F13 The Community Presents: You know you're getting old when:

[Uncle Hoody]

This is based off something Monkey said in Random Thoughts. A lot of the older members have been on this community in some form or another right at or around more or less a decade. Ten years is a long time to age someone. So what are some signs you're getting old in your personal life? The only rule of this game is you have to post stuff that happened to you (and stay within the COC).

I'll start:


You know you're getting old when at a high school football game you realize you're scoping out the moms now and not the students.

.....when you're friend the musician has 2 gigs on back to back nights, and you're available to go to both, but the thought of "loud music" on consecutive nights gives you a headache just thinking about it.

.....going to bed in the summer when the sun is still visible is a distinct possibility.


......The new guy at work insists on calling you "Mr." or "Sir" even though he's the same age as your sister and you barely qualify as his superior (doesn't count if you're law enforcement or military).

.......You worry less about what a girl/guy is willing to do in bed and more what she/he'll do if you're ever bed ridden.


.....you ever launch into a speech about how much lower the cost of gas was when you started driving.


........everytime you meet someone new at an older relatives house, they start asking questions about your spouse and children and seem shocked when you tell them you're only dating and have no kids.


.........you haven't been carded in years except by that cute 18 year old in the grocery store who just wanted to see your drivers license to see how old you really were.

.........Rogaine seems like less and less of a gag gift idea.

[Jus-X]

You know you're getting old when...

- You're at a restaurant, clean shaven, don't get carded... then watch the bearded man get carded by the same server.

- You wake up to your wife pulling out your grey hairs

- Friday night's consist of Pizza, Law and Order, and early bedtime.

[Skye]

You know you're old when a 17-year-old calls you "ma'am".

[Jus-X]

You know you're old when the only voicemails you get is from your wife telling you to pick up milk on your way home.

[BluTsbunny]

you know you're getting old when a wild night on the town consists of a movie and dinner at 5:30 instead of 4:30.

Tony's been whining about getting old lately. He just turned 27, and swears that he's already getting gray hairs.

[Jus-X]

You know you're old when you start doing the math of when you first watched certain movie's that scared you. 23 years ago... Jason Lives and Nightmare on Elm Street.

[TheShowstoppa]

Someone tells you that you had shitty cartoons growing up and at least they had Power Rangers... and they think Tommy was the original Red Ranger o_O

[Jus-X]

Someone tells you that you had shitty cartoons growing up and at least they had Power Rangers... and they think Tommy was the original Red Ranger o_O

I was posting some nostalgic videos in the Random Thoughts TV thread and Thundercats comes on one of the videos.

Some dude walks by and says, "What is that?" I say, "Remember Thundercats?" He says, "No." I'm like, "HOW OLD ARE YOU?!"

Embarrassing.

[Uncle Hoody]

I was posting some nostalgic videos in the Random Thoughts TV thread and Thundercats comes on one of the videos.

Some dude walks by and says, "What is that?" I say, "Remember Thundercats?" He says, "No." I'm like, "HOW OLD ARE YOU?!"

Embarrassing.

I quoted National Lampoon's European Vacation the other day. I was with the girlfriend, her mom, and her sister.

No body caught it.


And they a 6 year age difference isn't that big of a deal.

[The Tall Man]

Hoody, to be fair, you could quote "European Vacation" to the cast and they wouldn't get it.

Few would, actually.

T.M., Esq.

[Uncle Hoody]

Bad example I guess. But not an isolated incident. You'd be amazed at the pop culture gap that 6 years presents.

When you babysat someone who watched the same shows your girlfriend recounts from her childhood, you start to worry. Well I do.


Incidentally:

You know you're getting old when dropping obscene amounts of money for a pair of basketball shoes just seems stupid and you'd rather just pay half if not 75% of that cost for a good pair of walking shoes.

I used to be an Air Jordan freak. Now I'm pretty much convinced they'll never make a shoe suitable to go with any outfit I may wear and instead don various pairs of low top New Balance.

[Scarecrow]

You know you're getting old when...

You have students.

Your students are18/19 and you realise it's been six plus years sicne you started University.

Your students call you "sir".

Your students say "Aliens" is a really old film, many haven't seen it, you realise it was before they were born and then some ask if its related to "Alien vs Predator"....


- Scarecrow

[The Dream Master]

Scarecrow, it's even worse when the students are 14-15 and they think stuff from the mid-90s is "old." True story.

Don't even get me started on what they thought about Horror of Dracula. :X

[Scarecrow]

Scarecrow, it's even worse when the students are 14-15 and they think stuff from the mid-90s is "old." True story.

Don't even get me started on what they thought about Horror of Dracula. :X

Oddly I also played clips of Hammer's Dracula for the students... with pretty similar results no doubt! They thought it was even older than it was in some cases.


- Scarecrow

[Jus-X]

You'd be amazed at the pop culture gap that 6 years presents.


Word, the guy who said that shit to me was 5 years younger than me. Fuck mang, I was 5 when Thundercats came out so it sorta makes sense but makes me feel like an old fart at the same time.

By the way, you know your old when the group of high school students who dress all punk walk by and your first thought is, "What trouble are they out to get into? Damn troublemakers!"... while your best friend your own age has a green haired mohawk and you don't think bad about him...(:shifty:Whippersnappers!)

[TheShowstoppa]

When someone calls a a Discman a Walkman and you have to correct them. They look at you like you're a grandpa... :-/

[Skye]

when a 17-year-old calls you "miss".

I'm only 24 dammit!

[Monkey]

You're old enough to have kids. ...in high school.

You can remember when Bob Barker's hair was jet black.

Kids don't know what a Nintendo 64 is, yet you've been around before the Atari 2600.

