Frank Kaiser's View of Women Over 40

[Blondie]

If you know of any women over 40........... Frank Kaiser
says.... "As I age, I value women who are over 40 most
of all. Here are just a few reasons why:
An over 40 woman will never wake you in the middle
of the night to ask, "What are you thinking?"
She doesn't care what you think. If an over 40 woman
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.

An over 40 woman knows herself well enough to be
assured in who she is, what she is, what she wants,
and from whom. Few women past the age of 40 give
a darn what you might think about her or what she's
doing. An over 40 woman usually has had her fill of
"meaningful relationships" and commitment." The
last thing she wants in her life is another dopey,
clingy, whiny, dependent lover.

Over 40 women 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.

Over 40 women are generous with praise, often
undeserved. They know what it's like to be
unappreciated. An over 40 woman 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. A woman over 40 woman 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 an over 40 woman. They always
know. An over 40 woman looks good wearing bright
red lipstick. This is not true of younger women.
Over 40 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 over 40 women for a multitude
of reasons. Unfortunately, it's not reciprocal.
For every stunning, smart, well-coiffed hot woman
of 40+, there is a bald, paunchy relic in yellow pants
making a fool of himself with some 22-year-old waitress.

 

[Serena]

 

[Laurajean1014]

Usually I do not agree with Andy Rooney (I think he needs a diaper), but he's kinda close on this one.

 

[SunFloridaDisney]

Sounds pretty right to me!

 

[phamton]

It's a great piece but Andy didn't write it:
http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/rooney2.asp

"This item was not penned by Andy Rooney; it is an embellished version of a piece created by Frank Kaiser, a columnist whose Suddenly Senior articles are published on his web site and syndicated to a variety of newspapers across the U.S.

Baltimore Sun writer Susan Reimer contacted Andy Rooney, who told her:

"It just bugs me that anybody would put my name on something I didn't write," said Rooney from his New York office. He's been the object of this kind of hoax before, and another, he said, had just crossed his desk.

I asked him if he shared the author's affection for older women, and he said, "Not particularly."

The true author, Frank Kaiser, had this to say about the misattribution:

I actually wrote it in 2000 but about a year ago [i.e., in 2002], I started seeing it come back to me in e-mails attributed to Andy Rooney. It didn't bother me too much. That's sort of the nature of the Internet. I wrote him and made a joke about it and he called me. You know, he's just as cantankerous on the phone as he is on the air."

 

[Blondie]

Thank you Phamton for clearing that up. It was sent to me in an email, and I didn't bother to check the credibility of it, I rarely do when it's in an email, nor do I have the time to do so.

I know someone here on the DIS will do it for me!

Now if someone were sending me percentage rates on a new home loan, then yes, I'll do my research.

For emails, I just smile and pass them on.

 

[phamton]

I'm not criticizing the piece. I think it is excellent. I just would like the proper person credited for it and not that crudmugeon Andy Rooney. He doesn't deserve the credit.

 

[Blondie]

I agree, it is a good piece.

Why do people do that with Andy Rooney? It's not the first time I've seen his name with something he didn't write. What makes him so special that someone would want to attach his name to it?