"God I'm old" moments
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Most recently... when seeing all the posts from 19 - 25 year olds on this thread. Oi, you have no idea how much worse...
The odd one recently was watching Leverage and wondering some stuff about the rest of the cast (I had really only ever heard of Tim Hutton.) I checked some of them out on IMDB. Saw the credit by Aldis Hodge's name that he was in Die Hard With a Vengence. Couldn't remember him or his character's name (Raymond). So I looked it up. He was one of the little kids. Then it hit me how long ago that movie came out.
The odd one recently was watching Leverage and wondering some stuff about the rest of the cast (I had really only ever heard of Tim Hutton.) I checked some of them out on IMDB. Saw the credit by Aldis Hodge's name that he was in Die Hard With a Vengence. Couldn't remember him or his character's name (Raymond). So I looked it up. He was one of the little kids. Then it hit me how long ago that movie came out.
I'm in the same place you are, 25 years old, and these little pains that hurt, but don't make me drop the ground are coming left and right.tippy2k2 said:I'm still considered young by most of the population (I'm about to turn 26 if you were curious) but have been feeling old lately. I thought instead of complaining about kids being in my yard, I'd hop onto this new-fangled internet thing and see if others have their own old-feeling stories.
So a bit ago, I was playing tennis with a buddy of mine. We've played a set by now, so I'm warmed up and looking for a win as he just beat me. I go to pick up a tennis ball from the ground when I get a spike of pain in my back. I didn't seriously hurt my back, but I had to stop playing the game because I bent over and hurt myself...
So in tribute to my upcoming 26th birthday, does anyone else have a fun story about feeling old? Yes, you ancient 30 year old's can also participate as long as you don't complain about the music in here being too loud...
My finger joints are in pain as well as the lower part of my back. I seem to be going steadily worse in my eyes. As for a story.
I was climbing trees tying off the top of them so I could cut them down safely. Well, I messed up my back on it and spent the rest of my Saturday laying in bed and watching tv instead of playing video games.
From what I've been told these pains are foreshadowing what you get to look forward to in the future except by the time you hit 50 those pains will drop you to the ground. I'm not sure if there is a way to counter it, but I know sitting in the computer chair all day doesn't help your back. ...Doesn't help any of our backs.
Good luck man, just remember when we get to the point of being shoved in a home we're going to make damn sure they have internet.
I notice all the 8-to-12-year-olds these days have iPods, or, failing that, a DS or something similar. When I was that age I had to listen to music on a huge CD player that sat on top of my dresser. The GameBoy Advance was top-of-the-line, and I didn't even own one.
Also, the fact that no one younger than 15 seems to remember SimCity or Age of Empires.
I'm 18. Cripes.
Also, the fact that no one younger than 15 seems to remember SimCity or Age of Empires.
I'm 18. Cripes.
In just a few years (if it hasn't already happened), Teens will see the Ring or Ringu without ever having seen a movie on a VHS Tape.
(Adding to this, i remember how some Video Games Magazine had one issue with a VHS Tape that offered an Exclusive first look at Games for the Nintendo 64, wich may had still been called Ultra 64 back then)
I remember using DOS paired with Windows 3.11 and making fun of how you need to click on "Start" to shut down your computer.
I remember perferring using a Walkman (as in Portable CASETTE Player) over a Discman (as in Portable CD Player) because of the horrible Battery Life latter things had.
That said, my first illegal music download was done by pressing "Record" when the Song started on the Radio. (also i remember considering the cost of an illegaly downloaded album, not because it was some kind of black market deal, but because blank CD-Rs were sort of pricey)
I remember reading a Print Magazine that was essentially just a List of Internet Links.
I remember going into a McDonalds that sold Toys for the newest big movie blockbuster, Jurassic Park.
I remember using floppy disks that were actually "floppy", installing Theme Park and having to switch disks 4 times only to realize one of them was corrupted, and i remember that one priority of buying a pc was making sure it still had a disk drive so i could make rescue disks.