You can remember anticipating a new Star Wars movie... starring Harrison Ford.

You're five years older than the guy who creates the "You know you're getting old when..." thread. :(

[Bill 1981]

You know you're old when you look in the mirror and realize that you have a bald spot in the making and there are gray hairs in your beard...

When porn doesn't excite you as much as it did when you were younger.

When dating someone 10 years younger is not as fun as it used to be when both you & your date were the same age.

When watching a movie from your childhood and someone says "Man, this movie's older than you are!" and it hurts your feelings.

[Jus-X]

You know you're getting old when

good wrestling was the Hogan/ Andre the Giant fight.

You tell your son that the game your playing IS The Legend Of Zelda... yes it was originally made in the birdseye view.

You remember Chuck Norris had a mustache only

You tell your co-workers David Hastlehoff was the original Michael Knight, and KITT never shapeshifted before.

You played pogs instead of Hold 'Em

You remember Freddy Krueger was dark and scary.

You think Mark Paul Gosselar should be blonde.

The clubs you went to actually had live bands playing.

[girlychaos]

Your cousin, who's half your age, has been in a serious relationship...for almost two years.

[The Dark Vampire]

When you see someone on Facebook you went to school with see they have a pic of there kid up who you saw as a baby and then realise the baby is now 17

[TheShowstoppa]

... Your best friend's oldest son turns 4 today and your goddaughter turns 4 in 14 days. :-/

[Uncle Hoody]

when a kid you used to rock to sleep as a baby shows you her new tattoo and tells you she's getting her tongue pierced when she turns 18 in a few months.

[Autobotsdie]

You know you're getting old when...

You bend over to pick something up and you ask yourself: "Is there anything else I can pick up while I'm down here?"

Or.....

One of the teachers you had went to school with your parents. (I had a high school math teacher 15 years ago that went to high school with my parents back in the late 70's. Whats really sad is I have a cousin who will have this teacher next year for math.)

[Speck]

You wake up to your wife pulling out your grey hairs

Yep, that's me. Got 'em on my chest also.

[BluTsbunny]

You know you're getting old when the only lingerie you look for are the special control top support hose, and the idea of wearing girdles is no longer funny, but fast becoming a requirement.

[SlasherFreak]

You know you're old when you can say "Man you been my friend for over 20 years!"

Was just chillin with someone I've been friends with since I was 5. Thats 22 years....man, time flies.

[Skye]

You realize that your kid/niece/nephew will be driving in a few years... scary.

[kiss_armyman1]

You know you're getting old when:

You have more hair on your back than your head. When you see the anoying little girl next door, twenty years later ,and shes freaking hot! When all the bands I listened to in the 80's still sound, great ,and all the new music sounds like noise!!

[Jus-X]

When all the bands I listened to in the 80's still sound, great ,and all the new music sounds like noise!!

Yeah man, you're getting old! ;)

[kiss_armyman1]

Yeah man, you're getting old! ;)

Thanks Justyn ! Wheres my walking cane? Im gonna beat you over the head!:lmao:

[Jus-X]

Thanks Justyn ! Wheres my walking cane? Im gonna beat you over the head!:lmao:

Don't make me laugh, grandpa! :D

[Monkey]

When all the bands I listened to in the 80's still sound, great ,and all the new music sounds like noise!!
Amen brother. That's the #1 sign right there.

I was looking at Twisted Sister's "We're not going to take it" video... it seems pretty tame compared to the videos today.

You're getting old when your baby nephew you used to cradle in your arms has been married for three years and is trying to have kids of his own. Another nephew who was born after I was legally able to drink is now wearing the same shoe size I am.

You remember when coke came in ONE flavor....and the pepsi challenge.

You remember when:
...New Edition was 'new'.
...Roger Moore was Bond.
...Madonna and Prince were up-and-coming artists.
...you had to rewind your movie before returning it to the video store or you had to pay a fee.
...your mom bitching about the 11 dollar cable bill and paying one dollar for a gallon of gas.
...the internet didn't exist and NOBODY had a cell phone.
...sattelite television was free.
...there was only one Indiana Jones movie, and his name wasn't in the title.
...Reagan was up for re-election.

I'm turning 34 tomorrow... can't believe it. Those grey hairs keep on creeping in, man.

[Jus-X]

I've probably already said this... but when you don't get carded anymore for buying alcohol, you know you're getting old.

[Kat]

Yes, how true....
When I Was Your Age, I Had To Blow In My Games To Make Them Work

[nottidelterrore]

I got carded the other day at Wal-Mart for buying Road House on DVD.

[Jus-X]

Yes, how true....

Quote:
When I Was Your Age, I Had To Blow In My Games To Make Them Work

Lol:lol:
I don't care who ya'are, that's funny right there.

How about when I was your age, we had to rewind our movies to watch them again.

[Autobotsdie]

You know you're getting old when you drive around town and remember certain stores were open and now they're closed.

OR

You know you're getting old when you go back to your old neighborhood and notice how everything as changed.

OR

You still have the original Nintendo and all of its parts.


Whats sad is I'm 32 years old and 20 years ago I was in the 6th grade. Now thats old.

[Jus-X]

When I was your age we could only record on cassette tapes!

When I was your age coffee was coffee, no whipped cream or caramel or soy milk with vanilla extract!

When I was your age the McDonald's mascot was a talking moon and virtual reality head!

When I was your age we didn't plug our telephones in to charge over night!

When I was your age the only sound system you could find was in a theater!

When I was your age Michael Myers wasn't a hobo!

...




... and that's all I got for today.

[Autobotsdie]

You know you're getting old when you remember that everything basically was closed on Sundays except for maybe 1 or 2 resturants..
ADDED:
I forgot to add on that last one 7-11