You Know You're Getting Old When.......

9959

You Know You're Getting Old When.....

Music blares from your 12 year old's room, walking by you shout in enthusiastically "techno", "eh, no dad" she shouts sarcastically, "dubstep". Ouch.

Basq

Jimmy Saville turns you down..

Merkin

When cops look like they're ready to make their First Holy Communion rather than protect us from villains and scoundrels

gobnaitolunacy

Basq wrote: »

Jimmy Saville turns you down..

You're not p*ssed off anymore that he never read your Jim'll Fix It letter.

FunkZ

When you haven't seen a Wham bar in years

Crann na Beatha

This post has been deleted.

El Weirdo

The CDs in the bargain section in HMV are all very appealing.

In fact; when you listen to CDs.

Sergeant

You form a deep contempt for, and summarily dismiss, the opinions of students.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

your kid listens to dubstep?

jesus Op, i'm so sorry.

9959

You can't remember where you left your 'farah slacks'.

iDave

You start thinking some of those girls queing outside a nightclub should wear more.

Aint Eazy Being Cheezy

You have dry dreams and wet farts

Will I Amnt

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »

your kid listens to dubstep?

jesus Op, i'm so sorry.

A wise man once said...."dubstep is the sound of a transformer taking a sh*t"

not yet

You start making strange noises when you get up of the sofa.

Capt'n Midnight

When you've a 12 year old daughter

Chuck Stone

Grumbling involuntarily at stuff.

BraziliaNZ

In before some 20 year old says "I'm starting to make a grunting noise when standing up!"

Lando Griffin

When your mortgage comes out of negative equity.

Duggy747

When your dentures fall out

BrensBenz

What's dubstep???

Duiske

...when you consider calling in Kim and Aggie every time you feel a fart coming on.

OldNotWIse

The day after drinking is a complete write off

Even when you're tired/hungover, you are incapable of sleeping past 09:30 :eek:

saiint

OldNotWIse wrote: »

The day after drinking is a complete write off

Even when you're tired/hungover, you are incapable of sleeping past 09:30 :eek:

me dad is 49 and he is incapable of getting up before half 2 in the afternoon haha

Dravokivich

BrensBenz wrote: »

What's dubstep???

I believe it's how we're meant to walk in the big smoke. Ya know, the wiggling the head like a pigeon with the arms poking out and curved downwards.

castletownman

When you wear tweed jackets complete with elbow patches.

When you have a stick in the garage used only to stir paint with.

OldNotWIse

saiint wrote: »

me dad is 49 and he is incapable of getting up before half 2 in the afternoon haha

Wish I could be like that!

Sky King

Hangovers last 4 days.



(Getting a weird deja-vous. have I posted this before? Or maybe I just have alzheimers. Or maybe I posted it before? Or maybe I have alz...or posted... something)

MJ23

When you sometimes need help tying your shoelaces

When your nephews are taller than you

When you watch the late late show

When you sometimes watch the weather

When you change over to Joe Duffy at 1.45pm

When you see people that you used to babysit in the local nightclub

Im 31.

Godsentme

You know you're getting old when you immediatly latch onto a thread called "You know you're getting old when...";)

bluecode

When you begin to fancy older women. Then you realise most of them are younger than you.:mad:

KKkitty

When a fine day comes and you nearly get wet with excitement at getting clothes dry on the line.

MrMischief

- you read the death notices.
- your 7 year old asks you to explain to him what a tape player is.
- you start watching primetime.
- you dont recognise any of the songs in the TOP 10 of the charts

Abi

9959 wrote: »

You Know You're Getting Old When.....

Music blares from your 12 year old's room, walking by you shout in enthusiastically "techno", "eh, no dad" she shouts sarcastically, "dubstep". Ouch.

Oh sweet jesus... this kind of shyte?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LckVLexHLyg

Prepare the house while shes at school, no means of escape. Confiscate her ipod, the tv remote and whatever else she listens to this on. when she gets home, go into fúcking lock down till you sort her out!

Pumpkinseeds

1.When you wake up aching, for all the wrong reasons.

2.When you don't want to go to a bar unless you can be certain that you'll get a seat.

3.When you dismiss the opinions of anyone under the age of 20.

4.When you wouldn't even consider going to a nightclub.

5.When you're thinking of getting into your pajamas, just as the neighbours are heading off to a club.

9959

Pumpkinseeds wrote: »

1.When you wake up aching, for all the wrong reasons.

2.When you don't want to go to a bar unless you can be certain that you'll get a seat.

3.When you dismiss the opinions of anyone under the age of 20.

4.When you wouldn't even consider going to a nightclub.

5.When you're thinking of getting into your pajamas, just as the neighbours are heading off to a club.

Was smugly ticking no to your checklist, then I got to number 5.
Oh well.

castletownman

bluecode wrote: »

When you begin to fancy older women. Then you realise most of them are younger than you.:mad:

Or when you look at MILF porn and begin to think: "You know what, it's time I settled down".

BrensBenz

What's MILF porn???

Plazaman

When you slow down for a look going by the slippers in Dunnes Stores.

Bassboxxx

When you think "jesus, there's some big kids in this school"....then realize they're the teachers.....

hooradiation

Evidently, the tipping point is when a genre of music confuses, scares and infuriates you.

lorrieq

You still go to mass every Sunday.

stargazer 68

1. When you have a 20 year old daughter!
2. When you have to look up to speak to your 14 year old son.
3. When you ARE the MILF!
4. When you read through this thread and you do every single one!!

:eek:

JohnMarston

BrensBenz wrote: »

What's MILF porn???

*Puts arm around shoulders, looks down and sighs deeply*

Son, its time you and I had a chat..

1ZRed

OldNotWIse wrote: »

The day after drinking is a complete write off

Even when you're tired/hungover, you are incapable of sleeping past 09:30 :eek:

Whenever I'm hungover I mostly wake up far earlier then I would on a normal weekend/day

I'm not old though

Irish Guitarist

You get the names of your family members mixed up.

admiralofthefleet

i was moaning that it was too loud in the pub on saturday night. im getting old

omb0wyn5ehpij9

OldNotWIse wrote: »

The day after drinking is a complete write off

Even when you're tired/hungover, you are incapable of sleeping past 09:30 :eek:

+1! I hate this.....can stay up drinking til 5 or 6 in the morning, but will still wake up about half 9 :mad:

up for anything

Phoenix wrote: »

You have to google what chinos are:pac:

No, you're getting old when you find out that they're coming back in again! :eek:

Fratton Fred

When you consider buying a practical car. When you swap your Volvo V50 for a TT you are having a mid life crisis.

When you know what the picture on the "Save" button represents.

Chucken

Feck it, I thought Dubstep was a band

I'm not old :cool: