Asked & Answered, Again~90

as time goes by ...in 12 lines

"Happy Birthday, Grandpa! 

What's it like getting old?"

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"30 was amusing, Bobby,

40 was irritating,

50 was like hitting a brick wall."

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"What about today, at 60?"

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Grandpa tosses up a candy and

catches it in his mouth.

"It's amusing!" 

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"...But, amusing was for 30 ..?"

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"At 60, you're the youngest

old person you can be!"

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