Top signs you might be getting old…late 30's early 40's

[Joe Canadian]

For those in their late 30's and early 40's:

 

 Top signs you might be getting old…

 

-Often get killed by your own  “boomerang” nades when playing online

 

-You start noticing that your wife looks a lot like her mother

 

-You mention the word “cassette” and:

   Your 9 year old has heard the word, knows how to spell it correctly but has never seen one…

   Your 6 year old has no idea what the hell you’re talking about: “ca…what dad?  what did you say?”

 

-Google rock bands you used to like and find out that some members have been dead for years and the remaining (members)   are playing in your local Casino.

 

-You wish Gretsky could play for the Canucks…

 

-Often complain about beer and fuel prices

 

-Your idea of a hot chick:  Sharon Stone, Elle MacPherson, Famke Janssen, Marissa Tomei

 

-Scarface is for you the coolest movie ever.

 

-Can’t get your computer mike to work…

 

-You are mystified by Lady Gaga, can’t really get it…

 

 

 

Maybe you people could add some more ideas...btw, I made some of this stuff up, of course ;-)

 

Cheers!

[Ferret]

Joe Canadian - Top signs you might be getting old…late 30's early 40's

For those in their late 30's and early 40's:

 

 Top signs you might be getting old…

 

-Often get killed by your own  “boomerang” nades when playing online

 

-You start noticing that your wife looks a lot like her mother

 

-Often complain about beer and fuel prices

 

-Your idea of a hot chick:  Sharon Stone, Elle MacPherson, Famke Janssen, Marissa Tomei

 

-Scarface is for you the coolest movie ever.

 

-Can’t get your computer mike to work…

 

-You are mystified by Lady Gaga, can’t really get it…

 

 

"Often get killed by your own  “boomerang” nades when playing online"

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I do that on purpose.

 

"Often complain about beer and fuel prices"

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It's terrible.

 

"Your idea of a hot chick:  Sharon Stone, Elle MacPherson, Famke Janssen, Marissa Tomei"

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Elle McPherson.... BONER!!!!

 

 

"Scarface is for you the coolest movie ever."

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Nope, a tie between Goodfellas and Unforgiven.

 

"Can’t get your computer mike to work…"

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"cuz I don't WANT it to!.

 

 

"You start noticing that your wife looks a lot like her mother"

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Now you're just getting MEAN.

[JoeMamasButt]

That's hilarious but you dont have to even be 30 to do some of that stupid stuff lmfao.

[Jcsnipe007]

A few others... when your hair is starting to turn grey... that beer finally starts catching up with you.. and you fart more than usual lol.

[Exe]

I'm almost 25 and a few lines about me already ^^

[Jonny]

Exe

I'm almost 25 and a few lines about me already ^^

+1

but I'm almost 18 haha

I've even heard my first bedtime stories on platter LOL

[FRENCHI]

oui c est vraie tu ne peut pas comprendre exe lol

[Exe]

FRENCHI

oui c est vraie tu ne peut pas comprendre exe lol

T'as du mal capté mon vieux ^^, j'ai écris que certaines lignes me concernaient

You misunderstood, i wrote i'm concerned about a few sentences

[PrimalFear]

I have one to add too...

 

What you used to be able to do all night, now takes you all night to do and not everyone involved necessarily had the same level of enjoyment.

[Hunter1948]

Joe Canadian - Top signs you might be getting old…late 30's early 40's

For those in their late 30's and early 40's:

 

 Top signs you might be getting old…

 

-Often get killed by your own  “boomerang” nades when playing online

 

-You start noticing that your wife looks a lot like her mother

 

-You mention the word “cassette” and:

   Your 9 year old has heard the word, knows how to spell it correctly but has never seen one…

   Your 6 year old has no idea what the hell you’re talking about: “ca…what dad?  what did you say?”

 

-Google rock bands you used to like and find out that some members have been dead for years and the remaining (members)   are playing in your local Casino.

