Signs you're getting older

bottlebrush

You have a medicine cabinet or bag stuffed with all kinds of tablets for every condition under the sun, and a tube of 'deep heat' in case you get an ache somewhere

The Corinthian

The sight of a scantly dressed woman invokes not lust but concern that she'll catch a cold.

Your ex's daughter is legal now.

Two day hangovers spill into a third day.

Getting up at least once a night to go for a pee.

You can't remember the last time you were in a nightclub. And it doesn't bother you.

You know half of the Dail, Seanad, senior civil service and partners of the biggest companies in the country and you still remember them vomiting all over themselves at a party, or similar, twenty-five years ago.

Trimming nose, ear and eyebrow hair becomes a 'thing' you have to do.

You grow a beard and it comes out white. You shave it again.

Meeting your girlfriend's father and he's roughly the same age as you.

Señor Fancy Pants

My friends youngest brother went on his first "lads holiday" today.....I remember when he was born.

Little bollox

Sam Kade

Pumpkinseeds wrote: »

My husband is developing an ever more paranoid obsession with measuring the depth of the kerosene in our oil tank. He has a special stick for it, there's also the stick for stirring paint:D

Does he still use his other stick

taytobreath

When you need to get home from the pub cause your missing the "late late"

eisen1968

You know youre getting older when you have to start shaving your ears.!!

feargale

fussyonion wrote: »

What are signs you're getting older?
I also find I'm just becoming less intolerable to alcohol now, which is a shame, as I used to love downing wine and then a few cans and staying up til 4am just 'cos.
Now, my eyes are drooping after three glasses of vino and I'm in bed before midnight. (I'm not even 30 yet).
Also, a night in appeals to me more than a night out.
Kill me now.

I'm reminded somehow of an RTE visit to an old folks home some years ago. Same two questions to each resident. 1. What's the secret of old age? 2. How old are you? No. 1 : " Hard work, plain food and fresh air, aged 89." No. 2: " All things in moderation, aged 96. No.3: " Wine, woman an song." "And how old are you?" "32."

Sam Kade

taytobreath wrote: »

When you need to get home from the pub cause your missing the "late late"

I've never seen or heard anyone doing that young or old.

dr.fuzzenstein

Sam Kade wrote: »

I've never seen or heard anyone doing that young or old.

Besides, the Late Late is like going to the annual stamp collectors ball, MC'd by the club secretary with entertainment by the local fire brigade brass band and whatever other local talent was at hand for free and at last minute notice.
The rest is just people being interviewed about whatever horrible thing happened to them and how brave they are.
I would rather stick burning cocktail sticks into my eyeballs and under my finger and toenails than watch 5 minutes of that sh*t.

Sam Kade

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

Besides, the Late Late is like going to the annual stamp collectors ball, MC'd by the club secretary with entertainment by the local fire brigade brass band and whatever other local talent was at hand for free and at last minute notice.
The rest is just people being interviewed about whatever horrible thing happened to them and how brave they are.
I would rather stick burning cocktail sticks into my eyeballs and under my finger and toenails than watch 5 minutes of that sh*t.

You forgot to mention the child "Tubridy" with his uncontrollable winking eye.

afatbollix

I don't know what a wify code is

ScumLord

afatbollix wrote: »

I don't know what a wify code is

I think it has something to do with the ceepuu or maybe the hidid.

Herpes Cineplex

When a fart gets trapped and later emerges at an unexpected time.:o

NOS3

When you are going grey...



when you're 16.

Sam Kade

eisen1968 wrote: »

You know youre getting older when you have to start shaving your ears.!!

How would you go about that? Ears aren't exactly razor friendly.

Sam Kade

Herpes Cineplex wrote: »

When a fart gets trapped and later emerges at an unexpected time.:o

You mean like a clincher but the fart escapes in spite of your efforts

dr.fuzzenstein

Sam Kade wrote: »

You mean like a clincher but the fart escapes in spite of your efforts

You mean the ones that turn into drawn out, high pitched squeakers? Kinda like the ones you can make with a balloon? The ones you just cannot hold in, no matter what? Usually happens in polite company?
Oh yeah, don't I ever.

boobar

When your wife and daughter head away for the weekend and rather than hook up with pals and go on the lash you enjoy the peace and quiet.

Pumpkinseeds

When you find yourself accompanying your parents to their various medical appointments. Also, when you find yourself having the odd random morbid thought that it'll be you giving the eulogy at their funerals because you're the eldest.

Collie D

When farts stop being funny. Thankfully I haven't reached that point yet so more fart posts please

dr.fuzzenstein

Collie D wrote: »

When farts stop being funny. Thankfully I haven't reached that point yet so more fart posts please

They stop being funny when you can't trust the bastards anymore.

Menas

When you visit a Museum and there are items on display that are younger than you.

bottlebrush

When your friends still send you postcards on their holidays

swimming in a sea

mine would be that I still think a movie is relatively modern if it is from the 90's. Shocked myself to think Goldeneye is 20 years old when watching it last night.

SpaceTime

When you see an interview with the redhead from the B-52s - Love Shack etc etc and she's talking about her upcoming 70th!!

(A bit before my time but seriously, nearly 70!?!?)

Also realising the millennium bug was 15 years ago...

