Whenever I remember that it was three years ago (and counting!) since I left high school and legally became an adult.
What makes you feel old?
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I didn't mean that they should know all the formats I listed, just the ones that were really close to they're generation but they didn't quite get like VHS, Cassette, vinyl records [small](Those only because they are still the ones with the best sound quality and therefore still current like non-digital professional cameras)[/small], CDs [small]I actually thought those were still current but apparently not)[/small] that kind of thing, but you have a good point maybe I'm just being irrationally expectant on them to have such pretty much worthless information stored in they're heads.LordFisheh said:
That being said I still don't see how I'm supposed to feel old just because some 15 year old kid doesn't know what a VHS is, I mean sure it shows that just because I am 6 years older I got to use a format that he didn't, 6 years it's not that long a time and as I said before I don't really feel old ever, maybe when I'm 30 I'm going to feel old but since I don't actually celebrate or even remember my birthday I'm pretty sure that I'm not going to notice when I get there.
Samara/Sadakos Curse of the Ring is Broken because they are no videotapes anymore.
And speaking of Videotapes, do you know how i first seen footage of Nintendo 64 Games? By BUYING a promotional Videotape with a PRINT MAGAZINE at a store.
And i remember how i first got the PS2 and constantly had to move it in the living room when my parents rented a DVD...and how we illegaly copied some of them on VHS.
The Matrix will soon be 13 years old. I still have it...on VHS.
In short: Videotapes make me feel old.
(Also, Walkmen used to be portable Cassette Players, then came Discmen, and after MD Players Sony named MP3 Players Walkmen, and even those can be considered obsolete now since even PHONES that are considered OLD by now can play MP3s)
And speaking of Videotapes, do you know how i first seen footage of Nintendo 64 Games? By BUYING a promotional Videotape with a PRINT MAGAZINE at a store.
And i remember how i first got the PS2 and constantly had to move it in the living room when my parents rented a DVD...and how we illegaly copied some of them on VHS.
The Matrix will soon be 13 years old. I still have it...on VHS.
In short: Videotapes make me feel old.
(Also, Walkmen used to be portable Cassette Players, then came Discmen, and after MD Players Sony named MP3 Players Walkmen, and even those can be considered obsolete now since even PHONES that are considered OLD by now can play MP3s)
Oh yeah, that reminds me that just a few years ago i still subconciously translated Euro Prices into Mark (and how i got my first cellphone when i was 12 or 13 years old and that it still had an antenna as well as a 4 line display)Sonicron said:
Remember "Clarissa Explains it All"?
Yea... this is her, with her kid, and her husband... 4 years ago.
Yea... this is her, with her kid, and her husband... 4 years ago.
I went back to old country early last year, found my hidey hole where i kept my swag and knick knacks. 2 CDs containing Freddie the Fish and Putt-Putt goes to the moon, a cassette with my fav songs, an old Pro-Yo my cousin gave me, graphite rods from those massive batterypacks meant for flashlights....
....good times
....good times
Easy.
A couple of months ago I was told by a co-worker that I reminded him of his father. Ouch! I'm only 35 and that stung more than it had a right to. He's in his late teens so I can see where he is coming from especially since I have generally looked older than I am for most of my adult life but still....OUCH.
A couple of months ago I was told by a co-worker that I reminded him of his father. Ouch! I'm only 35 and that stung more than it had a right to. He's in his late teens so I can see where he is coming from especially since I have generally looked older than I am for most of my adult life but still....OUCH.
This. I remember sitting down and watching the first episode when it first aired. What me feel more old though was trying to explain Jigglypuff's song to my little sister. Heck, I don't think she's even seen a Jigglypuff, let alone seen it sing and pull out its marker pen. Also, watching the first episode again after watching some of the newer ones and seeing how much weight Pikachu has lost. He was so tubby back then. And still being able to spontaneously sing the theme song. Sigh. Good times.Shanicus said:
What really makes me feel old is modern kids. At 19, i've lost track of the amount of times I've said the phrase 'kids these days, don't know what they're missing...' in relation to video games and cartoons. Modern kids TV is just so... meh. I recently started rewatching shows from my childhood. Kids these days wouldn't have a clue what a Medabot is, or who Agumon and Gabumon are, or who the original 151 pokemon were. Such a shame.
That and my impending 20th birthday. Gah, such a big number...
Mentioning a band from the 90's and given blank stares all round.
"What are you listening to?"
"Oh just some Nirvana"
"Who are they?"
...
RAGE! and age.
Same when I mention Yu-Gi-Oh...damned young'uns.
"What are you listening to?"
"Oh just some Nirvana"
"Who are they?"
...
RAGE! and age.
Same when I mention Yu-Gi-Oh...damned young'uns.
Having to explain why we call it "rewinding" when there is nothing winding in the first place. Also the fact that I just typed in VHS into google in order to get an image of one (forgot to click images first) to post here and you know what?...... it was the third link down.
see those things there kids? on either side...... that is called tape........ No not the sticky kind, magnetic.......it holds data, kinda like a flash drive does. We used it to watch movies up until about the year 2001.
see those things there kids? on either side...... that is called tape........ No not the sticky kind, magnetic.......it holds data, kinda like a flash drive does. We used it to watch movies up until about the year 2001.
Mostly the music on my iPod. The most recent stuff I have is from 2010 but thats only a couple of songs out of about 200. I've got stuff like David Bowie, Talking Heads, Backstreet Boys, Boston, Deacon Blue, Vengaboys and perhaps worst of all Cartoons DK
oh god........ I just realized I still remember every word of that song...... I want to be.... the very best, like no one ever was...... to catch them is my real test, to train them is my cause..... DAMN IT YOU GOT ME STARTED!!! About a year ago, I went and re-watched the original series up until orange islands...... Good stuff.CheesyGrin1992 said:
Threads like these.Redlin5 said:
Seriously all these kids banging on about "I turned twenty last week! I'm not a teenager anymore! I'm so old and decrepit!" and then me realising that if that's the case then I was already well into my twenties when they started high school. And I know I'm leaving an opening for an older Escapist to level the same argument at me, but I'm just sayin'.
So what makes me feel old? Hearing (or reading) people much younger than me complaining about being old.
Pretty much when my younger cousin didn't understand the phrase "surfing the net" and he asked me who else use that phrase? It took me a few minute or two to realise no one use that phrase anymore!
Also whenever I see a VHS taper or player and the old arcade games (not the 3D ones) make me feel old too.
Also whenever I see a VHS taper or player and the old arcade games (not the 3D ones) make me feel old too.
Gah! No! I was blocking it out but now it's in my head on loop! I will travel across the land, searching far and wide. Each Pokemon to understand, the power that's inside... POKEMON! Must stop! What have we done!MorganL4 said:
And now I feel even older. Must rewatch the first movie now...