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It's just you old man 
Posted: 15:53 Aug 26 2002
You know you're getting old when....
Was sitting here comtemplating life and being old and thought of these. Have you got any yourself?
You know your getting old when....
a) You start growing hair from everywhere except your head
b) and those that are on your head are grey ( or brilliant white and stand out like a lighthouse!)
c) Your colthes have come back into fashion
d) The charts are full of cover versions but no-one else remembers the original
e) You start thinking that cardigans and corduroys are 'nice'
f) You start saying things that you're parents used to say
g) You don't watch Sky One much but tune in to BBC's Bargain Hunt and other antique programmes
h) Instead of recovering from a hangover , your sundays are now spent in DIY shops
Or is it just me ?
You know your getting old when....
a) You start growing hair from everywhere except your head
b) and those that are on your head are grey ( or brilliant white and stand out like a lighthouse!)
c) Your colthes have come back into fashion
d) The charts are full of cover versions but no-one else remembers the original
e) You start thinking that cardigans and corduroys are 'nice'
f) You start saying things that you're parents used to say
g) You don't watch Sky One much but tune in to BBC's Bargain Hunt and other antique programmes
h) Instead of recovering from a hangover , your sundays are now spent in DIY shops
Or is it just me ?
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That's good - I was feeling dead old but that's convinced me that I'm still young at heart 
(Edited by White Hart 26/08/2002 17:10)
Well, apart from that one. That's very familiar! And I've always liked cardigans
by Dangermouse
d) The charts are full of cover versions but no-one else remembers the original
(Edited by White Hart 26/08/2002 17:10)
Posted: 17:10 Aug 26 2002
You know you're getting old when...
... you say things like "when I was your age" to someone half your age
...you say things like been there, done that... FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
One of the guys I grew up with just had his 15th high school reunion (and he's only a year older than me!) *heavy sigh*
BTW, my clothes were *never* in "fashion", I wear what I like, and what fits me
/me slumps into a depression
(Edited by Persephone 26/08/2002 18:23)
... you say things like "when I was your age" to someone half your age
...you say things like been there, done that... FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
One of the guys I grew up with just had his 15th high school reunion (and he's only a year older than me!)
*heavy sigh*BTW, my clothes were *never* in "fashion", I wear what I like, and what fits me
/me slumps into a depression
(Edited by Persephone 26/08/2002 18:23)
Posted: 18:22 Aug 26 2002 
I am
by Gobstopper
It's not, you'll be glad to know...
Posted: 19:27 Aug 26 2002
You know you're getting old when you have to explain to someone who Robert Redford is, but they haven't heard of any of the films you mention...
Posted: 22:11 Aug 26 2002
Who's Robert Redford?
Here's a few for yer:
i) Realizing you are legally old enough to have fathered/mothered a child that is now legally enough to... (Not me, yet!)
j) When people talk about bands like you used to talk about Led Zepplin or the Beatles, but they're bands from your early twenties...
k) When a cosy night in with a horlicks and a good video seems appealing.
Here's a few for yer:
i) Realizing you are legally old enough to have fathered/mothered a child that is now legally enough to... (Not me, yet!)
j) When people talk about bands like you used to talk about Led Zepplin or the Beatles, but they're bands from your early twenties...
k) When a cosy night in with a horlicks and a good video seems appealing.
Posted: 23:03 Aug 26 2002 Oh Dear!! this happens to me quite alot. I done this on Saturday instead of going out, but in fairness I was out on Friday and was suffering a hangover and I went out Sunday too!! Thats my excuse and i'm sticking to it. God!! I'm not even 25 yet and already have the symtoms of oldness!
by Jayjay
k) When a cosy night in with a horlicks and a good video seems appealing.
What to do?
Posted: 23:19 Aug 26 2002
by Jayjay
k) When a cosy night in with a horlicks and a good video seems appealing.
Seems appealing to me on a cold winter's night
What's wrong with me?!?!? I'm only 17!!! Posted: 12:54 Aug 27 2002
Those young 'uns out thar talking about their nights of Horlicks excess should think on. Time for all that malarky when tha's a bit longer in tooth. Ye should be owt burning things; cars, public lavs and the like. Not sitting in front of yon gogglebox. So think on.
Anyways, I forgot this one:
l) when you bend over or sit down too quickly you make that 'old man noise'. Like you're having trouble with your bowel movements. Copyright for this does, however, belong to Suddenly Susan...
Anyways, I forgot this one:
l) when you bend over or sit down too quickly you make that 'old man noise'. Like you're having trouble with your bowel movements. Copyright for this does, however, belong to Suddenly Susan...
Posted: 14:28 Aug 27 2002
And one for the mums
1) When you can hear yourself saying to your children all the things your mum used to say to you
1) When you can hear yourself saying to your children all the things your mum used to say to you
Posted: 14:58 Aug 27 2002 Ah, but that one also applies if your knee joints are knackered. I've been making that noise for 20-odd years!
by Jayjay
l) when you bend over or sit down too quickly you make that 'old man noise'. Like you're having trouble with your bowel movements. Copyright for this does, however, belong to Suddenly Susan...
Posted: 18:53 Aug 27 2002
You know you're getting old when people start talking about what they're doing at college and you recall that your studying days are long over...
Posted: 19:00 Aug 27 2002 
Really started to get this one!
by Persephone
You know you're getting old when...... you say things like "when I was your age" to someone half your age
...you say things like been there, done that... FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Plus seeing films like Dirty Dancing and realising they are about 15 years old and I was under 18 when I watched them.... songs like Kylie's Locomotion being played on VH1 and spotting the date of 1988 or thereabouts
(Edited by Pegasus 28/08/2002 09:52)
Posted: 09:51 Aug 28 2002
There was a radio ad when VH-1 was getting started in this country that summed it all up for me.
"Do you remember where you were when you first saw the video for this song?"
[burst from Dire Straits' Money for Nothing]
"or this one?"
[Bowie and Jagger - Dancing in the Streets]
"If the answer's 'yes' but you still wonder what the Crash Test Dummies look like, VH-1 is the channel for you"
Yep. They had me pegged.
"Do you remember where you were when you first saw the video for this song?"
[burst from Dire Straits' Money for Nothing]
"or this one?"
[Bowie and Jagger - Dancing in the Streets]
"If the answer's 'yes' but you still wonder what the Crash Test Dummies look like, VH-1 is the channel for you"
Yep. They had me pegged.
Posted: 15:15 Aug 28 2002
l) when you bend over or sit down too quickly you make that 'old man noise'. Like you're having trouble with your bowel movements. Copyright for this does, however, belong to Suddenly Susan...[/quote]
Hehe, made me laugh This is my Dad!
Hehe, made me laugh
This is my Dad!
Posted: 15:36 Aug 28 2002