Also Bart Simpson is now about 36.

kfallon

SpaceTime wrote: »

When you see an interview with the redhead from the B-52s - Love Shack etc etc and she's talking about her upcoming 70th!!

(A bit before my time but seriously, nearly 70!?!?)

Also realising the millennium bug was 15 years ago...

She's 70???? :eek:

SpaceTime

kfallon wrote: »

She's 70???? :eek:

68 / 69 she was planning her big 70!

Mid 40s when they hit the really big time apparently.

kfallon

One of my favourite R.E.M. songs features her.....Me In Honey!

SpaceTime

It's largely a state of mind though, taking care of yourself, accepting some wrinkles etc and pot luck with the genes....

Not much point in getting bogged down on it.

I know 50 year olds who still look great and 22 year olds who look "old".

donegaLroad

Back when I was 19 / 20 I had a fling with a woman who was 40..

I hadn't seen her in years until a couple of years ago some of her family put up pictures of her 60th birthday party on Facebook.

kfallon

donegaLroad wrote: »

Back when I was 19 / 20 I had a fling with a woman who was 40..

I hadn't seen her in years until a couple of years ago some of her family put up pictures of her 60th birthday party on Facebook.

Did she have a 20 year old son/daughter who was the image of a young donegaLroad?

wakka12

SpaceTime wrote: »

68 / 69 she was planning her big 70!

Mid 40s when they hit the really big time apparently.

Wow. She's one of the few people Ive ever seen who I would genuinely not believe their true age.

DareGod

Señor Fancy Pants wrote: »

My friends youngest brother went on his first "lads holiday" today.....I remember when he was born.

Little bollox

TMI

DareGod

SpaceTime wrote: »

When you see an interview with the redhead from the B-52s - Love Shack etc etc and she's talking about her upcoming 70th!!

Dear jesus :eek:

bottlebrush

Drove home from work at lunchtime and there was a young chap hitching just outside the town. I thought it was so unusual so see somebody hitching in this day and age.

Anyway, as I was going to be taking a right turn a short bit up the road, I put my left hand on top of the steering wheel with my fingers pointing right - this was what drivers did in the good old days to let hitchers know they were only going a short distance/different direction and it wouldn't be worth while stopping and offering them a lift.

I am sure he had no idea why I did this!

kfallon

bottlebrush wrote: »

Drove home from work at lunchtime and there was a young chap hitching just outside the town. I thought it was so unusual so see somebody hitching in this day and age.

Anyway, as I was going to be taking a right turn a short bit up the road, I put my left hand on top of the steering wheel with my fingers pointing right - this was what drivers did in the good old days to let hitchers know they were only going a short distance/different direction and it wouldn't be worth while stopping and offering them a lift.

I am sure he had no idea why I did this!

When you flashed past I hope he didn't mistakenly think you were giving him the finger

bottlebrush

kfallon wrote: »

When you flashed past I hope he didn't mistakenly think you were giving him the finger

Lol! In this politically-correct age, I probably committed an offence! Hope he didn't take my reg no!

dr.fuzzenstein

bottlebrush wrote: »

Lol! In this politically-correct age, I probably committed an offence! Hope he didn't take my reg no!

You'll be sent to a PC re-education camp.
Signs you're getting older: Seeing the "PC Brigade" everywhere. For everyone else, it's just normal life. (Not you, just in general. Me too, BTW)

Kalman

I can't believe that I wanted to grow up, what was I thinking. :mad:

Luxie

Cold War Kid wrote: »

We had Now 5 and 6 (mid 80s).

Remembering that the first edition was in fact called 'Now thats what I call Music'. And remembering the ad on TV for it.

Sam Kade

You remember all the characters in the Riordans

Pumpkinseeds

Luxie wrote: »

Remembering that the first edition was in fact called 'Now thats what I call Music'. And remembering the ad on TV for it.

Yeah, and it only came out once a year, usually in time for Christmas I think.

cruiser178

I actually posted this on FB last night after going to see the minions movie with the kids.


You know you're getting old when you're sitting in the cinema and you think to yourself, would they ever turn the feckin movie down a bit.

Reg'stoy

When you get excited about picking paint in Woodies, eggshell blue for those interested.

Pumpkinseeds

Reg'stoy wrote: »

When you get excited about picking paint in Woodies, eggshell blue for those interested.

We have been looking for a precise shade of deep green for our bedroom wall since this time last year. I think there are at least 6 different tester colours on the wall now and we don't like any of them. I've lost track of how many tester pots we dumped as soon as we opened them.

eviltwin

Got chatting to a sexy 20 something on a night out. He was gorgeous. I felt pretty good, I may be pushing 40 but I still got it, big swelled head on me until he tells me I remind him of his mother. I'm reminding lads in their 20's of their mammies

Samsgirl

Too tired to get off the couch and go to bed!

A2LUE42

Luxie wrote: »

Remembering that the first edition was in fact called 'Now thats what I call Music'. And remembering the ad on TV for it.

Still having the LP somewhere in a record collection, where it is one of the newer ones.

gormdubhgorm

You remember when MTV used to play music! Not that "reality" tv sh*te.

FISMA.

You have to put air in the tires of your motorcycle because it has been so long...

You let the rain wash the car...