I know I'm getting old when...

[Morrigoon]

When I'm ecstatic about veggie pizza

When a glass of cran-anything qualifies as dessert

[blueerica]

I fall asleep while watching the television (or doing anything else, for that matter)

[cirquelover]

I look at the kids working at the store, fast food and think they all look like they're twelve!

[wendybeth]

I bought clothes at Eddie Bauer- and I liked them.:rolleyes:

[Morrigoon]

(guiltily admits to wearing/liking Eddie Bauer at the ripe old age of 18. Haven't shopped there in ages)

... When I go back for seconds on the aforementioned "dessert"

[sleepyjeff]

Playing one on one basketball with a neighborhood 17 year old(who happens to be on his HS basketball team). I was feeling pretty good about myself, had him down 3 baskets to none when he explained that he needed to go inside and get some shoes on as the hot pavement was hurting his bare feet.

Back with his shoes he then went on to beat me 10 - 3 :blush:

Yeah, I feel old:(

[ozron]

I look at the kids working at the store, fast food and think they all look like they're twelve!

Wait untill it starts happening with doctors, cops and public officials....

[libraryvixen]

When I go to Best Buy to ask where I can find the "Fraggle Rock" DVD and the clerk says "Fraggle what? Is that a documentary?"

[BarTopDancer]

...when the guy I was dating didn't know that 867-5309 (Jenny) was a song long before it was in a Cingular commercial. And the same guy had no idea of what the significance of Video Killed the Radio Star is.

Can you say litmus test?

[Capt Jack]

when youre dropping dime on the kids down the alley partying etc at 3am instead of trying to figure out how to crash the party

[Ghoulish Delight]

when youre dropping dime on the kids down the alley partying etc at 3am instead of trying to figure out how to crash the partyNot to mention the use of the phrase "dropping dime on".

[MouseWife]

Best Buy sounds like a painful place...

When going in to Best Buy and asking for STP and they have no clue...but she did say 'Are they known by another name?' and that she knew so that was better.

Or, talking to a young man {who looked older but was graduating high school...not that that matters too much...} and surfing comes up. I ask 'So, you ever see Eddie Vedder out there?' and he is like 'Anyone better?' and I say ' No, Eddie Vedder.' And he says 'Oh, who is that?' and I just about die. {I asked because I thought it was a well known fact that EV comes around and when he does he goes surfing.}

The young peeps at work? Must bite my tongue from giving them advice 'cause I know they won't listen...did I?

[Capt Jack]

Not to mention the use of the phrase "dropping dime on".

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[katiesue]

When your arms aren't long enought to read anything without your glasses on.

[blueerica]

Wow, I love you guys!

I know I'm getting old when all the guys in major professional sports are starting to look more and more like kids.

... When I catch a clip of The Singing Bee on E! and my mind immediately races to the 1980 flick The Final Countdown. CHEESY, but yeah... The fiiiiinal coooountdooowwwn!

... When I'm around my 15 year old sisters.

[Ghoulish Delight]

...I'm actually happy to look 10 years younger sans-beard.

[MouseWife]

...I'm actually happy to look 10 years younger sans-beard.

:p

[Ghoulish Delight]

:p
I'm not kidding. Part of the reason I've kept it as long as I have is that when I shaved it 5 years ago, I really did look about 14 years old. Definitely didn't want that back then. Now, while I don't really care that I'm approaching 30, I can't say I'm too broken up about the "You look like a high-schooler" comments.

[Capt Jack]

I still cant bring myself to do it. had the razor to my face over the weekend. just couldnt do it.

[BarTopDancer]

[/I]... When I'm around my 15 year old sisters.

YA! :p

Remember when it seemed like 2010 was so far off?

[MouseWife]

I'm not kidding. Part of the reason I've kept it as long as I have is that when I shaved it 5 years ago, I really did look about 14 years old. Definitely didn't want that back then. Now, while I don't really care that I'm approaching 30, I can't say I'm too broken up about the "You look like a high-schooler" comments.

Oh, I believe you, totally. It just sucks that something so easy could take ten years off. I will not even go in to how magazines promote so many ways for a woman to look ten years younger. When I cut my hair, I think it makes me look older.

My son, he had a beard, a nice full one. He was only 17 at the time. A situation happened because he looked years older than he was. It was a traumatic experience for him and the next day he shaved and took all of those years off. Now, he shaves when he feels like it. I swear he looks like he did when he was 7. Really weird to sit next to him driving.