 

-You wish Gretsky could play for the Canucks…

 

-Often complain about beer and fuel prices

 

-Your idea of a hot chick:  Sharon Stone, Elle MacPherson, Famke Janssen, Marissa Tomei

 

-Scarface is for you the coolest movie ever.

 

-Can’t get your computer mike to work…

 

-You are mystified by Lady Gaga, can’t really get it…

 

 

 

Maybe you people could add some more ideas...btw, I made some of this stuff up, of course ;-)

 

Cheers!

What's wrong with all that. I still remember all those people. LOL

[StormCrow]

Ya wake up to piss 3 times a night... used to sleep right through

 

Your 7 year old looks at you while your playing COD with the likes of PitbullPete, Chile, SOB, and just says "Loser" While your 5 year old cant wait to get on the mic and say "Hi Idiots" (Just so she can say the word idiots)

 

You laugh at your own bodily function sounds... wait... thats any age... farts... heheehehehe

[hxtr]

I feel at home on this post.. sucks kinds of. lol

[Joe Canadian]

StormCrow

Ya wake up to piss 3 times a night... used to sleep right through

 

Your 7 year old looks at you while your playing COD with the likes of PitbullPete, Chile, SOB, and just says "Loser" While your 5 year old cant wait to get on the mic and say "Hi Idiots" (Just so she can say the word idiots)

 

You laugh at your own bodily function sounds... wait... thats any age... farts... heheehehehe

 

You're trying to learn to play a new game online and somebody asks you, kinda pissed.... what kind of ratio is 15/65?

(lol, actually happened )

 

 

[blackcat]

Here's a few , my 16 yr old doesn't know what a 8 track looks like.

I dye my hair to it's natural color, haha.. she says add some grey so it will be natural.

hump day to her has a different meaning, she thought it was nasty when I told her to have  a good one.

[sabreeyes]

I know what you mean Joe Canadian, that looks like my ratio. And also you know that you are getting when the farts just have there own mind lmao although everone else is not laughing

[wildthing]

For those of you as kids in the 1980's

 

