Forums > Off-Topic Discussion > How do you when you are getting old?

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Jerry Nemeth

Posts: 33355

Dearborn, Michigan, US

Lohkee wrote:
When SB and OT on MM have become your "life" or, even worse, when some of the people on MM actually start making sense to you.

Never!

Feb 01 13 07:52 pm Link

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joeyk

Posts: 14895

Seminole, Florida, US

When you're at a hotel and the cheerleader convention is also there, and you find the cheerleader sponsors/moms more attractive than the cheerleaders...

Feb 01 13 08:00 pm Link

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Ismael Barrera

Posts: 120

Salem, Oregon, US

When you don't easily admit your age.

Feb 01 13 08:01 pm Link

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Ralph Easy

Posts: 6426

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Spam used to be eaten.

Text used to be the words printed in a book or paper.

Cloud was the white fluffy thing in the blue sky.

Folder and File used to be the brown envelope inside the steel box.

Smiley used to be the yellow cartoon on a T Shirt.

Dropbox used to be where you put your entry details for a cereal contest.

.

Feb 01 13 08:05 pm Link

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Lohkee

Posts: 14028

Maricopa, Arizona, US

Ismael Barrera wrote:
When you don't easily admit your age.

No, it's when you are quite happy to admit your age. Kind of a "I've survived all life threw at me and I'm still standing" (albeit not quite as straight as I used to).

Feb 01 13 08:05 pm Link

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David Westlake

Posts: 1539

Mansfield Center, Connecticut, US

Over what hill? I don't remember any hill.

Feb 01 13 08:20 pm Link

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Cynna Stylz MUA

Posts: 217

New York, New York, US

Patrick Conlon wrote:
When they do not ask for your ID for the senior discount

My pre-mature grey hair saves me loads of $$$ at the movies  smile

Feb 01 13 08:23 pm Link

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Ismael Barrera

Posts: 120

Salem, Oregon, US

David Westlake wrote:
Over what hill? I don't remember any hill.

Haha! Need your vision prescription updated.

Feb 01 13 08:25 pm Link

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Ismael Barrera

Posts: 120

Salem, Oregon, US

When your pharmacist knows you by name. (Well aside for some unfortunate people that have gotten their turn too soon sad  )

Feb 01 13 08:41 pm Link

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Worlds Of Water

Posts: 37732

Rancho Cucamonga, California, US

When you start getting BenGay, Dentu-Creme and Depends for birthday presents... lol

Feb 01 13 08:44 pm Link

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Misty R H

Posts: 471

Anaheim, California, US

How about when you feel naked because you don't have a watch on? The "young uns" don't wear watches because they have their cell phone.

Feb 01 13 08:51 pm Link

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Misty R H

Posts: 471

Anaheim, California, US

When you go to a concert and the people at the concert are using walkers.  This happened my my hubby and I went to a Neil Diamond concert.

Feb 01 13 08:53 pm Link

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Quay Lude

Posts: 6386

Madison, Wisconsin, US

Ismael Barrera wrote:
When you don't easily admit your age.

That got tough for me at 38.

Feb 01 13 08:56 pm Link

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studio36uk

Posts: 22898

Tavai, Sigave, Wallis and Futuna

Lohkee wrote:
When people don't even bat an eye when you let one rip.

Even if they do you blame it on squeaky shoes. Or point and claim that the dog did it.   LOL

Studio36

Feb 01 13 08:58 pm Link

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Model MoRina

Posts: 6639

MacMurdo - permanent station of the US, Sector claimed by New Zealand, Antarctica

When you have a tattoo older than the guys hitting on you.

Feb 01 13 08:59 pm Link

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Cinema Photography

Posts: 4488

Boulder, Colorado, US

I was flipping channels the other night and stopped on MTV, they were ACTUALLY paying music videos. So i thought, lets watch a few and see whats going on.

I don't get it. I watched 3 in a row and not only were they soul less Casio keyboard like tunes with maybe 5 total lyrics that repeated over and over with a dull chorus but the lack of actual music and meaning was astounding.

I knew I was old right then and there.

