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You Know You're 50 When...
Contributor(s): Smith, Richard (Author)
ISBN: 0767902106     ISBN-13: 9780767902106
Publisher: Three Rivers Press (CA)
OUR PRICE:   $9.90  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: May 1998
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Annotation: Richard Smith's wildly popular books have made America laugh about everything from wedding-night jitters to weight loss. Now he turns his comic talent to a subject he's about to experience himself: climbing the half-century hill.


Over the next 15 years, 45 million baby boomers will celebrate their 50th birthdays. With Smith as their guide, the Boomers will know exactly what lies ahead. Not only does turning 50 mean you survived your 40s, but you get to join the AARP, answer your front door in bedroom slippers, and spend your kid's inheritance on liposuction. You also know you're 50 when...


Your main form of aerobic exercise is getting up to change the channelAn obscene phone call makes you chuckleYou think a mosh pit is something found at the center of an exotic fruitYou wonder who'll die first--you or your moneyYou wish the "ol' ticker" had a quartz movement"Performance anxiety" refers to your golf game


With 200 of these cleverly illustrated clues and quips as well as comparison charts, entertaining graphs, and hilarious lists, "You Know You're 50 When... will be the must-have, must-give birthday present for every soon-to-be-50 American.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Humor | Form - Parodies
- Family & Relationships | Life Stages - Later Years
Dewey: 818.540
LCCN: 97047071
Physical Information: 0.46" H x 5.54" W x 6.79" (0.33 lbs) 128 pages
Themes:
- Generational Orientation - Elderly/Aged
 
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Publisher Description:
Approaching the half-century milestone? Know someone who is?

Richard Smith's wildly popular books have made America laugh about everything from wedding-night jitters to weight loss. Now he turns his comic talent to a subject he's experienced himself: climbing the half-century hill.

Over the next fifteen years, 52 million Gen Xers will celebrate their fiftieth birthdays. Whether you're about to hit the big Five-O or already have your AARP card, there are certain signs that you can't ignore. Because even if you feel like you're at the top of your game, you know you're 50 when . . .

- Your main form of aerobic exercise is getting up to find the remote
- You think a mosh pit is something found at the center of an exotic fruit
- "Performance anxiety" refers to golf . . . and bingo night
- You read obituaries not to see who died but how long they lived
- Twice in one night refers to bathroom visits

So go ahead and spend your kid's inheritance on a Porsche (and liposuction so you can fit into it)--you've got another 50 years to go