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You know you're old when... ?

RawBert said:
"Back in my day... we used to walk to school... In the snow... uphill both ways."

You know your old when you can't get up from sitting on a chair without going, "aaghhrrrrrraaaaahhhh"

You know you're old when you actually had a 12" black and white tv with a knob dial. Oh, wait, maybe that's cause I was poor as a kid. 🙁😱
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At least your tv had a knob dial... our tv had a crank that took the whole family to turn.

Yep, we was poor in them days... but we was happy...
 
sushi said:
When you remember getting one of the first handheld calculators.

You know, the ones with Add, Subtract and Multiply with no division or any other functions or memory. 🙂

Oh, and the 9 Volt battery lasted about 15-20 minutes. 😱
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How about those TI's that you could program (and they cost over $300).
 
I feel old when punk kids are walking down the street yelling at 10:00 pm and cut through my yard. I also feel old when mentioning movies that "everyone" has seen, and they haven't even heard of the movie.
 
You know you're old when...

- Your childhood pictures are in black & white
- During your High School time your parents had bell-bottomed jeans
- You remember: The Betamax VCR remote had a cable
- You remember: The TV didn't have a remote
- You remember: The TV didn't even need a remote
- You can remember the introduction of the Mac
- You have prolonged needing reading glasses for at least 5 years
- You have played tennis with wooden rackets
- You like Abba
- You prefer wine to beer
- You can afford the car you used to want
- You own a driving license longer than you haven't
- You can think of many things to reply to this thread....
 
you know you're old when you read a post like this one and realize that you're twice as old as most of the people who've posted about why they feel old
 
MacsRgr8 said:
You know you're old when...

- Your childhood pictures are in black & white
- During your High School time your parents had bell-bottomed jeans
- You remember: The Betamax VCR remote had a cable
- You remember: The TV didn't have a remote
- You remember: The TV didn't even need a remote
- You can remember the introduction of the Mac
- You have prolonged needing reading glasses for at least 5 years
- You have played tennis with wooden rackets
- You like Abba
- You prefer wine to beer
- You can afford the car you used to want
- You own a driving license longer than you haven't
- You can think of many things to reply to this thread....
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Sounds like we're about the same age. 🙂

BTW we ALWAYS needed a remote. However, back in those days, the youngest child who could walk and understand numbers WAS the remote.
 
iBlue said:
When pint-sized tweenagers call me "ma'am". Now you look here, child, that's just sadism disguised as politeness! Refer to me like that again and I'll clobber you with mah walkin' stick and gum you within an inch of your short little life.

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This I don't get. Ma'am and sir shouldn't be viewed as an age determinant, but as respect. Heck, I say thank you ma'am to bartenders younger than me (as a recent example).
 
^^^ That's cause you're from Texas. 😀
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renewed said:
This I don't get. Ma'am and sir shouldn't be viewed as an age determinant, but as respect. Heck, I say thank you ma'am to bartenders younger than me (as a recent example).
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I say it to my 5-year-old. I agree that it's simple respect, has nothing to do with age for me.
 
Madam and Sir are only ever used by civilians in the UK if you're in court. It's how you address the Judge.

Ma'am I believe would only be used if you met the Queen, but an ardent republican such as myself would use Mrs. Windsor 😀

EDIT : Oh, police officers use them too. But that's about it.
 
iBlue said:
Frig that, Yellow! Friend of the devil is a friend of mine! 🙂

And I totally agree about the loudness, MacBoobsPro! What the hell is that about anyway? Personally I would rather not have to scream in my friends' ears in order to say something.
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Same here. I'm not sure how I didn't apparently notice that when I was younger.
 
renewed said:
This I don't get. Ma'am and sir shouldn't be viewed as an age determinant, but as respect. Heck, I say thank you ma'am to bartenders younger than me (as a recent example).
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In Texas I probably wouldn't think much of it, but in California I almost take it as being snarky. 😀

For the record, the only person who called me Ma'am in the UK was another American and they were definitely being sarcastic. (It was a "Yes, ma'am" kind of thing in response to me saying "STAND ON THE RIGHT! going down an escalator to the Tube. Big faux pas.)


Queso said:
Madam and Sir are only ever used by civilians in the UK if you're in court. It's how you address the Judge.

Ma'am I believe would only be used if you met the Queen, but an ardent republican such as myself would use Mrs. Windsor 😀

EDIT : Oh, police officers use them too. But that's about it.
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First time I heard someone say that here (on TV, I might add) I asked e: "Did they just say 'Mom' or 'Ma'am'?" 😱 I've since achieved a better hang of the accents.
 
-aggie- said:
Texans are just raised right. 😉
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But I'm originally from Tennessee. 😱

So, let's just say Southerners are raised right and by that I mean not to be rude like "yankee's" or those English folks across the pond. 😉 😛

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iBlue said:
For the record, the only person who called me Ma'am in the UK was another American and they were definitely being sarcastic.
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I'd call you "Ma'm" iBlue and it wouldn't be sarcastic. More like, "Hello there Ma'm... How... you... doin'...??" 😉 😀
 
Lets see i'm 30 so.

You know your old when you grew up and the disney channel was pay channel


You know your old when your school didn't have metal detectors

You know your old when you remember setting the VCR clock for your parents

You know your old when you remember that the economy and job market were good 😀
 
JediZenMaster said:
You know your old when you grew up and the disney channel was pay channel didn't exist.

You know your old when your school didn't have metal detectors a computer

You know your old when you remember setting the VCR clock for your parents there were no VCR's

You know your old when you remember that the economy and job market were good are always going up and down every so often 😀
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Funkatronic said:
When VH1 Classics starts playing music you grew up to.
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When you remember when there was no VH1 Classic.

When you remember when there was no VH1.

When you remember when MTV played videos.

When you remember when MTV played good videos.

When you remember when MTV was new.

When you remember when cable TV was new.

*sigh*
 
You know when you're getting too old, when you start getting caught having a 'Danger Wank' in the freezer department in your local supermarket
 
renewed said:
This I don't get. Ma'am and sir shouldn't be viewed as an age determinant, but as respect. Heck, I say thank you ma'am to bartenders younger than me (as a recent example).
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Tomorrow said:
I say it to my 5-year-old. I agree that it's simple respect, has nothing to do with age for me.
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All sorts of ambiguity here......

Are you calling your son Ma'am, Sir, or "Bartender".... ? 😀

Sorry, it's the literalist in me....

In my family, when I was a kid, getting called "sir" was a bad sign. Usually meant I was in big trouble. "You, Sir, are in big trouble...." was a pretty big hint. 🙂
 
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