or....you buy these so you don't even do that.

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When you understand Lloyd's latest forum entry - "This pop bumper doesn't shine for me anymore".

Happens quite often with me for the past 5 years.
They ask me what the kids will have.
I’m 38, wife’s 36 and our kid is 13...

Everytime It makes me feel even worse.
Good side is: no need for me to seduce young women, some already think it if we kiss or show that we are not parents

Don't worry about that. It makes your wife feel good about herself. A woman who feels good about herself will be more inclined to make her man a happy man

I've heard said that a man is a young man when a woman can make him happy, or sad.

And that he is middle aged when a woman can make him happy, but not sad.

And that he is and old man when a woman can make him neither happy or sad.

I moved into old man territory about 5 years ago.

You fart dust...

Better than wet!!

I talked about comfy socks a while ago on the only thread on Pinside I could talk about socks. To follow up I had to go back to thin socks and not as comfy.

Apparently Black, thick socks can make some folks feet sweaty and prone to athletes foot and other nasties since they will not ventilate like other thin socks.

What’s next? Napping in Lazy Boy recliners can make your back get thrown out of alignment? Please don’t tell me bad news on that one.

You know your old when you mention "Fonzi" and no one knows who he is.

This sounds like the voice of experience speaking

You know your old when you wonder "why aren't there more damn posts in the, You know you are old when" thread.

QSS

When you listen to classic rock on the radio and the DJ announces, in that "cool laid back" voice that FM radio starting using in the 60s-70s, that we will be listening to Led Zeppelin "Whole Lotta Love" and tries to make it sound like the song was brand new last week, and you find your self thinking this punk kid is 2 generations away from when WLL hit the airwaves and you wish, as always, would this punk ass DJ just shut up and play the song.

Exactly.
Well said my friend.

Damn, you nailed it. Actually wore these things.

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When you remember hoping the DJ would shut up before the song started as you didn't want him talking on the mix-tape you were making.

Oh man!
Making your own tapes off the radio!
Those were the days.

I have a vhs recording
of a Cubs game from
June 23, 1984!
It was from my first trip to Chicago.
Harry Caray on play-by-play
with Steve Stone color man.

Do any of you old farts remember a show called AKA Pablo. It was about a young Mexican guy that lived in a bus in the garage of a grumpy old white guy. It didn't last very long but I thought it was funny.

You talking about Chico and the Man? I do remember. You are old when you miss going to the mall and hitting the music store to buy a new album, hit the bookstore and check out the latest mags, and hit the arcade, Alladin's Castle before you leave. The internet and youth of today are to blame. I'm about to be 53 btw.........

Nope, Chico and the man was better. This one was AKA Pablo. It started in 1984, I looked it up. My computer is being weird so I couldn't post a link.

53? You're not even a senior citizen. Come back in 10 years!!

I remember those good old days.

One of new old-fart hobbies is going to the Friday night auction looking for bargains and wind buying shit I don’t need.

Every once in awhile someone’s VHS collection comes across the block. It is always interesting to check the hand written labels for what is on tape.

When your all excited that Steve ritchie comes out with a theme from the 80's .

Watcha talking bout Will ?

My aunt and uncle made a porn movie on super 8 film at some point in their life. I was going through those old movies one day and put it on not knowing what it was. EEEEEWWWWWE, some serious brain bleach was needed.

Yeah....but without the audio

One of my single buddies showed up at our house once about 20 years ago with 2 full garbage bags - he drops them in the middle of the living room and says "Here's all my old porn, I've switching everything to DVD". I say, "Dude, we have kids, I can't have a hundred pornos here" - so i grabbed a few select titles and had him dispose of the rest elsewhere -

"Funny Porn Stories"...that would be an interesting thread.

Back around 1986, there was a sheriff and his wife from a small county who had rented one of the VHS players the movies shops used to rent out because many did not own VHS players. Well, the had made a movie of their selves and forgot to remove their tape before they returned to the rental shop. The rental shop did not check the player over before renting it out again. And the next renter let the cat out of the bag.

The wife was a waitress in this small town about 60 miles away and when the newspaper got hold of the story people were driving 60 miles to order coffee and see the sheriff's wire. The sheriff could not write tickets anymore because everybody was laughing at him. Not long after, the sheriff and his wife moved out of state.

I keep thinking about your story and makes me laugh. It is hard to imagine what that would be like.

What did your cousins think about mom and dad?

I didn't say anything. I should have as I hate my cousins and always have. A good example why? They tried to sue my grandfather because they didn't like the way he was spending his money, they thought they were entitled to it. That is the kind of people they are.

I know their type. I hate them already. We have so much in common You should find that 8mm and send it you them

They have paid the price. My GF no longer speaks to any of them, not the mother or her two daughters. He has said told me that they are not allowed at his funeral and has seen to it that they receive nothing when he dies. This is the sweetest most generous man in the world. He has given out checks for thousands of dollars at Christmas, he bought my 25K motorcycle because he didn't want me to sell my Corvette to buy it, he paid for my mothers house and put down a 30K down payment on mine. When my father died he gave me 50K to buy out my step mothers half of his house. It goes way beyond just money of course, he raised me like I was his own. At 92 years old he still goes and blows and does everything he wants to do. You don't sue people like this because you disagree with how he spends his money.

You know you are old when you remember (while living the middle of the Kansas plains) watching Smoky Bear on TV say,” Only you can prevent forest fires.”

He has a new catch phrase too: "Only YOU can prevent Wild-Fires" as opposed to "Forest-fires"

You know you are old when the Theatre of Magic, TOTAN, and STTNG you bought as a package deal only set you back $2500.

When you remember when people didn't "go there".

When you get the senior discount without you or the cashier even asking for it...

I had this happen about a week ago at a Dunkin' Donuts. I was buying two breakfast sandwiches and coffee for myself and my wife, and the young thing behind the counter puts the senior discount in, which I didn't notice until I read the receipt. I had conflicting feelings, as I was kinda annoyed that she perceived me to be that old, while happy to save $1.32.

My wife (who is 8 years my junior) thought it was hilarious...

Oh yeah!
Hilarious until it happens to her!

Got carded at a Steeler game some time ago, I said to the lady, Really
and showed her my ID and she stated no way, Asked her if she would have carded
my wife and she said Nope, and boy did she get pissed at the girl and me.
Go figure!

When you forgot about post #9

Haven’t gotten a ticket since 1989 and still remember the cost. $26.25 for an illegal turn. St. Pete, Fl.

Yeah just rub it in.