Capt Jack~ If you are like my Hubby, and hair takes a long time to grow back, I understand your reluctance to shave. He has Filipino and Indian in him, two very 'hairless' peoples. With age, it grows back faster but still not like my son.

[Capt Jack]

still. curiosity may yet get the best of me. probably wouldnt bother me so much if I thought there was actually a chin under there.

[Prudence]

I don't think I ever really young. Apparently I was born old.

[Kevy Baby]

Oh so many things I could post. Maybe when I am more alive. It has been a long day so far and it is not even noon yet.
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Remember when it seemed like 2010 was so far off?I remember when we were celebrating the Nation's Bicentennial and thinking how the year 2000 was 24 years away and it seeming like an eternity.

[Morrigoon]

You overhear a discussion of young people driving and hear a reference to kids born in 1991 - and realize that they're driving :eek:

[cirquelover]

Wait untill it starts happening with doctors, cops and public officials....

Exactly, my MIL had a surgeon last year that we called Doogie Houser. I think that dates me all in itself!

[Morrigoon]

Forget scoring the winning touchdown... you're a hero if you can score a shady table near the food court fountain!

[AllyOops!]

....when the lines on my face are longer then the ones for the Finding Nemo Subs. ;)

This Thread is so perfectly timed! I'm going through what I call a "pre-life crisis" dealie lately. I'm completely nostalgic for the 80's and all I can do is wistfully daydream about my carefree youth.

I found myself waking up Saturday morning and flipping on the TV in bed, which I always do before I get up. I stumbled upon VH1 Classics and shrieked like a giddy schoolgirl when videos like Headed For a Heartbreak by Winger and Forever Your Girl by Paula Abdul came on.

That's another reason I know I'm gettin' old. I turn it to VH1 & the current videos elicit nothing but bitching from me because every song "sounds alike & sucks". Where as VH1 Classics is totally groovy. :)

[Capt Jack]

thats only because every song sounds alike and sucks

[JWBear]

...I'm actually happy to look 10 years younger sans-beard.

I still think it’s sacrilege. Men look much better with beards, IMO.

[Capt Jack]

combining a haircut and full scrape tonite. should be an interesting day tomorrow.

before and afters to follow

[blueerica]

I'm still not sure how I feel about GD's lack of beard, especially since I have yet to see him in person. I do know that it looked like a stranger (to me) was standing in the photo from the b-day.

[€uroMeinke]

I believe the real GD has been replaced - I would check for giant seed pods

[Morrigoon]

This is a dangerous line of discussion for me... I'm already musing about when I'm going to chop my hair off again. Trying to hold out, because it takes 2 years to grow it back, and I'd like long hair when I get married (figure 1 year from proposal to wedding)... and the Boy hasn't made with the ring yet!

All you people talking about hair removal tempts me to go back to this:
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Still several inches away from achieving this length though:
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Better not though... be a pain in the you-know-whatsis to explain why my business cards no longer look like me (ironically, I had short hair in the business card photo and photoshopped the long locks in!)

[BarTopDancer]

I'm still not sure how I feel about GD's lack of beard, especially since I have yet to see him in person. I do know that it looked like a stranger (to me) was standing in the photo from the b-day.

Very weird. Only recognized him because 1) I saw a pic before and 2) he was with CP. But it still took me a few seconds to remember.

[Morrigoon]

Jury's out on whether I prefer the shorn GD or the bearded one. VERY different, but good.

[libraryvixen]

How I know I'm old:

I listen to the 80s and 90s stations on XM with my friends and we yell "Hell yeah! That's the jam!!"

*sigh* I had a great time with "Blame it on the Rain" the other evening!

[Capt Jack]

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[MouseWife]

Wow Capt Jack!!!

Damn, it took years off you, too.

It looks great!

I wish taking pounds off was as easy as taking off hair....

[lizziebith]

Dang it really did -- 15 years gone, at least!

Lookin' good! :snap:

[wendybeth]

Looking good there, Captain! :snap:

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/me faints. :eek:

Grow it back !!!

(Us bears thrive on beards, hey, JW?)

[libraryvixen]

Awesome Capt Jack!!

[Ghoulish Delight]

What have I wrought?!


(It's a good look for ya, btw)

[blueerica]

It's definitely a good look, Capt Jack!

[JWBear]

/me faints. :eek:

Grow it back !!!

(Us bears thrive on beards, hey, JW?)

