View Full Version : You know you are getting old when...
...You find yourself looking forward to trying out new things...
...like the new shampoo you bought today :/
Finish the sentence! :D
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Knipples
02-08-2011, 20:56
You know you're getting old
When you look at younger people driving round in cars and think they look about 12.
When you look at a girl in a skimpy dress, and your first thought is "isn't she cold?"
When you say things your Mum said to you. :o
When you feel guilty about spending money on yourself ...
oh ...
wait ...
I've always done that :confused:
You know you're getting old when you have your 30th birthday
... you roll your eyes at most peoples FaceBook status updates :/
Briggykins
02-08-2011, 21:29
...you realise that people who weren't even born when 9/11 happened will soon be having their 10th birthday.
Stan_Lite
02-08-2011, 21:39
..... your youngest daughter buys you Jaegerbombs in the hotel bar :(
volospian
04-08-2011, 08:07
... when you'd rather have a nice warm bath than go clubbing
... when you still play your music on the last format (Look at my new CD player!... CD's? What are they?)
... when you think you were much more polite to your elders than the youth of today..
You see people who are blatantly not old complaining about being old.
I'm not old by the way. Threadbare, but not old.
Justsomebloke
04-08-2011, 10:26
When you can't read the small print without putting your other glasses on.
When hair sprouts out of weird places.
When you watch 70's re-runs just to watch the cars in the background.
When you walk into a pub playing loud music & about turn & walk out like grandpa Simpson entering a brothel only to find Bart at the desk. :o
Your oldest nephew who was born when you were 14 has been with his current girlfriend for 18 months, has left school and you are barely as up to his shoulders height wise.
And your 2nd eldest nephew who is only 12 is taller than you and has his first girlfriend.
Oh and next year you'll be the age your Mother was when she had you, when you first found out what age that was, you thought 31 was far too old to be still having babies.
the kid you used to babysit for invites you to his 21st......
....your children look middle aged
.... your back goes out more often than you do
...you refer to policemen as "son"
...when you stand up you make oooh noises
Psymonkee
05-08-2011, 00:34
....you get excited by the prospect of playing with some crayons :D
(just me? ....)
Tis Lom.
When your 1st born has his 1st crush on a girl.
When you get really excited over a new kitchen appliance.
When you find your 1st grey hair and your children laugh (loudly) :(
You realise you havent made a sandcastle 4 over a decade, so you seize the moment & build 3!
:D
BB x
I've never made a sandcastle despite living within walking distance of the beach my whole life ...
you wish for a quiet weekend in!
you wish for a quiet weekend in!
Amen to that.. and knowing I'm not going to get one this weekend makes me :'(
hehe, We've not got a weekend free until end of September :/
And that's from the 15th July!
When you look back on your life and realise how things have changed.
TinkerBell
05-08-2011, 15:36
you need a nap at this time in the day!
Oh and needing to go to bed earlier than 11pm or the above happens :(
... when you realize you're in single digits away from being an AARP member.
... when you realize that things you watched happen live are now featured on the History Channel (Challenger shuttle, Mt St Helens, Moon landing).
... when you start to type something in a thread like this and forget what it was.
When you borrow your daughters shoes and they're too big for you.
You turn off the radio complaining of modern music being rubbish then realise your parents did the same to your music choices when you were younger and you sound exactly as they did.
Del Lardo
08-08-2011, 17:43
You turn off the radio complaining of modern music being rubbish then realise your parents did the same to your music choices when you were younger and you sound exactly as they did.
But you're forgetting that our music was brilliant and modern stuff is gubbins, every generation apart from our own is simply wrong ;)
Flibster
08-08-2011, 17:51
But you're forgetting that our music was brilliant and modern stuff is gubbins, every generation apart from our own is simply wrong ;)
Music from my youth was crap too...
I'm pretty sure I was born about 30-40 years too late from my musical tastes. ;)
Anyway, when you use the phrase "When I was your age..."
When you have to explain what cassettes are.
When someone tries to put one of your laserdiscs on the record deck... *wimper*
SidewinderINC
08-08-2011, 18:42
... when you realize that things you watched happen live are now featured on the History Channel (Challenger shuttle, Mt St Helens, Moon landing).
I think the thread is done folks, I'm sorry to say it, but Darrin has won this one.
When you argue/shout at the tv... and realise it's exactly what your father does!
When you're very excited to finish building your new shed...
http://yfrog.com/kkq8lxwj
I think the thread is done folks, I'm sorry to say it, but Darrin has won this one.
Moon Landing was the year before I popped out, but I remember Challenger all too well. :(
... when you demand they bring back Borstal.
