Gerry and I are celebrating our 50th Anniversary today. That seems like a long time. It isn't in comparison to Guinness World Records. Wikipedia has a long list for marriages reported to be over 80 years. Ninety years is the emerald wedding anniversary, or is it? At another site, it says that the 90th is stone, the 80th is oak, the 70th is platinum, and the 60th is diamond. We know the 50th is gold. There is a list from 1 to 100. I have to admit that being 120 doesn't appeal to me at my current age of 70. Do you imagine being 120? Let me know what you come up with.
What's the longest marriage? For not verified - which is key to Guinness records - it is 90 years 291 days - it failed verification. Next is 88 years, also not verified.
Are you ready? The verified marriage is 86 years 290 days in North Carolina. It was recognized in 2008 and they passed away in 2011 and 2013. They were married on May 13, 1924.
In Wikipedia, there's one at 85 years with both spouses living now. We should send them congratulations on September 17th.
Taking a look at 50th anniversary jokes, I find that they all start with "an elderly couple", so I guess 70 meets the criteria of elderly. Here's the repeatable one:
An elderly couple was celebrating their fiftieth anniversary. The couple had married as childhood sweethearts and had moved back to their old neighborhood after they retired. Holding hands, they walked back to their old school. It was not locked, so they entered, and found the old desk they'd shared, where Jerry had carved I love you, Sally.
On their way back home, a bag of money fell out of an armored car, practically landing at their feet. Sally quickly picked it up and, not sure what to do with it, they took it home. There, she counted the money - fifty thousand dollars!
Jerry said, We've got to give it back. Sally said, Finders keepers. She put the money back in the bag and hid it in their attic.
The next day, two police officers were canvassing the neighborhood looking for the money, and knocked on their door.
Pardon me, did either of you find a bag that fell out of an armored car yesterday? Sally said, No. Jerry said, She’s lying. She hid it up in the attic. Sally said, Don't believe him, he’s getting senile. The agents turned to Jerry and began to question him. One said: Tell us the story from the beginning. Jerry said, Well, when Sally and I were walking home from school yesterday ... The first police officer turned to his partner and said, Were outta here!
Today we have a Magnolia couple. This was blooming in profusion when we got married. A lovely floral time of year for such a flower lover as I am.
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