Monthly Archives: January 2012

Betty White and Friends Get ‘Off Their Rockers’ to Get Some Laughs

January 19, 2012 – 3:17 am

Ashton Kutcher, move over. Betty White has arrived. And she and her senior-citizen friends are finding new meaning in the term “punk’d.” Just in time for her 90th birthday, White debuted a new TV series, “Off Their Rockers,” a hidden camera show where elderly individuals prank the younger generation. The pranks capitalize on the endearing… Read more »

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Occupy Goes Grey: As Seniors Demonstrate, Bank Shuts Down

January 9, 2012 – 3:43 am

With their wisdom and white hair, a group of elderly activists shut down a San Francisco Bank of America branch near Bernal Heights on Mission Street. Calling themselves “wild old women,” the group of 12 protesters ranged in age from 69 to 82. On Jan. 5, they traveled to the bank with their walkers and… Read more »

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Grandma on the Bachelor: Did She Seal the Deal?

January 3, 2012 – 2:43 am

When the 16th season of ABC’s The Bachelor debuted tonight, we met the show’s oldest contestant! Or was she? Sheryl hobbled out of the limo on crutches and a knee brace, and professed her love to Bachelor Ben. During the previews leading up to the show, ABC let fans believe they had cast the oldest… Read more »

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