You know you are getting old when....

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Re: You know you are getting old when....

Post by gawthorpe_view » Fri Aug 27, 2021 7:30 pm

When contribute to threads like this.

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Re: You know you are getting old when....

Post by SherbornePhil » Fri Aug 27, 2021 7:58 pm

When in the past you would only go on a long walk if it included going to a pub but now you ask if there’s a cafe or garden centre on the route! ;)

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Re: You know you are getting old when....

Post by Vegas Claret » Fri Aug 27, 2021 8:01 pm

when you remember United signing Ronaldo the first time

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Re: You know you are getting old when....

Post by Bin Ont Turf » Fri Aug 27, 2021 8:50 pm

Macaulay Culkin celebrates his 41st birthday

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Re: You know you are getting old when....

Post by Vintage Claret » Fri Aug 27, 2021 10:14 pm

You keep a stick in your shed specifically for stirring paint.
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Re: You know you are getting old when....

Post by Claretlad » Sat Aug 28, 2021 1:14 am

you buy a nest of 3 tables...

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Re: You know you are getting old when....

Post by fidelcastro » Sat Aug 28, 2021 1:35 am

Your back goes out more often than you do.

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Re: You know you are getting old when....

Post by HunterST_BFC » Sat Aug 28, 2021 1:43 am

When you sit on the toilet and your balls get wet

(old gag)

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Re: You know you are getting old when....

Post by Lord_Bob » Sat Aug 28, 2021 2:35 am

When it takes you all night to do what you used to do all night.

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Re: You know you are getting old when....

Post by Suratclaret » Sat Aug 28, 2021 7:08 am

When you can't remember if you've read this thread before

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Re: You know you are getting old when....

Post by claptrappers_union » Sat Aug 28, 2021 7:53 am

My Dad told me that one of employees, a guy in the 20-somethings had never heard of Laurel & Hardy.

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Re: You know you are getting old when....

Post by Steve1956 » Sat Aug 28, 2021 8:17 am

When your kids start having a interest in how much money you have in the bank and how much your house is worth,and you start to see more of them!

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Re: You know you are getting old when....

Post by LoveCurryPies » Sat Aug 28, 2021 8:28 am

When you can count all your teeth on 2 hands.
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Re: You know you are getting old when....

Post by Alanstevensonsgloves » Sat Aug 28, 2021 9:05 am

Marney&Mee wrote:
Thu Aug 26, 2021 1:56 pm
Pstotto's posts make perfect sense
No, thats when you know you've gone senile!

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Re: You know you are getting old when....

Post by Woonderbah » Sat Aug 28, 2021 10:03 am

Instead of just falling over, you have a fall

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Re: You know you are getting old when....

Post by Grumps » Sat Aug 28, 2021 5:30 pm

You can remember when the kop sang you'll never walk alone without the need of a backing track

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Re: You know you are getting old when....

Post by Clarets4me » Sat Aug 28, 2021 9:11 pm

... people rush over to help when you fall instead of burst out laughing !

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Re: You know you are getting old when....

Post by toooldtobegrumpy » Sat Aug 28, 2021 10:42 pm

Your heart skips a beat when the Chums catalogue arrives.

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Re: You know you are getting old when....

Post by kazza » Sat Aug 28, 2021 10:46 pm

claptrappers_union wrote:
Sat Aug 28, 2021 7:53 am
My Dad told me that one of employees, a guy in the 20-somethings had never heard of Laurel & Hardy.
I think that's more down to being thick, than age. Hardy died well over 20 years before I was born.

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Re: You know you are getting old when....

Post by COBBLE » Sat Aug 28, 2021 10:52 pm

You keep a stick in your shed specifically for stirring paint.

Used one today. Tip of the day collect the wooden sticks attached to fallen sky rockets the day after Bonfire night. You will thank me.
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Re: You know you are getting old when....

Post by bfcjg » Sat Aug 28, 2021 10:55 pm

You can't remember if you posted earlier on this thread.

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Re: You know you are getting old when....

Post by tim_noone » Sun Aug 29, 2021 1:32 am

Young uns call you Sir.....

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Re: You know you are getting old when....

Post by Bosscat » Sun Aug 29, 2021 10:37 am

tim_noone wrote:
Sun Aug 29, 2021 1:32 am
Young uns call you Sir.....
You get up at 1.30 am for a pee and think 🤔 ooooh I must go on "Up the Clarets" and post something on that "you know when you are getting old when" thread

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Re: You know you are getting old when....

Post by Holmeclaret » Sun Aug 29, 2021 11:19 am

When you know the precise location of every shop and public toilet within a five mile radius.

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Re: You know you are getting old when....

Post by tim_noone » Sun Aug 29, 2021 11:28 am

Bosscat wrote:
Sun Aug 29, 2021 10:37 am
You get up at 1.30 am for a pee and think 🤔 ooooh I must go on "Up the Clarets" and post something on that "you know when you are getting old when" thread
Not really theres 24 hours in a day and I live most of them.

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Re: You know you are getting old when....

Post by ottclaret » Sun Aug 29, 2021 1:40 pm

... you can't stay awake to watch MOTD 'live' - but you are up so early on Sunday morning you have time to watch on iplayer before the repeat starts!

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