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Shoe Nazis / TSA harassment
"None" wrote in message nk.net... Because 60 is the magic age when senility begins to set in. It's also the age when the memory starts to go, motor skills are not as sharp, and quite frankly, I don't like old people telling everyone else what to do just because they think age equals knowledge . . . because in the case of politicians, it clearly does not. In a word, bull****. 60 is no more the "magic age when senility begins to set in" (or anything else you said) than 18 or 21 is the "magic age" when you're suddenly responsible enough to handle alcohol. If you think life is as clear-cut as that, you are in for some HUGE surprises. I have known 85-year-olds who were among the sharpest, most intelligent people I'd ever met - and I have also known 25, 35 or 45-year-olds that I wouldn't trust to tie their own shoelaces without clear directions and a team of assistants. Neither age OR youth means a damned thing when it comes to capabilities, except in very broad, statistical terms. And you really SHOULD know what a stupid thing it is to try to apply statistics to individual cases. Bob M. |
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