Times you've felt old (or getting older)

Father Hernandez · 07-01-2017 03:26PM #1

I'm mid-late twenties and consider myself young.

However, heard Wyclef Jean - Perfect Gentleman (lyrics below) this morning, bit of an 'old skool' tune but didn't think it was 15 years ago.

Googled it and remembered I bought the single when it was £5. (Pre-Euro, pre-Spotify, the single had 3 songs)

Many might have memories well pre dating 2001, but anyone else lately had a 'jesus, that was a while ago, feeling old' moment?

2Mad2BeMad · 07-01-2017 03:28PM

When young lads use to say to me youngfella when wanting a smoke. Now it's Mr or sir if they really want it

Noveight · 07-01-2017 03:29PM

When I think that we're as far from the year 2000 as 1983 was. Jaysus.

Infernum · 07-01-2017 03:31PM

My body feels all old and stiff. Also, everybody naturally talks to me as if I'm well past my youth.

The_Valeyard · 07-01-2017 03:36PM

Talking to people who dont remember the 2002 world cup

Poochie05 · 07-01-2017 03:38PM

Reviewing CVs from people born in the 90s

KERSPLAT! · 07-01-2017 03:40PM

The_Valeyard wrote: »

Talking to people who dont remember the 2002 world cup

Ran out of a JC exam as soon the 30 minutes were up to watch one of those matches

KERSPLAT! · 07-01-2017 03:41PM

KERSPLAT! wrote: »

Ran out of a JC exam as soon the 30 minutes were up to watch one of those matches

Now I feel old

The_Valeyard · 07-01-2017 03:42PM

KERSPLAT! wrote: »

Now I feel old

hahahahahhahahal

Oh wait

Awww

super_furry · 07-01-2017 03:43PM

Realising that every time I shave, there's more and more grey stubble in the sink.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 07-01-2017 03:48PM

When a friend's child referred to me as the grey haired old man they had met.

But generally I don't feel old. I'm 73 next month and currently consider 75 as old. I'm hoping that goalpost will get pushed further out in a few years.

Winterlong · 07-01-2017 03:52PM

When Justin Bieber was in his pomp a few years ago someone point out to me that I am older than his mother. That was a sad moment.

suicide_circus · 07-01-2017 03:55PM

When I saw a strange looking guy pull out a gun in the middle of the precinct office, I tackled him and ended up with his foot on my chest and his gun in my face. Turned out he was actually my new partner.

Graces7 · 07-01-2017 04:04PM

My body is old but my spirit is young,, 18 looking out!

Clarebelly · 07-01-2017 04:06PM

suicide_circus wrote: »

When I saw a strange looking guy pull out a gun in the middle of the precinct office, I tackled him and ended up with his foot on my chest and his gun in my face. Turned out he was actually my new partner.

Was his name Lee Thalweapon?

Agricola · 07-01-2017 04:40PM

Noveight wrote: »

When I think that we're as far from the year 2000 as 1983 was. Jaysus.

Yep, that crossed my mind recently. When I was 19 back in 2000, 1983 seemed like another planet of terrible dress, terrible music, terrible technology. Now, that is what 19 year olds think about the year 2000!

If that doesnt make you feel old, nothing will.

reason vs religion · 07-01-2017 04:50PM

Also mid-twenties. But the fashion of today's teens utterly confounds me. Tight track suits and jeans, platform trainers, garish colours. All things that would have been ridiculed only a few years ago. Of course, each generation reshapes fashion to create their own identity. But the change in the years since I was a teenager seems more radical, and therefore alienating to predecessors like me!

Tigger · 07-01-2017 04:52PM

The_Valeyard wrote: »

Talking to people who dont remember the 2002 world cup

talking to people that dont rember the 1992 one

One_Of_Shanks · 07-01-2017 04:54PM

Xmas night in the in-laws house and her Dad asked me to stay up and have a few whiskies with him.

Worst mistake of my life but anyway....... There was a point where I told him that a friend of ours had called his daughter a MILF.
And we had laughed about it and she thought it was funny herself.

As soon as I said it I knew it was a disaster.

So he said to me "What does that mean?"

So in my drunken state I can only remember back-peddling and trying to think what to say back.
It was only a fortnight ago and I still get flashbacks but no clue what my eventual reply was.

Pure paranoia ever since. Still no idea what I said back.

sadie06 · 07-01-2017 04:54PM

When I went to Daft Punk in Marley and was asked more than once if I was an undercover guard. I was 32...so not ancient, but I'm tall and was wearing a navy rain jacket, as was my friend, so we looked like we were on the beat apparently.

Pun intended.

Anesthetize · 07-01-2017 04:55PM

Tigger wrote: »

talking to people that dont rember the 1992 one

Because there wasn't one :P

maudgonner · 07-01-2017 04:59PM

KERSPLAT! wrote: »

Ran out of a JC exam as soon the 30 minutes were up to watch one of those matches

KERSPLAT! wrote: »

Now I feel old

Unless you were the bloody exam supervisor you have no business feeling old :mad::mad:

tupenny · 07-01-2017 05:00PM

Being a mam I feel old most of the time. Til the odd day Im off work and can pick her up from school and see I'm the cool young mam 😎😆 I'm 30 and I did always consider 30 a frightening prospect, really old.. but I think definition of old changes the older we get

5rtytry56 · 07-01-2017 05:03PM

my spirit is willing but my flesh is weak

Heckler · 07-01-2017 05:04PM

When I read the Dumb Facebook thread and have no idea what the hell people are talking about. When I hear my 12 year old niece talking. Like a different language.

I'm 43 and am absolutely mind f*cked as to how people carry on on social media.

Oh god its happened i'm an oldie.....

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 07-01-2017 05:05PM

Loveinapril wrote: »

I want to be you when I grow up!

But you'll have to wait until I grow up first.

5rtytry56 · 07-01-2017 05:05PM

sadie06 wrote: »

When I went to Daft Punk in Marley and was asked more than once if I was an undercover guard. I was 32...so not ancient, but I'm tall and was wearing a navy rain jacket, as was my friend, so we looked like we were on the beat apparently.

Pun intended.

consider it a compliment they thought you might be a guard and not a bouncer.

Turtyturd · 07-01-2017 05:09PM

Same as others, realising how long it's been since 2000. Gets amplified when you see footage of it and it makes you feel how you used to feel when you saw footage from the 80's....did we used to look that bad?

07-01-2017 05:09PM

Ŵhen seemingly everyone in the 18-35 bracket was going around trying to catch imaginary Pokemon last year I felt old as f*ck.

One_Of_Shanks · 07-01-2017 05:10PM

Omackeral wrote: »

Ŵhen seemingly everyone in the 18-35 bracket was going around trying to catch imaginary Pokemon last year I felt old as f*ck.

To be honest. Even if I was 18 I'd still think anyone chasing pokemon is a tool

clintondaly · 07-01-2017 05:15PM

When I was talking to my ten year old about being in school and having to go up and write on the blackboard and how scary it was,the response I got "Whats a blackboard ?"

Times you've felt old (or getting older)

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