I just re-read the high times JB interview from 1976. Willing to bet that today he has a different view on what constitues growing old!
High Times: Would you like to retire say at 65 and go into rumrunning or some other kind of activity with a boat?
Buffett: Oh, that's what I'll do. I'll go down to the Islands. If I live to be real old. I'll go down there and become a character in a bar. I'll have enough stories to tell. I mean, what else do you do when you're 65 or 70? You can't get laid....
Re: Buffett eats his words on growing old
Posted: December 20, 2010 4:41 pm
by Carolinadreamin'
cdudley wrote:I just re-read the high times JB interview from 1976. Willing to bet that today he has a different view on what constitues growing old!
High Times: Would you like to retire say at 65 and go into rumrunning or some other kind of activity with a boat?
Buffett: Oh, that's what I'll do. I'll go down to the Islands. If I live to be real old. I'll go down there and become a character in a bar. I'll have enough stories to tell. I mean, what else do you do when you're 65 or 70? You can't get laid....
I wonder how Jane feels about that statement.......
Re: Buffett eats his words on growing old
Posted: December 20, 2010 5:32 pm
by ScarletB
I'm thinking if it weren't for Jane there are several of us here who might be willing to prove him wrong on that point.
Rhumba Man!!!!
Re: Buffett eats his words on growing old
Posted: December 20, 2010 5:34 pm
by dnw
Re: Buffett eats his words on growing old
Posted: December 20, 2010 9:41 pm
by Deanna
ScarletB wrote:I'm thinking if it weren't for Jane there are several of us here who might be willing to prove him wrong on that point.
Rhumba Man!!!!
My thoughts exactly!!
Re: Buffett eats his words on growing old
Posted: December 21, 2010 12:33 am
by Midnight Flyer
Carolinadreamin' wrote:
cdudley wrote:I just re-read the high times JB interview from 1976. Willing to bet that today he has a different view on what constitues growing old!
High Times: Would you like to retire say at 65 and go into rumrunning or some other kind of activity with a boat?
Buffett: Oh, that's what I'll do. I'll go down to the Islands. If I live to be real old. I'll go down there and become a character in a bar. I'll have enough stories to tell. I mean, what else do you do when you're 65 or 70? You can't get laid....
I wonder how Jane feels about that statement.......
Of course those were the pre Viagra days....
Re: Buffett eats his words on growing old
Posted: December 21, 2010 12:56 am
by Karacal
ScarletB wrote:I'm thinking if it weren't for Jane there are several of us here who might be willing to prove him wrong on that point.
Rhumba Man!!!!
Re: Buffett eats his words on growing old
Posted: December 21, 2010 6:49 am
by Bfan53again
I doubt whether any of my "predictions" about old age made in 1976 would be any less comical today.........
Re: Buffett eats his words on growing old
Posted: December 21, 2010 7:43 am
by carolinapiratechik
cdudley wrote:Buffett: Oh, that's what I'll do. I'll go down to the Islands.
Lucky for us all that he didn't choose that path.
Re: Buffett eats his words on growing old
Posted: December 21, 2010 9:41 am
by RainTree
I'm thinking if it weren't for Jane there are several of us here who might be willing to prove him wrong on that point.
Rhumba Man!!!!
Oh yes, definitely!
Re: Buffett eats his words on growing old
Posted: December 21, 2010 9:45 am
by surfpirate
1970s Jimmy Buffett wrote:Oh, that's what I'll do. I'll go down to the Islands. If I live to be real old.
I'll go down there and become a character in a bar. I'll have enough stories to tell.
I mean, what else do you do when you're 65 or 70?
You can't get laid....
Deanna wrote:
ScarletB wrote:I'm thinking if it weren't for Jane there are several of us here who might be willing to prove him wrong on that point.
Rhumba Man!!!!
My thoughts exactly!!
I no longer wonder why the p0rn spambots seek out BuffettNews.
Re: Buffett eats his words on growing old
Posted: December 21, 2010 9:47 am
by pair8head
surfpirate wrote:
Deanna wrote:
ScarletB wrote:I'm thinking if it weren't for Jane there are several of us here who might be willing to prove him wrong on that point.
Rhumba Man!!!!
My thoughts exactly!!
I no longer wonder why the p0rn spambots seek out BuffettNews.
CLEAN UP ON MONITOR 5 PLEASE
Re: Buffett eats his words on growing old
Posted: December 21, 2010 9:53 am
by Snowparrot
In a few days, Jimmy will be the same age as me: 64...
It does seem kind of impossible we've lasted this long, and that we're not the 64-yr olds we thought we'd be.
Mostly it's pretty satisfying, and if I had Jimmy's millions, I'd likely be even happier!
Re: Buffett eats his words on growing old
Posted: December 21, 2010 12:10 pm
by Bicycle Bill
Snowparrot wrote:In a few days, Jimmy will be the same age as me: 64...
Cue up the Beatles' song —
-"BB"-
Re: Buffett eats his words on growing old
Posted: December 21, 2010 12:16 pm
by citcat
pair8head wrote:
surfpirate wrote:
Deanna wrote:
ScarletB wrote:I'm thinking if it weren't for Jane there are several of us here who might be willing to prove him wrong on that point.
Rhumba Man!!!!
My thoughts exactly!!
I no longer wonder why the p0rn spambots seek out BuffettNews.
CLEAN UP ON MONITOR 5 PLEASE
AND MONITOR 7 !!!!!!!!!
Re: Buffett eats his words on growing old
Posted: December 21, 2010 8:24 pm
by Deanna
citcat wrote:
pair8head wrote:
surfpirate wrote:
Deanna wrote:
ScarletB wrote:I'm thinking if it weren't for Jane there are several of us here who might be willing to prove him wrong on that point.
Rhumba Man!!!!
My thoughts exactly!!
I no longer wonder why the p0rn spambots seek out BuffettNews.
CLEAN UP ON MONITOR 5 PLEASE
AND MONITOR 7 !!!!!!!!!
What can I say...he may be turning 64 but he leaves me wanting more!!
'''ASAP on the clean up please'''
Re: Buffett eats his words on growing old
Posted: December 21, 2010 10:12 pm
by ScarletB
surfpirate wrote:
1970s Jimmy Buffett wrote:Oh, that's what I'll do. I'll go down to the Islands. If I live to be real old.
I'll go down there and become a character in a bar. I'll have enough stories to tell.
I mean, what else do you do when you're 65 or 70?
You can't get laid....
Deanna wrote:
ScarletB wrote:I'm thinking if it weren't for Jane there are several of us here who might be willing to prove him wrong on that point.
Rhumba Man!!!!
My thoughts exactly!!
I no longer wonder why the p0rn spambots seek out BuffettNews.
I don't care who you are, that right there is funny!
Re: Buffett eats his words on growing old
Posted: December 21, 2010 10:31 pm
by sonofabeach
citcat wrote:
pair8head wrote:
surfpirate wrote:
Deanna wrote:
ScarletB wrote:I'm thinking if it weren't for Jane there are several of us here who might be willing to prove him wrong on that point.
Rhumba Man!!!!
My thoughts exactly!!
I no longer wonder why the p0rn spambots seek out BuffettNews.