Yes. The carnage needs to stop... NOW! :mad:

[Morrigoon]

Holy sh*t! What a change! Definitely took a decade off!

[Strangler Lewis]

Plus, in the second picture, God is happy.

[Snowflake]

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You look fabulous!

[Snowflake]

How do I know I'm old? I am now unable to read more than 3 pages in bed without falling asleep. It's disgusting, really.

[€uroMeinke]

Despite the increasing gray, I have no plans of removing any facial hair

[DreadPirateRoberts]

Despite the increasing gray, I have no plans of removing any facial hair

Nor I. If shaving it off removes 15 years, I guess I'll get the senior discount 15 years early. Now if I could just convince the IRS for an early 401k withdrawal...

[Capt Jack]

this feels freakin weird

[cirquelover]

I bet it does. You look much younger btw.

[Capt Jack]

thats probably the part that feels so weird. :p

[BarTopDancer]

"Back When" ~ Tim McGraw

Don't you remember
The fizz in a pepper
Peanuts in a bottle
At ten, two and four
A fried bologna sandwich
With mayo and tomato
Sittin' round the table
Don't happen much anymore

We got too complicated
It's all way over-rated
I like the old and out-dated
Way of life

Back when a hoe was a hoe
Coke was a coke
And crack's what you were doing
When you were cracking jokes
Back when a screw was a screw
The wind was all that blew
And when you said I'm down with that
Well it meant you had the flu
I miss back when
I miss back when
I miss back when

I love my records
Black, shiny vinyl
Clicks and pops
And white noise
Man they sounded fine
I had my favorite stations
The ones that played them all
Country, soul and rock-and-roll
What happened to those times?

I'm readin' Street Slang For Dummies
Cause they put pop in my country
I want more for my money
The way it was back then

Back when a hoe was a hoe
Coke was a coke
And crack's what you were doing
When you were cracking jokes
Back when a screw was a screw
The wind was all that blew
And when you said I'm down with that
Well it meant you had the flu
I miss back when
I miss back when
I miss back when

Give me a flat top for strumming
I want the whole world to be humming
Just keep it coming
The way it was back then

Back when a hoe was a hoe
Coke was a coke
And crack's what you were doing
When you were cracking jokes
Back when a screw was a screw
The wind was all that blew
And when you said I'm down with that
Well it meant you had the flu
I miss back when
I miss back when
I miss back when

[lashbear]

I'm getting old.... I remember when Sex was dirty, and Air was clean.

[Betty]

Ya know - it's totally not fair that men can simply shave off their beards and get an instant age makeover. Not that I want a beard - just an near-instant youngness-makeover. (for looks - I'll keep my mind right here at 37)

I know I'm getting old when I've been sitting on the floor too long and my kness crack when I get up.

... when I look back at my driver's license photo that I used to hate and think - man - I looked good back then didn't I!


...when I look at the year and note that my 20 year high school reunion is next year. 20 years! when did that happen? 10? Okay. But 20? Come on now. Someone is just fooling.

...when I talk to some of the people I work with and note that I'm twice as old as a few of them. Twice as old! x's 2. Double.

[Kevy Baby]

Ya know - it's totally not fair that men can simply shave off their beards and get an instant age makeover. Well, according to one definition of a beard (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=beard) (see #7), you could shave off a beard and look years younger!

[Ponine]

...when I look at the year and note that my 20 year high school reunion is next year. 20 years! when did that happen? 10? Okay. But 20? Come on now. Someone is just fooling.

Mine is tomorrow.

Take my word for it, when you see some of the other people in your class, you'll realize yeah, its been twenty years, esp for them.

[Capt Jack]

aint that the truth. however, at least a dozen of the folks you'll see will make you feel wayyyy better about yourself.

I'll betcha. in any case, have fun.

[ozron]

...when I look at the year and note that my 20 year high school reunion is next year. 20 years! when did that happen? 10? Okay. But 20? Come on now. Someone is just fooling.

My 30th is next month. I'm not going. The show makes for a good excuse, but the fact is while I think it would be fun to see some people, and know that I feel better about myself right now than I did then, I think that would wear off in about ten minutes, and I'd revert into the insecure dweeb I was back in '77.

[Capt Jack]

initially I thought so too, but after the first one (the 10 year that was little more than a drunken college party) the 20 was way different. it was amazing to see those who had come into their own since HS was now a distant memory, those who peaked then and were sliding downhill at an incredible rate of speed. those who hadnt moved an inch in all that time and saw everyone around them as sell outs, old people or just 'stuffed shirts' because they dared to move on with real life.

its good from a personal perspective sort of thing.

