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Old age is a strange thing. In many ways it is a frame of mind. I have met people in their 80s year who certainly didn't seem old. On the other hand one guy I worked with seemed old when I first met him. I thought he only had a year or two until he retired. I was shocked when I found out he was only in his early 50s.
So you are only as old as you feel.
However it is possible to determine the youngest age at which it is possible to be old. It can be expressed mathematically thus:
X=W+1
Where:
X is the threshold of old age (in years),
W is Waspie_Dwarf's age (in years).
I call this Waspie's Law. It can be expressed in words thus: "Old age is always at least one year more than Waspie_Dwarf's current age.
It is, therefore impossible for anyone under the age of 41 to be old. However at midnight GMT tonight this will all change. From then on it will be impossible for anyone under the age of 42 to be old.
If I can just get the rest of the world to agree with Waspie's Law I will never, ever be old.
So you are only as old as you feel.
However it is possible to determine the youngest age at which it is possible to be old. It can be expressed mathematically thus:
X=W+1
Where:
X is the threshold of old age (in years),
W is Waspie_Dwarf's age (in years).
I call this Waspie's Law. It can be expressed in words thus: "Old age is always at least one year more than Waspie_Dwarf's current age.
It is, therefore impossible for anyone under the age of 41 to be old. However at midnight GMT tonight this will all change. From then on it will be impossible for anyone under the age of 42 to be old.
If I can just get the rest of the world to agree with Waspie's Law I will never, ever be old.
See, it already is being used!
