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bermuDa · 05-12-2005, 07:33 PM

playing counter strike... I don't care how old you are, everyone acts like a 12-year-old in that game -_-

Lak · 05-13-2005, 02:13 AM

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Originally Posted by maleficent

The "oldies" station plays the music I listened to in high school, and still listen to today most of the time.

My friends are largely appalled that I listen to the oldies stations. Yeah I'm still only 19. Fuck'em, no-one else plays the Beatles.

I feel old when I see the (relative) youth around, theyre a pack of stuck up bastards. I find myself saying "When I was that age I had respect!" and then I feel old.

BalloonKnots · 05-13-2005, 07:04 AM

Pumas are back in style, that makes me feel old. Omg, Lacoste is back too!!!

astrahl · 05-13-2005, 07:27 AM

People getting their drivers licenses today were <i>born</i> in 1990.

Charlatan · 05-13-2005, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by cellophanedeity

I don't feel old at all. I'm still a baby. Being eighteen will do that to you.

This is a good thing... if you even remotely complained of feeling old I would have to kick your sweet butt...

pinkie · 05-13-2005, 07:59 AM

I'm a mother of a teenager.

I'm over thirty.

My back hurts.

Waaahhhh!!!

MsNobody · 05-13-2005, 09:15 AM

The day I looked at a gorgeous young man, and my only thought was, "he would be great for my daughter". That really made me feel old!

akito · 05-13-2005, 12:05 PM

I feel old every day. The scary part about it, is that I'm only 23 years old. Teen girls still look at me and gawk at me fairly often, so that kinda helps. It's when I bring up things like Voltron, Thundercats or 8-bit gaming systems that they're like "wtf?".

Daniel_ · 05-13-2005, 12:16 PM

My daughter bringing home school projects that I remember doing when I went to school.

Today was cress grown on wet blotting paper.

I'm proud of her, but it seems like it was only last month I was doing that stuff.

In my head I'm still the same kid I was at 12, and the guy that first bought a beer at 17, and the person that went to university in the scary big city.

Then I realise that I'm now officially no longer in my early 30s (just gone 35). That means that I'm almost half way through the game.

Wow!

BigBen · 05-13-2005, 12:33 PM

This makes me feel old... Right here:

http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/showthread.php?t=89009

What info can I give to a young man of 18 years?
Take it easy.
Calm down.
Have fun.
Don't worry.
Have lots of safe sex.
Follow your heart.
Follow your dick sometimes too. (safely)

I wouldn't listen to me either. Shit. How can you tell an 18 year old male anything?

I have been there, done that, got the t-shirt. Would I change my experiences? Not for anything in the world. Those experiences made me who I am!

pinkie · 05-13-2005, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by akito

I feel old every day. The scary part about it, is that I'm only 23 years old. Teen girls still look at me and gawk at me fairly often, so that kinda helps. It's when I bring up things like Voltron, Thundercats or 8-bit gaming systems that they're like "wtf?".

Oh, please.....

akito · 05-13-2005, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by pinkie

Oh, please.....

explain! lol. It's so true though.. those are my favorite cartoon's. I grew up on them. hell, even the Super Mario Brothers Super Show I was watching. teens these days don't know those things, and that scares me

Or I talk about my commodore 64/128 computer and they still don't know what I'm talking about. It's like i'm talking greek to them.

Elphaba · 05-13-2005, 04:11 PM

I caught myself wishing that I could see *real* news programming again with Cronkite.

maleficent · 05-13-2005, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by akito

explain! lol. It's so true though.. those are my favorite cartoon's. I grew up on them. hell, even the Super Mario Brothers Super Show I was watching. teens these days don't know those things, and that scares me

Or I talk about my commodore 64/128 computer and they still don't know what I'm talking about. It's like i'm talking greek to them.

Son,

, I think some of us older types need to sit you down and explain what cartoons were really like in days of old...

Elphaba · 05-13-2005, 04:32 PM

Mal, this wouldn't be thread-jacking, would it?

My favorite cartoons were "Beanie & Cecil", "Huckleberry Hound", and "Yogi Bear & BooBoo".

Damn, I'm older than dirt.

StanT · 05-13-2005, 04:36 PM

I remember when the last two were on during prime time.

dang, I'm old, too.

Elphaba · 05-13-2005, 04:37 PM

Some more... "Woody Wood Pecker" (now doesn't that take on a whole new meaning?), "Road Runner", and the whole Bugs, Daffy, Elmer crowd.

Astrocloud · 05-13-2005, 04:38 PM

Losing my hair makes me feel old.

Elphaba · 05-13-2005, 04:40 PM

I can still sing the theme song to "Mighty Mouse".

Elphaba · 05-13-2005, 04:47 PM

I was too old to be cool to watch the "Flintstones" or the "Jetsons".