You have a tendency to turn the collar up on your Poloshirts.
The Brady Bunch movie brought back cool memories
You know where to go if you "wanna go where everybody knows yourname."
Conveyor belts regularly carried washing machines, deep-fat fryers and a cuddlytoy.
Partying "like it's 1999" seemed SO far away.
You chewed Dr. Pepper bubble gum.
You wore the little bootie socks with the colored balls on the back.
You had a crush on Jon Bon Jovi, or know someone who did.
"Poltergeist" totally freaked you out.
You never questioned why the A-Team were always imprisoned in places that hadsufficient tools to build an armored tank.
The Dark Crystal is still one of your favorite movies.
You remember when Deborah Gibson was "Debbie" Gibson.
You remember when Ricky Martin was a member of Menudo.
You actually believed for a minute that K.I.T. (The night rider) actually wasreal.
Ooh, you could crush a Grape!
You remember the original version of Windows: Macintosh.
At one point during your teenage years, you walked with a noticeable tilt toone side due to the number of plastic rings on that arm.
You own any cassettes or records.
You rolled the sleeves of your suit jacket up
You remember when film critics raved that no movie could ever possibly getbetter special effects than those in the movie TRON.
You remember Michael Jackson when he was still black.
You know how to use a rotary phone.
You fell out with friends during heated arguments about the relative merits ofMatt & Luke.
You knew what Willis was "talkin' 'bout."
You yearned to be a member of The Babysitters Club, and tried to start a clubof your own.
Punks actually "shocked" people.
You're doing absolutely nothing with anything pertaining to your major degree
You know what movie the phrase, "Number 5 is alive!" is from.
Once, while spending hours in the arcade, you actually lined up quarters on thetop panel of the game -- to "reserve" your spot.
If you ever said "I pity the fool".
you've ever conversationally used the phrase "Jane, you ignorantslut"
Schoolhouse Rock played a HUGE part in how you actually learned the Englishlanguage
You fell victim to 80's fashion: big hair, crimped, combed over to the side,and you wore spandex pants.
You ever owned a thin, black leather tie (and were proud of it), or worse it waspatterned like a piano.
You know what a "burnout" is.
You actually saw Ted Danson as the MacDaddy he played "Sam" to be.
You ever wore fluorescent?neon if you will?clothing...
You know who played Uncle Ned, Elyse?s brother, on Family Ties.
You owned at least one Choose Your Own Adventure book.
"Ca-vey Wa-vey!" means anything to you.
You remember when you could buy half cans of soda (great for field trip days!).
You can, right now, hum to yourself the theme to 'Inspector Gadget'
You had top-of-the-line Commodore 64s in your jr. high computer lab
You had to stay after class to scrub your desk because your silver Outliner penleaked through.
You thought Molly Ringwald was REALLY cool.
You remember when the A-Ha video was the pinnacle of modern technology, and youcan still sing all the words.
You sat on your back porch, playing with your "My Little Pony" ,"Rainbow Brite" , and "Strawberry Shortcake" dolls
You can still sing the rap to "Fresh Prince of Belair".
You even wore fluorescent, neon if you will, clothing.
You HAD to have your MTV.
You wore a banana clip or one of those slap on wrist bands at some point duringyour youth.
"Alternative" music actually was...and not popular Top 40 tunes.
You wore biker shorts underneath a short skirt and felt stylish, or knowsomeone who did.
Cerise pink, electric blue and banana yellow have ever featured in yourwardrobe or make-up collection.
You inserted the word "like" into, like, every sentence.
You remember with pain the sad day when the Green Machine hit the streets andmade your old big wheel quite obsolete.
You remember when Betamax was at the cutting edge of technology.
Not that you'd do it personally, but body piercing captivates your attention
In many of your childhood photos you are wearing something plaid.
You have ever danced (or even worse cried) to Kylie & Jason.
You know, by heart, the words to any "Weird" Al Yankovic song.
You believed that "By the power of Greyskull, you HAD the power!"
There were days that the homework just had to wait until the ABC AfterschoolSpecial was over.
You know how (or wanted to be able) to Moonwalk!
You wanted to communicate with Synergy, or you wanted green hair like that leadsinger of the Misfits.
You actually thought "Dirty Dancing" was a REALLY good movie.
The first time you ever kissed someone at a dance fell during "Crazy forYou" by Madonna
You ever had more than 10 sweets in a 10p mix-up.
You wore biker shorts underneath a short skirt and felt stylish.
You think there should be a Kids Incorporated original cast reunion.
