Stan and Lois, both in their eighties, were becoming more and more forgetful. On the advice of their doctor, they began carrying small notebooks and pencils with them so they could write down things they wanted to remember.
One evening while they were watching television, Stan got up from his chair.
Lois said, “Where are you going?”
Stan said, “To the kitchen for a glass of water.”
Lois said, “While you’re there, will you get me a bowl of ice cream?”
Stan said, “Sure.”
Lois said, “You’d better write it down so you won’t forget.”
Stan said, “I don’t need to write it down. You want a bowl of ice cream. I can remember that.”
Lois said, “Can you put some strawberries on top?”
Stan said, “Sure, I can do that.”
Lois said, “You’d better write it down so you won’t forget.”
Stan said, “I don’t need to write it down! Ice cream and strawberries. I can remember that.”
Lois said, “I want some whipped cream on it too. You’d better write it down. You’ll forget if you don’t write it down.”
Stan said, “I don’t need to write it down! Ice cream with strawberries and whipped cream! How hard is that to remember?”
Stan shuffled off to the kitchen, grumbling all the way. He was gone for about twenty minutes, and when he returned, he handed Lois a plate of bacon and eggs.
Lois looked at the plate, then looked at Stan and said, “Where’s my toast?”
bluebird of bitterness 
Thanks for the morning giggle, much appreciated. Reblogged to Tumblr 😊☮️
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Hey! I don’t remember giving you permission to write about my life.
Yeah, I probably forgot to write that down…
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You don’t recall signing the terms and conditions for reading this blog?
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Uhm….. Sure! That would be the agreement we made about all the monetary kickbacks I am supposed to get for leaving lots of likes and clever comments! And for that one time I let you steal something that I had stolen. 😉
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Don’t forget that I also get a free autographed copy of your memoir as soon as it come out. That was in the fine print.
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Stealing this. 🙂
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Steal away. (I did.)
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Silly Stan – should have written it down 😂🤣😂
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Will he ever learn?
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That’s a classic joke, and oh so true…
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Who are you and why are you bringing me food? It’s very kind of you, tho…
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I’m dead! Although I will say it’s not just old people, I take anti-epileptic medication and that’s a pretty spot-on scenario of what it does to your brain.
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That’s cute. If I don’t do something the minute I think of it, then I forget what I thought. Wait a minute. What was I talking about?
Love,
Janie
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Sounds like me! How many times have I stood in front of the fridge and said to myself, “What am I looking in here for?”
But as Hetty Elliot says, it’s not just we old folks. My mother always said I have a head like a sieve.
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Join the club. I’ve always been a scatterbrain, so I can’t blame it on my advanced age. My mother was a scatterbrain, so I come by it honestly. 🙂
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Heh, we’re getting like that now! 😀
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