"God I'm old" moments
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when my mum asked me to root around the attic trying to find christmas decorations and i stumbled along all the old VHS tapes i used to watch and remembering how you used to have to wait a century for the tape to rewind before you could watch it. and also curt cobain died the year after i was born. jeez im 18!!
My roommate and I have been friends since 6th grade. His little sister was born a year or two after I met him. She is now in middle school.
When I realize that kids born the year I got my very first cat are allowed to smoke, and in the winter was when I visited Disney World.
When I mention how lazy children are, they can just go in the internet and find answers to math problems, I had to work them out by hand, without a calculator; and if the batteries were dead I'd have to walk 15 miles through the snow up-hill both ways to the nearest general store to buy new ones.
That kids these days are taught algebra in fifth grade when I didn't learn it until seventh.
When I can remember when cell phones gaming options were either "Brick" or "snake."
I can remember when cameras had to be mounted on your shoulder.
I can remember when people used to walk around with boom boxes on their shoulders instead of a tiny little ipod.
I remember an old analog TV set my parents owned that was older than I am and broke when I turned sixteen, and this thing was bigger than a computer desk. I am now 23.
I remember when someone picked up the phone, you lost the internet.
When I mention how lazy children are, they can just go in the internet and find answers to math problems, I had to work them out by hand, without a calculator; and if the batteries were dead I'd have to walk 15 miles through the snow up-hill both ways to the nearest general store to buy new ones.
That kids these days are taught algebra in fifth grade when I didn't learn it until seventh.
When I can remember when cell phones gaming options were either "Brick" or "snake."
I can remember when cameras had to be mounted on your shoulder.
I can remember when people used to walk around with boom boxes on their shoulders instead of a tiny little ipod.
I remember an old analog TV set my parents owned that was older than I am and broke when I turned sixteen, and this thing was bigger than a computer desk. I am now 23.
I remember when someone picked up the phone, you lost the internet.
God I hope it's not a sign of what will hurt later and just me being stupid doing physical activities. I play in a winter soccer league (first game was last night...didn't go well) and everything hurts now...Zack Alklazaris said:
And you're damn right they'll have internet in my old folks home! You gotta show those young punks whose truly 133t (kids still say 133t nowadays, that's cool right? But I don't care if it's cool...which makes me cool, right? Not caring makes me cool? Also note, assuming I didn't screw it up, if you get that reference, you're probably old too)
shrekfan246 said:
Go to Goodwill. I work there. We put out no less than 5 VCRs a day. No less than 20 various VHS tapes, too. Everything from good movies like John Q to those stupid "Kartoon Kollections"
OP: When I realize that Super Mario is only 3 years older than I am. That all of the PS2's best games are 5+ years old, and it really doesn't seem like it.
I also feel old when I realize there's no anime on TV anymore. I remember being about 13, and I would be STUCK to my TV watching everything from .hack//SIGN to Knights of the Zodiac, all on Cartoon Network. Heck, I remember when CN Never showed anything newer than "Pirates of Dark Water". God, I even remember spending a ton of time playing games on Cartoonnetwork.com... I need something to make me feel young again.. I'm only 22.
Looking around at elementary schools and seeing little girls in short skirts and halter tops and going "well fuck. when I was that age, my mum wouldn't of let me out of the house in that. and I sure as hell wouldn't of been allowed in school like that"
Every time someone says "Oh Daft Punk did a great version of Kanye's song" when referring to Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
Every time someone says "Who is Daft Punk? Are they a new band or something?"
Listening to people say "Oh my god I'm so old! I'm turning 18 or 21. And then realising that in a week I'm turning 27"
Girls saying they're fat when they are thinner than I am, and then when I mention that being fat isn't bad because it use to be a sign of wealth them telling me I'm spouting bullshit because the schools around here are teaching less and less especially historically speaking.
People saying that spanking your kids for acting up is cruel and unusual punishment. I just want to go up to them and say "***** please, I had to cut my own switch as a child so don't start" and slap them.
And finally, people going "OMG I'm gonna be without [electronic device] for a day(or few hours) my life is over!" And then think "Gee, you wouldn't of survived when I was a child then"
EDIT: Also, I threw my back out when I was in 9th grade and my knee and ankle on my right leg are both bad now and feeling the cold/rain in all three before it even happens.
Every time someone says "Oh Daft Punk did a great version of Kanye's song" when referring to Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
Every time someone says "Who is Daft Punk? Are they a new band or something?"
Listening to people say "Oh my god I'm so old! I'm turning 18 or 21. And then realising that in a week I'm turning 27"
Girls saying they're fat when they are thinner than I am, and then when I mention that being fat isn't bad because it use to be a sign of wealth them telling me I'm spouting bullshit because the schools around here are teaching less and less especially historically speaking.
People saying that spanking your kids for acting up is cruel and unusual punishment. I just want to go up to them and say "***** please, I had to cut my own switch as a child so don't start" and slap them.
And finally, people going "OMG I'm gonna be without [electronic device] for a day(or few hours) my life is over!" And then think "Gee, you wouldn't of survived when I was a child then"
EDIT: Also, I threw my back out when I was in 9th grade and my knee and ankle on my right leg are both bad now and feeling the cold/rain in all three before it even happens.
Thinking about the fact that the 360 came out something like 6 years ago makes me feel old even though I'm not.
In my mind, I bought it yesterday.
The me of my memories was playing Star wars Jedi Academy until just recently. Turns out I haven't played that game in seven years.
In my mind, I bought it yesterday.
The me of my memories was playing Star wars Jedi Academy until just recently. Turns out I haven't played that game in seven years.
Oh also, realising I'm older than the internet, I still know how to run DOS, and my car having a tape player makes me happy. And the fact I can drive a manual. I know very few people who can drive my car since its manual. Still having all my old VHS tapes, and a VHS/DVD combo player attached to an older tv in my room, having a N64 still in my room that works well. My gameboy colour and the games on it. Remembering going over to my best friends house two houses down and either playing atari, building lego stuff, or playing on the NES and him introducing me to Final Fantasy and playing the first 3 American released games and then realising how old they actually are. The Konami code. Having as many books in my room as I do. And cds. And tapes. And my walkman. And portable cd player. And my boom box. And yes, at one point or another it all does get used. Though, the books more so. Also remembering doing really well in class so I could go to the computer lab and play The Oregon Trail. I also graduated high school 8 years ago and most of my graduating class is married/has children. And I'm still single.
For some odd reason I'm cooler with kids now than when I actually was considered legally a kid. -Shrug- Maybe I have a peter pan complex. I generally plan on getting old, shouting at people as well as inanimate objects. Oh and lots of shoplifting, because I'm crazy and don't realize I'm putting it in my pocket.tippy2k2 said:
29 here. i just want to smack the belligerent little shites on a daily basis. i was considered one of the outcasts at school and we were never such foul, loathsome creatures.Redlin5 said:
