BIG 4-0: If you’re not a woman over 40, skip this
column.[neWLine]

Now, for the rest of us, we hear from CBS pundit Andy Rooney
about why he values women over 40:[neWLine]

– “”A woman over 40 will never wake you in the middle of the
night to ask, ‘What are you thinking?’ She doesn’t care what you
think.[neWLine]

– If a woman over 40 doesn’t want to watch the game, she doesn’t
sit around whining about it. She does something she wants to do.
And, it’s usually something more interesting.[neWLine]

– A woman over 40 knows herself well enough to be assured in who
she is, what she is, what she wants and from whom. Few women past
the age of 40 give a hoot what you might think about her or what
she’s doing.[neWLine]

– Women over 40 are dignified. They seldom have a screaming
match with you at the opera or in the middle of an expensive
restaurant. Of course, if you deserve it, they won’t hesitate to
shoot you, if they think they can get away with it.[neWLine]

– Older women are generous with praise, often undeserved. They
know what it’s like to be unappreciated.[neWLine]

– A woman over 40 has the self-assurance to introduce you to her
women friends. A younger woman with a man will often ignore even
her best friend because she doesn’t trust the guy with other women.
Women over 40 couldn’t care less if you’re attracted to her friends
because she knows her friends won’t betray her.[neWLine]

– A woman over 40 looks good wearing bright red lipstick. This
is not true of younger women. Once you get past a wrinkle or two, a
woman over 40 is far sexier than her younger
counterpart.[neWLine]

– Older women are forthright and honest. They’ll tell you right
off if you are a jerk if you are acting like one! You don’t ever
have to wonder where you stand with her.[neWLine]

Yes, we praise women over 40 for a multitude of reasons.
Unfortunately, it’s not reciprocal. For every stunning, smart,
well-coiffed hot woman of 40+, there is a bald, paunchy relic in
yellow pants making a fool of himself with some 22-year-old
waitress. …””