You know you're old when...

Blush_01 · 08-04-2006 01:36AM #1

Ok, so we're predominantly students and are therefore not supposed to act like grown-ups. But recently scary things have started to happen. So, I kind of wanted to see if I was alone, or if people could help to compile a definitive list of signs alerting you to impending grown-up-ness.

To start things off...

You know you're getting old when... your friends start talking about marrying eachother.
... you contemplate getting a "proper job".
... you stop spontaneously going out on mondays and tuesdays because you'll be tired the next day.
... you feel bad about flying by the seat of your pants.
... you can not only relate to your parents, but sympathise with them about younger sibling's behaviour.
... you no longer have a teen in your age.
... your younger sibling's friends who were 5 ten minutes ago are suddenly intelligent, attractive and legally allowed to drink.
... babies whose nappies you changed have long-term boy/girl-friends.

Scraggs · 08-04-2006 01:41AM

Blush_01 wrote:

you feel bad about flying by the seat of your pants.

I dont understand? maybe I'm dense...maybe its just too early/late..

You know you're old when....

the barman tells you that you're too old to drink in your local and then you look around and realise that you actually are [and I'm only 19 btw...]

Blush_01 · 08-04-2006 01:43AM

When you just sort of coast along figuring things out as you go with little regard for the consequences, like leaving an essay until the morning it's due etc.

Oh doll! I'm normally the youngest person in my local, unless there's a party!

Riamfada · 08-04-2006 01:43AM

you know you are to old when you dont have the get up and go to get pissed on a friday night

Blowfish · 08-04-2006 03:24AM

when you give up having late nights *ehem*

Banphrionsa · 08-04-2006 03:40AM

You know you are getting older when...

You put career choices ahead of relationships
You want to be treated equal in a relationship
You share picking up the tab with your date
You say "no" sometimes, when you know he wants a "yes"
You decide to go to a film alone simply because you want to enjoy it
You wake up angry sometimes because he's not there with you, but someplace else

elmyra · 08-04-2006 11:27AM

You know you're getting old when...

1. You realise your younger sister doesn't remember the pound.
2. You have 4 count 'em 4 standing orders on your bank ac...bleugh!
3. You don't get ID'd anymore (and I'm only 18!! Do I look 40 or somethin'?)

Umaro · 08-04-2006 12:02PM

an "outstanding balance" becomes less to do with how well you can walk after a few pints and more about how many letters the bank is sending you

panda100 · 08-04-2006 12:06PM

Your baby cousins are doing their leaving

Riamfada · 08-04-2006 12:24PM

Banphrionsa wrote:

You know you are getting older when...
You put career choices ahead of relationships

You want to be treated equal in a relationship

You share picking up the tab with your date

You say "no" sometimes, when you know he wants a "yes"

You decide to go to a film alone simply because you want to enjoy it

You wake up angry sometimes because he's not there with you, but someplace else

Sounds like my ex girlfriend as of 2 weeks ago and shes 21

ferdi · 08-04-2006 12:27PM

when you watch antiques roadshow and go to bed at half 8

boneless · 08-04-2006 01:08PM

when you have dry dreams and wet farts!!!

Jeez, I'm a class act...

Stepherunie · 08-04-2006 01:46PM

When you start actually thinking about the quality of drink you're ingesting and not just how cheap it is.

Riamfada · 08-04-2006 01:47PM

Stepherunie wrote:

When you start actually thinking about the quality of drink you're ingesting and not just how cheap it is.

Thats called class

boneless · 08-04-2006 01:54PM

Stepherunie wrote:

When you start actually thinking about the quality of drink you're ingesting and not just how cheap it is.

Thats necessary for survival... I enjoyed a few bottles of class ale last night!!

tintinr35 · 08-04-2006 01:57PM

you know ur old when ur bone....less

god i am funny, at least if the whole college thing doesnt work out i know i have a future in the comedy industry!!!

boneless · 08-04-2006 02:01PM

tintinr35 wrote:

you know ur old when ur bone....less

god i am funny, at least if the whole college thing doesnt work out i know i have a future in the comedy industry!!!

I am old!! That hurts!! Impotency is no laughing matter....

Thats why I perv..............

Stepherunie · 08-04-2006 02:33PM

oh god, you know your old when the creepy old man perving on all the girls in the nightclub is someone you know......

boneless · 08-04-2006 02:36PM

Stepherunie wrote:

oh god, you know your old when the creepy old man perving on all the girls in the nightclub is someone you know......

*Hee-hee... rubs thighs vigorously and drools...*

I'm sure I don't know what you mean!!

Hi Steph.... I have jelly babies!!

Stepherunie · 08-04-2006 02:37PM

Oh dear......

Actually you know you're old when there's a chance you might actually fall into a tax band for once.

Where's my hoodie?

boneless · 08-04-2006 02:47PM

Ah, hoodies!! They will be collected by an old pervie man on Monday...

I know I'm old when young committee members and members of the Archaeological Society boss me around!!!

Stepherunie · 08-04-2006 02:52PM

Ah yes and you shall be glad that you have some nice people who are willing to help a senile old man.........

You know your old when you need to explain to the even older generation about things young people are into these days or when you're the one who doesn't understand them......

scop · 08-04-2006 03:51PM

Theres a few things but obvious ones are not beign carded, a lot of the time I dont carry ID anymore but the odd time if Im in a place where I probably dont belong I get carded.

I still do late nights (last night up til 6 or so) but I couldnt do it half as much as I used to.

