What Makes You Feel Old?

fergiesfolly · 29-06-2013 1:34am #1

Just sitting here watching the bbc's coverage of Glastonbury. There's a band on called The Horrors.There's a definite 80's look, feel and sound to them,which of itself, isn't a bad thing.
But all I could think was
"Stop time travelling through my ****ing youth, you pricks"
And that in a nutshell sums up my feelings on kids today revisiting 80"s culture.
I could spout some ****e about them needing to create their own culture, but I'm just sickened by how old it makes me feel.
So AH'ers. What makes you feel old and why?

Whatsisname · 29-06-2013 1:38am

The fact that Kenan & Kel ended 13 years ago.

uch · 29-06-2013 1:50am

Being Old really

Tom_Cruise · 29-06-2013 1:52am

Whats life like in your late thirties, early forties? Is it worth even living?

Ruudi_Mentari · 29-06-2013 1:55am

Tom_Cruise wrote: »

Whats life like in your late thirties, early forties? Is it worth even living?

I was thinking maybe the same could be asked of yours.

Thanks for the memory jog

wretcheddomain · 29-06-2013 1:56am

I'm 23, young, vibrant, and the world is my oyster. Sorry old folks, some of us young revolutionaries are still around.

uch · 29-06-2013 1:56am

Tom_Cruise wrote: »

Whats life like in your late thirties, early forties? Is it worth even living?

Nah Top yourself Now

PizzamanIRL · 29-06-2013 1:57am

The fact 1990 was not 10 years ago.

PizzamanIRL · 29-06-2013 1:58am

Whatsisname wrote: »

The fact that Kenan & Kel ended 13 years ago.

So I was watching them as a young teen when they had already ended?

policarp · 29-06-2013 1:59am

I remember things that most people haven't even experienced. . .

fergiesfolly · 29-06-2013 2:02am

wretcheddomain wrote: »

I'm 23, young, vibrant, and the world is my oyster. Sorry old folks, some of us young revolutionaries are still around.

Sorry lad, but that was us. You're young, vibrant and paying off a massive national debt.
Thanks, by the way

kneemos · 29-06-2013 2:04am

Tom_Cruise wrote: »

Whats life like in your late thirties, early forties? Is it worth even living?

No difference to you're twenties except maybe the body is a little less forgiving of abuse.

LETHAL LADY · 29-06-2013 2:05am

Me bingo wings or me wingo bings

Vito Corleone · 29-06-2013 2:05am

Can't handle the hangovers like I did a few years ago.

RikkFlair · 29-06-2013 2:06am

Oasis and Blur on the Golden Hour.

pebbles21 · 29-06-2013 2:08am

When you go into a room for something ...and when you get there..you forget what you went in for...

Andrewf20 · 29-06-2013 2:11am

Thinking about 1993 the other day and realising (using my abacus) its 20 years ago when I was a teen. Ray Cokes, MTV most wanted, The shamen, MTV partyzone, Nirvana, the Hopefuls on the word on Ch4 etc. Long gone, never forgotten.

And Vids if anybody remembers that on Ch4. Classic.

kneemos · 29-06-2013 2:13am

Andrewf20 wrote: »

Thinking about 1993 the other day and realising (using my abacus) its 20 years ago when I was a teen. Ray Cokes, MTV most wanted, The shamen, MTV partyzone, Nirvana, the Hopefuls on the word on Ch4 etc. Long gone, never forgotten.

And Vids if anybody remembers that on Ch4. Classic.

Who?

zenno · 29-06-2013 2:13am

What makes you feel old

Strangely enough, nothing makes me feel old and i'm "44"

I don't put numbers on my life's growth and i don't celebrate my birthdays because it's only a number. Mind over matter is the key.

Andrewf20 · 29-06-2013 2:15am

kneemos wrote: »

Who?

Which one?

And the Crystal Maze, another class show from 20 years back. The bald chap who hosted it (Richard O Brien) is 71!

Witchie · 29-06-2013 2:17am

I feel old sitting outside the pub waiting on my son to finish work.

But maybe that's also due to the fact that I was out til 2 this morning and then in College from 11 til 6 today and had to be polite to Joan Burton into the bargain.

Need sleep then will feel 20 again.

kraggy · 29-06-2013 2:18am

2 of my favorite films are 20 years old this year. Naked and True Romance. Naked actually won the Palm D'Or at Cannes.

And Amélie is 12 years old.

All that, plus the fact that if I go out on the piss, not only am I useless the next day, but I'm useless 2 days later as well. Could be due to the fact that I can hold ridiculous amounts of alcohol now too though.

kneemos · 29-06-2013 2:21am

zenno wrote: »

Strangely enough, nothing makes me feel old and i'm "44"

I don't put numbers on my life's growth and i don't celebrate my birthdays because it's only a number. Mind over matter is the key.

Actually that thing that opens the door is the key.

zenno · 29-06-2013 2:23am

kneemos wrote: »

Actually that thing that opens the door is the key.

