You Know You Are Old When

[ultrarunner]

I started working at a newspaper in 1987. Obits weren't free then at our paper. What was free was a Death Notice. Pretty much just name, city, date of death, and services pending.

We lucked out when Dad passed regarding obituary… several large circulation papers ran very nice stories on Dads passing and it meant a lot to mom and family.

One even wrote about how they met and their first date…

 

[masscity]

I almost missed my older brother's funeral. I was wondering about the date and called my sister in law about it, she said it was on the radio, I said I don't listen to the radio.

County has 5.8k population so they put funerals and anniversaries on the air.

 

[sixdogs]

Does this mean I’m old!

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I don't think so and they actually look pretty good. Straighten out your hand and tip it forward a little and those few crinkles will vamoose.

On the other hand, if you suddenly find older people opening doors for you and hot babes excuse themselves when it's you that bumped into them, then you're old. For now, you're just marking time.

 

[WinterDeere]

...if you suddenly find older people opening doors for you and hot babes excuse themselves when it's you that bumped into them, then you're old.

This is the best defining factor I've heard yet. I'm going to have to remember that.

 

[Alan46]

I don't think so and they actually look pretty good. Straighten out your hand and tip it forward a little and those few crinkles will vamoose.

On the other hand, if you suddenly find older people opening doors for you and hot babes excuse themselves when it's you that bumped into them, then you're old. For now, you're just marking time.

Actually I did that as a joke! I forgot to put in the laughing emoji

 

[MossRoad]

I'm just 11...in dog years.

I've only had 2 in dog beers.

 

[stuckmotor]

I knew I was old when the ladies at the drive through windows started calling me baby.

 

[MossRoad]

I got the senior discount at the grocery store today without asking.

 

[sixdogs]

I got the senior discount at the grocery store today without asking.

Well, then, you could qualify.

 

[Sigarms]

You know you're old when you see threads about crypto, and you don't even bother looking at the thread because you know you aren't going to be interested in the "new thing".