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Post by Phalon on Nov 11, 2009 23:13:20 GMT -6
I don't claim to be an expert or anything....but isn't this a fairly common occurrence for men as they get older?
(eye-roll)
Welcome to Whoosh, Lunantishee!
You know you're getting older when your child sits on your lap and points to the gray hairs in your beard and says, "Daddy, these hairs are done." Something LX said to Hubs about 8 years ago!
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Post by vox on Nov 12, 2009 0:54:07 GMT -6
He he good one Phalon!
You know you're getting older when the only excitement you get is from your PC!
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Post by stepper on Nov 12, 2009 19:53:37 GMT -6
Hey! Well, yes. But was it necessary to point that out? Schesch!
You know you're getting old when you can remember when the Dead Sea was only sick.
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Post by Phalon on Nov 13, 2009 4:39:25 GMT -6
BOLL! Ok, that's it, Stepper. You are definitely in trouble this time - I didn't choke on my coffee, but spewed it across the screen instead.
You know you are getting older when you ask your child to record the voicemail message on your cell phone, and then ask her how to retrieve any messages you may have received.
Ok, that's not necessarily a sign of getting older, but just being technically inept. Which is often the same thing.
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Post by vox on Nov 14, 2009 16:11:46 GMT -6
You defiitely know you are getting older when you have to ask your 8 year old grandchild to set the DVD recorder up for you to record something! (I am hapless at technological things!)
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Post by Siren on Nov 15, 2009 9:31:14 GMT -6
You know you're getting older when you look forward to the weekend so you can sleep.
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Post by stepper on Nov 15, 2009 14:51:15 GMT -6
You know you're getting older when you look forward to the weekend so you can sleep. Dang...beat me to it Siren! But to be honest, I am sooooo there! I was going to say... You know you're getting old when you can't remember the last time you weren't at least kind of tired. Of course, both of those are lost on Phalon who evidently needs windshield wipers for her screen. I hear she's got little brown spots all over. Hm. I wonder what would happen if we could get her to spray on the keyboard? I understand completely Vox. My mother couldn't figure out the VCR she had. We could always tell when the power had gone off because one of us would walk in and the vcr would be flashing 88:88.
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Post by Siren on Nov 16, 2009 19:16:08 GMT -6
Stepper said, "You know you're getting old when you can't remember the last time you weren't at least kind of tired."
And I'm sooo with you on that one, Step. It's the story of my life since I started this new job. But I'm getting better at going to bed early enough.
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Post by vox on Nov 19, 2009 12:27:03 GMT -6
You definitely know you're getting older Siren, when you feel you have to go to bed earlier! Lol
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Post by lunantishee on Nov 19, 2009 13:05:10 GMT -6
you know when your getting older whewn your great, great grandson says " its time for the care home nannan, go join grandad"
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Post by vox on Nov 20, 2009 12:37:16 GMT -6
BOLL! Lunantishee, great one!
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Post by Siren on Nov 20, 2009 22:13:25 GMT -6
You know you're getting older when a fellow spectator at a college basketball game asks you if one of the players is your daughter.
(Happened to me this week, while watching the Southern Nazarene gals play.)
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Post by Phalon on Nov 21, 2009 6:44:03 GMT -6
Aw, Siren. At least she didn't ask if one of the players was your granddaughter.
You know you're getting older when you hear your favorite song from high school on the radio.....and it's being played on an "oldies" station.
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Post by stepper on Nov 21, 2009 20:00:28 GMT -6
You know you're getting older when you hear your favorite song from high school on the radio.....and it's being played on an "oldies" station. Well, that's never happened to me!. Nope. Can't even imagine such a thing. .o0(I wonder if anyone is buying this?)
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Post by vox on Nov 22, 2009 10:35:50 GMT -6
[/quote] maybe this'll make you feel better, Aphrodite.
you know you're getting older when... you actually DO remember where you were when the Berlin Wall came down. (granted... i was 6, but.. still.)[/quote]
Pffft! you two! you make me smile! you are just 'spring chickens'! LOL
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Post by Phalon on Nov 23, 2009 7:24:23 GMT -6
You know you're getting older when you can remember a time when the toilet paper roll actually fit on the holder without any lee-way to move from side-to-side.
Ok, so it wasn't that long ago since they started making the rolls narrower....maybe only a month.
Lemme correct that then: You know you're getting older when you actually notice things like narrower toilet paper rolls.
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Post by vox on Nov 23, 2009 12:20:01 GMT -6
BOLL! You notice some weird things Phalon!