Elphaba · 05-13-2005, 04:49 PM

The last one, I promise. "Rocky and Bulwinkle", the cartoons, not the movie.

Coppertop · 05-13-2005, 04:50 PM

My friend's grandfather just turned 100 years old. He's older than...

the Great War
the roaring 20s
automobiles
the depression
World War II
nuclear power
television
McCarthyism
the Korean War
the 60s
computers
the Vietnam War
the information age

... just to name a few. And he's almost as old as airplanes and motion pictures. So he makes me feel very, very young. Who knows what we will have lived through by the time we reach 100 years of age?

So you're not as old as you think.

Elphaba · 05-13-2005, 04:54 PM

Great perspective, CopperTop.

Rodney · 05-13-2005, 05:10 PM

I don't feel old, just well seasoned, like a thick piece of wood. Okay, a little old:

* My grandfather on my father's side was born just _before_ the Civil War (He would have said, War Between the States). He was in his 60s when my dad was born, but still..

* More of my frontage moves up and down when I run.
* Few film fans I meet anymore are interested in anything before the '80s.
* When I was born, there were fewer than 100 computers in the United States, and the British Empire still existed.
* I can't eat chain restaurant junk food anymore; just can't stomach it. No Mickey Ds, Burger King, Taco Bell, KFC, or whatever. But pizza will be with me always, thank god. And non-franchise burritos.
* I remember hating Richard Nixon with a passion.

Elphaba · 05-13-2005, 07:46 PM

Who didn't hate Nixon? On the other hand, I wasn't that fond of LBJ either. I have to admit, though, that he became president in an unpopular way. I still can't forget Jackie in her pink suit witnessing his swearing in. Must have been a tough thing for a newly made widow to do.

Rodney · 05-13-2005, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Elphaba

Who didn't hate Nixon? On the other hand, I wasn't that fond of LBJ either. I have to admit, though, that he became president in an unpopular way. I still can't forget Jackie in her pink suit witnessing his swearing in. Must have been a tough thing for a newly made widow to do.

In that vein, you're _really_ an old guy if you remember who David Frye was. And you're really, really old if you remember who Vaughn Meader was. And you're absolutely an antique if you still have any of their albums (I still have vinyl of Frye's "Richard Nixon -- A Fantasy.")

maleficent · 05-13-2005, 10:08 PM

I have THe First Family (and vol 2) and The First Family Rides Again, on vinly- Vaughn Meader is a riot... the first ladies tour of the white house if classic...

FatFreeGoodness · 05-15-2005, 09:49 AM

My son asking when he first saw an original “star trek” (Captain Kirk era) rerun: “Dad, why is his phone so big?”

The question asked after telling someone that no, there was no way to recover the data on an old 8 inch Apple II diskette: “There must be some way… how did people read floppies before there were computers?”

And the biggie:
Realizing that each of these events (the first that came to mind) occurred almost a decade ago.

ARGH!

hunnychile · 05-15-2005, 02:32 PM

Knowing that a kid I used to babysit is now a well respected broker with a huge firm of his own and my little brother has hired his firm to set up a trust for his 4 kids! Just seems weird in a way....

K-Wise · 05-15-2005, 02:42 PM

When I ask younger kids (13 or 14) if they remember TV shows like Ninja Turtles or movies like The Lion King and they have no idea what I'm talking about because they were either too young to know about it...or weren't born yet

.

Then I realize I'm not old! I'm a young man still and I won't be old for many many many years to come. And even then I'll still probably act like a kid

Asta!!

05-15-2005, 08:27 PM

- having a child going into kindergarten this yr
- being divorced
- thinking that I graduated 8 frickin yrs ago
- seeing all the cool toys coming back that were popular when I was a kid (gloworm, care bears, cabbage patch kids, rainbow brite, strawberry shortcake, hello kitty)
- the 80s returning
- hearing songs from the 90s that take me back

aberkok · 05-15-2005, 08:39 PM

I was just talking about this at the Toronto meet-up last night, but whenever I meet someone I can have an adult conversation with, then I find out that they're younger than my little brother, so: adults that are younger than him make me feel old.

My youngest brother is 14 now and in a few years, he'll be an adult and I'll be 30. Now I know that's not old (which I consider to be about Charlatan's age

...well maybe old is more like 70 or higher), but it makes me reflect on my age.

Also, when I watch the Oscars, seeing certain entertainers on the deathlist (is that what it's called?). That makes me feel old.

HeadyIncognito · 05-15-2005, 10:28 PM

I feel old sometimes because there is an age gap of up to four years between me and my friends.