I wouldnt miss my 30 for all the tea in china

[BarTopDancer]

I skipped my 10 (MouseAdventure was having a night event). Heard it was a waste of money too. I may go to my 20. I really have no desire to see any of those people again (accept to see who has gone downhill). Last I heard (about 4 years ago) the "queen bee" was a mother of 4, divorced and living in a trailer in podunk AR. Not that there is anything wrong with that.

[blueerica]

I missed my 10 due to finances. While I could have pulled it together, I couldn't justify the $400+ air fare, plus whatever rental car and hotel would be, only to be there for a day. I was pretty sad - my good HS friends were there and I know it would have been a great chance to see them face-to-face, though I keep in regular contact with a handful of them.

[Not Afraid]

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Pardon me if I introduce myself next time we meet. ;)

WOW! Looks great, though.

[Not Afraid]

Despite the increasing gray, I have no plans of removing any facial hair

I LOVE your grey! Super Sexy!


The first time I felt old was when i saw stuff i remembered from my childhood in an antiques shop.

Now, i just admit I'm old and I sort of like it (but often forget it and certainly don't act it).

[blueerica]

That reminds me. Normally, I don't spill my age to classrooms of 20 year olds, but at the beginning of my marketing class this session, I did. It's been nice, actually. Not blending in. Being who I am.

[lashbear]

I LOVE your grey! Super Sexy!

Hear! Hear!

BTW: does he have matching collar and cuffs or what ? :evil:

[Ponine]

My 30th is next month. I'm not going. The show makes for a good excuse, but the fact is while I think it would be fun to see some people, and know that I feel better about myself right now than I did then, I think that would wear off in about ten minutes, and I'd revert into the insecure dweeb I was back in '77.

You know it's funny. While gathering things together for mine last night someone said to me, Its funny how people are so different.
I pondered this, and asked why that was stated.
I was informed that while they couldnt care less to go to their reunion, or see those people or think about HS, I seemed to revel in it, and be attached to it.

I still cant decide if I am anything other than insulted, but I dont know the intention.

But I've always been the mother hen. Even when I was the dweebie HS academic music chick.
I'm cool with that.
Hell, the four years after high school were FAR worse than HS.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Been meaning to post this one for a while:

...I spend a Saturday afternoon doing yard work and think, "What a great day this was!"

[Chernabog]

when you start calling graduate students "kids" :P lol

[3894]

when I walk right by the high heels in the shoe dept.

[libraryvixen]

When I input a library card, ask for an ID and I think "they are WAY too young to be driving!"

[BarTopDancer]

When I caught myself lecturing my roommates 16 y/o nephew about the perils of smoking and drinking while underage as well as the ramifications of dropping out of high school because he thinks can make it in pro sports and doesn't need a back-up plan.

Oh and last weekend - ready to pass out at 10pm on a Saturday night and the only reason we didn't is because we were in Vegas. And that would just be wrong! So we compromised and closed down Dicks's at 4am.

[DreadPirateRoberts]

... When I lecture GD on the benefits of 401ks. (because he's so young and has years of compound interest ahead of him)

[katiesue]

I was trying to call the 800# listed on the back of my credit card. WITH my glasses on it still took 4 tries because there was one number I just couldn't make out, so I guessed.

[AllyOops!]

I know when I'm not getting older and rather just more & more immature. It's when I looked at BTD's post, saw "closed down Dick's" and giggled. Heehee... she said "dicks". :D :p

[Kevy Baby]

I was trying to call the 800# listed on the back of my credit card. WITH my glasses on it still took 4 tries because there was one number I just couldn't make out, so I guessed.I now own four pairs of reading glasses (cheapies): one for each car, one at home and one at work.

[Capt Jack]

penta-focals that I still cant see with

nuff said

[katiesue]

Mine are prescription - I go have two pairs one for at home and one I keep in my purse for work etc. And I just had them checked in April.

[lashbear]

Now I KNOW I'm getting old.

...I've been planning the 2009 Japan trip, and I'm deciding the cities to visit based on Gardens and Castles, and not Roller-coasters or Amusement Parks !!! :eek:






.....although it goes without saying we WILL be getting a 4-day Park-hopper for the Tokyo Disney parks.......
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