"This is for all you girls 30 years and over... And for
those who are
turning 30, and for those who are scared of moving
into their 30's...

AND for guys who are scared of girls over 30!!!!...
This was a
monologue by Andy Rooney from the CBS show, 60 Minutes


Andy Rooney said:

As I grow in age, I value women who are over 30 most
of all. Here are
just a few reasons why:

A woman over 30 will never wake you in the middle of
the night to ask,
"What are you thinking?" She doesn't care what you
think.

If a woman over 30 doesn't want to watch the game, she
doesn't sit
around whining about it. She does something she wants
to do. And, it's
usually something more interesting.

A woman over 30 knows herself well enough to be
assured in whom she is,
what she is, what she wants and from whom. Few women
past the age of 30
give a hoot what you might think about her or what
she's doing.

Women over 30 are dignified. They seldom have a
screaming match with
you at the opera or in the middle of an expensive
restaurant.

Of course, if you deserve it, they won't hesitate to
shoot you, if they
think they can get away with it.

Older women are generous with praise, often undeserved
They know what
it's like to be unappreciated.

A woman over 30 has the self-assurance to introduce
you to her women
friends. A younger woman with a man will often ignore
even her best
friend because she doesn't trust the guy with other
women. Women over
30 couldn't care less if you're attracted to her
friends because she
knows her friends won't betray her.

Women get psychic as they age. You never have to
confess your sins to a
woman over 30. They always know.

A woman over 30 looks good wearing bright red
lipstick. This is not
true of younger women.

Once you get past a wrinkle or two, a woman over 30 is
far sexier than
her younger counterpart.

Older women are forthright and honest. They'll tell
you right off if
you are a jerk if you are acting like one! You don't
ever have to
wonder where you stand with her.

Yes, we praise women over 30 for a multitude of
reasons.
Unfortunately, it's not reciprocal. For every
stunning, smart,
well-coiffed hot woman of 30 , there is a bald,
paunchy relic in yellow
pants making a fool of himself with some 22-year-old
waitress.

Ladies, I apologize.

For all those men who say, "Why buy the cow when you
can get the milk
for free". Here's an update for you.

Nowadays 80% women are against marriage, why?
Because women realize it's not worth buying an entire
Pig, just to get
a little sausage.

Life truely begins at 30

This just in:

Andy penned this a couple of hours after being shot down at a local pub's College Night.

I wonder if there's a connection...

ThreadBare said:

please tell me you're joking

BlackBuddy said:

I am.



It wasn't local. He was on travel.

ThreadBare said:

I don't like how he conflates 'women over 30' and 'older women' and if they are the same. They aren't.

Also, I hated turning 26, let alone 30 and being over 30 FUCKING SUCKS.

Oh hell yes

Thanks for posting this, Jan

jone70 said:

That's too bad.

I'm 32 and I really feel (and I am told that I look) no different than I did in my early 20s. The only way I feel different is in life experience.

My 30s have been great so far.

JustErin said:

Well I guess I still look alright--people never believe it when I tell them I'm over 30, but I enjoyed my life more in the mid-20s. It's not that my life is terrible now, but everything was better then.

jone70 said:

JustErin said:

JustErin said:

that is how i feel too

turning 40 was one of the best yrs of my life

42 is just as good

applekisses said:

jone70 said:

You didn't didn't find anything positive in what he said?

BlackBuddy said:

It's not that, I just feel that a lot of what he said is applicable to women who are younger than 30, too; those qualities he mentioned don't just 'magically' appear when one turns 30. I think (no, I know) that before I was 30 I was doing/acting the way he is describing "older women." (Not trying to sound conceited, but I've always been pretty "forthright and honest", not whining about watching 'the game', trying to behave with dignity, etc...) I just feel that people want to ascribe some magical property to turning '30' when it's just another year. (Just like Valentine's Day is just another day.)

I don't know...I'm kinda cranky today...so just disregard me.

jone70 said:

Well, I'm not 30 yet (late 20's) and I agree with you. I'm already like what he described. I think he was saying something in defense of women 30 and up because, in general, people are afraid to turn 30. Men seem to like 20-something women over them, etc. It was just a pat on the back, in a way

I understand he now waves this commentary around in those same bars -- except on College Nights.

"Ma'am... Hey! Ma'am, please don't walk away. I -- I wrote this. I ... no, really ... I get you. I UNDERSTAND!!!"






Pretty pathetic, actually...

MickG said:

Life is beginning just great for me at 35.

Janfriend... Go... 30!

Where's the thread for guys over 30?

althom said:

Everything in politics and religion.

I think all years are equally as bad

Same people/different place or same job/different people

some immortals included though so it makes it a little more interesting

althom said:

Yeah!!!

We're sensitive types, too!


We deserve an ode to male-pattern baldness, to expandable-waist pants! To a surprisingly growing fondness for dark socks and bermuda shorts...

ThreadBare said:

Thready go to sleep! You've been on here too long!

ThreadBare said:

classic.
[Edited 6/29/06 23:40pm]

Sweeny79 said:

Where's our Oprah??? And, don't give me any of that Dr. Phil nonsense, either!!!

OK, OK, I'm going to bed... *grumble, grumble .... trudging off...*

ThreadBare said:

Awwww.... I can't sleep either, that's why I'm here!

And I think the male Oprah is Howard Stern.

Sweeny79 said:

*peeks head back into the Org*



*retreats once more...*

ThreadBare said: