Thread: You know you're old when...

My nephew, never heard of Pokemon.

Originally Posted by misusscarlet

My nephew, never heard of Pokemon.

Never trust anyone over over seven.

Originally Posted by garza

How many of you remember Captain Video and his Video Rangers? That was my favourite tv show around ages nine and ten, along with Nash Roberts and the Weather on WDSU-TV, New Orleans. There is a Captain Video episode from 1949 available here.

If you think it's odd that a ten-year-old would name a weather show as a favourite, you didn't know Nash Roberts and you don't know the background of my interest in weather.

1949 is when people use to cook and bake from scratch.

That's back when they used to sit freshly baked pies in windows?

Interesting video. I think I prefer Family Guy, reality TV and Snookie more.

Originally Posted by Ol' Fartsy

When Pac-Man came out in 1999 on PSOne for its 20th anniversary, I felt 'old'. When Punky Brewster and ALF came out on DVD, I got really 'old.'

I remember Alice and I really have fond memories of Different Strokes and the Facts of Life.

Magnum PI too... and that show with that little midget... Paradise Island I think it was called. Oh! I almost forgot... The Love Boat.

Originally Posted by Writ

I remember Alice and I really have fond memories of Different Strokes and the Facts of Life.

Magnum PI too... and that show with that little midget... Paradise Island I think it was called. Oh! I almost forgot... The Love Boat

I also remember these. Magnum, The A-Team and Airwolf are on Netflix.

I'm a geek. I miss Space 1999. That was the first time I heard the word "damn" on T.V. (Martin Landau).

I'm so old, I hold doors open for ladies and old people. I remember when the four food groups were Coffee, Cigarettes, Beer and Donuts. Teachers could smack punk kids, and we were afraid of them! We had three networks on T.V., and you had to re-position the antenna for each one.

Top those.

Originally Posted by Winston

I'm a geek. I miss Space 1999. That was the first time I heard the word "damn" on T.V. (Martin Landau).

I'm so old, I hold doors open for ladies and old people. I remember when the four food groups were Coffee, Cigarettes, Beer and Donuts. Teachers could smack punk kids, and we were afraid of them! We had three networks on T.V., and you had to re-position the antenna for each one.

Top those.

I rise to the challenge;

I can remember;
when ration coupons seemed more valuable than money
King George VI was on the throne
we did not have a TV - we listened to, Children's Hour, Dick Barton, The Lyons Family etc, on the radio.
Neither did we have a fridge, a vacuum cleaner or an electric washing machine - In hot weather I have known my mother to boil milk at night so we didn't wake up to sour milk for the breakfast cuppa.
Carpets were taken outside and beaten with a cane beater.
One washing day my father used to assemble house bricks 'just so' place a tub on top of them and light a fire underneath - the washing boiler - we also had a copper slosh stick and a glass rubbing board and I shall never forget my mother's prized possession, an Acme wringer.
Shirts had detachable collars that needed back and front studs and I almost forgot; starch for those ruddy collars.
I could go on...

I know that there are people older than me on this forum - I wonder what they will come up with?

...the Disney movies you grew up watching were--to the disbelief of your younger cousins--hand-animated.

...It's no longer acceptable to trick or treat at halloween unless you're there as a lookout for younger children

You have to tick the second age bracket on forms. I'm ....I'm...*sniff* I'm no longer 18-21....I am 22-35. WHHHHY GOD? WHYYYY!?

Oh boo-hoo ElDavido..

You're talking with a friend and they are bemoaning 'how OLD' they are because they have their 10-yr high school reunion coming up, and once you realize you're already past your 20-year reunion you think 'man i'm OLD! eh, at least I'm still 25...in my head'

I might be nearing 40 (next year), But I feel like a 15 year old!!!

*sad*

I'm older than ol'fartsy?

Now I DO feel old.

When you're describing a symptom to the very-young doctor and he says, "Well, older people get that sometimes" (I almost decked that little whippersnapper)

Euripides, don't you go belittling my trans-bracket movement! I may look back ad mockingly on myself but I miss my old bracket gaaard-darnit!