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Post by EllieNeo on Nov 23, 2009 12:30:35 GMT -6
k, maybe i'm just slow, but what does "BOLL" stand for...?
i got one too. you know you're getting older when a teenager calls you "ma'am."
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Post by Phalon on Nov 23, 2009 14:43:28 GMT -6
BOLL is an acronym coined at Whoosh, (or maybe the old O2 board), by the dearly departed but still ever-so-lovely and very much alive Lolapunk, who has moved on to other stomping grounds. It stands for Burst (or Bust) Out Loud Laughing.
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Post by lunantishee on Nov 23, 2009 17:45:10 GMT -6
You know youre getting older when you're fith knee replacement has broken due to yourself attempting to be 'young' or 'hip'
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Post by stepper on Nov 28, 2009 19:39:12 GMT -6
You know you are getting older when you can remember driving a vehicle with the gear shift on the column, and people think you're pulling their leg.
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Post by Mini Mia on Nov 29, 2009 19:12:57 GMT -6
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Post by stepper on Dec 6, 2009 0:52:40 GMT -6
You know you're getting older when....you get a flat and end up in the center turn lane of a five lane road in the middle of the 5 o'clock rush, and while setting up to change the flat you hear a lady's voice behind you saying "Sir? Excuse me, but do you need help?" She was wearing the green pilot fatigues that the navigator students wear, and it was very nice of her to offer since it was a busy road and the temperature at the time was about 35 degrees, but the idea that I looked like I needed the assistance made me think of this thread. I looked at this nice lady rubbing her hands together trying to keep warm and realized it was more than a smiple gesture. I thanked her profusely but explained it was merely an inconvenience which I was sure I could handle. There was no reason for her to stay in that blowing cold with me, and I didn't want to admit I'd never changed a tire on this vehicle so I wasn't sure where the flipping jack was hidden. I got it changed without being run down by a passing vehicle, and grumbled most of the time, but now that I consider the circumstances I realize her offer of assistance was remarkable. She was the only person who didn't whizz by in their haste to get home. Putting the jack back in its hidden compartment and replacing the tire was not much fun and reguired twisting into near contortionist positions. Now my back hurts and I'm left asking "When did I get so old?" If I ever see her again under similar circumstances, I'll ask her to wait. I can fix the the tire, but putting the stuff back just might require assistance.
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Post by Phalon on Dec 6, 2009 7:24:35 GMT -6
Oh, that's such a sweet story, Stepper. So many people fail to just go a little bit out of their way to offer assistance anymore for whatever reason - they're in a hurry, or they're afraid - and with all the weird stories out there, it's sometimes understandable. Or worst of all, they just plain don't give a sh!t about the misfortunes of others. Because of these things, the woman's williness to stop and help, was most definitely as you said, remarkable.
Hope your back feels better soon!
Oh, and this is definitely a "man thing". <snicker, snicker>
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Post by vox on Dec 6, 2009 9:16:43 GMT -6
He he! great story Stepper! I can fully sympathise with you on the 'bad back' thing! I was awoken at 2.30am (our time) this morning with chronic pain in my back and down my (R) leg! Flipping Sciatica! Ever since I had my back operation I seem to suffer with Sciatica for no apparent reason!
Hope you feel better soon!
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Post by vox on Dec 6, 2009 9:18:20 GMT -6
You know you're getting older when "you open your mouth and put your foot in it"
in other words, don't take the time to think about what you are going to say, before you say it!
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Post by stepper on Dec 6, 2009 15:44:34 GMT -6
Quilty. I just wasn't going to say "Wait a minute while I look at the manual for where the jack is hidden." I never did find it in the manual. The floorboard has tie downs, but doesn't come up for storage, and the jack had to be back there somewhere. When I got the tire out of the way I found a small latch in a panel over the wheelwell. It obviously led to something but it still took me a couple minutes to work it loose enough to figure out how it came apart. You know Vox, for some of us, it's " open your mouth and put your feet in it ". Not that I've ever experienced this...
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Post by Phalon on Dec 7, 2009 22:58:22 GMT -6
Opening your mouth and putting one or two feet in it is a sign you're getting older? Dang! I've been doing that since practically the time I could speak.
I've eaten plenty of crow too, and neither feet or feathers taste very good!
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Post by vox on Dec 8, 2009 13:11:03 GMT -6
I've never tried crow Phalon, but I've eaten a lot of Humble Pie! Doesn't taste too good either!
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Post by stepper on Jan 4, 2010 21:07:55 GMT -6
You know you're getting older when the 5 pounds you wanted to lose is now 15 and you have a better chance of losing your keys than the 15 pounds.
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