I used to be bad to the bone. Now my doctor says I'm bone on bone.
How To Tell If You Are Young Or Old?
- Thread starter AC Man
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Hummmmm........things that made me realize I appear old...
Was talking to neighbor guy about how much we both enjoy Braves baseball. "Wasn't '91 a great year?" I asked.
"Don't know, wasn't born yet." was the reply.
The neighbor kids call me Mister. Now their parents do to!
The college girl that house-sits for us said "You elderly people sure love your dogs." as a compliment. Yikes!
"Wait Dad, let me help you!" said my 42 year-old, youngest son when I was at his house. Lifting a 10 pound box.
Was talking to neighbor guy about how much we both enjoy Braves baseball. "Wasn't '91 a great year?" I asked.
"Don't know, wasn't born yet." was the reply.
The neighbor kids call me Mister. Now their parents do to!
The college girl that house-sits for us said "You elderly people sure love your dogs." as a compliment. Yikes!
"Wait Dad, let me help you!" said my 42 year-old, youngest son when I was at his house. Lifting a 10 pound box.
OFT II
US Veteran
I used to rock around the clock. Now I limp around the block. 
I think that that is pretty much true. It is for me. But I also like boogie woogie best, and that's older than my uncle.
I realized I was really old when I was at the feed store last week with a couple 50-pound bags of feed on the cart. Went through the checkout line and the young lady behind the counter said, "Here, let me get someone to help you load those into your vehicle."
That was bad enough...then Jennifer came over...probably 18 years old, maybe 5'3" and all of 94 pounds. She walked me out to the truck, heaved a 50-pound sack of feed over her shoulder and tossed it into the bed of the pickup. Just to keep my dignity, I grabbed the other 50-pound sack and started to put it into the truck. "Here," she said. "Let me help you with that."
Yep. I guess it's pretty obvious to folks that I'm old.
That was bad enough...then Jennifer came over...probably 18 years old, maybe 5'3" and all of 94 pounds. She walked me out to the truck, heaved a 50-pound sack of feed over her shoulder and tossed it into the bed of the pickup. Just to keep my dignity, I grabbed the other 50-pound sack and started to put it into the truck. "Here," she said. "Let me help you with that."
Yep. I guess it's pretty obvious to folks that I'm old.
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I realized I was really old when I was at the feed store last week with a couple 50-pound bags of feed on the cart. Went through the checkout line and the young lady behind the counter said, "Here, let me get someone to help you load those into your vehicle."
That was bad enough...then Jennifer came over...maybe 5'3" and all of 94 pounds. She walked me out to the truck, heaved a 50-pound sack of feed over her shoulder and heaved it into the bed of the pickup. Just to keep my dignity, I grabbed the other 50-pound sack and started to put it into the truck. "Here," she said. "Let me help you with that."
Yep. I guess it's pretty obvious to folks that I'm old.
Is Jennifer single?
ACORN
Member
More like an old looking me!
I still have a couple of tube testers out in the building...
Gox of tubes somewhere too...
Used to repair TV's back when they still had picture tubes, flyback transformers, manual controls and took 10 minutes to 'warm' up...
Remotes had two legs too....
Gox of tubes somewhere too...
Used to repair TV's back when they still had picture tubes, flyback transformers, manual controls and took 10 minutes to 'warm' up...
Remotes had two legs too....
pantannojack
US Veteran
As far as mental acuity, and phys ed: 70 is the new 17.
Oh oh.... I listen mostly to classical, including "early" stuff going back into the Renaissance and late medieval
Does this make me "timeless"... or just seriously out of touch?
Yup. They were something like the spark plug cleaners at the auto parts store. Western Auto if memory serves Me.
CAJUNLAWYER
Member
Whe you poop yer pants and some nice lady cleans you up, says that it's OK and gives you a juice box and a hug..yer young.
When you poop yer pants and you hear two guys outside agruing about whose turn it is to clean you up....yer old
When you poop yer pants and you hear two guys outside agruing about whose turn it is to clean you up....yer old
Baggy Wrinkle
Member
The local ski area says I am old when they give me the "super senior" discount on my season pass. But, I don't feel so old when a 45-year old skier won't follow me down a black diamond run. So there!
I am pretty fit for 72 but I noticed a few years ago my doctors, their nurses and various store clerks started calling mister. At first i thought it was because they considered me distinguished and learned...I have since considered it their way of getting an old mans attention and making sure I hear them...
RobertJ.
Member
You might be old if...
You can wake up injured...
Your doctor looks like Doogie Howser...
You see a good lookin' gal with gray hair, and realize you're old enough to be her dad!
You can wake up injured...
Your doctor looks like Doogie Howser...
You see a good lookin' gal with gray hair, and realize you're old enough to be her dad!
Grayfox
US Veteran
You're old when lovely young ladies start calling you "Sir."
I'll never forget the first time that happened to me. I had a nice conversation with a lovely 30-ish lady. When it was over she said "Have a nice day, SIR!" Damn! That hurt!
I'll never forget the first time that happened to me. I had a nice conversation with a lovely 30-ish lady. When it was over she said "Have a nice day, SIR!" Damn! That hurt!
fiasconva
US Veteran
Remember when you'd hear an old guy say, "I've got shoes older than you." Well, guess what?
ACORN
Member
The other day at work (auto parts store) I'm in the back room when 2 of the guys up front start calling my name.
I go up front to find a customer holding a part and the 2 younger than me guys asking "what is it".
I glance down and say "It looks the a choke pull off".
The guys said they ever had a car with a carburetor.
Carbs were on the way out in the mid 80s so…….I guess I am a fossil.
I go up front to find a customer holding a part and the 2 younger than me guys asking "what is it".
I glance down and say "It looks the a choke pull off".
The guys said they ever had a car with a carburetor.
Carbs were on the way out in the mid 80s so…….I guess I am a fossil.