05-12-2005, 07:33 PM	#121 (permalink)
bermuDa don't ignore this--> Location: CA	playing counter strike... I don't care how old you are, everyone acts like a 12-year-old in that game -_- __________________ I am the very model of a moderator gentleman.

05-13-2005, 07:27 AM	#124 (permalink)
astrahl Insane Location: You don't want to live here	People getting their drivers licenses today were <i>born</i> in 1990. __________________ Maybe it was over when she chucked me out the Rover at full speed. Maybe Maybe... ~a-Ha

05-13-2005, 12:33 PM	#130 (permalink)
BigBen Comedian Location: Use the search button	This makes me feel old... Right here: http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/showthread.php?t=89009 What info can I give to a young man of 18 years? Take it easy. Calm down. Have fun. Don't worry. Have lots of safe sex. Follow your heart. Follow your dick sometimes too. (safely) I wouldn't listen to me either. Shit. How can you tell an 18 year old male anything? I have been there, done that, got the t-shirt. Would I change my experiences? Not for anything in the world. Those experiences made me who I am! __________________ 3.141592654 Hey, if you are impressed with my memorizing pi to 10 digits, you should see the size of my penis.

05-13-2005, 10:08 PM	#147 (permalink)
maleficent Junkie Moderator Emeritus Location: Chicago	I have THe First Family (and vol 2) and The First Family Rides Again, on vinly- Vaughn Meader is a riot... the first ladies tour of the white house if classic... __________________ Free your heart from hatred. Free your mind from worries. Live simply. Give more. Expect less. Last edited by maleficent; 05-13-2005 at 10:10 PM..

05-15-2005, 02:32 PM	#149 (permalink)
hunnychile Alien Anthropologist Location: Between Boredom and Nirvana	Knowing that a kid I used to babysit is now a well respected broker with a huge firm of his own and my little brother has hired his firm to set up a trust for his 4 kids! Just seems weird in a way.... __________________ "I need compassion, understanding and chocolate." - NJB

05-13-2005, 07:04 AM	#123 (permalink)
BalloonKnots Tilted	Pumas are back in style, that makes me feel old. Omg, Lacoste is back too!!!

05-13-2005, 07:59 AM	#126 (permalink)
pinkie Helplessly hoping Location: Above the stars	I'm a mother of a teenager. I'm over thirty. My back hurts. Waaahhhh!!!

05-13-2005, 09:15 AM	#127 (permalink)
MsNobody Tilted Location: Southern California	The day I looked at a gorgeous young man, and my only thought was, "he would be great for my daughter". That really made me feel old!

05-13-2005, 12:05 PM	#128 (permalink)
akito Insane Location: Colorado	I feel old every day. The scary part about it, is that I'm only 23 years old. Teen girls still look at me and gawk at me fairly often, so that kinda helps. It's when I bring up things like Voltron, Thundercats or 8-bit gaming systems that they're like "wtf?".

05-13-2005, 12:16 PM	#129 (permalink)
Daniel_ Evil Priest: The Devil Made Me Do It! Location: Southern England	My daughter bringing home school projects that I remember doing when I went to school. Today was cress grown on wet blotting paper. I'm proud of her, but it seems like it was only last month I was doing that stuff. In my head I'm still the same kid I was at 12, and the guy that first bought a beer at 17, and the person that went to university in the scary big city. Then I realise that I'm now officially no longer in my early 30s (just gone 35). That means that I'm almost half way through the game. Wow!

05-13-2005, 04:11 PM	#133 (permalink)
Elphaba Deja Moo Location: Olympic Peninsula, WA	I caught myself wishing that I could see real news programming again with Cronkite.

05-13-2005, 04:32 PM	#135 (permalink)
Elphaba Deja Moo Location: Olympic Peninsula, WA	Mal, this wouldn't be thread-jacking, would it? My favorite cartoons were "Beanie & Cecil", "Huckleberry Hound", and "Yogi Bear & BooBoo". Damn, I'm older than dirt.

05-13-2005, 04:36 PM	#136 (permalink)
StanT © Location: Colorado	I remember when the last two were on during prime time. dang, I'm old, too.

05-13-2005, 04:37 PM	#137 (permalink)
Elphaba Deja Moo Location: Olympic Peninsula, WA	Some more... "Woody Wood Pecker" (now doesn't that take on a whole new meaning?), "Road Runner", and the whole Bugs, Daffy, Elmer crowd.

05-13-2005, 04:38 PM	#138 (permalink)
Astrocloud Apocalypse Nerd	Losing my hair makes me feel old.

05-13-2005, 04:40 PM	#139 (permalink)
Elphaba Deja Moo Location: Olympic Peninsula, WA	I can still sing the theme song to "Mighty Mouse".

05-13-2005, 04:47 PM	#140 (permalink)
Elphaba Deja Moo Location: Olympic Peninsula, WA	I was too old to be cool to watch the "Flintstones" or the "Jetsons".

