GAMES FOR WHEN WE ARE OLDER

Donald & I were born the same year!!

(Reworked from a November, 2012 post.  I'm 81 years old--you can't expect me to write 5 completely new posts a week!!)

Some of you young punks fine, upstanding young people might wonder if those of us who are on in years still enjoy playing games.  The answer to that is a resounding YES!!  Of course, some changes might have to be made because of our senility limited capabilities.   Following are some childhood games & today’s options, which still allow us hours of fun.

                                  

What we used to play:

What we play now:

(From the internet)

Follow the leader
Follow the leaker

Capture the flag
Capture the hag

Musical chairs
Musical wheelchairs

King of the hill
King of over the hill

Horse
Hoarse

                                   

Tag, you’re it

Sag, you’re it

                                                           

Pin the tail on the donkey

Pin the toupee on the bald guy

                                   

Twenty Questions

Twenty Questions shouted into your good ear

Red rover, red rover, can I come over?

Red rover, red rover, the nurse says bend over

Kick the can

Kick the bucket

Duck, duck, goose

Doc, doc, goose

Simon says

Simon says something incoherent

Musical chairs

Musical recliners

Hide and go seek

Hide and go pee

Spin the bottle

Spin the bottle of Mylanta

(From my brain)

Scavenger hunt

Spectacles hunt

Bean bag toss

Spicy lunch toss

Limbo

Lamebo

Telephone call

Call 911

Hula hoop

Had a hip replacement

Hopscotch
Have some scotch

Chutes and Ladders
Shoot; my bladder

Charades

Hearing aids

Ping pong

Bring a bong

Post office

Moved to assisted living facility

Name that tune

Name that prescription

Actually, we can still lead a very full life

 & are able to continue doing 

many of the things we’ve always done.

We can still have fun even though the focus
of our enjoyment sometimes changes:

   We’re able to do our own shopping:

We’re very good drivers:

 I have to admit doctor’s visits are a little different:

We still will play occasional harmless pranks:

We know we always look good:

Sometimes we're not too good with children:

Many of us still lead a very active sex life:

We are still into sports:

 Unfortunately, as you get older, it can be more difficult to keep pets:

And we have this to look forward to:

I have to go now.  They’re serving Jello tonight here at Shady Rest & I don’t want to miss it----fishducky