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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's a joke. Lots and lots and lots of old people say this.  I think it's as common as "Workin' hard, or hardly working?"

Lighten up and say "Good thing we weren't counting on getting any!"

FWIW, my parents make that joke and there was never any contemplation that they would have ANY inheritance to give us.  (For comparison, one of our set of grandparents died with $10K in the bank; the other died with about $47 -- depending on whether the social security check for the month had cleared or not!)   
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Mine, too!  My grandparents also died without leaving anything, and while my parents are better-off than their parents were, I don't anticipate that they will have much of anything to leave besides their house.   But they do joke about spending our inheritance.  I always tell them I hope they do, since it's their money and they should use it to enjoy their retirement.

I agree, though, that tone and context matters, but I think that the best response is lighthearted.  [/quote]

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