The_Minister · 08-04-2006 04:03PM

You know you are getting old when someone calls you a "cantankerous old trout":mad:

rainbow kirby · 08-04-2006 06:26PM

You know you're getting old when
- you plan to shop around next year for the best rate on your student loans
- you laugh at kids who think that Ocarina of Time was the first Zelda game
- your little brother is out-earning you
- you pay off your credit card balance in full every month
- you think before whipping out said credit card for shiny things
- you realise that you're a whole 5 years older than some people who'll be in 1st year in September

humbert · 08-04-2006 07:10PM

Well having read most of those posts I can quite safely say I'm not getting old. *skipps off smiling gleefully*

arbeitsscheuer · 08-04-2006 11:08PM

To paraphrase Billy Bragg:
You you you're old when you've turned from Red to Blue...

Riamfada · 08-04-2006 11:13PM

Firespinner wrote:

You know you are getting old when someone calls you a "cantankerous old trout":mad:

Wait i called you that yesterday.

Umaro · 08-04-2006 11:22PM

pipe down grandad.

imeddyhobbs · 08-04-2006 11:27PM

You know your getting old when you start to fancy Deidre in Coronation street

arbeitsscheuer · 08-04-2006 11:28PM

imeddyhobbs wrote:

You know your getting old when you start to fancy Deidre in Coronation street

That's not a sign of age, that's a sign of insanity.

imeddyhobbs · 08-04-2006 11:33PM

SebtheBum wrote:

That's not a sign of age, that's a sign of insanity.

She gives this dog a bone anyway

Blowfish · 08-04-2006 11:42PM

imeddyhobbs wrote:

She gives this dog a bone anyway

for your sake, i hope your seriously drunk

imeddyhobbs · 08-04-2006 11:48PM

Blowfish wrote:

for your sake, i hope your seriously drunk

A bit!but i would do deidre and i would like to have liz watching

Blowfish · 08-04-2006 11:54PM

imeddyhobbs wrote:

A bit!but i would do deidre and i would like to have liz watching

i'm scared

Chinafoot · 08-04-2006 11:57PM

*points imeddyhobbs in the direction of PI*

You know you're getting old when you give out to young teenagers for writing graffiti all over the bridge at the train station.

Riamfada · 09-04-2006 03:33AM

imeddyhobbs wrote:

A bit!but i would do deidre and i would like to have liz watching

Throw Gayle in on that equation and your on!
You know your old when you cant seem to get into that new computer game youve been looking forward to for months

PS: Check out the FS Disks for a brand spanking new copy of Empire at War

shªde · 09-04-2006 10:48AM

- you know you're old when you call a taxi instead of taking the 2 hour walk home at 5am
- you know you're old when you are scared of some of the new "young fashion" stuff
- you know you're old when your favourite radio station isn't your favourite any more

scop · 09-04-2006 11:50AM

SebtheBum wrote:

To paraphrase Billy Bragg:
You you you're old when you've turned from Red to Blue...

Bah Bragg is hilarious, does he not live in a lovely house in Dorset, oh and the time he got mugged by a bunch of lads at an anti-racism/feel good/love one another/champagne socialist/etc gigs. That was good old fashioned irony.

arbeitsscheuer · 09-04-2006 11:54AM

/shrugs

I like him. Hmmm. Maybe that should be one:

You know you're old when you really like Billy Bragg's music.

boneless · 09-04-2006 12:01PM

imeddyhobbs wrote:

A bit!but i would do deidre and i would like to have liz watching

And yiz thought I was a sick puppy...

boneless · 09-04-2006 12:04PM

SebtheBum wrote:

/shrugs

I like him. Hmmm. Maybe that should be one:

You know you're old when you really like Billy Bragg's music.

Or when you have all the original recordings on LP!! Does anyone else here remember these??

scop · 09-04-2006 12:05PM

SebtheBum wrote:

/shrugs

I like him. Hmmm. Maybe that should be one:

You know you're old when you really like Billy Bragg's music.

Perhaps but aint you supposed to be turning Blue?

I dont mind socialists (though I hate socialism) but people like Bragg annoy me, but if its the music and message then the medium probably isnt all that important.

arbeitsscheuer · 09-04-2006 12:11PM

scop wrote:

Perhaps but aint you supposed to be turning Blue?

Hmmm. Good conundrum.
But then I never said I was old... However it is an interesting catch-22 I seem to have set up for myself... More fool me.

GusherING · 09-04-2006 02:32PM

You know your old when you listen to Lyric FM

.

Blowfish · 09-04-2006 03:07PM

GusherING wrote:

You know your old when you listen to Lyric FM .

Or to Newstalk

elmyra · 09-04-2006 03:10PM

Blowfish wrote:

Or to Newstalk

Terry Dolan does Newstalk, he's a legend.

Hermione* · 09-04-2006 04:02PM

Blowfish wrote:

Quote:
Originally Posted by GusherING
You know your old when you listen to Lyric FM

.

Or to Newstalk

Hey, I listen to both of those!

First time I realised I was old was when it dawned on me that even my little sister was too old to know anybody on the schools rugby teams at home. Now the only names I recognise are little children who were in primary school when I was watching their brothers play. :mad:

imeddyhobbs · 09-04-2006 04:35PM

boneless wrote:

And yiz thought I was a sick puppy...

someday baby http://www3.cbc.ca/imagegallery/television/drama/coronation/kirkbride.jpg

Chinafoot · 09-04-2006 04:36PM

You should go ask for your own Deirdre forum.

No, really. You should.

imeddyhobbs · 09-04-2006 04:40PM

peachypants wrote:

You should go ask for your own Deirdre forum.

No, really. You should.

I liked her more when she wore the big glasses

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