you've ever said "I'm a vegetarian" and immediately had someone callyou a hypocrite by saying "Nice leather jacket you have there...and gee,is that a suede bag...those shoes leather, too?"
You have heard of "Garbage Pail Kids" (and perhaps still have acollection of them).
you're starting to dread your 30th birthday, and have even begun going intodenial about it's possibility
You remember when Keith Chegwin & Maggie Philbin were the hottest romanticcouple.
You remember when McDonald?s served their burgers in styrofoam boxes.
You knew all the words to Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start the Fire",but it really didn't hold any meaning for you until about the third verse
Atari, IntelliVision, TelStar and Coleco were the ultimate gaming systems toown.
U2 is too "popular" and "mainstream" for you now
You have seen at least 10 episodes of Fraggle Rock.
You hold a special place in your heart for "Back to the Future."
You wondered why you and your mates never encountered diamond thieves whilstout on your BMXs.
You made Star Wars shrinky dinks in your oven.
Poltergeist freaked you out.
Your best party dress was either a ra-ra or puff-ball skirt.
You know who Mr. T is.
You ever uttered the word "Radical!"
You got a Little Professor calculator for Christmas.
You were disappointed when an episode of 3-2-1 Contact didn?t include aBloodhound Gang segment.
You still know the Big Mac song. "Two all beef patties, specialsauce?"
There were at least three people in your school that voluntarily went by thenames of "Skip" "Buffy" "Muffy" or"Dexter."
You were in Cub Scouts or Girl Scouts but now you have no idea what all thebadges you got were for.
Your hair, at some point in time in the 80's, became something which can onlybe described by the phrase "I was experimenting."
You know who Tina Yothers is.
You skipped school on the day Luke and Laura got married on General Hospital.
You owned a *realRubik's cube.
While in high school, you and all your friends discussed elaborate plans to gettogether again at the end of the century and play "1999" by Princeover and over again.
You had a poster of Rob Lowe, Kirk Cameron, Michael J. Fox or Don Johnson onyour wall.
You can't remember when the word "networking" didn't have a computerconnotation to it as well
You were a "wanna be". Madonna, Duran Duran, Michael Jackson, CyndiLauper, Boy George, etc.
You always wondered why Tootie always wore those skates.
You were afraid of the Sleestacks on Land of The Lost.
You were sad when the "Where's the Beef" lady died.
You ever owned one of those embarrassing crimping irons.
The phrase "Where's the beef?" still doubles you over with laughter
One word: Izod.
You owned a doll with 'Xavier Roberts' signed on it's butt.
You watched Mary Lou Retton win the gold.
You remember when Madonna was just hitting the scene.
You remember the episode of Good Times when Flo broke down after James'funeral.
You ever wanted to be gagged with a spoon.
You ever owned a pair of "Pop-Wheels"?that handy little combinationof shoe and roller skate that lasted about a year on the open market.
You remember and/or owned any of the Care Bear glass collections from PizzaHut.
You owned, or wanted a "Frankie says..." T-shirt.
You have ever called 867-5309.
Leg warmers and headbands al?atBenatar once looked really cool to you.
You held the top score on Pac-Man.
You knew "The Artist" when he was humbly called "Prince."
Your hair defied gravity.
you remember when music that was labeled "alternative" really was
You remember when cellular phones weighed 15 lbs. and had to be carried overyour shoulder.
You can name at least half of the members of the elite "Brat Pack."
You ever dressed to emulate a person you saw in either a Duran Duran, Madonna,or Cyndi Lauper video.
Words: "Atari" "IntelliVision" and "Coleco".Sound familiar?
You can remember watching Full House and Saved by the Bell for endless hours.
You went to school with Pogo Patterson, Gripper Stebson, and Ro-land.
You wore tights under shorts and felt stylish.
You had a crush on one of the New Kids on the Block members.
Your lunch times were spent perfecting swan dives and backspins.
You thought that Transformers were more than meets the eye.
You remember exactly where you were when you heard the space shuttle hadexploded.
You know the profound meaning of "Wax on, Wax off."
You watched Purple Rain over and over again.
Pierce Brosnon will always be Remington Steele, not James Bond.
This rings a bell: "and my name, is Charlie. They work for me."
Your first Walkman weighed about as much as a brick.
You've recently horrified yourself by using any one of the following phrases: -"When I was younger" - "When I was your age" - "Youknow, back when..." - "Because I SAID so, that's why" -"What the HELL is this noise on the radio?" - "Just can't (fillin the blank) like I used to"
