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Title: 26 Things That Make You Feel Incredibly Old [Images]
Post by: 240B on June 25, 2017, 11:27:10 pm

CRACKED
By CRACKED
June 25, 2017


There was a time when we were young and we'd laugh at the archaic ways of our elders and the pop culture they thrived on -- the black and white shows, the cheese ball comedy, the rampant racism.


But now we're the elders, and we're the ones being judged by unruly and terrifying young people. For example ...


http://www.cracked.com/pictofacts-724-26-things-that-make-you-feel-incredibly-old/

Title: Re: 26 Things That Make You Feel Incredibly Old [Images]
Post by: Cyber Liberty on June 25, 2017, 11:37:27 pm

(http://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/2/4/0/618240_v2.jpg)

Not me.  It meant "Pounds" (as a unit of weight) as long as I remember "Number."  :shrug:

Title: Re: 26 Things That Make You Feel Incredibly Old [Images]
Post by: Cripplecreek on June 25, 2017, 11:55:19 pm

Quote from: Cyber Liberty on June 25, 2017, 11:37:27 pm

Not me.  It meant "Pounds" (as a unit of weight) as long as I remember "Number."  :shrug:

Today I went to the grand reopening of a museum I helped move into 40 years ago and saw my 5th grade teacher who is now an elderly woman.

Title: Re: 26 Things That Make You Feel Incredibly Old [Images]
Post by: 240B on June 26, 2017, 12:06:58 am

This is the one that tweaked me.


(http://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/2/4/3/618243_v2.jpg)


Seinfeld was the #1 show on television for almost a decade!
I've seen every show 15 times.

Title: Re: 26 Things That Make You Feel Incredibly Old [Images]
Post by: berdie on June 26, 2017, 12:20:33 am

I went to two concerts that made me feel like a dinosaur. The Who and the Moody Blues.

I've went to plenty of "retro" concerts...but those two made me feel ancient.

Title: Re: 26 Things That Make You Feel Incredibly Old [Images]
Post by: Sanguine on June 26, 2017, 02:04:56 am

Van Morrison looks like this:

(https://s14-eu5.ixquick.com/cgi-bin/serveimage?url=http:%2F%2Fwww.colstonhall.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2017%2F05%2FVan-Morrison-2017-Colston-Hall-Featured-Image-1.jpg&sp=daa1c118535383d97ffdb3b5abf35ecb)

OMG!