05-13-2005, 04:49 PM	#141 (permalink)
Elphaba Deja Moo Location: Olympic Peninsula, WA	The last one, I promise. "Rocky and Bulwinkle", the cartoons, not the movie.

05-13-2005, 04:50 PM	#142 (permalink)
Coppertop Getting Medieval on your ass Location: 13th century Europe	My friend's grandfather just turned 100 years old. He's older than... the Great War the roaring 20s automobiles the depression World War II nuclear power television McCarthyism the Korean War the 60s computers the Vietnam War the information age ... just to name a few. And he's almost as old as airplanes and motion pictures. So he makes me feel very, very young. Who knows what we will have lived through by the time we reach 100 years of age? So you're not as old as you think.

05-13-2005, 04:54 PM	#143 (permalink)
Elphaba Deja Moo Location: Olympic Peninsula, WA	Great perspective, CopperTop.

05-13-2005, 05:10 PM	#144 (permalink)
Rodney Observant Ruminant Location: Rich Wannabe Hippie Town	I don't feel old, just well seasoned, like a thick piece of wood. Okay, a little old: * My grandfather on my father's side was born just _before_ the Civil War (He would have said, War Between the States). He was in his 60s when my dad was born, but still.. * More of my frontage moves up and down when I run. * Few film fans I meet anymore are interested in anything before the '80s. * When I was born, there were fewer than 100 computers in the United States, and the British Empire still existed. * I can't eat chain restaurant junk food anymore; just can't stomach it. No Mickey Ds, Burger King, Taco Bell, KFC, or whatever. But pizza will be with me always, thank god. And non-franchise burritos. * I remember hating Richard Nixon with a passion.

05-13-2005, 07:46 PM	#145 (permalink)
Elphaba Deja Moo Location: Olympic Peninsula, WA	Who didn't hate Nixon? On the other hand, I wasn't that fond of LBJ either. I have to admit, though, that he became president in an unpopular way. I still can't forget Jackie in her pink suit witnessing his swearing in. Must have been a tough thing for a newly made widow to do.

05-15-2005, 09:49 AM	#148 (permalink)
FatFreeGoodness Tilted	My son asking when he first saw an original “star trek” (Captain Kirk era) rerun: “Dad, why is his phone so big?” The question asked after telling someone that no, there was no way to recover the data on an old 8 inch Apple II diskette: “There must be some way… how did people read floppies before there were computers?” And the biggie: Realizing that each of these events (the first that came to mind) occurred almost a decade ago. ARGH!

05-15-2005, 02:42 PM	#150 (permalink)
K-Wise It's All About The Ass!! Location: In a pool of mayonnaise!!	When I ask younger kids (13 or 14) if they remember TV shows like Ninja Turtles or movies like The Lion King and they have no idea what I'm talking about because they were either too young to know about it...or weren't born yet . Then I realize I'm not old! I'm a young man still and I won't be old for many many many years to come. And even then I'll still probably act like a kid Asta!! __________________ "I love music and it's my parents fault (closing statement)." - Me..quoting myself...from when I said that...On TFP..thats here...Tilted Forum Project *It ain't goodbye, it's see ya later! I'll miss you guys!* - Asta!!

05-15-2005, 08:27 PM	#151 (permalink)
:::OshnSoul::: Guest	- having a child going into kindergarten this yr - being divorced - thinking that I graduated 8 frickin yrs ago - seeing all the cool toys coming back that were popular when I was a kid (gloworm, care bears, cabbage patch kids, rainbow brite, strawberry shortcake, hello kitty) - the 80s returning - hearing songs from the 90s that take me back

05-15-2005, 08:39 PM	#152 (permalink)
aberkok “Wrong is right.” Location: toronto	I was just talking about this at the Toronto meet-up last night, but whenever I meet someone I can have an adult conversation with, then I find out that they're younger than my little brother, so: adults that are younger than him make me feel old. My youngest brother is 14 now and in a few years, he'll be an adult and I'll be 30. Now I know that's not old (which I consider to be about Charlatan's age ...well maybe old is more like 70 or higher), but it makes me reflect on my age. Also, when I watch the Oscars, seeing certain entertainers on the deathlist (is that what it's called?). That makes me feel old. __________________ !check out my new blog! http://arkanamusic.wordpress.com Warden Gentiles: "It? Perfectly innocent. But I can see how, if our roles were reversed, I might have you beaten with a pillowcase full of batteries."

05-15-2005, 10:28 PM	#153 (permalink)
HeadyIncognito Crazy Location: PDX	I feel old sometimes because there is an age gap of up to four years between me and my friends. __________________ Even Hitler had a girlfriend...