I remember a time before Internet, Cellphones, and without restrictions on how much fluids you could bring on an airplane, and with being only 25, i could come up with a lot more.
(Adding to this, i remember how some Video Games Magazine had one issue with a VHS Tape that offered an Exclusive first look at Games for the Nintendo 64, wich may had still been called Ultra 64 back then)
I remember using DOS paired with Windows 3.11 and making fun of how you need to click on "Start" to shut down your computer.
I remember perferring using a Walkman (as in Portable CASETTE Player) over a Discman (as in Portable CD Player) because of the horrible Battery Life latter things had.
That said, my first illegal music download was done by pressing "Record" when the Song started on the Radio. (also i remember considering the cost of an illegaly downloaded album, not because it was some kind of black market deal, but because blank CD-Rs were sort of pricey)
I remember reading a Print Magazine that was essentially just a List of Internet Links.
I remember going into a McDonalds that sold Toys for the newest big movie blockbuster, Jurassic Park.
I remember using floppy disks that were actually "floppy", installing Theme Park and having to switch disks 4 times only to realize one of them was corrupted, and i remember that one priority of buying a pc was making sure it still had a disk drive so i could make rescue disks.
I remember a time before Internet, Cellphones, and without restrictions on how much fluids you could bring on an airplane, and with being only 25, i could come up with a lot more.
That's because suits are amazing. I love mine.DeanoTheGod said:I'm 23, and I'v started realising that I am beggining to look quite good and a lot less awkward in a suit...
Also
"What's a VHS?"
For people born around the same time I was, its super easy to make yourself feel old. Go look up the release date of the movie Aladdin, when you realize its now 20 years old you're going to suddenly feel like an old man.
Also I remember using an 8 inch floppy disk to play a really old game... that makes me older then god in computer terms (not to mention I'm older then the world wide web and that makes me older then dirt in the eyes of anyone younger then me).
Also I remember using an 8 inch floppy disk to play a really old game... that makes me older then god in computer terms (not to mention I'm older then the world wide web and that makes me older then dirt in the eyes of anyone younger then me).
I remember having a gaming discussion with some kids (around 13-14, also quite intelligent well behaved kids) and I mentioned SNES and said I loved those days. They had of course never heard of it... Then one of them said "Oh, that's those games you can ply using Snesw"...
sitting next to a kid at the pub who was born in 1990, that to me was when i was watching bobby's world and the like, kids now don't know what their missing!
oh yeah, i also feel old when i remember that to me it was not long ago that i was thinking i need to "upgrade" to a 56k modem so that i could play diablo 2 online.
So, Greek guy here. When I was called to do my mandatory military service at 28 with a law degree in my hands, I spent a month being yelled at by 20 year old practically illiterate sergeants who thought they were the shit. I was then stationed near my country's border in the middle of nowhere near a river of mud with mutated mosquitos that ate me alive within 48 hours until my face was unrecognizable. I realized that if I wanted to stay alive I would have to spend every day covered in military-grade bug repellant, which looked like machine oil and felt like glue. I also had to make a torch every week, carry my bunk bed outside and burn the iron railing to get rid of tiny, invisible bed bug nests in order to avoid getting my whole skin covered in little itchy craters that WOULD get infected.
But I was okayish with all that. The final straw was during one of my guard shifts. I was at my post, about 50 meters away from a Turkish soldier who was at his own post. He suddenly disappeared for a while and came back with a watermellon that he found somewhere, sat down, pulled his combat knife out and started cutting it. Somehow, his CO saw him, came out of nowhere and proceeded to punch him, throw him down and kick him in the stomach for several minutes (yes, they are allowed to do that in the Turkish army).
