What makes you feel old?

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RUXTON

Thursday, January 26, 2006 12:52 AM

Er...Looking in the mirror.

Also, recollections of little wax bottles full of sweet liquid.

Recalling comics used to be a dime each, and they were thick, and had brilliant color, and interesting, thought-provoking stories, and they were called Walt Disney's Comics and Stories, and some of the best were of Donald Duck and the kids.

Much later, when the price of a new Mercedes was $5,000....

ECGORDON

Thursday, January 26, 2006 1:03 AM

What makes me feel old is hearing about what makes people half my age feel old.

wo men ren ran zai fei xing.

CHRISISALL

Thursday, January 26, 2006 1:15 AM

When I watch Demolition Man, and I realize that the Green Giant and Armour Hotdog jingles they play in it were old BACK WHEN THE MOVIE WAS MADE!!!!

Chrisisall

SHINEY777

Thursday, January 26, 2006 1:30 AM

It hit me just the other day at work, when I was on my lunch break, trying to squeeze in some reading for one of my classes, which brought back memories of grade school and high school, when I would do the same thing (I am a big nerd, I know). And I just realized that it had been 15 years since the last time I did that.
And then it just kinda seemed pointless. What have been doing with the last 15 years of my life?
Boy, that was a crappy feeling.

RIVER6213

Thursday, January 26, 2006 1:50 AM

What made me feel old last year was going and seeing Revenge of the Sith. I remember standing in line, in the rain for hours waiting to see the 1st Star Wars movie back in 1977. It wasnt called the New Hope, Just Star Wars. It was the Summer of my 9th grade year in high school.

Another thing that makes me feel old is the way young women dress these days. There were no tatoos, no nose/lip/tongue/bellybutton rings. There were no hip-hugger pants, and everyone wore sensible shoes. I also don't remember seeing men wearing earrings until the last part of the 80s.

Things have seriously changed. I'm like 40+ years old now!

OMG! Where did the time go? I'm so old!

RIVER6213

Thursday, January 26, 2006 1:55 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Ursula:
People who don't remember (or worse--weren't born yet!) when "Star Wars" came out, or "Battlestar Galactica" in its 1970's incarnation.

Or that "Buffy The Vampire Slayer" was a movie first.

Or rushing in from the school bus to watch "Dark Shadows"!!! Oh, that Barnabus!

Dark Shadows and Barnabus!!!! I remember those shows. Here's one. Do you remember Mannix?

NCBROWNCOAT

Thursday, January 26, 2006 2:15 AM

I loved Barnabas. I'd watch hurry home to watch Dark Shadows after school and run screaming out of the den conviced a vampire was after me.

And yes, I remember Mannix-do you remember Have Gun Will Travel(starring Richard Boone, my Dad's favorite show), Wanted Dead or Alive (starring Steve McQueen-Zoe uses a sawed off shotgun like his) or Rawhide with a very young Clint Eastwood? I saw most of these in reruns but they were still very popular.

But what really makes me feel really old is that my daughter will be able to vote in the next Presidential election.

HAEKELDRACHE

Thursday, January 26, 2006 3:47 AM

Watching the Kids at School or at the discotheque makes me feel old, though i´m not (hey, 22 isn´t THAT old...). The slang, the Body language, the clothing... much changed. But - some things never change. There was a quote... let me see if i get it right:

"The youth of today loves luxuries, has bad manners and despises the authority.
It contradicts their parents, is lazy all about and tyrannizes the teachers. "

-Sokrates 470-399 b.C.

(I´m sorry if i didn´t catch the sense of all words, but I had to translate it, and it´s late over here. Very late. Maybe early in the morning. But I need a little sleep. Good night! )

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"Burn the land and boil the Sea, you can´t take the Sky from me..."

Haekeldrache is german for Crochetdragon

GELASSENHEIT

Thursday, January 26, 2006 4:04 AM

oh, where do I start?

The gray hairs I am trying to frost over?

The fifteen 18-23 yr olds I work with everyday?

My wardrobe? (Anyone remember the bubble skirt?)

Gelassenheit means Serenity

URSULA

Thursday, January 26, 2006 4:14 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by RiveR6213:
Dark Shadows and Barnabus!!!! I remember those shows. Here's one. Do you remember Mannix?

Yup, with Mike Conners and Peggy, his secretary.

And "The Big Valley" and "High Chapparell". When I played Barbies, my Barbie was always either the owner of her own ranch or a private detective in L.A.

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