Society & Culture Things that Make You Feel Old

[perthblue]

My brother was unwed at thirty, and thrice divorced not longer after his fortieth.

I'm so impressed at this. those ladies must have been interesting sorts.

 

[MrKK]

I think Amanda Keller did do another similar show 3-4 years ago. Can't recall the name. I think it was beyond something?

I thought Amanda Keller was in the late episodes of the original Beyond 2000, but my ancient memory may be fading me. I'm still waiting for the damn flying cars that show promised!

 

[Rotayjay]

Seeing the increasing grey hairs in my stubble and telling myself that it makes me look 'distinguished'

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Pfft.
I finished high school more than 25 years ago.

You finished high school the year I was born.

 

[NaturalDisaster]

I swear there is large segment of people in the 20-25 age range now who have seemingly no knowledge or awareness of anything that existed before they were born, or even before high school age.

When I was a kid in the '90s, I had the TV or radio going on all the time, or I was reading about or being told about something by my parents. The generation after had the Internet to grow up with as well, yet somehow they're less knowledgeable about the world around them than ever. I mean, you don't need to be a history buff or be living in the past, but some 20-somethings appear like the world just got turned on in 2005, and that nothing came before it. I'm not even 30 until next year, but it makes me feel old.

All generations would have had airheads like that, you probably just didn't associate with them personally.

 

[Admiral Byng]

There was also a tv show in the 80s called Towards 2000 which then got changed to Beyond 2000, if it was still around now it would need to be Beyond 2050.

I remember it well, was my favourite show.

Interestingly the same production company made Mythbusters (also a favourite). Which was first released 15 years ago.

 

[GreyCrow]

Interesting one from tonight

There are 13 yr olds in NSW who have only experienced 1 State of Origin win for NSW

 

[Keys]

Pfft.
I finished high school more than 25 years ago.

Pfft

I became a chartered accountant more than 25 years ago

 

[PP34]

there are no more people alive born before 1900

Yeah I remember when I was little they were always talking every Anzac Day about WW1 vets quickly disappearing.

Now the same thing is happening but with WW2 vets.

 

[Spongebob]

Pfft.
I finished high school more than 25 years ago.

I got my PhD more than 25 years ago.

 

[MrKK]

I was Time Man of the Year and won the Nobel Peace Prize more than 25 years ago.

 

[Gough]

IRL I'm FDR.

 

[Stan_Darsh72]

I was born 24 years ago .

 

[HBF]

Pfft

I became a chartered accountant more than 25 years ago

I got my PhD more than 25 years ago.

Well at least i'm not as old you two campaigners.....

 

[JackOutback]

Pfft

I became a chartered accountant more than 25 years ago

The numbers add up.

You must be an accountant.

 

[Keys]

The numbers add up.

You must be an accountant.

Not anymore

 

[Marmozet]

Interesting one from tonight

There are 13 yr olds in NSW who have only experienced 1 State of Origin win for NSW

I heard a similar one pre-season.

Some Melbourne supporters in Year 5 at school have never seen their club make finals.

 

[Scotland]

There are Freo and Port fans posting on this site who don't know an AFL without Freo or Port.

 

[Gough]

There are Freo and Port fans posting on this site who don't know an AFL without Freo or Port.

When the new Oval opened up I went to my first footy match since the merger game of 1996, and by chance it was Port v. Brisbane, neither club existing in it's present form last time I'd gone to the footy.

 

[IKnowtheDog]

It's been 20 years since the Thredbo landslide

 

[ChampRevesby]

When I realized that I have been driving longer than the age of the uni kids I teach.

 

[ioppolo]

I've been at my job longer than I went to High School.

For a 22 year old that's scary.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

It's been 20 years since the Thredbo landslide

That's amazingly scary.

The first news report I remember.

 

[Richard Cranium]

I was Time Man of the Year and won the Nobel Peace Prize more than 25 years ago.

ok donald.

 

[Meow]

My older brother and sister are both grandparents.