/get off my lawn

Feb 01 13 09:01 pm Link

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studio36uk

Posts: 22898

Tavai, Sigave, Wallis and Futuna

cinema photography wrote:
I was flipping channels the other night and stopped on MTV, they were ACTUALLY paying music videos. So i thought, lets watch a few and see whats going on.

I don't get it. I watched 3 in a row and not only were they soul less Casio keyboard like tunes with maybe 5 total lyrics that repeated over and over with a dull chorus but the lack of actual music and meaning was astounding.

I knew I was old right then and there.

/get off my lawn

Total crap!  ^^^^

I'm off on Wednesday to see an actual ballet with a real live orchestra. That I happily pay for and contentedly watch. It's Swan Lake, not Swine Lake starring Miss Piggy & company.

Studio36

Feb 01 13 09:08 pm Link

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EdwardKristopher

Posts: 3409

Tempe, Arizona, US

When I look in a mirror and realize that I don't feel like I look!  :-)

Feb 01 13 09:09 pm Link

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studio36uk

Posts: 22898

Tavai, Sigave, Wallis and Futuna

Lohkee wrote:
When the wrinkled old woman with saggy tits you've been married to since forever looks better than the hot college chicks walking past your house lol

Never, never, never!!!!

The only thing that might change is if, some day, I forget why I'm looking at those hot college chicks.

Studio36

Feb 01 13 09:14 pm Link

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Ralph Easy

Posts: 6426

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

When poppin' tags and twenty dollars in your pocket really meant poppin tags and $20 in your pocket...

.

Feb 01 13 09:21 pm Link

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Ismael Barrera

Posts: 120

Salem, Oregon, US

When instead of getting pull over for driving 15MPH over the speed limit. They are passing you and giving you a duty look for going 15 UNDER.

Feb 01 13 09:30 pm Link

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Lovely Day Media

Posts: 5885

Vineland, New Jersey, US

cinema photography wrote:
I was flipping channels the other night and stopped on MTV, they were ACTUALLY paying music videos. So i thought, lets watch a few and see whats going on.

I don't get it. I watched 3 in a row and not only were they soul less Casio keyboard like tunes with maybe 5 total lyrics that repeated over and over with a dull chorus but the lack of actual music and meaning was astounding.

I knew I was old right then and there.

/get off my lawn

I tried watching the American Music Awards around 1997.  Not only did I not know any of the songs that were winning, I had never heard of the artists that were performing them.  Needless to say, I think I was pretty old then.

Feb 01 13 10:43 pm Link

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Kerri Jean Photography

Posts: 588

Indianapolis, Indiana, US

When you are singing along with the songs playing at the grocery store....

Feb 01 13 10:55 pm Link

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Orca Bay Images

Posts: 33877

Arcata, California, US

Raoul Isidro Images wrote:
Spam used to be eaten.

Text used to be the words printed in a book or paper.

Cloud was the white fluffy thing in the blue sky.

Folder and File used to be the brown envelope inside the steel box.

Smiley used to be the yellow cartoon on a T Shirt.

Dropbox used to be where you put your entry details for a cereal contest.

.

In the good ol' daze...

Cancer was a sure death-sentence.

STDs were something easily cured with a shot of penicillin.

Most NFL players needed to hold jobs in the offseason, to make ends meet. Coaches and players smoked cigarettes on the sidelines during a game.

Ridiculous tan-lines on Playboy playmates. In some pictures, they actually showed nipple.

Painted steel dashboards in cars. Padding? We don't need no padding! Seat belts? Those are for race-car drivers.

Electron-tube car radios with mechanical channel-selection buttons. Some cars had turntables in the glovebox.

Feb 01 13 11:12 pm Link

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GK photo

Posts: 31025

Laguna Beach, California, US

when you stand at least five feet away from any microwave that is on.

when your cell phone's (or any phone) ring tone has been--and will only ever be--the factory default.

when you're too blase to care if your balls sag into the toilet water while you're taking a dump. (some old fart told me that one once, and i almost vapor locked)

Feb 01 13 11:43 pm Link

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Tropic Light

Posts: 7595

Kailua, Hawaii, US

When your kids start getting gray hair.

