Yep...I was just thinking about getting old this morning. Every now and then I'll just look in the mirror and say "damn! I am really aging!" My eyes are starting to droop down and make me look Asian, partially blocking my vision. The bags under my eyes are in Al Pacino/Tommy Lee Jones territory. I've got endless ringing in my left ear. The list goes on and on - typical stuff. But hey, that's the cycle of life. In some countries people don't live long enough to even grow older, so I'm not complaining. I'm really happier now (or more content I guess) than I was when I was younger.
Yeah, surely it should be "you no longer desperately drink at home so you don't have to spend so much at the bar"
I was going to say #24 is true. I find it funny how someone will pay $4.50 for a bud light at a bar but balk at paying 6 bucks for a six pack of decent beer at the grocery store.
Right. Some people will have a couple beers at home they paid less for then nurse one expensive drink at the bar all night.
Ah, I have done that very thing myself. Have a couple beers at home and then buy one expensive one at the movie theater to drink during the movie.
My Truths.. I am a ski instructor.. actually I am the Boss of all the ski/snowboard teachers and coaches I ride and always have ridden a Harley.. I operate construction equipment and have a class 1 CDL license.. I have always worn cowboy and hiking boots and they are well worn because of what I do.. I dance better then most people I see.. and it don't fuckin' matter anyways.. I date women 30 ..20 .. 10 years younger plus wonderful women my age.. I can run 15 k... I was alive in "68" and pleased to still be alive in "69" I am a father.. and I am .. none of your list..and 60 in November
This one doesn't apply to me. It would have to be changed to: "Your kids, and your friends' kids, marry and divorce..." I'm more than just grown up. I'm geezerified!
OK ... the only things on that list that don't apply to me are #2 (although I would much rather be in a larger bed), #6, #10 and #22 (I don't drink all that much now, but I never did). And #7 is half true; about half of my friends are marrying and divorcing and the other half are still hooking up and breaking up.
Several of the newer theaters here sell beer. All of the newest ones, IIRC. Some have restaurants inside, too, and the food is pretty decent.
#24 is sort of akward for me. If I drink at home before going to a bar, once outside I won't be able to find it If you're married, here's one sure way to tell when your getting old. When you're young , your wife complians, "Can you at least keep your hands off me for a few minutes. God, I can't even change my bra in front of you without you sucking and squeezing all over me. sometimes I think thats all you want me for" When you grow older, your wife complains She: "Who are you fucking" You:"I'm not fucking anybody She: Yes you are, you're not trying to fuck ME, so you must be getting it from somewhere else. It USED to be that I couldn't even change my bra in front of you without you sucking and squeezing all over me. Now I've walked past you topless THREE TIMES already and you act like I'm not even here, so you must be getting it from somebody else. So tell me...Who are you fucking? You:
I can add a couple to the list. You see a woman shopping at a department store and think "hey, she's cute" ... and then you realize she's there with her teenage son. You're on a college campus and the woman who turns your head as she walks by is just as likely to turn out to be an assistant professor.
The first sign for me was when I looked at my lawn and thought "I need to get some seed to fill in that thin spot" rather than "I can wait another day to mow."
I'm happy to report that I definitely feel rejuvenated after reading this list. Sure, a few painful hits here or there, but overall... not bad at all
#8 doesn't apply to me The "drinking" ones don't apply to me But most of the others really hit the mark.
You know, not all young people are pot smoking, booze guzzling reprobates having unprotected indiscriminate sex. And not to take a light-hearted thread too seriously, but I think there's a discussion about how our modern society has encouraged and enabled this extended period of adolescense that now seemingly lasts until age 30. Hell, isn't that the theme that Kevin Smith and Judd Apatow have built their film careers on?
#27. You respond to a comedic thread with preaching and bitching and moralizing like some old square dude.
Coming from someone who can't yet drink in the US, I would beg to differ. We, as a general community, or at least the cool ones, are completely swimming in all of those things. It never stopped being the thing we do. It's like a toddler touching itself in the special areas. It's a learning experience. ^_^
