You know you're getting old when...

[CyberCubed]

...all the current most popular celebrities on TV and in Music are now younger than you are. Seriously, I remember when all the hit actors and singers were older than me, now they've fallen out of the spotlight and are replaced by all the new ones that are younger than me.

[Ecto Jedi]

I get the same feeling when I look at the current NHL rosters.

[gobo]

when it takes you a minute to remember exactly how old you are.

[Peanut]

I get the same feeling when I look at the current NHL rosters.

This. This times a million.

[CyberCubed]

...when you use to use a VCR to tape episodes off TV because there was no way to rewatch them later.

Its amazing how with online streaming media its all but rendered TV obsolete. I now watch shows more on the computer than on the TV when they air.

[shuriken]

Little kids call you "Mister"

[Candy Kappa]

being referred as the man behind the cash register and not the boy.

[TheCanadiandrome]

...when you use to use a VCR to tape episodes off TV because there was no way to rewatch them later.

Its amazing how with online streaming media its all but rendered TV obsolete. I now watch shows more on the computer than on the TV when they air.

Or them new fangled dvr things :lol:

being referred as the man behind the cash register and not the boy.

Lol

I get the same feeling when I look at the current NHL rosters.

Yuppers


...all the current most popular celebrities on TV and in Music are now younger than you are. Seriously, I remember when all the hit actors and singers were older than me, now they've fallen out of the spotlight and are replaced by all the new ones that are younger than me.

Lol mm hmm

[Storm Eagle]

...when you check out people of the opposite and/or same sex (depending on your orientation), but you hope that they're not minors.

[Peanut]

being referred as the man behind the cash register and not the boy.

I just about sh*t with laughter.

[TheCanadiandrome]

...when you check out people of the opposite and/or same sex (depending on your orientation), but you hope that they're not minors.

rofl! too funny :lol:

[Jester]

...when your favorite childhood TV franchise has been rebooted....twice.

[zkarlette]

being referred as the man behind the cash register and not the boy.

This is hilarious.:lol:

...when your favorite childhood TV franchise has been rebooted....twice.

This is so true, I wonder how many more reboots are in store for us.

[Kunoichi_Haruko]

...when you check out people of the opposite and/or same sex (depending on your orientation), but you hope that they're not minors.
THIS:!:

...when your favorite childhood TV franchise has been rebooted....twice.

This is hilarious.:lol:



This is so true, I wonder how many more reboots are in store for us.
Ha. Can't wait for the 50th Anniversary, where we throw all 147 incarnations of the Turtles on one holographic 48fps screen in our micro infotainment centers.

[XERO]

When Mario looks younger than you.

[CyberCubed]

...when you were actually alive when the NES was the current gaming console.

And yes, as sad as that sounds, most "teens" these days started in the Playstation 1 and N64 generation. I feel sorry for the kids who missed the whole 8 bit and 16-bit era.

[dudeabides]

Alive? I was almost in high school then. OUch!

[KROW]

The music you listened to when you were a child is now on the oldies radio station.

Side note: the search tag for this topic popped a blood vessel in my eye.

[ObiWanFan4life]

...when there are reruns of F.R.I.E.N.D.S. more recent then you.

[BubblyShell22]

When you realize your memory's going and you can't remember certain things.

[Jester]

...when there are reruns of F.R.I.E.N.D.S. more recent then you.
Wha.... ?

[TheCanadiandrome]

...when you were actually alive when the NES was the current gaming console.


those were the days

[Storm Eagle]

The music you listened to when you were a child is now on the oldies radio station.


Hm. This classic rock station in my area plays songs from Nirvana, Soundgarden, and Pearl Jam. Those bands were big when I was a teenager.

[Martin]

When you suddenly find yourself talking about kitchen furniture.

Waiting for a new TMNT ep while studying for an electronic devices exam is also a bit weird :trazz:

[zak_the_neutrino]

When your explaining the original TMNT from the 80's to younger newer fans of the current nickelodeon show. Also I have a 4 year old daughter who's into the original series cause we watch it together so yeah I feel real old and I'm only 30 lol. I have a son who's a month old so I hope he gets into it someday.

