Old xxxx never die, they just xxxx November 11, 2023

 Old soldiers never die, they just fade away (Barrack Ballad, from General MacArthur, 1960)

Old gardeners never die, they just spade away. 

Old terrorists never die, they just raid away. 

Old band leaders never die, they just parade away. 

Old ministers never die, they just prayed away.

Old small animals never die, they just preyed away. 

Old prostitutes never die, they just get laid away. 

Old bikers never die, they just get recycled. 


We are now sitting in the airport in Albuquerque, and Paul and Liza add: 

Delta flights don't get cancelled, they just get delayed away.

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