Yeah, the mind, as the mind has to think to get the key to open the door.

fergiesfolly · 29-06-2013 2:31am

zenno wrote: »

Strangely enough, nothing makes me feel old and i'm "44"

I don't put numbers on my life's growth and i don't celebrate my birthdays because it's only a number. Mind over matter is the key.

In my experience, its the people that don't celebrate birthdays,that fear them the most!

kneemos · 29-06-2013 2:31am

zenno wrote: »

Yeah, the mind, as the mind has to think to get the key to open the door.

Yeah?Try sticking you're mind in the keyhole.

jobeenfitz · 29-06-2013 2:41am

fergiesfolly wrote: »

Just sitting here watching the bbc's coverage of Glastonbury. There's a band on called The Horrors.There's a definite 80's look, feel and sound to them,which of itself, isn't a bad thing.
But all I could think was
"Stop time travelling through my ****ing youth, you pricks"
And that in a nutshell sums up my feelings on kids today revisiting 80"s culture.
I could spout some ****e about them needing to create their own culture, but I'm just sickened by how old it makes me feel.
So AH'ers. What makes you feel old and why?

Sounds a bit contrary Fergie. Bedtime for you I think. You Don't own the eighties.

zenno · 29-06-2013 2:48am

fergiesfolly wrote: »

In my experience, its the people that don't celebrate birthdays,that fear them the most!

I don't agree, I celebrate every weekend with a party so when my birthday hits, it makes no difference as the party never stops, but celebrating a number is not that important imo.

This makes me feel young :eek:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uS2nWLz-AbE

Duggy747 · 29-06-2013 2:54am

Was watching Speed a few weeks back and realised it's 19 years old. I remember when Dave Fanning on The Movie Show did a review of it

policarp · 29-06-2013 3:07am

Some people here mightn't believe this but when I was a youngster there was no piped water in the house and no electricity, outside toilet.
That's only 45 years ago..

Ruudi_Mentari · 29-06-2013 3:32am

What makes you feel young?

The Backwards Man · 29-06-2013 3:38am

Last Thursday I became closer to retirement age than the day I started school.:(

Not that I'm counting or anything.

foxinsox · 29-06-2013 3:47am

As the years pass faster and faster..

That's getting old..

Also when this may be the tenth thread I've answered this question :-)

and Gardai, why are they 12 year olds now?

Ruudi_Mentari · 29-06-2013 3:51am

foxinsox wrote: »

and Gardai, why are they 12 year olds now?

yeah thats how it happens...

were not getting older; everyone else just gets younger and I acknowledge that now.

29-06-2013 3:54am

The kid off the Nevermind album is in his 20's :eek:

foxinsox · 29-06-2013 4:01am

[Deleted User] wrote: »

The kid off the Nevermind album is in his 20's :eek:

When you've seen Nirvana live ..

I win the feeling old ;-p

Czarcasm · 29-06-2013 4:15am

foxinsox wrote: »

When you've seen Nirvana live ..

I win the feeling old ;-p

When you hear Bon Jovi are having trouble selling out venues and you remember the Point was packed back in '95 for their "These Days" tour.

One of the girls in work that's ten years younger than me was telling me she was going to see them in Slane, and I just thought "I haven't heard a decent Bon Jovi song in about 20 years!", felt fairly old then alright!

wandatowell · 29-06-2013 4:24am

my slowing mental thoughts and aged body

29-06-2013 4:28am

I'm 23, which most of you consider young, but I'm an MSc student, which means everyday in university I'm surrounded by precocious little undergrads. THAT makes me feel old, especially since I wasted my undergrad years doing a course I hated....

I know that plenty of older folk would love to be my age again but I can't help wishing I was 16 or 17 again; I feel like I didn't take advantage of my teenage years at all and then wasted the subsequent years doing something I didn't enjoy.

policarp · 29-06-2013 4:31am

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Last Thursday I became closer to retirement age than the day I started school.:(

Not that I'm counting or anything.

Belated "Happy Birthday".
Your an in betweener.
Don't talk about retirement yet.
Wait t'ill your about my age. . .:P

zenno · 29-06-2013 5:08am

Deleted User wrote: »

I'm 23, which most of you consider young, but I'm an MSc student, which means everyday in university I'm surrounded by precocious little undergrads. THAT makes me feel old, especially since I wasted my undergrad years doing a course I hated....

I know that plenty of older folk would love to be my age again but I can't help wishing I was 16 or 17 again; I feel like I didn't take advantage of my teenage years at all and then wasted the subsequent years doing something I didn't enjoy.

You are a spring chicken (burp) for zods sake, you are only starting life, Now i feel old

Mind over matter mind over matter mind over matter, Who am i fooling but myself, but that's good if i can fool myself :P

Promac · 29-06-2013 6:40am

Police and teachers. They're all feckin children themselves now.

Jimmy Garlic · 29-06-2013 6:53am

The cars that I thought were super modern when I was a teenager are now old bangers.

MurdyWurdy · 29-06-2013 7:15am

I feel old because It's 7.14am on a Saturday morning and I'm not up because I was out on the lash last night and am in the horrors.I'm up because I had to pump some breast milk before my boobs exploded. Times - they have changed!