When did you know you were old?

[lefteyewilly]

for me...

-not being able to stay up past 12am on friday nights anymore
-noticing a different ache in a different body part weekly
-saying quite often "stupid kids"

[silverx2]

a girl at banana republic said "oh thats right your like a grown up" when i told her i was going to be working all summer after i asked her about what she was doing now that shes out of school

[PAlexC]

1.) When I started caring about interest rates.
2.) When some kid walked up to me at the ATM and asked if I would buy beer for him and his friends.

[jAQUAN]

everything lefteye said.
I think I might have referred to their music as racket too.

[FlashLackey]

It's a progressive thing. First, you experience one thing that makes you feel old. Then, later, something else happens that makes you think that you actually weren't old before but are now. And it just goes on and gets worse and worse.

First things: I couldn't drink a case of beer and wake up early to go to the gym. A marked increase in toe-knuckle hair.

[koolbabs2000]

-not being able to stay up past 12am on friday nights anymore
-noticing a different ache in a different body part weekly
-saying quite often "stupid kids"

Very true my friend !!!

For me -
- those grey strands of hair
- grown up kids calling you uncle

[Googooboyy]

When I looked in the mirror.

[catbert303]

When I realised that there are now people born in 1990 who are 18

[Napalm]

In South Africa, Afrikaners have the habit of referring to people older than themselves (normally by 10 years or more) as Oom (Uncle) and Tannie (Aunt).

When I went to have my morning coffee at the local coffeeshop I see a gorgeous brunette waitress. I gave her my best come hither look, flashed a brilliant smile, and then she asks me, "Wil Oom koffie hê" (Does Uncle want coffee?)

That nearly killed me.

Having said that 2 weeks ago a 16 year old schoolgirl tried to chat me up.
*** dances like a dirty old man ***

[koolbabs2000]

Having said that 2 weeks ago a 16 year old schoolgirl tried to chat me up.

[asheep_uk]

When you realise that it will rain on every bank holiday.

[chrismitchell]

when you can remember that Snickers bars were originally called Marathon bars.

[nordberg]

- Catching myself actually grunt when getting up off the floor.
- Nordgal having to see a cardiologist.
- I'm friends with a lot of people in their 40s.

[japangreg]

One of the most obvious for me was going to a baseball game and being older than all the players...

*sigh*

[jasonsplace]

when you can remember that Snickers bars were originally called Marathon bars.

Not in the US...

I've never felt like I was old. I'm only 23.

[Napalm]

**** beats jasonsplace with zimmerframe ***

[Frets]

I went to this blind pig on the eastside of Detroit when I was 18 (drinking age had just been moved up to 21) the girls were a11 13 and 14 year olds drinking stroh's.

And instead of thinking to myself I'd wished I'd grown up on the eastside I thought to myself I'm glad I didn't grow up on the eastside.

[gerbick]

When they played an "oldie" on the radio and it was something that I had just recently re-purchased on CD since it was the "cool song" when I was a teen.

[WannaBe_80z]

When the women I am interested in are the same age as I am.

[pea3698]

Personally I am still in denial. I don't think that the "getting old" feeling will truly set in until I turn 30. Even thinking about that makes my heart skip a beat. I have been groaning when getting up and feeling new pains daily since I was 20 due to my work so that doesn't do it. As a matter of fact I feel more in shape now than I have ever felt, I give cycling and having kids the credit for this.

I am noticing a disturbing change though. When I go to an establishment such as lets say Hooters, I feel bad for looking down. Before this year it would have been no problem, ***** they want you to look down it is how they get their tips, and yet I feel bad. So I think I am becoming a not so dirty old man lol