Posted on 12/12/2024 4:48:07 PM PST by Twotone
As one generation gives way to the next, you may find yourself looking in the mirror and wondering, "Hey, am I old now?"
Here are 15 signs that you are, in fact, old:
1. You saw this article scrolling Facebook: Dead giveaway.
2. You have something in your wallet called "cash": Okay, boomer.
3. You take a minute to plan your approach before picking something up off the floor: Can't be too hasty.
4. You whisper secrets so Alexa doesn't hear you: You know they're listening!
5. You experience the sudden urge to put on a Steely Dan CD: Plus, you own CDs.
6. You have car glasses, reading glasses, work glasses, TV glasses, and regular glasses: None of which you can locate.
7. Your orthopedist named his boat after you: Subtle, but a sure sign.
8. You just checked the clock to see when you can take ibuprofen again: Nope, it's only been 13 minutes.
9. You tape little pieces of paper over your computer's camera so the hackers can't see you: Smart.
10. You think Babylon Bee headlines are real news: A classic symptom of oldness.
11. You sign all of your texts 'Love, Dad': And you think LOL means 'Lots of Love.'
12. Reeeeeee!!: Oh, that's just your tinnitus flaring up again.
13. You're on an Alaskan cruise: They're like a siren song to the old.
14. You were born in the 1930s: Pretty straightforward.
15. You got elected to Congress: Oof.
How many boxes did you check there, old-timer?
5
Three. So only approaching elderly.
Four but to be fair, three because number 5 says, “5. You experience the sudden urge to put on a Steely Dan CD: Plus, you own CDs” which I do but I just put it on Youtube.
(Don’t want to get up).
CD's? Hell, I Steely Dan Vinyl
I don’t know, can’t fing my reading glasses.
Scrolling for what seems like five minutes to reach your birth year is a big eye opener. Or juxtaposing time spans, ie. it’s the same number of years from my birth year to now as the end of WWI to Reagan leaving office. Genuine “Holy S***!” revelations.
I’m guilty of ‘2’ and almost ‘6’ (I have reading glasses and driving glasses) so i might be younger than I appear...I have CDs somewhere but not sure where.
What’s ‘Alexis’????
What are they talking about? Babylon Bee headlines ARE real news!
Well, I have cash in my wallet, and I own and listen to CDs (including Steely Dan CDs), but that’s it for this list.
You play movies from physical media.
Also ref that guy with his owning nothing and liking it schtick.
5 for me. I’m 71 but my grandkids keep me informed about what the latest fads & memes are. They call me the “cool grandma” which I wear as a badge of honor.
Records are becoming popular again.
Oh and I do not allow phones of any sort at the breakfast or dinner table. We are going to have a meal where we talk to each other like civilized people.
That makes me older then dirt.
I have a huge CD collection but my car has no CD player. When did that happen?
Last week, I bought the Complete “Have Gun Will Travel” DVD set.
Yeah. I’m old.
You pay close attention to those commercials for a walk-in tub.
A couple things I recently learned:
People do not send emails with full sentences anymore. They use a lot of those emojis and use a lot of slang that I do not understand.
People do not google anymore, they consult AI. I think I learned these things right here on this forum.
“9. You tape little pieces of paper over your computer’s camera so the hackers can’t see you: Smart.”
I’ve taped a piece of aluminum foil over my camera.
It’s a lot more comfortable than the tinfoil hat!
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