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You know you're old when🤣........

214 replies

ilovemyhamster · 20/07/2025 13:44

In my case, singing "Daisy the spider catcher" to the tune of Champion The Wonder Horse 🤣My daughter just looked at me "oh man, here she goes again with her randomness". She did evict the spider though, so all good!

OP posts:
Meadowfinch · 20/07/2025 13:47

When I had to explain to my ds16, that the odd slot in the hire car dashboard on holiday was a CD player. 😁

PilatesPeach · 20/07/2025 13:48

I have been saying the garden needs all the rain so I am old - the old me would have moaned about not being able to sit outside at the pub!

notacooldad · 20/07/2025 13:49

When the kids i work with dont know what an iPod is, never mind a Sony Walkman!

Dearg · 20/07/2025 13:49

You realise the creaking sound on the sofa is actually your knees.

AhBiscuits · 20/07/2025 13:50

None of the youngsters at work know who clippy is.

Period randomly arrived 8 days early. Hello perimenopause.

Kpo58 · 20/07/2025 13:52

When you have to scroll really far down on the year section for date of birth when signing up for things online.

Openmouthinsertfood · 20/07/2025 13:55

When you have to count on your fingers to remember how old you are.

Screamingabdabz · 20/07/2025 13:56

When you enjoy a “nice sit down” and then say ‘ooof’ when you get back up again.

MagpiePi · 20/07/2025 13:57

When you think the 80s are about 20 years ago.

abracadabra1980 · 20/07/2025 13:58

When you sigh every time you get up and down.

Devilsmommy · 20/07/2025 13:58

Screamingabdabz · 20/07/2025 13:56

When you enjoy a “nice sit down” and then say ‘ooof’ when you get back up again.

I make many more noises than that getting up😂 when you hear teenagers talking and haven't got a fucking clue what they're on about

JDM625 · 20/07/2025 13:58

When you find a grey pube.

drspouse · 20/07/2025 14:00

When not only the police officers but also the doctors and teachers look young.

SallyD00lally · 20/07/2025 14:01

You go to a school reunion and roll your eyes at the one who keeps proudly telling everyone, "I don't have to take a single tablet for anything, and my blood pressure is perfect".

Yes, the time has come when this sort of thing is worthy of a 'boast' 😬🤣

Anjo2011 · 20/07/2025 14:01

When you wanted a seated not standing ticket at a gig.

shellyleppard · 20/07/2025 14:02

When you comment out loud on how short someone's skirt is....🥴🤣

SallyD00lally · 20/07/2025 14:03

Also, I'd like to thank you for this thread OP.

As I typed my last post, I suddenly realised I'd forgotten to take my blood thinners when my phone alarm went off earlier and I was busy 😁

FrankTurnersCat · 20/07/2025 14:05

MagpiePi · 20/07/2025 13:57

When you think the 80s are about 20 years ago.

How dare you suggest otherwise 😆

When, on the way home from a gig last night as part of a group of 6, I was the only one who remembered Pop Will Eat Itself & The Levellers from the first time round.

Jibberjabba · 20/07/2025 14:06

When you say “that’s a nice cup of coffee “ every time you have one, always said after the first sip, out loud with or without company

FrankTurnersCat · 20/07/2025 14:06

shellyleppard · 20/07/2025 14:02

When you comment out loud on how short someone's skirt is....🥴🤣

Oh God. And the first time you mutter "you'll catch your death" at someone inappropriately dressed for the weather.

looselegs · 20/07/2025 14:06

MagpiePi · 20/07/2025 13:57

When you think the 80s are about 20 years ago.

They were ,weren't they..?

Screamingabdabz · 20/07/2025 14:07

When you talk to your kids about life before the internet and they look at you in sheer horror and a disbelieving side eye as if to say ‘no, nobody could actually live like that…’

NoraLuka · 20/07/2025 14:08

When you can’t believe the lad in the white coat could possibly be old enough to be a dentist, but he is.

When you remember events that your kids learn about in history class, like the fall of the USSR. I remember my nan being shocked that we learned about the Vietnam war in history class, she was like ‘But that’s not history! That’s current affairs!’ Nope, not in the 90s it wasn’t!

shellyleppard · 20/07/2025 14:09

@FrankTurnersCat omg yes!!!! 🤣🤣🤣 I find myself offering tissues to people who won't stop sniffing if I'm on a long train journey too 🤣🤣

Hadalifeonce · 20/07/2025 14:09

When you walk into... Anywhere, and the first thing you look for are the toilets, then calculate how long it will take to get there.

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