensive city, and I’m a muscian with a day job, so I knew I was going to be broke and have to spend a lot of income on singing lessons and coachings, but still, it’s tough, and I consider myself one of the lucky ones.
I was a music minor in college
Vocal focus! My two part times are acting and modeling. Good to see another artist at work.
Yes, definetely! Actors and singers have much in common. My singing has been bringing in like, no money so far. I’m fresh out of grad school. I’ve got my first paid gig in November though.
Very sweet! I’ve worked an NBC show and I’ve done some local stuff where I live. The modeling really pans out locally. Learning bass guitar so that I’m more useful to a band. It’s all so fun. That’s what I want: to make a living while having fun.
You are doing something wrong…
Trust me, I’m trying my damndest. I have a strict budget I adhere to, and it’s still difficult. It would probably be better if I had a more consistent part time gig, but even then, I remember a time where a full-time job was supposed to be able to carry you.
No, no, she means you aren’t rich.
You are in one of the higher paying industries now Ema.
When you were “making a living on minimum wage” were you living alone? going to school? Living with the folks?
Try being a single parent making minimum wage or try being a 2 parent household trying to take care of kids in an economy where milk casts $4.00 a gallon while you make minimum wage. An hour’s work won’t buy you a gallon of milk and a dozen eggs. We are talking staples. Why do kids now eat crappy junk food? Because it is the only thing that is still cheap enough for minimum wage workers to feed their kids.
Perhaps your minimum wage days were subsidized by college meal plans, laundry at home and no rent to speak of?
No, I paid rent and worked my way through college – dont like dorms. I had the basic grants everyone gets and the rest were student loans. I would never have dreamed of having any children until I had a way to earn more than minimum wage… I know others don’t always have that option and accidents happen but why drive all the small businesses out of business because they have to pay more and more for the workers and they cant make any kind of profit?? They are just going to raise their prices and the cycle continues. I wouldn’t want any rich person paying for me, I made it on my own and *most* other folks can too. I am the only one in my family to go to and finish college btw, I had no support from anyone.
But Obama is going to do away with the capital gains tax on small businesses … That should free up some money for wages.
More people making better money means more people able to pay for products means less people on public assistance means more money for other programs and social security means more elderly people able to live lives of dignity means more money back into the market.
Only loser I see here is cat food companies when little old ladies can afford to buy decent food for themselves.
Hahaha! The cat food companies made me laugh. As my parents are getting older I really worry about them living well. They’re lucky in that my dad worked at Raytheon all his life and has a good pension from that, and when they sell the house I grew up in, they’ll have a pretty penny, but they’re staunch supporters of Social Security and health care for everyone. Now that my dad is retired, he can still use his company’s health insurance, but they won’t cover my mom anymore!
The cat food company’s will do ok, because the crazy cat ladies will be able to by the gourmet kitty food(cheeseburgers) now.
And good on you for that, but also having grants and student loans isn’t the same as living solely on minimum wage. I just put myseld through grad school, primarily on loans.
Also, Obama’s tax plans are meant to stimulate small businesses and start ups. I fully admit that the Kennedys are filthy rich and haven’t really experienced the life of the average working joe, but neither have most republicans and most politicians for that matter, including McCain. Obama may be well to do now, but both he and his wife worked their way up from relative poverty, with the help of scholarships etc.
As for the small business owner, well, if the owner can’t afford to pay a decent wage, then he’ll just have to do the bloody work himself. How horrible.
Pfft.
One should never jump into a business thinking that they have some absolute right to have underpaid wage-slaves doing their bidding, just because they started the business. If you don’t want to do the work yourself, don’t start the business. Hire help when you can afford it. Plain and simple.
Those are real cheap shots at a persons looks… There are a lot of things to make fun of Ted Kennedy about – his drinking, his arrogant elitist attitude about having windmills near his million dollar home, his irresponsible actions leading to the death of a young woman… keep it above board.
McCain has neck wattles!
Obama has a plagiarist as a running mate!
Obama is friends with a terrorist!
You are exhausting.
It’s just a response to McCain is old. Deal.
I sometimes feel like I’m a character in 21st Century re-write of Moby Dick; we’re currently about half-way through Chapter 42: The Stupidity Of The Bush.
Call me Ishmael. However, Chapter 42 is actually called “The Whiteness of the Whale”.
which kinda fits the picture…
LOL! Funny, I didn’t even make the connection. But thanks for that..
It is true that he is nearly as old as he can possibly get.
What if goes for another 20 years? Will that invalidate that theory?
May the booze be with you?
cause it certainly is with him!
On one of those “No one cares” notes:
3 generations of women in my family have had our butts patted by this man. And coming from Cape Cod that is not unusual.
The unusual thing was that none of us were offended because he is really genuinely a nice guy and it was in a “Hey kiddo good to see ya” kind of way. Not “Some creepy old dude is touching my ass”. Much as I like Bill’s politics I think I would have been skeeved if he patted my butt.
