The "You know you're getting older when..." game.

[Zilverzmurfen]

Let's try a new game. It's aimed mainly at the 'adults' of the forum. (But please join in if you feel you're aging! )

Do you sometimes find yourself say or do things you never thought you would and then think "Gee, I must be getting older"? If so, then this game is for you. Post away if you dare!


We'll see how it works out, if at all...

[sabreur]

You know you're getting older when you suddenly realize that you hate most popular music as much as your parents hated the rock music you listened to as a teenager.

[Morion]

You know you're getting older when you meet a very attractive young woman at a family gathering and find out she is your cousins grand-daughter!

(This really happened to me, and no I do not go to family reunions to meet women! )

[campb1pr]

You know you are getting older when the clothes you wore as a child have been in and out of fashion at least once since then.

[noodle]

You know you're getting older when you click on "New Posts" and all you see is posts in the "Game Threads" forum, and that doesn't excite you.

[Dave]

You know that your are getting old when you realise that you own T shirts older than some of kids that you fence with.

[D'Art]

You know you're getting older when you realise your boss was starting High School the year after you left.

[seven6ty]

You know you're getting old when you've been fencing longer than some of the kids at the club have been alive.

[D'Art]

You know you're getting older when you find yourself agreeing with something Inq says.......

[PeterGustafsson]

Hi!


1. When you sit down to put on underwear.
2. When you shave/otherwise de-hair your ears.
3. When you realise that you could be parent to the other members in your fencing 3-person team.
4. When you go to PTA one time too many.

One time I found myself at training being #2 in age where many of the other could have been my children. OTOH, #1 in age at that very time could biologically have been my grandfather. Would have been tight, but yes, possible.


Have a nice time!

Peter Gustafsson

[akaiyuki]

When you finally realize that, "hey, my mom was right when she told me blah blah 10 years ago!"

[campb1pr]

You know your'e old when you read this thread, and start thinking how true all of this is...

[gtmac]

-When you hear someone call a remote control a "clicker", but they don't know why.

-When you give someone the universal "crank" sign for rolling down their window and they don't know what you mean.

[Go? Fencing?]

You know you're getting older when you suddenly realize that you hate most popular music as much as your parents hated the rock music you listened to as a teenager.

In that case, I've always been old.

[mifencer]

You know when you're old:
1) when it takes you 2 days to recover from fencing PRACTICE.
2) you have more grey hair than you care to pluck.
3) kids tell you when they were born and you remembering toasting a beer (legally) to something or another.
4) you REMEMBER at least 4 different US presidents.
5) you used to play music on an 33 rpm LP, or a 45 SP (72's are too old for me).
6) you remember seeing the real Elvis on TV.

(and the list could go on...)

[Morion]

When you not only remember the Vietnam war but were either in it or had the oportunity to go.

[sabreur]

the fall of the Berlin Wall was a significant emotional event in your adult life, and you realize there are lots of young adults who barely remember it... (or understand its significance).

[Morion]

When the first TV you can remember was Black and White.

[Zilverzmurfen]

You know you're getting old when you remember having to get up and walk over to the actual telly to change channels...

[rac]

When the first TV you can remember was Black and White.

How about when the B/W was NEW and only 1 channel!!! Neighbors came over to watch too. Oh, and someone had to constantly mess with the antenna/rabbit ears.