Dear Abby: Snappy comebacks to being asked how old you are — ‘Age is just a number, mine’s unlisted’

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Dear Abby: Snappy comebacks to being asked how old you are — ‘Age is just a number, mine’s unlisted’
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Dear Abby readers share their funny retorts to being asked their age.

In response to “Ageless Lady in Washington” , who sought a retort to people who ask her age, I had an aunt who refused to divulge her age. She would say to anyone inquiring, “I’ll excuse you for asking, if you’ll excuse me for notThat was a classic Dear Abby retort from many years ago, and one I have also recommended. Readers had fun suggesting answers to the delicate question “How old are you?” Read on:My grandmother lived to 103.

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