OT When did you realize you were old

[yankeesince59]

when I was in college:

"right on! far out man"

"ROTC off campus!"...."hell no, we won't go" (tear gas in the air)

"let's buy a lid"

no CD's, just vinyl; no VHS or VCR (unless V = venereal and the other two letter weren't good); no cell phones or personal computers; no internet; gas @ 24.9 cents; Rainier Ale 39 cents/quart (green death). More hair and less belly. Cool status was horsepower instead of gigahertz

and, Carly Simon was really hot....this album cover was front and center in my fantasy life:

Luv me some Carly Simon..."Another Passenger" is my fav album of hers....great album, front to back.

 

[yankeesince59]

Old MacGyver

Yup.

 

[yankeesince59]

My dad worked for Barnum and Bailey (he fed the lions) then worked carnivals. That is where he met my mother.

My dad used to run a ride called the twister. It was terribly fast and there was one car especially that would suck the wind out of you and press you against the seat. A cop came once and was asking my dad about his "kiddy" ride. My dad asked him if he wanted to try it out. The cop did, so he put him in the car I was talking about. Cranked it up and the cops eyes rolled into the back of his head. Afterwards it took him a minute to get out but he was ok. As he walked past, my dad asked, how did you like my kiddy ride.

Note: My dad had no problems with cops, never ever call a real ride a kiddy ride. Its offensive to a carny.

Cool story, CC.

 

[Chris Craig]

My grandfather was a silversmith...he engraved your name on a bracelet or ring at a booth....he'd hop a train and visit once in awhile with a suitcase full of his work with our names on the rings...he passed away when I was about 10. As a kid I'd see him about once every couple years.

My dads dad was in the navy then worked as an offshoreman and invested. He ended up buying lots of property including a golf course before he sold it all after my grandmother died. He was murdered 7 years ago.

My mother's father was a heart surgeon. He died ironically of a heart attack

 

[MickZagger]

Fuck. My. Life.

Lisa and Kelly still hot af though.

Kelly’s aiight

 

[PDXFonz]

Yesterday a woman showed me her new tattoo and I had no idea what the fuck it was.

A sootball.. A SOOTBALL?!? What the fuck is a sootball?

When I found out not knowing what that was made me old...

 

[MickZagger]

when I was in college:

"right on! far out man"

"ROTC off campus!"...."hell no, we won't go" (tear gas in the air)

"let's buy a lid"

no CD's, just vinyl; no VHS or VCR (unless V = venereal and the other two letter weren't good); no cell phones or personal computers; no internet; gas @ 24.9 cents; Rainier Ale 39 cents/quart (green death). More hair and less belly. Cool status was horsepower instead of gigahertz

and, Carly Simon was really hot....this album cover was front and center in my fantasy life:

Dang, look at that nip show.

 

[riverman]

"Blue pills"?...fuck that, all you need is 2 popsicle sticks and a rubber-band.

You forgot..."willing partner"
In the words of Marsha Warfield.....old men can last a long time...problem is nobody wants to be with an old man for a long time!

 

[Hoopguru]

when I was in college:

"right on! far out man"

"ROTC off campus!"...."hell no, we won't go" (tear gas in the air)

"let's buy a lid"

no CD's, just vinyl; no VHS or VCR (unless V = venereal and the other two letter weren't good); no cell phones or personal computers; no internet; gas @ 24.9 cents; Rainier Ale 39 cents/quart (green death). More hair and less belly. Cool status was horsepower instead of gigahertz

and, Carly Simon was really hot....this album cover was front and center in my fantasy life:

She was the real deal for Sweet Baby James!

 

[BigGameDamian]

This past spring...... had to get reading glasses. Still baller though..... just can’t see all my hoes without ‘em.

 

[Phatguysrule]

When my son got taller than me and schooled me one on one in the driveway playin' hoops I knew it was all downhill from there

I can't beat my 14 year old daughter 1 on 1 anymore... I'm fat. But now I'm old too...

 

[yankeesince59]

You forgot..."willing partner"
In the words of Marsha Warfield.....old men can last a long time...problem is nobody wants to be with an old man for a long time!

Hmmmm... leftie and righty?

 

[crandc]

When music I listened to was covered by inferior acts, and young people are surprised "someone else" sang Hazy Shade of Winter.

When the Parade mag in my Sunday paper recently had a cover story on music we listened to 50 years ago, and a lot of those songs are in my current playlist.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

I feel old as fuck when I hear songs and realize they are 10-20 years old. Then I apply the same timeline to songs from the 70s and realize that's the same timeline from the 90s and shit.

Like this song is 20 years old.



WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK.

Like this song is to now, like a disco song from the 70s is to when I was in High School.

 

[GriLtCheeZ]

My parents were carnies. That's how they met.

My parents were carnies.

 

[e_blazer]

My parents were carnies.

 

[Minstrel]

Not exactly "when I realized I was old," but a couple of "when I realized I wasn't particularly young anymore" moments:

1. When I noticed I was older than most of the athletes I was watching in sports
2. When I realized that I was the same age my dad was in clear memories I had of interacting with him as a kid

 

[Lanny]

When I became ok with sex 3 times week on average rather than unlimited.

You're in for some bad news as you get older.

 

[crandc]

At one time I felt old when coaches, not players, tried to flirt with me. But not even coaches have flirted for a good many years.

I am relieved.

 

[Hoopguru]

You're in for some bad news as you get older.

My buds been telling me that for 20 years!