Title: Gerontology Humor
1Gerontology Humor
- by Don L. F. Nilsen and
- Alleen Pace Nilsen
2Two Perspectives on Aging
3- Fritz Coleman Pasadena Conference on Aging
- https//www.youtube.com/embed/LR2qZ0A8vic?rel0
4That was ThenThis is Now
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7The Effects of AgingPeugeot Before and After
8Do you remember the Johnny Carson Show on
Television?
- The Great Flydini (Steve Martin on the Johnny
Carson Show) - http//rubytooth.com/link/45516
9An Old Tree
10Four More Old Trees
11Old Car and Old Tree
12Music for People Who have Been Around the Block
- Fifties and Sixties Jukebox Hits
- http//www.1959bhsmustangs.com/VideoJukebox.htm
- Lookin for my wallet and my car keys
- http//www.youtube.com/watch?vpJDNsJEnWqk
- Mayo Clinic Music Recital
- http//www.youtube.com/watch?vd_14wbmbM5Afeature
related
13Senior Moments
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16An Old Person Returning to Work
- http//www.youtube.com/embed/qteu4ld_SCE?rel0
17Old Age and Death Are Serious Dilemmas
- The search for eternal life is a popular theme
even in childrens books, e.g. - Rick Riordans Percy and the Olympians
- J. K. Rowlings Harry Potter books
- Stephenie Meyers Twilight books
- Most religions promise an afterlife, a
resurrection, or reincarnation. - Think of all the stories about Heaven and Hell
and about ghosts and the undead. - Also what euphemisms do we use in place of old?
18But Most Importantly, We Make Jokes as a Way of
Coping
19- Geriatric Traffic Jam
- http//biggeekdad.com/2013/08/geriatric-traffic-ja
m/
20Seniors in Life and Death
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22Did you ever have a little red wagon?
- http//www.youtube.com/embed/-1w48qPF5hc
23THE YOUNG DONT ALWAYS WIN
- A young college kid in a sports car whips into a
parking lot and sees an older man trying to
maneuver his car into the only space available.
The college kid deftly slips his little car
around the bulky Cadillac and into the space. He
jumps out of his car and says, - See what you can do it youre young and quick?
24- By now the older gentleman has his car in
position to drive into the space, so he puts his
Cadillac in gear and crunches forward to the
sounds of breaking glass and metal. He climbs
out of his newly parked car and says, - See what you can do if youre old and rich!
25- Mary Maxwells Deadpan Prayerhttps//www.youtube
.com/watch?vvPFCn3itBFEfeatureyoutu.be
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27 General Douglas MacArthurs response to being
fired by President Truman was Old soldiers
never die, they just fade away.
- Old teachers never die they just lose their
principles. - Old athletes never die they just lose their
supporters. - Old robbers never die they just steal away.
- Old editors never quit they just write away.
- Old blondes never fade they just dye away.
- Old deans never die they just lose their
faculties.
28Gerontological Paradox
29My Blackberrys not working
- http//www.flixxy.com/my-blackberry-is-not-working
.htm
30In his 1988 Too Funny to Be President, Mo Udall
defended humor as necessary to the health of our
political discourse and our private lives. It
- Leavens the public dialogue.
- Invigorates the body politic.
- Uplifts the spirit.
- Brings a diverse society closer together.
- Helps individuals roll with the punches.
- Is an antidote to self-importance.
31Author Max Shulmans Rule
- Max Shulman, the author of The Lives of Doby
Gillis and Barefoot Boy with Cheek, said that if
he told a joke that made listeners say, Ah ha, I
know someone like that, he would get a laugh. - But if he told a joke that made listeners say,
Oh no, thats me! he would not get a laugh. - How does this work in relation to our own telling
of old people jokes?
32John McCain called Leisure World Seizure
World.Steve Benson responded.
33Age-Activated Attention Deficit Disorder
- http//www.youtube.com/watch?v6oHBG3ABUJUsnsem
- Pam Petersons Memories Parody
- http//www.youtube.com/embed/HzSaoN2LdfU
34HUMOR AND THE AGING PROCESS
- Psychologist Lucille Nahemow suggests that humor
is a vital part of the aging process, because it
can change our perspectives. - For example, there is a proverb that reads,
- An old maid who gets married becomes a young
wife.
35ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE
- The doctor of an 83-year-old woman says to her,
There are some things not even modern medicine
can cure. You know, I cant make you any
younger. - Who asked you to make me younger? she replied.
I want you to make me older!
36STILL ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE
- A doctor tells an 80-year-old man, Youre in
excellent health youll live till youre 80! - Im already 80, says the man.
- See, what did I tell you! exclaimed the doctor.
37The Political Advantages of Aging
- Reagan-Mondale Debate The Age Issue
- http//www.youtube.com/watch?vLoPu1UIBkBc
38Light Switch in a Doctors Office
- One of the important features of humor is sudden
insight. - Does this work for you?
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40So have fun growing old!
41Bruce Jenner and Caitlyn Jenner
42The Generation Gapin I-Pad Use
- http//www.snotr.com/embed/8965
43- SEND IN THE CLOWNS! (Frank Sinatra, et. al.)
- http//www.yourememberthat.com/media/10939/Send_In
_The_Clowns/.VBdREfnIY9Y