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I've had two moments recently where i realised I am getting older , what old man thopughts have informed you guys that you are approaching mental maturity (I only consider people over 40 to be mature- and I'm not there yet - thank christ) whilst still playing with man dollies.

moment #1 "why are there so many fething 12 year olds hanging around tonight?is it school holidays?" -Sudden moment of clarity clarence response "Nope it isn't , they are 18 years old and its a friday night , goddammit i'm getting old"

Moment #2 Whilst typing in a title in a dakka thread you mentally spell you're right and then type it wrongly .

You sit down for a number 2 and your balls touch the water.

When I sit down I go "Oof".

Edit: Just generally, not for a crap.

when i realized the work experience kid was in nappies when i started at said company.....

 Ma55ter_fett wrote:
You sit down for a number 2 and your balls touch the water.

Depends on the country. If your balls touch the water in an Australian toilet, you've got more problems than just getting old.

When your kids asked how we find out about "stuff" without google.

In my head I said, "feth I'm old!"

When you realize some of your favorite TV shows from your childhood were made nearly 30 years ago.

Though I suppose that's more of a case of "you know you're getting older when..."

When I realized I don't know what's cool in schools these days.

When you think today's music is crap and nothing as good as the stuff you listened to when you were in school.*

When you look at the way kids are dressed and think they look like idiots.*

When you are orienting one of your new labourers and realize you have t-shirts older than this kid.*

*Only one of these is personally applicable to me.

When you get to an age restricted website and your birth year takes more then a few seconds to scroll down to.

When the thought "only ten years ago" enters your mind.

feeder wrote:
When you think today's music is crap and nothing as good as the stuff you listened to when you were in school.*

When you look at the way kids are dressed and think they look like idiots.*

I already think bth of those things......

When you remember the nineties as just a few years ago...sigh...

You remember a time when Star Wars and Star Trek weren't total garbage.

y'know you are getting old when at christmas you look more forward to food then presents.

The music you grew up on is now on easy listening or classic rock.

A "set of encyclopedia books" is almost unknown.

You remember what "dial up" sounds like.

Using a metal clothes hanger as an antenna instead of a actual antenna.

You have no immediate way to play a cassette tape.

The "Electric Slide" is consider the Anthem of all dance clubs.

Don't get me started with getting old in the US Army

Bullockist wrote:
moment #1 "why are there so many fething 12 year olds hanging around tonight?is it school holidays?" -Sudden moment of clarity clarence response "Nope it isn't , they are 18 years old and its a friday night , goddammit i'm getting old"

I'm 21 and I think that too, even when "kids" my age are out rumbling.

 Jihadin wrote:
You remember what "dial up" sounds like.

I'm only 20 and even I still remember the piercing shrieks of dial-up.

I don't think many people who heard it will forget it.

Imagine if, for a day, Wi-Fi made the same noise when connecting as dial-up; nobody would dare turn their phones or laptops on.

When your army is all metal.

When the next oldest person in your games club wasn't even born when you became a gamer.

When you have miniatures (still in use) older than them.

When you not only know what a cassette tape is, you STILL have something to play them on (and you can plug it into your computer, play it through, filter out the crap and still get a decent qualiity mp3 out of it.)

And you are glad you can - because some of that stuff just isn't available anymore.

When I realised that I paid $6 for a bowl of noodle, instead of 75 cents.

When all the places I used to go to no longer exist. Literally - old Punggol End was a clayey beach where I used to go to dig up clams. It is now a massive housing complex.

When you no longer need a fake ID to watch ultraporn.

 chromedog wrote:
When the next oldest person in your games club wasn't even born when you became a gamer.

When you have miniatures (still in use) older than them.

When you not only know what a cassette tape is, you STILL have something to play them on (and you can plug it into your computer, play it through, filter out the crap and still get a decent qualiity mp3 out of it.)

And you are glad you can - because some of that stuff just isn't available anymore.

QFT Point 2. I'm proud of my 'antique' Dwarf Army from 1988-89

Tell you the truth, I think most people my age dress stupidly.

When you remember the good films, that had a story line, rather than just a load of violence, CGI and special effects

When you miss the 90s white dwarf

When you remember playing MechWarrior 2

When you remember the time before gaming was all whinny 10 year olds

When you remember the time when a can of tomatoes was less than 60p

When you remember when parents could take responsibility for their spawn

When you remember a time before the government introduced these ridiculous laws

etc.....

Damn, im only 19, yet I sound like an ancient one

 master of ordinance wrote:
Tell you the truth, I think most people my age dress stupidly.

They probably think you dress pretty stupidly too. And 5 years from now, so will you.

When you remember the good films, that had a story line, rather than just a load of violence, CGI and special effects

There are plenty of good films these days with amazing storylines that are a hell of a lot more than just violence, CGI, and special effects. Maybe you should stop looking for movies that are advertised as being movies about violence, CGI, and special effects.

When you remember the time before gaming was all whinny 10 year olds

Average age of (video)gamers lies somewhere in the range of the mid 30's, the highest its ever been.

When you remember a time before the government introduced these ridiculous laws

Yeah, whatever happened to good, sensible laws, like 3/5ths of a person?

Damn, im only 19, yet I sound like an ancient one

No, you sound like a 19-year-old without much perspective and a lot of angst.

 whembly wrote:
When your kids asked how we find out about "stuff" without google.

In my head I said, "feth I'm old!"

Yup, Ive had that one before. Books child! Books! and those werent on an eReader either!

1)When you walk into an empty room and forget why you went in.
Then you ask yourself loudly "What have I come in here for?"
Then you wonder why you asked yourself, cos its not like you knew the answer...

2)When you make random effort noises when you stand up. Or sit down.

 PredaKhaine wrote:
1)When you walk into an empty room and forget why you went in.
Then you ask yourself loudly "What have I come in here for?"
Then you wonder why you asked yourself, cos its not like you knew the answer...

I do that all the time, and always have.

 PredaKhaine wrote:
2)When you make random effort noises when you stand up. Or sit down.

I've started doing this too, even though I'm not old. Almost every time I sit down, "Ooh, fething hell" followed by a long sigh.

When I went to the store and the salesperson looked like they weren't old enough to babysit.

When teenage girls stopped being attractive.

Looking around at other drivers and feeling like I was at an elementary school.

Making "pop" culture movie references to movies no one around me has ever seen.

 Fafnir wrote:

 master of ordinance wrote:
Tell you the truth, I think most people my age dress stupidly.

They probably think you dress pretty stupidly too. And 5 years from now, so will you.

When you remember the good films, that had a story line, rather than just a load of violence, CGI and special effects

There are plenty of good films these days with amazing storylines that are a hell of a lot more than just violence, CGI, and special effects. Maybe you should stop looking for movies that are advertised as being movies about violence, CGI, and special effects.

When you remember the time before gaming was all whinny 10 year olds

Average age of (video)gamers lies somewhere in the range of the mid 30's, the highest its ever been.

When you remember a time before the government introduced these ridiculous laws

Yeah, whatever happened to good, sensible laws, like 3/5ths of a person?

Damn, im only 19, yet I sound like an ancient one

No, you sound like a 19-year-old without much perspective and a lot of angst.

Nah, ill always dress like this

And yeah, i may be using a little humor in my post. Re-read the gamers point.
The laws bit? Personnaly i dont get half of them these days.
And angst? How come everyone expects teenagers to have angst? I dont. Leastwhys, not much. Ive just got a headache from this work im meant to be doing..... But Dakka is sooo addictive