Feb 02 13 12:02 am Link

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64318

Posts: 1638

San Anselmo, California, US

When you tell people you are or have been a sexagenarian and they are not sure quite what you mean.

But the most annoying thing is having breakfast and then 10 minutes later not being able to remember what you ate. And then sometimes having a second breakfast because you feel you may have forgotten to eat.

It also becomes annoying when you hear so many ads  on TV blaring about the joys of fighting the effects of ED by using their wonderful pills but being careful if the results last more than 4 hours !!!

I must admit the greatest pleasure is waking up in the morning and realizing that you are still very much alive,  and then wondering why so many nice women smile at you in the street..

The worst part of getting older is when "so many" dear friends or people you have admired are no longer around..... Or have suddenly died.   Also,  its disturbing when your wife has to reassure you that you are not yet "gaga" !!

Then..... that 3 1/2 LB  DSLR you love with the 200mm lens is SO HEAVY its getting hard to shoot with and your model wants to help you carry it..

Feb 02 13 02:16 am Link

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Kent Art Photography

Posts: 3588

Ashford, England, United Kingdom

When it takes you all night to do what you used to do all night -  in the words of the song.

Feb 02 13 02:43 am Link

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Drew Smith Photography

Posts: 5214

Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

Your kids wonder why you think the sound volume in the cinema is suddenly too loud.
Your kids 'go to the Cinema', whereas you used to 'go to the Pictures'.

Your kids don't know what 'playing outside' means, or what 'conkers' are. smile

Feb 02 13 03:03 am Link

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RKD Photographic

Posts: 3265

Iserlohn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

When the hair in your nose and ears needs to be plucked almost as often as you shave.
When you look forward to going to bed so you can sleep.
When an 'early night' means a good book, reading glasses and a nice malt whisky...


...and when you realise the models you shoot regard you as a 'grandfather' figure, no longer as a 'daddy' figure... sad

Feb 02 13 03:04 am Link

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Misty R H

Posts: 471

Anaheim, California, US

How about when you know where the following phrases come from and you remember watching the episodes on TV?  (When there were only 13 channels on the TV and not of all of them had programming)

"Vitametavegamin"
"Marsha, Marsha, Marsha!"
"Sit On It"
"Nanu Nanu"
"What's you talkin' bout Willis"?
"Sweat hogs"
"Yabba Dabba Do!"
"What's up Doc?"

Feb 02 13 07:04 am Link

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Lohkee

Posts: 14028

Maricopa, Arizona, US

Drew Smith Photography wrote:
or what 'conkers' are. smile

Holy crap. Now **that** brought back some childhood memories smile

Feb 02 13 07:13 am Link

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Koryn

Posts: 39496

Boston, Massachusetts, US

When life stops being "exciting," so for most people, probably around 24 or 25.

Feb 02 13 08:58 am Link

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Connor Photography

Posts: 8539

Newark, Delaware, US

When I need to pay for a BJ.  smile

Feb 02 13 09:07 am Link

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PhillipM

Posts: 8049

Nashville, Tennessee, US

Being thankful for waking up in the morning.

Feb 02 13 10:25 am Link

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studio36uk

Posts: 22898

Tavai, Sigave, Wallis and Futuna

Kent Art Photography wrote:
When it takes you all night to do what you used to do all night -  in the words of the song.

Once a knight
Always a knight;
But once a night
Is enough


Studio36

Feb 02 13 11:14 am Link

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Russian Katarina

Posts: 1413

London, England, United Kingdom

When the age that people think I am and the age I really am start to be the same.

Feb 02 13 11:23 am Link

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Lohkee

Posts: 14028

Maricopa, Arizona, US

^^^   When hot young models post in a thread about getting old . . .


** runs and hides **

Feb 02 13 12:11 pm Link

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Mr Banner

Posts: 85322

Hayward, California, US

When you feel old.

Feb 02 13 12:28 pm Link

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kickfight

Posts: 35054

Portland, Oregon, US

Lohkee wrote:
Or, when your doctor lectures you about your drinking, smoking, weight, and wants you to exercise if you plan on being around in another ten years, and your're like "are you freaking serious?"

^^^
WIN

lol

Feb 02 13 12:44 pm Link