Some people rob banks with guns. And other people are a little more creative: Police say an elderly woman robbed a bank last week by handing the clerk a note indicating that "she had AIDS and would give it to a teller if he didn't cooperate."
Life in a retirement community can be pretty bad for some people. But for elderly potheads, like the members of one California medical marijuana "pot collective" at Laguna Woods Village, it's not that bad! Or, at least it wasn't.
Since retiring from his CNN show in December, cuddly curmudgeon Larry King has written a book, embarked on a stand-up comedy tour, and even hawked breath mints, so it was no surprise that he found the time to show up on the panel of last night's Real Time with Bill Maher. And in true old-man style, King had one…
We already know what overdosing on Viagra can do to you: blurry vision, a head ache, and an extended period of time during which wearing sweatpants is inadvisable. But what about reports of men starting to lose their hearing from taking Viagra? The number of cases is growing! The Telegraph has some details:
The special election for New York's 26th congressional district seat — the one left vacant by our beloved Craigslist Congressman, former Rep. Chris Lee — is 12 days away, and the race is rapidly becoming hilarious. Mostly because of the rich, 78-year-old buzzard running as a third-party candidate on the "Tea Party"…
Police in San Bruno, California on Friday responded to a burglary call after neighbors spotted two men busting down the door of a home shared by two little old ladies. Officers arrested the men down the road carrying $12,000 in cash, plastic baggies and seven hits of ecstasy. But when they returned to the scene of the…
81-year-old Yorkie-crazed gossip columnist Cindy Adams is so bewildered by technology, she devoted a column to perplexing contraptions like cellphones, doorbells, and windows.
The man officially recognized as the oldest man in the world, Walter Breuning, died yesterday in Montana of natural causes. He was 114 years old. Breuning lived by a simple set rules, according to the AP, which included eating two meals a day, because "That's all you need." He also had thoughts on death: "We're going…
If anything will make it easier for House conservatives to back off on shutting down the government this week, it's the prospect of a different, and much larger fight over the federally funded social safety net. House Republicans are preparing to introduce a 10-year budget Tuesday that will eliminate Medicare and…
The masters of legislative oversight who currently make up America's House Republican majority has another little beef to settle, this time with that most sinister of Washington special interests: The American Association of Retired Persons, a.k.a. the lobby for old people things. If only these geriatrics hadn't…
A 92-year-old Florida woman, Helen Staudinger really wanted a kiss from her 53-year-old ex-cop neighbor, Dwight Bettner on Monday. But when he turned down her advances and walked back home, Staudinger fired four shots from a pistol at his house, according to Reuters:
One of New Hampshire's new state representatives is 91-year-old Martin Harty, and he's hilarious. This World War II veteran and "retired peddler and market vendor" has admitted that he has no idea how to do his job, although he does manage to advocate for eugenics in conversations with constituents.
Click to viewWhat does former Senator Alan Simpson (R - Wy.), co-chair of President Obama's deficit-reduction commission, think about "kids these days"? So glad you asked!
It had been a little while since 60 Minutes had graced us with a show-ending Andy Rooney segment, but tonight, everyone's favorite senile curmudgeon was back—and complaining about something, naturally. Tonight's victim? The confusing, evil, soul-destroying e-book!
Police in Estero, Florida last month arrested a man after he was caught on surveillance video stealing sausages and napkins from a retirement community's club house. 34-year-old Joshua Ryan Abernathy entered the Mariner's Cove Club House, took a shower, and wandered around inside naked to the amusement of some cute…
Ever wondered how Conan is received among senior citizen audiences? Well, this clip proves that the comedian's genius is multi-generational. Or at least, that it's funny to hear old people use modern technology and say silly things like they're young.
Drinking windshield wiper fluid doesn't exactly sound refreshing (or, you know, safe), but that's what 84-year-old Henry Morello did to survive while he was stranded in the Arizona desert for five days. He got his car stuck in a ditch on the way home one night from his favorite restaurant, Harold's Corral: "My phone…
The FBI said that the "Geezer Bandit" robbed another bank on Friday, when an old man wearing a blazer hit a Bank of America branch in Goleta. There's a paltry $20,000 reward for information leading to his arrest.
75-year-old Joy Cassidy pleaded guilty to malicious injury to property for dumping syrup and ketchup into an Idaho library's book drop at least ten times in retaliation for being banned. Don't mess with an old person's library privileges. [Idaho Statesman]
Here's a video from a cover band performance of Whitney Houston's "I Wanna Dance with Somebody" at the Winstar Casino. But the true star isn't the singer—it's the elderly couple performing an interpretive dance to the song. Awwwwww!
