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Thread ID: 121643	2011-11-04 03:20:00	I am 76 and I am tired	Cicero (40)	PC World Chat

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1241792	2011-11-04 03:20:00	Bill Cosby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I'm 76 . Except for brief period in the 50's when I was doing my National Service, I've worked hard since I was 17 . Except for some some serious health challenges, I put in 50-hour weeks, and didn't call in sick in nearly 40 years . I made a reasonable salary, but I didn't inherit my job or my income, and I worked to get where I am . Given the economy, it looks as though retirement was a bad idea, and I'm tired . Very tired . I'm tired of being told that I have to "spread the wealth" to people who don't have my work ethic . I'm tired of being told the government will take the money I earned, by force if necessary, and give it to people too lazy to earn it . I'm tired of being told that Islam is a "Religion of Peace," when every day I can read dozens of stories of Muslim men killing their sisters, wives and daughters for their family "honor"; of Muslims rioting over some slight offense; of Muslims murdering Christian and Jews because they aren't "believers"; of Muslims burning schools for girls; of Muslims stoning teenage rape victims to death for "adultery"; of Muslims mutilating the genitals of little girls; all in the name of Allah, because the Qur'an and Shari'a law tells them to . I'm tired of being told that out of "tolerance for other cultures" we must let Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries use our oil money to fund mosques and madrassa Islamic schools to preach hate in Australia, New Zealand, UK, America and Canada, while no one from these countries are allowed to fund a church, synagogue or religious school in Saudi Arabia or any other Arab country to teach love and tolerance . . I'm tired of being told I must lower my living standard to fight global warming, which no one is allowed to debate . I'm tired of being told that drug addicts have a disease, and I must help support and treat them, and pay for the damage they do . Did a giant germ rush out of a dark alley, grab them, and stuff white powder up their noses or stick a needle in their arm while they tried to fight it off? I'm tired of hearing wealthy athletes, entertainers and politicians of all parties talking about innocent mistakes, stupid mistakes or youthful mistakes, when we all know they think their only mistake was getting caught . I'm tired of people with a sense of entitlement, rich or poor . I'm really tired of people who don't take responsibility for their lives and actions . I'm tired of hearing them blame the government, or discrimination or big-whatever for their problems . I'm also tired and fed up with seeing young men and women in their teens and early 20's be-deck them selves in tattoos and face studs, thereby making themselves un-employable and claiming money from the Government . Yes, I'm damn tired . But I'm also glad to be 76 . . Because, mostly, I'm not going to have to see the world these people are making . I'm just sorry for my granddaughter and her children . Thank God I'm on the way out and not on the way in .	Cicero (40)
1241793	2011-11-04 03:25:00	That reads nothing like Bill Cosby. Reminds of the grumpy old bird in the post office this morning.	Metla (12)
1241794	2011-11-04 03:38:00	Come on Cis That piece of krap has been doing the rounds for weeks under various guises - all of them BS :( :( :(	Zippity (58)
1241795	2011-11-04 03:41:00	That reads nothing like Bill Cosby. Reminds of the grumpy old bird in the post office this morning. You're right, it doesn't read like Cosby. As for the grumpy old bird I wouldn't know, but I'll trust your call .... Here's what Bill Cosby himself says on the matter: "There's an email floating around - entitled "I'm 76 and tired" - purportedly sent by me. I did not write the email, I did not send the email, I'm not 76, and I don't subscribe to the ugly views expressed in the email. We are coming up to an important anniversary on Sunday, which is a day when we should all come together. Whoever wrote this email is not thinking about our country, or what is important. If you get the email, it's time to hit DELETE". Bill Cosby (billcosby.com) Sourced from Snopes.com HERE (www.snopes.com). Be that as it may, no matter who the author is, many will feel a certain empathy with these sentiments. Unfortunately. As Cosby says, there certainly are some ugly views.	WalOne (4202)
1241796	2011-11-04 03:41:00	Wow, nail on the head.	DeSade (984)
1241797	2011-11-04 03:58:00	Im tired too, bring on armageddon!	Gobe1 (6290)
1241798	2011-11-04 05:14:00	Ah well. Thought some of the sentiments had some merit. Do try to be positive lads.	Cicero (40)
1241799	2011-11-04 05:44:00	Do try to be positive lads. We are living in the best times in the history of mankind.	Metla (12)
1241800	2011-11-04 06:13:00	We are living in the best times in the history of mankind. Do you mean with respect to the financial crisis affecting millions of lives?	Cicero (40)
1241801	2011-11-04 06:14:00	There's a hint in the opening line that its not Bill Cosby......"I'm 76. Except for brief period in the 50's when I was doing my National Service" Did you know that "Gullible" isn't in the Oxford English Dictionary?	martynz (5445)
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