I was working a banquet back in the late seventies when Marlo Thomas, the guest speaker, pointed out that she was forty years old, and women should admit it when they are. This is what forty looks like. Maybe it was the lighting, but at that moment she looked as attractive as any woman in the world…and I was only in my twenties…..
This is too hard to compute, lets split a banana and talk about it. Oh, put some ice cream and fudge and caramel and walnuts and cherry syrup and whipped cream and chocolate sprinkles on too.
I heard that restaurants upholster and decorate themselves in colors that stimulate hunger, happiness, etc, in their patrons…wonder what they are trying to stimulate with puke green…?
If American’s keep gaining weight 40 is going to be the new 60. Of course modern medicine will find a way to stretch out the lifespan of the obese while allowing the patient to binge and still cling to life.
An ex-gf would order a take-out tray when ordering at a restaurant, divide everything in half, then insist on dessert, but we could never share it. I could understand if she were skinny, but she wasn’t. Drove me bonkers. Of course, I didn’t dare complain.
pouncingtiger almost 13 years ago
No, because 60 is 50% older than 40. Therefore, 50% heavier than 120 would be 180 not 200.
hsawlrae almost 13 years ago
Eat the desert very delicately…that way it won’t have any calories what so ever.
doc white almost 13 years ago
Eat while standing. ah the hell with it. Just enjoy.
otforever almost 13 years ago
Sounds like his Objection is going to be Overruled.
Varnes almost 13 years ago
Yes, Dear, Yes Dear…Yes..Dear…No, Dear, Of course not, Dear. Yes, Dear…Anything you say Dear… (Gotta know how to treat a woman, eh?)
Varnes almost 13 years ago
The guy to the right of them in the picture,,,He did a spit take when he overheard her. But that’s in the second panel…
Superfrog almost 13 years ago
It’s always right to give your body what it wants. It’ll tell you when it’s had enough.
DuHhozr almost 13 years ago
But then how much younger is 40 tan 60? 33 1/3 %? When you stare at a virtual key board long enough it takes on 3D properties like those dot drawings!
caller49 almost 13 years ago
Okay, what’s this lady been smokin’ and where can I get some :D
psychlady almost 13 years ago
Whatever works, as long as I can have dessert!!
Varnes almost 13 years ago
I was working a banquet back in the late seventies when Marlo Thomas, the guest speaker, pointed out that she was forty years old, and women should admit it when they are. This is what forty looks like. Maybe it was the lighting, but at that moment she looked as attractive as any woman in the world…and I was only in my twenties…..
Jonni almost 13 years ago
This is too hard to compute, lets split a banana and talk about it. Oh, put some ice cream and fudge and caramel and walnuts and cherry syrup and whipped cream and chocolate sprinkles on too.
rmacprivate almost 13 years ago
Reminds me of the time I tried to explain to the cop that 70 mph was really the new 50 mph.
KEA almost 13 years ago
Life is short – eat dessert first.
Vonne Anton almost 13 years ago
I heard that restaurants upholster and decorate themselves in colors that stimulate hunger, happiness, etc, in their patrons…wonder what they are trying to stimulate with puke green…?
Lawrence Stetz Premium Member almost 13 years ago
True, If you accept that diabetes is the new indigestion.
cleokaya almost 13 years ago
If American’s keep gaining weight 40 is going to be the new 60. Of course modern medicine will find a way to stretch out the lifespan of the obese while allowing the patient to binge and still cling to life.
dfowensby almost 13 years ago
Waaaayy too much blab here. simple question, deserved a simple answer: “No.”
GROG Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Not for me, it ain’t. 150 is my ideal weight. There is no substitute – and no desert for me.
treered almost 13 years ago
“…insurance company who, like cartoons, have their own alternate (and completely separate thankfully) realities.”
not completely separate because their “reality” impinges on ours…
treered almost 13 years ago
btw, 200 might work, if she’s 6 5, got a 50# pack and a rifle….
Varnes almost 13 years ago
But is 42 the new 42?
Varnes almost 13 years ago
Could it be the old 42 too?
Dtroutma almost 13 years ago
If 60 is the new 40, I want back the body I had at 45!
shelbelw almost 13 years ago
THANK YOU! It’s a joke, people. Geez.
Oddname almost 13 years ago
“There are two kinds of statistics, the kind you look up and the kind you make up.” – Archie Goodwin
JusSayin almost 13 years ago
60 is the new 40? I am certain Social Security is pleased so many are willing to accept this.
Hunter7 almost 13 years ago
Forget the numbers and what is ‘new’. If you’re still hungry after the entree, split a dessert. And enjoy. .
finnygirl Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Hello, all! Just coming out of lurking for a minute to say how much I enjoy the comic, and how your comments always leave me laughing!
chris_weaver almost 13 years ago
The ripple effect of age deflation.
Maia Bast almost 13 years ago
Always one idiot trying to turn the thread towards politics. Other than that, today’s comments were pretty funny – kudos!
pouncingtiger almost 13 years ago
Yes, but I just wanted to figure out the math.
killacowinWA almost 13 years ago
That doesn’t sound like the Mechanic I know. Has someone hacked your account?
Boots at the Boar Premium Member almost 13 years ago
An ex-gf would order a take-out tray when ordering at a restaurant, divide everything in half, then insist on dessert, but we could never share it. I could understand if she were skinny, but she wasn’t. Drove me bonkers. Of course, I didn’t dare complain.