I suspect the joke is supposed to read “google farsightedness.“ That’s the condition that hits many people around age 40. It causes our eyes to have trouble focusing on objects that are nearby. It can be addressed easily through the use of corrective lenses – the ubiquitous reading glasses, or, for those who are already using the glasses, the dreaded bifocals. It’s often the source of jokes as we get older.
Macular degeneration, on the other hand, is no joking matter. It is a very serious eye disease that cannot be treated and that can lead to blindness. For Joe, it would mean the end of his career as a beat up sooner rather than later.
I think someone – Marcy or Robb – didn’t do their homework here.
I suspect the joke is supposed to read “google farsightedness.“ That’s the condition that hits many people around age 40. It causes our eyes to have trouble focusing on objects that are nearby. It can be addressed easily through the use of corrective lenses – the ubiquitous reading glasses, or, for those who are already using the glasses, the dreaded bifocals. It’s often the source of jokes as we get older.
Macular degeneration, on the other hand, is no joking matter. It is a very serious eye disease that cannot be treated and that can lead to blindness. For Joe, it would mean the end of his career as a beat up sooner rather than later.
I think someone – Marcy or Robb – didn’t do their homework here.