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.

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.

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."

pnoon · 10-01-2015, 04:43 PM

Quote:

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

Quote:

Originally Posted by pnoon

or wet.

Goes without saying. Name that movie.

The Poet · 10-01-2015, 05:10 PM

I had a good one, but I forgot it.

pnoon · 10-01-2015, 05:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by markem

Goes without saying. Name that movie.

Anchorman.

T.G · 10-01-2015, 07:03 PM

Depends.

icehog3 · 10-01-2015, 07:43 PM

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

markem · 10-01-2015, 07:48 PM

Quote:

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

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, 09:05 PM

Fewer colds.
You know not to hold the nail for another guy to hit.
You can mostly get away with checking out attractive ladies because you're harmless.

The Poet · 10-01-2015, 09:19 PM

Was I here earlier?

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

10-01-2015, 11:06 AM	#3
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

10-01-2015, 11:16 AM	#4
stearns Dogbert Consultant Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Ben Location: Park Hill Posts: 5,384 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.

10-01-2015, 11:49 AM	#6
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!!!

10-01-2015, 01:46 PM	#9
markem Bunion Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Mark Location: Second Star on the Right Posts: 22,621 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

10-01-2015, 04:11 PM	#10
Porch Dweller Life is for living Join Date: Oct 2012 First Name: James Location: Mississippi Gulf Coast Posts: 8,386 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

10-01-2015, 05:10 PM	#13
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.

10-01-2015, 07:03 PM	#15
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: 71,266 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!

10-01-2015, 08:06 PM	#18
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.

10-01-2015, 09:05 PM	#19
badbriar Guest Posts: n/a	Re: The Very Best Things About Getting Old. Fewer colds. You know not to hold the nail for another guy to hit. You can mostly get away with checking out attractive ladies because you're harmless.

10-01-2015, 09:19 PM	#20
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. Was I here earlier? __________________ Ninety percent of everything is crap - Theodore Sturgeon.