What makes you feel old?
Apr 28th 2009 | 6:23 am
#16
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Re: What makes you feel old?
When the barber asks if you want your eyebrows trimming!
I hear you on the young police officer bit too I was out on the local road the other night and found a drunk lying in the side of the road head on the road way. I dragged him over off the road way (lucky because it was dark and anyone could have cut the corner crushed him.... second thoughts they probably wouldnt have been able too). He still didn't wake up so I called 911 I didnt want to pick him up and carry him home and be accused of mugging and god knows what else
The young RCMP lady constable was a cute (OMG I am now a dirty old man) ooo about 16 year old with her hair pulled back ballerina style. 
Anyway besides thinking "cute", I was thinking "damn I feel old", especially when she asked my date of birth!
I hear you on the young police officer bit too I was out on the local road the other night and found a drunk lying in the side of the road head on the road way. I dragged him over off the road way (lucky because it was dark and anyone could have cut the corner crushed him.... second thoughts they probably wouldnt have been able too). He still didn't wake up so I called 911 I didnt want to pick him up and carry him home and be accused of mugging and god knows what else
The young RCMP lady constable was a cute (OMG I am now a dirty old man) ooo about 16 year old with her hair pulled back ballerina style. Anyway besides thinking "cute", I was thinking "damn I feel old", especially when she asked my date of birth!
Apr 28th 2009 | 6:58 am
#17
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Re: What makes you feel old?
I was just talking to one of the young guys at work when a Wham! song came on the radio. So I've started singing and said "oh I remember the days and wearing the Choose Life t shirt!"
He looked at me and said "what was Choose Life? A film or something?"
I said "Nooooooo you plank Choose Life - Wham - Club Tropicana - you do remember Club Tropicana surely, or at least heard it"
"you know - Wham - George Michael, Andrew pretty guy, - Wham?????(obviously if I shout it the penny will drop)"
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He looked at me and said "what was Choose Life? A film or something?"
I said "Nooooooo you plank Choose Life - Wham - Club Tropicana - you do remember Club Tropicana surely, or at least heard it"
"you know - Wham - George Michael, Andrew pretty guy, - Wham?????(obviously if I shout it the penny will drop)"
)
Actually I felt pretty old today when I walked into my grade 11 socials class & asked the person I assumed was a new student, where the teacher was ..... turns out he was the teacher ~ he looked about 14 to me
Apr 28th 2009 | 7:06 am
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Re: What makes you feel old?
Last time I went to the barber, the bastard trimmed some hair off my ears.
I was in a pub in Brighton a while ago and remarked to the barman that it was the first pub I'd ever been kicked out of. He asked when that was. "Long before you were born, mate".
What really makes me feel old is when I let people guess my age. They usually get it wrong, and quite badly wrong.
Apr 28th 2009 | 7:18 am
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Re: What makes you feel old?
On the other hand, I was made to feel young today, for some strange reason. My mum emailed me for help with her French homework. She's 86.
It's not often kids help their parents with their schoolwork.
It's not often kids help their parents with their schoolwork.
Apr 28th 2009 | 7:30 am
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Re: What makes you feel old?
Apr 28th 2009 | 7:42 am
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Re: What makes you feel old?
What makes me feel old??
---Young men.
---Young men.
Apr 28th 2009 | 7:46 am
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Re: What makes you feel old?
Give me the young one that's up on all the modern stuff, not some old fart that's forgotten most of what he knew and is ready for the scrap heap.
Apr 28th 2009 | 7:50 am
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Re: What makes you feel old?
Actually I haven't come across much modern medicine in Canada, specifically Ontario, my part of Ontario.
Apr 28th 2009 | 7:52 am
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Re: What makes you feel old?
My first white hairs.
They're not even grey - but pure white and stand out a mile.
Is it true that if you pluck one another ten or so will grow?
They're not even grey - but pure white and stand out a mile.
Is it true that if you pluck one another ten or so will grow?
Apr 28th 2009 | 8:00 am
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Apr 28th 2009 | 8:08 am
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Apr 28th 2009 | 8:10 am
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Re: What makes you feel old?
Both my daughters and my wife rolled their eyes when I did this.... but he knew what I meant, and no teenage pregnancies in my house 
