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Seeing that most of us are just out of our teenage years, I thought it might be good to share those experiences or insights that let us know that we are getting older.
I will start off with "you know you are getting older when Memory Lane turns into an 8 lane highway." :cake 08:
you know you are getting older when
You get into the shower (as I did last week ) and your glasses start to fog up :doh:
Was just thinking about this today, when I realised I couldn't toss a 24' extension ladder around like I used to.
You know you are getting older when you spend an hour looking for your glasses and suddenly realise you are wearing them.:(
You know when you’re getting older when you stop accepting birthday invites and start going to weddings or funerals
You know your getting older when
You stop wearing long shorts and get fitted for long trousers ( for those who recall those days)
You know you are getting old when ----- you attend your grandchild's wedding. :o
you know you are getting older when
When how long a minute is depends on which side of the toilet door your on :rolleyes:
You know you're getting older when a sexy girl wearing one of those bare midriff tops goes by... and you get concerned that her tummy might be getting cold. :?
You know you're getting older when you catch yourself telling people how it used to be...
...when you catch yourself looking at a pretty girl, but can't remember why you do that
....when your 1st grade classroom and all it's pictures, fittings, and furniture turns up in a heritage museum.
You know you are getting older when the young blokes at work were born in the same year that you clocked up 15 years at work.
when the plants in the garden are for eating rather than smoking!
Actually, in my life I knew I was getting old when I started getting ready for bed the same time I used to start getting ready to go out on the town!
Bring on the walking frame !
And then she addresses you as "Sir.":oo:Quote:
Originally Posted by beer is good
Cheers,
Joe
You're asked to show a new worker around, they ask you how long you've been doing this for & when you tell them, they go 'Wow! I wasn't even born then'.
Been there, still got the scars on the inside.
You know when you are getting old when you are teaching the children of children you taught.
You know when you are getting older when:
Your barber offers to trim your eyebrows,
You still call your barber a barber, not your hairdresser.
You check out the chick in the short skirt and think, nah too young.
When you're talking to your friends, you usually end up talking about medical complaints.
You know you are getting older when you can recall:
Johnny O"Keefe, Digger Revel, Little Pattie, Col Joy and the Joy boys, Hank Williams, Nikita Kruschev, Pope Pius 12th, Jimmy Cagney..........
Pounds, Shillings and Pence
All your multiplication tables, how to write with a dip pen.
You know you're growing old when you're tying your shoelace, wondering if there's something else you can do when you're down there.
When you used a slide rule and logarithims in maths class.
Sigh! You definitely know you are getting older when a list like this seems to be describing you to a 'T'.
and recently you hear your son describe the 'when he was young' to a young kid who gasps at at his description of deprivation and ancient technology. :C
You are getting old when you couldnt be bothered learning yet another version of Windows and head for the DOS prompt to find out what is really going on.
I have several (adult) students whose parents I trained!Quote:
Originally Posted by artme
This is a neat party trick. Part of the calcs we do involves simple multiplication (3 digits x 3 digits), which those of us of my vintage learned to do in our heads. Last week, running a class, the trainees couldn't see how we did this (it's just practice), so to make it simple for them, I pulled out my old circular slide rule.:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Grumpy John
I don't think they're going to give up their calculators.
You're getting old when... Wait, what was I doing here?
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You know you're getting old when it takes you all night to do what you use to do all night.
Anyone tried pickin up a bag of cement lately? They never used to be that heavy.
You know you're getting old when your wife says " Let's go upstairs for some hot sex" and you have to reply " Sorry love, but I can only do one or the other". :D
Peter.
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And then she addresses you as "Sir.":oo:
Darn it would be funny if it wasn't so true. :laughing1:
I hate shop assistants calling me sir. It's unaustralian. Mate will do nicely thankyou.
X3 for sir and also Mr. I prefer my first name.:((
You know your getting older when
You sit reading this thread and nod :roll:
You know you're getting old when you go to the loo many times thru the night .
Cheers:)
when you just sit reading this thread :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ashore
A recent cryptoquip puzzle had the solution:
MIDDLE AGE IS WHEN YOU'VE MET SO MANY PEOPLE THAT EVERY NEW PERSON YOU MEET REMINDS YOU OF SOMEONE ELSE. - OGDEN NASH
Cheers,
Joe
You know you are getting old when the barber you have aways gone to now cuts your hair, well what little you have left, your son's hair and your grandson's hair. Come to think of it the barber is getting old as well.
The Lions Club came around selling Christmas cakes, so I propped my daughter on my shoulder and went out to get one ... and they asked her if she was having fun visiting her GRANDPA :((
Smart little minx that she is, she corrected them and I was able to enjoy one of the most grovelling retractions I've witnessed ... from a bloke easily as old as me :D
This was five years ago now ... and my idea of a great time at the playground is her finding a 'friend' to play with so I can just sit and watch - THAT's getting old :(
Richard
The sign that says "Old age is not for sissies" makes sense. Bob:rolleyes: