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How to Guess Your Age
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On the other hand, people my own age are so much older than I am. I realize that my generation is approaching middle age ( I define middle age roughly as the period between 21 and 110) but there is no excuse for my classmates tottering into a state of advanced senility. I ran into my old roommate at the bar, and he¡¯d changed so much that he didn¡¯t recognize me. ¡°You¡¯ve put on a little weight, George,¡± I said.
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¡°It¡¯s this modern food,¡± George said. ¡°It seems to be more fattening.¡±
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¡°How about another martini?¡± I said. ¡°Have you noticed how much weaker the martinis are these days?¡±
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¡°Everything is different,¡± said George. ¡°Even the food you get. It¡¯s more fattening.
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¡°How long since I¡¯ve seen you, George?¡±I said. ¡°It must be several years.¡±
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¡°I think the last time was right after the election,¡± said George.
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¡°What election was that?¡±
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George thought for a moment. ¡°Harding.¡±
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I ordered a couple more martinis. ¡°Have you noticed these martinis are weaker than they used to be?¡± I said.
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¡°It isn¡¯t like the good old days,¡± George said. ¡°Remember when we¡¯d go down to the speak, and order some Orange Blossoms, and maybe pick up a couple of flappers? Boy, could they neck! Hot diggety!¡±
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¡°You used to be quite a cake-eater, George,¡± I said. ¡°Do you still do the Black Bottom?¡±
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¡°I put on too much weight,¡± said George. ¡°This food nowadays seems to be more fattening.¡±
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¡°I know,¡± I said, ¡°You mentioned that just a minute ago.¡±
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¡°Did I ?¡± said George.
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¡°How about another martini?¡± I said. ¡°Have you noticed the martinis aren¡¯t as strong as they used to be?¡±
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¡°Yes,¡± said George, ¡°You said that twice before.¡±
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¡°Oh,¡± I said.
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I got to thinking about poor old George while I was shaving this morning, and I stopped for a moment and looked at my own reflection in the mirror.
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They don¡¯t seem to use the same kind of glass in mirrors any more.
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