[Refractive Reflections]

When you talk about how much fun you had in the past (TV shows, video games, concerts, times with friends) and your younger cousins/relatives look at you, the same way you did when your parents talked about their younger years. LOL

When you have younger relatives ask you about historical events, such as "where were you" and "what were you doing" in heavier events like Princess Diana's death, Columbine High School Shooting, and Sept. 11th, and lighter pop culture events (i.e. asked to compare how big "Gangnam Style" is with the Macarena, and can remember Britney Spears being actually "normal" in the beginning of her career).

When you smile and see lines underneath your eyes in the mirror. LOL

When you have a collection of VHS tapes, cassettes and even older CDs, and you wonder if you should still keep them because you remember the effort it took to earn the money to purchase them and the excitement afterward...even though you already have those songs/episodes on DVD, Blu-Ray, or on your computer/iPod.

When you can appreciate quick internet speed because you can actually remember what a pain it was to wait for a single webpage, much less a video, to appear with dial-up back in the '90s.

When you can empathize with your parents about the difficulty and hardships of living on your own (i.e. paying bills, maintain the home, being by yourself, job struggles, upbringing children), and you actually want their advice rather than ignoring it when you were a child or teenager.

Or when you get really old: When your little black book is now filled with the names of several doctors than hot dates. :lol:

[Storm Eagle]

When you have a collection of VHS tapes, cassettes and even older CDs, and you wonder if you should still keep them because you remember the effort it took to earn the money to purchase them and the excitement afterward...even though you already have those songs/episodes on DVD, Blu-Ray, or on your computer/iPod.



I already bought DVD counterparts of all the movies I owned on VHS, and I've sold all the VHS copies but one, since it's wicked rare. I did the same with my cassettes when I bought their CD counterparts. (I didn't truly switch to CDs until 1996.) The only difference is that I'm still keeping my CDs.

[Refractive Reflections]

LOL...I got a few more... :lol:

This may be crude, but humorous: When sex and/or sexual topics are just not that appealing as it once was.

When you feel like a whole different person nowadays (late 20s to early 30s) than when you were in your early 20s. You can remember the feeling of limitless opportunities and potential in your early 20s, and nowadays you have others or even yourself asking if this is what you had planned for your life.

When you thought being 18 or 21 would give this "new sense" of freedom and independence or wisdom, but looking back... it really didn't.

You can remember how outrageous the Jerry Springer show and talk shows really were in the 90s.

When your younger relatives or children look at you strangely when you say you could watch “good” cartoons from 6-9AM and 2-5PM on Weekdays (rather than those endless courtroom shows), and 6AM-12PM on Saturdays (when they didn’t have to be educational).

You can remember trying to find any excuse to give to your teacher so you could play the Oregon Trail on the computer.

When you go to a restaurant and inadvertently ask for the "non-smoking" designated area. When you can remember smoking/cigarette advertisements (i.e. Joe Camel, Marlboro Man, or Virginia Slims tagline "You've come a long way baby.") were plentiful on billboards and magazines, and those cigarette vending machines.

You can remember making a trip to Blockbuster (or any other video rental place) or the bookstore, in order to rent new movies, video games, or buy new books rather than simply downloading them online nowadays.

When you can remember when Micheal Jackson and Whitney Houston were seen as cool, trendy icons in music, and not dismissed as the butt of jokes by younger generations.

(I could go on and on if I really thought about it... :lol:)

[CyberCubed]

Here's a good one:

- When you remember a time when no Iphones or youtube existed.

Its hard to believe that when I was younger we used those old cell phones...they look like dinosaurs now.

[Ecto Jedi]

You used to watch Saved by the Bell. Religiously.

[Refractive Reflections]

Got a few more:

You know you're getting old...