I’d be completely weirded out if Bill patted my ass! For that matter, Hillary too..
But a butt pat could be a good foundation for a career! Look at where a white stain got Monica. Given, a butt pat isn’t as prestigious as a stain, but it looks good on a resume.
LOL! Think I’ll take a pass on that one..
It will save you some money on drycleaning if nothing else.
LOL!
So basically it’s okay for women to be sexually harassed if the person comes off as a “nice guy”? Wow, I’m surprised your family made it to 3 generations with that type of stupid reasoning.
“It’s okay that I was raped. He was REALLY nice about it.”
… if it’s willingly allowed to happen, it’s not harassment. My guy friends pat my butt because I’m close to them. It’s done in a totally nonsexual way.
…right….
But it’s okay- he’s a DEMOCRAT!
Deep end … you passed it.
There is a HUGE difference between an older guy tapping your butt in passing and him jumping on you and violating you.
Kennedy knew my dad back when they were on opposite sides of the aisle, my dad was one of the executives that was called in on some sort of pilot program to help Nixon when he first was elected. They were both New England boys and lived fairly close to each other (though a world away in economic geography) They got along well despite political arguments so Kennedy would come and say hi now and then if he saw my dad out even years later.
The ass-pattery wasn’t sexual or demeaning any more than if my dad had done it.
You’re from Massachusetts too, jellybeans? I live in California now but grew up outside of Boston. I knew we had a connection!
I live in VA now though … gonna try and swing my battle ground state!
Where in VA? I’m about an hour or so west of DC. I think VA will go blue this year.
30 minutes south of DC
I hope it goes Blue. It won’t be for lack of trying!
Good for you! I grew up right next to Concord, MA, in Acton. My sister’s husband was a cape codder.
I live in San Francisco now, loonie liberal land as some will call it. I’m going to do phone banking and call swing states, and maybe do some work in the more conservative parts of California too.
Yeah, you SF’ers make Portland look conservative by comparison lol.
Yeah, guilty as charged. I mean, in some ways I think SF talks a big liberal talk, and it’s more talk, but yes, generally I agree.
Try living in Indiana, the both of you. Do you have any idea how frustrating it is to read the paper in the morning? *sigh*
I’m not a Masshole, but I grew up less’n 30 miles from the Hub (Portsmouth, NH). Now I live in Denver, doing my damnedest to paint the state blue.
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I won’t ask how old you are, but I will ask if you watched PBS in the early- to mid-80s? [Did you ever see the ad for the Boston Aquarium? The "I can walk like a penguin" chick? Fuckin' gave me nightmare flashbacks in college.]
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BoSox FTW.
Haha, I was born in 83, so I may very well have seen them as a toddler, but don’t remember well. Might explain why I turned out so weird though! lol
When 900 years old you reach, you may die in office and leave the country to be run by a 44 year old first termer with far less experience than Obama.
…aha! Very interesting.
Someone checked their news this morning!
She has way more experience and accomplishments than Obama – she is soooo cool!! I am pleased.
More? Please explain.
more executive experience as mayor and then governor, you can read about it on the web yourself using google… you can actually see what she is about by looking at her accomplishments whereas Obama mostly voted present in the short time he was a senator which is weird in my opinion
Seriously ema, and this isn’t just directed at you, but have you taken the time to read Obama’s biographies and his book, Audacity of Hope, to learn about all the work he did in the state senate before coming to Washington? Have you read things that his colleagues, republican and democrats alike have said about him? Plus I defy anyone to watch Obama’s speech from last night and say the man isn’t presidential.
It’s certainly impressive that at 44, Palin, a woman with 5 kids, is a governer. Still doesn’t convince me that she’s VP material.
I have respect for any woman who professes strong opinions and I don’t think you’re a dummy by any means. We will probably never agree on most things.
She may be cool, and the Alaskans do seem to like her but she should not be a VP contender. He is just hoping to scrape off some Hilary supports … Because one set of tits in the White House is just as good as another right?
Yeah, pretty much.
And all we need to get into the highest office in teh land is to be “cool”?
Well, then Obama is in for sure! Thanks for the vote, ema!
Have you lived in Alaska? I have. The fact that Alaskans like her is not exactly a ringing endorsement to me.
I couldn’t live in Alaska, I’m allergic to cold.
It sucks, man I can’t even tell you how much it sucks to get up and go to school when it’s dark and 60 below zero.
Ha, that’s one for you Ceefax! Kudos!
Oh, so I’m not just comparing Ted Kennedy to Yoda? I’m making fun of the old man? Come on. Yoda was a bad ass Jedi (the good guys) and he was wise as hell.
And this was my first front-page LOL, too.
And for a guy of his age who is tragically suffering a horrible disease, He’s still looking pretty good. I srsly doubt that Ted could use a lightsaber though.
Hope I look that good after all the crap he’s been through.