Stan_Lite
08-08-2011, 21:48
When you're very excited to finish building your new shed...
http://yfrog.com/kkq8lxwj
Dude. I wasn't particularly good at woodwork at school but that doesn't look all that 'finished' to me :p
Stan_Lite
08-08-2011, 21:50
Moon Landing was the year before I popped out,
Neil Armstrong walked on the moon on my 4th birthday. Sadly, we didn't get our first telly until I was 7 :(
Kell_ee001
08-08-2011, 23:47
... people refer to you as ma'am! Or almost as bad, "that nice lady" :(
ma'am as in Palm,or Mam as in ham? ;)
When you find yourself wondering if people have any grasp of even recent history.
Seeing people protest about how computer games, sexual immorality, violent films, liberalism etc. are the causes of the riots in London and across the country.
What the ****?
It's simple, it's happened so many times in London and across the country it really isn't that much of a surprise. Annoying, frustrating, upsetting, but not that much of a surprise. Reaching for bull**** like that instead of going to the simple, obvious and far more directly attributable. You've got higher than normal unemployment, the after effects of a bad recession, underlying grumbles about immigrants being cheap labour and taking jobs. Even a basic grasp of history shows riots in London and the country as a result of most of those, and then the final spark comes, something usually related to the actions of the establishment and *bam* riots. This time around it was accusations of Police Brutality, always a good one to get a good little riot going, as it has done in the past under similar circumstances.
When you argue/shout at the tv... and realise it's exactly what your father does!
I've been doing that since I was about 10 ;D Guess that's what comes from growing up in a very political household does!
When you find yourself wondering if people have any grasp of even recent history.
Seeing people protest about how computer games, sexual immorality, violent films, liberalism etc. are the causes of the riots in London and across the country.
What the ****?
It's simple, it's happened so many times in London and across the country it really isn't that much of a surprise. Annoying, frustrating, upsetting, but not that much of a surprise. Reaching for bull**** like that instead of going to the simple, obvious and far more directly attributable. You've got higher than normal unemployment, the after effects of a bad recession, underlying grumbles about immigrants being cheap labour and taking jobs. Even a basic grasp of history shows riots in London and the country as a result of most of those, and then the final spark comes, something usually related to the actions of the establishment and *bam* riots. This time around it was accusations of Police Brutality, always a good one to get a good little riot going, as it has done in the past under similar circumstances.
*nods* :(
Justsomebloke
09-08-2011, 15:31
You know you are getting old when...
You don't join in with the Rioters you just sit there shaking your head. :dunno:
I have to say, I could have been any age, and I'd never have joined in.
TinkerBell
09-08-2011, 17:05
100% agree with you. I normally go to my dad's today. But I'm not even going to leave the house! Lockdown soon.
Dude. I wasn't particularly good at woodwork at school but that doesn't look all that 'finished' to me :p
thats why I'm excited to finish building it!
Need to lay the felt on the roof and hang the doors then its done ;D
Kell_ee001
09-08-2011, 21:45
ma'am as in Palm,or Mam as in ham? ;)
Ma'am as in ham but not as Mam :D
Pumpkinstew
10-08-2011, 13:21
.... you pick something up in the supermarket, look at the price, ask a stacker if that looks right and then put the item back
.... you stop completely at random and tut when people bump into you
camerajuan
11-08-2011, 10:22
You KNOW you're old when you take half an hour to pee, have outdoor slippers, have a pill box, answer the phone in the middle of a sentence and the killer way you KNOW you're old is when you tell people stories as they try to leave your house.
This thread is making me feel young. Keep going, pops.
... You laugh when watching the film Super 8 because you also remember the days when you'd have to go to boots to get your photos developed... And if you wanted them speedy they could put it through with 3 days...
Erm!
... when your first car had the towing package 27 gallon petrol tank. You pull away from the border between Canada and the United States and the car sputters out of gas at 30mph. You coast down the road and roll up to the fuel pump. You then hand the cashier a $20 bill to prepay the pump.
And when you're done you go back and get a carton of smokes, a 12 pack of Coke, two chocolate bars and STILL got change back!!
...when you get grey hairs not just on your head, but also on your chin :/
That's a new way of referring to your balls, Des :)
;D
You know when you're getting old when...
...you start complaining about things. I've been on a roll this weekend :D
...most of your friends are young enough to be your kids (I'm not joking! :/)
Stan_Lite
17-08-2011, 18:47
... You pick up a pair of Argyll pattern socks and think "Mmm nice" :o
I don't know when I'm going to feel old. I think I've always been too sensible and a bit of a misery so nothing's really changed! I am starting to get a few white whiskers and chest hairs though. Really hoping the sideburns go next so I can reap the distinguished benefits. ;D
Edit: Wow, first post in two and a half months...
... You laugh when watching the film Super 8 because you also remember the days when you'd have to go to boots to get your photos developed... And if you wanted them speedy they could put it through with 3 days...
Erm!
I still do that. Some of us still use film :)
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