When he left, the soldier stood up looking confused and disorriented, but after a while he picked up his watermellon and just stared at me. I stared back and said nothing. Then suddenly he started approaching me. He hadn't drawn his weapon, he just had his knife on one hand and the busted up watermellon on the other. I froze. He kept coming. I screamed "HOLD" as fiercely as I could, but he wouldn't stop. At around 10 meters I drew my rifle, armed it, aimed at him and screamed "HOLD" loud enough to taste blood on my throat. He kept coming. It was too late to use the radio to alert my base and wait for orders, I had to fire a warning shot in the air. I did nothing, I just stood there, frozen, aiming at him. Finally he got near me. We looked at each other. Slowly, he cut a slice from his watermellon with his knife and offered it to me. I stayed absolutely still and he just set it down on the ground next to me. He stood there for a few seconds, grinning at me with blood dripping down from his nose, then walked back to his post.
I did not report this to anyone, because I had fucked up and would probably face military court and an extra year of service if I did. I spent the rest of the day shaking, and the next 5 days without sleep until I collapsed and spent a week in the infirmary. This was the point when I realized that I am way, way too old.
But I was okayish with all that. The final straw was during one of my guard shifts. I was at my post, about 50 meters away from a Turkish soldier who was at his own post. He suddenly disappeared for a while and came back with a watermellon that he found somewhere, sat down, pulled his combat knife out and started cutting it. Somehow, his CO saw him, came out of nowhere and proceeded to punch him, throw him down and kick him in the stomach for several minutes (yes, they are allowed to do that in the Turkish army).
When he left, the soldier stood up looking confused and disorriented, but after a while he picked up his watermellon and just stared at me. I stared back and said nothing. Then suddenly he started approaching me. He hadn't drawn his weapon, he just had his knife on one hand and the busted up watermellon on the other. I froze. He kept coming. I screamed "HOLD" as fiercely as I could, but he wouldn't stop. At around 10 meters I drew my rifle, armed it, aimed at him and screamed "HOLD" loud enough to taste blood on my throat. He kept coming. It was too late to use the radio to alert my base and wait for orders, I had to fire a warning shot in the air. I did nothing, I just stood there, frozen, aiming at him. Finally he got near me. We looked at each other. Slowly, he cut a slice from his watermellon with his knife and offered it to me. I stayed absolutely still and he just set it down on the ground next to me. He stood there for a few seconds, grinning at me with blood dripping down from his nose, then walked back to his post.
I did not report this to anyone, because I had fucked up and would probably face military court and an extra year of service if I did. I spent the rest of the day shaking, and the next 5 days without sleep until I collapsed and spent a week in the infirmary. This was the point when I realized that I am way, way too old.
These kids on the public bus were talking about an old game system. They were talking about the clunky huge cartridges and how the graphics looked like garbage. One of them said, "I can't believe anyone could play that thing back then. It is so old." Up until this moment I assumed one of them discovered an atari or even a regular nes in their old siblings bedroom. That was then they mentioned the console's name: Nintendo 64. I still have a working nes from when I was a kid..... I'm late 20's if anyone was curious.
Also remembering the struggles of dealing with dial up and a world where only evil businessmen had giant cellphones makes me feel old. At least it is now safe to ask what the time is without having someone saying the groaner 'Time to buy a watch durr durr durr."
Also remembering the struggles of dealing with dial up and a world where only evil businessmen had giant cellphones makes me feel old. At least it is now safe to ask what the time is without having someone saying the groaner 'Time to buy a watch durr durr durr."
I'm 33. I started watching The Simpsons when I was 14. I remember no Internet, DOS, VHS, cassete tapes, fall of the Berlin Wall, Fine Young Cannibals etc. Oh, and my eldest son is starting school this year. AND I feel really guilty noticing attractive women around 18-21 years old. That sucks.
Oh god this! I remember those time when I could drink the contents of a pub/bar/club in a night wake up the next morning go to college/work and feel fine just to do it all again that night.Philol said:
OT: Any time I am shopping I start feeling old. Moaning about kids on the loose, complaining about the price of thing "Bah, in my day bread was 90p a loaf. Now look (there's no one with me, I'm usually yelling at strangers, another sign) £1.50. ONE POUND FIFTY! This countries going to the dogs... I blame Cameron"