We need far more humour in this politically correct world.

In Sidmouth doctor's surgery, an elderly gent came out from seeing his GP, and he was crying with laughter. He walked into the busy and packed waiting room, filled with other elderly people (Sidmouth's a retirement town for those who don't know)...His wife asked him what was so funny..

"After I'd told the doctor all my symptoms he said to me, 'The trouble with all you old folk, Mr. Smith, is that you come down here to die, and then you darn well forget to do it!'"

I doubled up, but..er..the rest of the waiting room went icy silent, you could have cut the atmosphere with a knife. The elderly gent didn't even notice, because he was so busy giggling..He had twinkly eyes and wrinkles that went upwards, which I guess said a lot about him...

Yesterday in the shop we had this wonderful lady in, she was almost 80, came from Seaton, the next town along the coast..and she was ranting on about all the 'old' folk in town yesterday. She was the youngest looking almost 80 that I've ever seen, and she never stopped chuckling whilst telling me outrageous stories the whole time she was in the shop. An absolute gem of a woman she was...