The Very Best Things About Getting Old.

shilala · 10-01-2015, 10:38 AM

I don't think there's a realistic list out there anywhere, so I figured we should make one.
I have a couple...

1.) No matter what the event, all I have to do is say "Honey, I'm tired", and we go home.

2.) If I'm watching tv and say I'm cold, someone will bring me a blanket.

Whatta ya got?

pnoon · 10-01-2015, 10:53 AM

No one questions you if you occasionally say "I'm beat. I'm going to bed." And it's only 9:00pm.

longknocker · 10-02-2015, 04:54 AM

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Originally Posted by pnoon

No one questions you if you occasionally say "I'm beat. I'm going to bed." And it's only 9:00pm.

Or 8:00 PM.

longknocker · 10-02-2015, 05:11 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19THRdXxmaI

Rmufb71 · 10-01-2015, 11:06 AM

No one gets mad when you say/do something out of line

stearns · 10-01-2015, 11:16 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrc0xyJ4q3s

czerbe · 10-01-2015, 11:44 AM

You can get out of doing things cause people expect less of you....

And of course... "Back in my Day"!

av8tor152d · 10-01-2015, 11:49 AM

Making up random facts of how things used to be, and watching the kids look amazed.

Yes I told my nephew his dad used to hunt dinosaurs.

jjirons69 · 10-01-2015, 12:11 PM

1) I can wear almost anything I want together and no one expects any different.

2) I'm the boss, what I say goes. That's what I hated about being a kid.

Skywalker · 10-01-2015, 01:44 PM

I don't have to comb my hair

markem · 10-01-2015, 01:46 PM

No one yells at me if my pants are too low or too high.

pnoon · 10-01-2015, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by markem

No one yells at me if my pants are too low or too high.

or wet.

markem · 10-01-2015, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by pnoon

or wet.

Goes without saying. Name that movie.

pnoon · 10-01-2015, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by markem

Goes without saying. Name that movie.

Anchorman.

markem · 10-01-2015, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by pnoon

Anchorman.

Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: For the experiment to be a success, all of the body parts must be enlarged.
Inga: In other vords: his veins, his feet, his hands, his organs vould all have to be increased in size.
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: Exactly.
Inga: He vould have an enormous schwanzstucker.
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: That goes without saying.
Inga: Voof.
Igor: He's going to be very popular

Porch Dweller · 10-01-2015, 04:11 PM

My 10-year old nephew was visiting a few months back, looked at the grey in my beard, and said "You're getting old, Uncle J!" I responded "Yeah, well I can order candy over the internet, pay for it with my credit card, and have it delivered straight to my house."

The Poet · 10-01-2015, 05:10 PM

I had a good one, but I forgot it.

T.G · 10-01-2015, 07:03 PM

Depends.

icehog3 · 10-01-2015, 07:43 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Wf-mRo7C2I

smokin5 · 10-01-2015, 08:06 PM

The age range of women who look attractive to you increases every year.
....even if you do change your eyeglass/contact prescription regularly.

10-01-2015, 10:38 AM	#1
shilala Dear Lord, Thank You. Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Scott Posts: 13,721 Trading: (252)	The Very Best Things About Getting Old. I don't think there's a realistic list out there anywhere, so I figured we should make one. I have a couple... 1.) No matter what the event, all I have to do is say "Honey, I'm tired", and we go home. 2.) If I'm watching tv and say I'm cold, someone will bring me a blanket. Whatta ya got? __________________

10-01-2015, 10:53 AM	#2
pnoon YNWA Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Peter Location: San Diego Posts: 29,919 Trading: (20)	Re: The Very Best Things About Getting Old. No one questions you if you occasionally say "I'm beat. I'm going to bed." And it's only 9:00pm. __________________ Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are. -John Wooden

10-02-2015, 05:11 AM	#4
longknocker Postwhore Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Greg Location: Mobile, Alabama Posts: 11,162 Trading: (82)	Re: The Very Best Things About Getting Old. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19THRdXxmaI

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Rmufb71 Just in from the Storm Join Date: Aug 2015 First Name: Joel Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 23 Trading: (1)	Re: The Very Best Things About Getting Old. No one gets mad when you say/do something out of line

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stearns Dogbert Consultant Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Ben Location: Park Hill Posts: 5,386 Trading: (50)	Re: The Very Best Things About Getting Old. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrc0xyJ4q3s __________________ "Ignoring all the racket of conventional reality" - Keller Williams

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czerbe Just a Traveling Man Join Date: Apr 2012 First Name: Corey Location: Reading Pa Posts: 1,309 Trading: (2)	Re: The Very Best Things About Getting Old. You can get out of doing things cause people expect less of you.... And of course... "Back in my Day"! __________________ Live fast, hard, everyday like its your last.

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av8tor152d Have My Own Room Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Jason Location: Huntsville AL Posts: 1,152 Trading: (21)	Re: The Very Best Things About Getting Old. Making up random facts of how things used to be, and watching the kids look amazed. Yes I told my nephew his dad used to hunt dinosaurs. __________________ W.O.L.F. pack member since 2002

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jjirons69 Haberdasher Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Jamie Location: Chucktown, SC Posts: 4,120 Trading: (94)	Re: The Very Best Things About Getting Old. 1) I can wear almost anything I want together and no one expects any different. 2) I'm the boss, what I say goes. That's what I hated about being a kid. __________________ Somebody has to go back and get a chitload of dimes

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Skywalker BABOTL Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Dice Location: Galaxy Far Far Away Posts: 10,168 Trading: (18)	Re: The Very Best Things About Getting Old. I don't have to comb my hair __________________ Smoke what you like!!!

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markem Bunion Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Mark Location: Second Star on the Right Posts: 22,622 Trading: (47)	Re: The Very Best Things About Getting Old. No one yells at me if my pants are too low or too high. __________________ I refuse to belong to any organization that would have me as a member. ~ Groucho Marx

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Porch Dweller Life is for living Join Date: Oct 2012 First Name: James Location: Mississippi Gulf Coast Posts: 8,401 Trading: (24)	Re: The Very Best Things About Getting Old. My 10-year old nephew was visiting a few months back, looked at the grey in my beard, and said "You're getting old, Uncle J!" I responded "Yeah, well I can order candy over the internet, pay for it with my credit card, and have it delivered straight to my house." __________________ A 1911 in the hand is faster than 911 on the phone

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The Poet Il megglior fabbro Join Date: Jun 2009 First Name: Thomas Location: Hickory, NC Posts: 8,420 Trading: (2)	Re: The Very Best Things About Getting Old. I had a good one, but I forgot it. __________________ Ninety percent of everything is crap - Theodore Sturgeon.

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T.G Grrrrrr Join Date: Mar 2009 First Name: The Other Adam Posts: 15,557 Trading: (37)	Re: The Very Best Things About Getting Old. Depends.

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icehog3 Admiral Douchebag Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Tom Location: Clermont, Kentucky Posts: 71,305 Trading: (60)	Re: The Very Best Things About Getting Old. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Wf-mRo7C2I __________________ Thanks Dave, Julian, James, Kelly, Peter, Gerry, Dave, Mo, Frank, Týr and Mr. Mark!

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smokin5 Have My Own Room Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: On the Mountaintop - AZ Posts: 2,002 Trading: (69)	Re: The Very Best Things About Getting Old. The age range of women who look attractive to you increases every year. ....even if you do change your eyeglass/contact prescription regularly. __________________ Pobody's Nerfect.