When finding a good arcade is more difficult than finding the perfect birthday/anniversary/Christmas gift for someone, and even when you do find it, it's filled with people your own age and no one younger (early 20s or younger). Or you're forced to go to a kids' entertainment area (i.e. Chuck E. Cheese's) just to play arcade games and have to drag your kids/nephews/nieces along so you won't be the "creepy adult guy" there. :lol:

Most people can relate to this I'm sure: When the cashier/bouncer no longer needs to see your ID for you to buy alcohol or go into a nightclub. :lol:

When you find yourself agreeing with the statement "youth is wasted on the young".

[CyberCubed]

When you had a dial-up connection to the internet back in 1995 and 1996.

[jenna]

When you hear yourself saying: "I know it's cold, but the garden needs the rain."

[TheCanadiandrome]

You used to watch Saved by the Bell. Religiously.

Or when you actually remember that show :lol:

[Ninjinister]

...when you see a Bart Simpson doll in the window of an antique store.

[Venom]

Hm. This classic rock station in my area plays songs from Nirvana, Soundgarden, and Pearl Jam. Those bands were big when I was a teenager.

You make it sound like it was 20 yea-wait... >_>

You meet a kid who says "What's that?" when you mention a VCR (happened last fall!).

[zkarlette]

When you had to buy a hole CD to hear that one song you liked. Or you remember having some vinyls.

[Jester]

Still have vinyls. Kinda wanna own TMNT on Laser Disc.

[Storm Eagle]

When you had to buy a hole CD to hear that one song you liked. Or you remember having some vinyls.

I never bought a Hole CD, although I do own Nirvana's "Nevermind". :)

[Cure]

I've bought CD's with holes in them. Does that count?

[TheCanadiandrome]

I've bought CD's with holes in them. Does that count?
This made me lol

[Storm Eagle]

All jokes aside, I'd still buy CDs even to this day, although I don't buy as many as I did before. I've even gotten re-issues of older albums in the past few years.

[TheCanadiandrome]

Yeah I still by the odd one here and there

[CyberCubed]

- When you had to attach rumble paks to the bottom of the N64 controller in order for them to vibrate.

[TheCanadiandrome]

- When you had to attach rumble paks to the bottom of the N64 controller in order for them to vibrate.
^ ah yes good times

[gobo]

when you have "hover-board" on your 2015 Christmas gift list.

[zkarlette]

When you remember vividly being disappointed at the theatre after you realized you'll have to wait till back to the future 2 to come out to know what happened to Marty.

[CyberCubed]

When you remember unlocking characters and costumes in video games based on beating a certain difficulty or challenge, rather than having to pay $5 for them through DLC.

[TheCanadiandrome]

When you remember unlocking characters and costumes in video games based on beating a certain difficulty or challenge, rather than having to pay $5 for them through DLC.

or u used a "Game Genie" or "Game Shark" device :lol: ;)

[DonatelloNinja82]

when it takes you a minute to remember exactly how old you are.

:lol: hahaha

...when your favorite childhood TV franchise has been rebooted....twice.

Yes...and having the opportunity to share it with your OWN kids...omg...and having them ask a zillion questions about the OT and be in complete awe of what a phenomenon it was.

Umm...when you realize Nick at Night is now playing the shows you grew up with and remember watching Nick at Night as a kid (I loved Get Smart) and having your parents say the same thing you say to your kids when they watch it "When I was small....."

[InsaneZane]

-when you remember episodes of the OT Turtles when they were airing for the first time.

-when you eagerly awaited the start of the 2k3 show and now you realize its been over 10 years since then.

[Jester]

...when you're so resistant to any change that some character who is barely the same, and in your opinion was even less the same as a female, suddenly becomes everything you wanted and more, thanks to a simple undo of the gender swap.

[gobo]

... when you stop being young.

[CyberCubed]

When you remember when the first George Bush was president.

When you were actually able to tour the Twin Towers.

When the best video game on the market was a 2D sides roller.

When you remember when Cartoon Network first came out.