You ever said "It's my ball, and if I can't be Kevin Keegan I'm goinghome!"
You wanted to be a Goonie.
you remember the days when "safe sex" meant "my parents are gonefor the weekend"
You had a crush on Bo Derek.
You were shocked by the controversial plot lines in Degrassi Junior High.
You used to own a Snoopy Sno Cone Machine.
You wanted to be on Star Search.
You remember any or all of the following: Echo & the Bunnymen, CuttingCrew, Scritti Politti, or Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark.
You carried you lunch to school in a Gremlins or an ET lunchbox.
You are still baffled by the "day glo" clothing trend.
You ever had a Swatch Watch, and a Swatch Guard for it.
Jelly bracelets & shoes!
You were led to believe that in the year 2000 we'd all be living on the moon.
You tried to convince your Dad to fit a strip of red lights on the front of hisCapri so it looked like KITT.
You wondered why your walkie-talkie didn't have the same range as those in theRed Hand Gang.
You had a Swatch Watch with the Swatch Guard.
You could have got away with it if it hadn't been for those meddling kids.
Your first computer was a Commodore 64 or an Atari 800.
You wrote your boyfriends name on the side of your canvas Keds.
Four-square was THE playground game.
You wore French rolls on the bottom of your splatter painted jeans.
Never let them see you sweat.
Your dream car was either: the A-team van, KITT or The General Lee.
You were convinced for years that Batman was a mildly overweight man with amoderate beer belly who wore his under wearoutside of his clothes and talkedstrangely
You thought eating Reese's Pieces would attract your own Alien.
You can remember Michael Jackson when he was black.
you're starting to get that "why aren't you married yet" spiel, notjust from parents, but now from friends that
You used to hold in your head the thought that all those gold chains on Mr. Tactually looked kinda cool and the thought that Mr. T made millions seemedrational to you at the time.
You know what "Push Up" ice cream is.
You played with Lego?s when they were just blocks of various sizes, not any ofthe special little parts.
You never thought they?d be able to top the special effects in TRON.
You know that another name for a keyboard is a "Synthesizer."
You remember Look In magazine, and when it was only 20p
Guys: You remember when a guy piercing his ear was radical to the max, but didit anyhow.
you're starting to view getting carded to buy alcohol as a GOOD thing, andyou're ready to marry the next person who cards you when you want to buycigarettes.
You were only cool if you hung out at the Roller Rink and actually knew how toskate.
Chevy Chase was really funny in those Vacation movies.
You carried a big colored comb in your back pocket.
You could go through a case of Aqua Net hairspray in a week.
Your best friend had a soda stream at home and you were jealous
You can sing the McDonald's Big Mack Filet-o-fish, quarter pounder, French Frysong while jump roping.
You thought "Weird Science" was a masterpiece.
You remember when Molly Ringwald was on Facts of Life.
You know what "sike" and "not!" mean
You have worn a Banana Clip, or knew someone who did.
you were shocked and horrified at the Challenger explosion (which you wereprobably watching in school at the time), and yet,when someone mentions thename "JFK", the first thing you think of is "Oliver Stone"
You owned a T-shirt that said, "I shot J. R. " or know someone whodid.
You had slouch socks, and puff painted your own shirt at least once.
Spend a majority of your time in your late 20s & early 30s obsessing overhow much better things were "back then".
You hid out behind the gym during recess to read "Are you there God, it?sme Margaret?" with your friends.
You know who He-Man and She-Ra are.
You remember Dirk Benedict as Starbuck long before he played Face.
You wore loafers with everything, and you put the laces in those little rolls.
You know who Max Headroom is.
You can't remember a time when "going out for coffee" DIDN'T involve49,000 selections to choose from.
You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the ONLY female Smurf.
You have ever po-goed or space-hopped.
You've ever shopped at a Banana Republic or Benetton, but not in the last fiveyears, okay?
You know what a "Whammee" is..
You own a real Rubik?s Cube
You jammed to the Miami Vice theme and thought Jan Hammer was cool.
You thought being a latch key kid was completely normal.
You had MALL Hair.
You remember the first time "Space: Above and Beyond" aired it wascalled "Battlestar Galactica"
You remember "Friday Night Videos" before the days of MTV.
Parachuting Action man was your favorite toy.
"Celebration" by Kool & the Gang was one of the hot new songswhen you first heard it at a school dance
You remember the aerobie scare.
