No More Free Donuts For Seniors - GoFuckYourself.com

SykkBoy · 09-24-2007, 05:35 AM

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MAHOPAC, N.Y - It was just another morning at the senior center: Women were sewing, men were playing pool ? and seven demonstrators, average age 76, were picketing outside, demanding doughnuts.

They wore sandwich boards proclaiming, "Give Us Our Just Desserts" and "They're Carbs, Not Contraband."

At issue is a decision to refuse free doughnuts, pies and breads that were being donated to senior centers around Putnam County, north of New York City. Officials were concerned that the county was setting a bad nutritional precedent by providing mounds of doughnuts and other sweets to seniors.

The picketers said they were objecting not to a lack of sweets but that they weren't consulted about the ban.

"Lack of respect is what it's all about," said Joe Hajkowski, 75, a former labor union official who organized the demonstration. He said officials had implied that seniors were gorging themselves on jelly doughnuts and were too senile to make the choice for themselves.

C. Michael Sibilia said, "I'm 86, not 8."

Inside, some seniors said they missed the doughnuts but others said they were glad to see them go.

"It was disgusting the way people went after them," said 80-year-old Rita Jorgensen. "I think the senior center did them a favor by taking it away."

more of the story...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070923/...oughnut_debate

At 75 or 80, are a couple extra jelly donuts really going to do much damage?

Antonio · 09-24-2007, 06:02 AM

yeah, easy to take them away from the seniors, try to take them away from the cops and see what happens

teg0 · 09-24-2007, 07:07 AM

Old People Are Funny

""It was disgusting the way people went after them," said 80-year-old Rita Jorgensen. "I think the senior center did them a favor by taking it away."

Thats probably the most truthful statement in the whole story. When you're in a home you'll fight for anything to give you "status" or "rank." Also jelly donuts were probably the most exciting thing in their lives.

ShellyCrash · 09-24-2007, 07:28 AM

Old folks love Entenmann's. No matter what I do in life, no matter how many tattoos I get, as long as I bring a coffee cake I'm the best grandaughter in town. I think it's wrong to deny them that.

eroswebmaster · 09-24-2007, 08:01 AM

Who cares if some senior wants to eat something bad for them?

I recall a time when me dad and I drove my his great aunt back to Oklahoma after my grandfather's funeral. She was 90 years old. We get there and ask her if she needs anything at the grocery store and she says whole milk.

My dad then goes onto lecture a 90 year old lady on why she should be drinking fat free milk...I told my dad..."do you honestly think someone who's lived to 90 is going to start worrying about cutting out fat in milk now?"

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09-24-2007, 06:02 AM	#2
Antonio Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Spartaaaaaaaaa Posts: 14,136	yeah, easy to take them away from the seniors, try to take them away from the cops and see what happens

09-24-2007, 07:07 AM	#3
teg0 Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Gringo in Puerto Rico Posts: 4,204	Old People Are Funny ""It was disgusting the way people went after them," said 80-year-old Rita Jorgensen. "I think the senior center did them a favor by taking it away." Thats probably the most truthful statement in the whole story. When you're in a home you'll fight for anything to give you "status" or "rank." Also jelly donuts were probably the most exciting thing in their lives.