You wanted to have an alien like Alf living in your house.
Dungeons & Dragons was your favorite cartoon.
You cried at Zammo's funeral.
You stared a SLAM book or wrote in one.
You know what leg warmers are and probably had a pair.
You remember the days that hooking your computer into your TV wasn't an expensiveoption that required gadgets - it was the ONLY WAY to use your computer!
You knew who Max's boss Jonathan Hart was.
You still love to play Pong!
You freaked out a little when you realized you fall into the "26-50"category of most surveys.
you're still occasionally suffering flashbacks from your 21st birthday party
You actually spent countless hours trying to perfect the care-bear stare.
You had Wonder Woman or Superman underoos.
You thought UTFOs "Roxanne, Roxanne" song was the bomb!
Your all time favorite movie was Footloose and you actually thought that KevinBacon was HOT in it!!!
(Girls) You owned a pair of Pixie Boots, generally worn with leg warmers.
You know what a Doozer is.
You tried to set up a "Famous Five" or "Secret Seven" gangwith your school friends.
You layered your multi-colored slouch socks, and added suspenders to make youroutfit complete.
You remember when Jordache jeans with a flat-handle comb in the back pocket wascool.
You just had to have a Trapper Keeper to stay organized at school.
You're starting to believe that maybe 30 isn't so old after all, and it's thosepeople over 40 you have to look out for.
You could break dance, or wish you could.
You remember when Saturday Night Live was funny.
You know who Derek Wildstar, Mark Venture, Captain Avatar, Nova and Desslockare.
You know all the words to "Ice Ice Baby".
You, yes you, sat down and memorized the entire lyric sheet to "It's theend of the world as we know it"
You wanted to dress like the Hulk or She-Ra at Halloween.
You had to come in the house when the street lights came on.
You wanted to be either Nancy Drew or the Hardy Boys.
You can remember the words to the theme song of "The Greatest AmericanHero." ("BELIEVE IT OR NOT, I'M WALKIN' ON AIR... I NEVER THOUGHT ICOULD FEEL SO FREE-EE-EE...")
You wore a feather roach clip in your hair from the local carnival because youdidn?t know what it really was.
You totally LOVED Barbie's cooler, punkier counterpart, "Jem" and her"Rockers"
When someone mentions two consecutive days of the week, the Happy Days theme isstuck in your head for hours on end.
You ever did the top toggle of your coat up around your neck without havingyour arms in the sleeves, and knew you looked like a super-hero.
You owned/operated a 'Trapper Keeper'
The TV movie "The Day After" still scares the heck out of you.
You remember when ATARI was a state of the art video game system
You know who Fat Albert is.
You tried a can of clear Pepsi but hated it like everyone else did.
You know who Spuds McKenzie, The Noid, and Joe Isuzu are.
You owned a Jordache anything, or you remember when Jordache jeans were cool.
You wore 3-8 different colored socks in layers and thought that the more youcould wear the cooler you were.
You actually know who Rick Springfield is
Shiny grey flecked suits.
You wanted to be The Hulk for Halloween.
you watched HR Puffenstuff as a child, but now that you're older, you reallyunderstand that it would have been much betterhad you known about drugs at thetime
Your name is Jennifer or Jason.
You had a crush on one of the Corey's (Haim or Feldman).
You know all of the words to at least one of the Schoolhouse Rock songs.
Your first date took you to the roller rink and you held hands for"Couples Only" skate.
You're parents wanted you to attend medical school, but you decided it waspointless since Quincy got all the babes, anyway.
You like the guy who played Freddy Kruger better as Wilie on "V".
You can't remember a time when "hitting the outlet stores" didn'tmean going to an electrical warehouse

[GorillaXI]

This is my favorite Wild....

 

Once, while spending hours in the arcade, you actually lined up quarters on thetop panel of the game -- to "reserve" your spot.

 

I remember playing Excitebike and doing this at the Nautalis arcade in Southglenn Mall in Littleton Colorado. Then Star Wars came out and you could never get on that damn game. Ohhh yeah, don't forget Afterburner.

[Shamu]

30's and 40's getting old???? I do not think so, it's the prime of life.

 

However, speaking from experience the first thing to go as you age is your eyes.

 

What's the average life expectancy for an American male? About 75 I think.

 

Get a tape measurer, pull it out to 75 inches, put your finger on your age in inches and see how much life you may have left to get to 75. I only have less than 7 inches / years left to go, if I even make that.

[NickTheGrip]

Damn, thanks Shamu. Now I know I only have 26 inches to go (wife's ears perked up for a second there)