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You know you are getting old when....

Post by CaptainKirk » Thu Aug 26, 2021 10:07 am

The guy on the radio mentions Saturday Night Fever as the best selling movie soundtrack of all time and your twentysomething passenger says "What's that?"

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

Post by yTib » Thu Aug 26, 2021 10:12 am

...every single aspect of life annoys the ferk out of you.
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Re: You know you are getting old when....

Post by ŽižkovClaret » Thu Aug 26, 2021 10:12 am

My mate said he felt old yesterday when his mates kids popped up in "people you may know" section in fb

I said hey at least its not tinder :lol:
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Re: You know you are getting old when....

Post by SalisburyClaret » Thu Aug 26, 2021 10:15 am

BFC offer you a new contract
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Re: You know you are getting old when....

Post by martin_p » Thu Aug 26, 2021 10:18 am

On a work meeting yesterday a colleague had to break off to answer the door and returned announcing that her costume for a 70s party had turned up. I suddenly realised I was the only person on the call who was alive in the 70s!

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

Post by bfcjg » Thu Aug 26, 2021 10:19 am

You think house and garage music are background music in estate agents and car dealers.

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

Post by maccclaret » Thu Aug 26, 2021 10:28 am

You remember watching Burnley v Rochdale.
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Re: You know you are getting old when....

Post by Fenwick » Thu Aug 26, 2021 10:35 am

You light a fag and it singes your nose hair
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Re: You know you are getting old when....

Post by mkmel » Thu Aug 26, 2021 11:05 am

When you have more hair in your ears and nose than on your head

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

Post by Bosscat » Thu Aug 26, 2021 11:08 am

mkmel wrote:
Thu Aug 26, 2021 11:05 am
When you have more hair in your ears and nose than on your head
Light a fag m8 (less hairs in your nose 😉 see Fenwicks post)

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

Post by Shappie » Thu Aug 26, 2021 11:09 am

You clean your house to the songs you used to dance to in nightclubs

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

Post by LeadBelly » Thu Aug 26, 2021 11:21 am

You have to warm up before and warm down after........ doing half an hour of gardening.
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Re: You know you are getting old when....

Post by fidelcastro » Thu Aug 26, 2021 11:21 am

You make that noise when you pick something up off the floor and get back up again.
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Re: You know you are getting old when....

Post by Wile E Coyote » Thu Aug 26, 2021 11:22 am

they pull a sheet over your head.
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Re: You know you are getting old when....

Post by elwaclaret » Thu Aug 26, 2021 11:26 am

When you are given a Wagon Wheel and think my matchbox cars used to have bigger wheels

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

Post by Im_not_Robbie_Blake » Thu Aug 26, 2021 11:58 am

find yourself ordering tartan slippers

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

Post by Bosscat » Thu Aug 26, 2021 12:06 pm

Im_not_Robbie_Blake wrote:
Thu Aug 26, 2021 11:58 am
find yourself ordering tartan slippers
True 😂😂😂
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Re: You know you are getting old when....

Post by NorthIsCool » Thu Aug 26, 2021 12:11 pm

When your belly button collects more fluff than your tumble dryer filter

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

Post by LoveCurryPies » Thu Aug 26, 2021 12:15 pm

When your computer is covered in post-it-notes to remind you what you are supposed to be doing.

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

Post by bpgburn » Thu Aug 26, 2021 12:33 pm

...when lying on your deathbed

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

Post by kentonclaret » Thu Aug 26, 2021 1:01 pm

Instead of going for a 5 mile run you wander off down memory lane………...

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

Post by kentonclaret » Thu Aug 26, 2021 1:12 pm

You notice an elderly person sitting on the bus who then stands up and offers you the seat………….
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Re: You know you are getting old when....

Post by Cirrus_Minor » Thu Aug 26, 2021 1:26 pm

You buy clothes for comfort instead of fashion.
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Re: You know you are getting old when....

Post by Jambounchained » Thu Aug 26, 2021 1:30 pm

My nephew (5) picked up my game boy and tried pressed the screen :shock:

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

Post by HahaYeah » Thu Aug 26, 2021 1:31 pm

You keep opening the fridge door with a pair of manky socks in your hand. :?

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

Post by ElectroClaret » Thu Aug 26, 2021 1:40 pm

fidelcastro wrote:
Thu Aug 26, 2021 11:21 am
You make that noise when you pick something up off the floor and get back up again.
And getting in and out of the car.

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

Post by minnieclaret » Thu Aug 26, 2021 1:45 pm

You keep checking Summer transfer window rumours. When, if anybody signs, CT will have a page up sharpish.

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

Post by Volvoclaret » Thu Aug 26, 2021 1:47 pm

You start laughing at Bosscats jokes.
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Re: You know you are getting old when....

Post by bfcmatt » Thu Aug 26, 2021 1:48 pm

you buy yourself a £2 pair of readers from homebargains

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

Post by Marney&Mee » Thu Aug 26, 2021 1:56 pm

Pstotto's posts make perfect sense
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Re: You know you are getting old when....

Post by BFCmaj » Thu Aug 26, 2021 2:01 pm

You realise that 1980 and 2021 are as far apart as 1980 and 1939.
(Stolen from Facebook).

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

Post by FCBurnley » Thu Aug 26, 2021 2:05 pm

When you are older than CT

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

Post by mkmel » Thu Aug 26, 2021 2:20 pm

Ooi that's me 😁

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

Post by joey13 » Thu Aug 26, 2021 2:23 pm

When you get Klingons on your starboard bow :shock:

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

Post by CaptainKirk » Thu Aug 26, 2021 2:29 pm

Marney&Mee wrote:
Thu Aug 26, 2021 1:56 pm
Pstotto's posts make perfect sense
Can relate to almost all these replies - but not this one - not ever.

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

Post by FCBurnley » Thu Aug 26, 2021 2:40 pm

mkmel wrote:
Thu Aug 26, 2021 2:20 pm
Ooi that's me 😁
And me 😂

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

Post by Bosscat » Thu Aug 26, 2021 2:47 pm

CaptainKirk wrote:
Thu Aug 26, 2021 2:29 pm
Can relate to almost all these replies - but not this one - not ever.
Well you would to this one
joey13 wrote:
Thu Aug 26, 2021 2:23 pm
When you get Klingons on your starboard bow :shock:
🤭🤭🤭

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

Post by CaptainKirk » Thu Aug 26, 2021 2:49 pm

Bosscat wrote:
Thu Aug 26, 2021 2:47 pm
Well you would to this one


🤭🤭🤭
Not sure what you mean??

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

Post by claret_in_exile » Thu Aug 26, 2021 2:51 pm

SalisburyClaret wrote:
Thu Aug 26, 2021 10:15 am
BFC offer you a new contract
Close the thread, folks. This one's the winner.

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

Post by minnieclaret » Fri Aug 27, 2021 9:15 am

Watching athletics:
Hop, skip and jump is now triple jump
Pole vaulters land on an airbed, not sand.
High jumpers clear the bar on their back.

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

Post by AlargeClaret » Fri Aug 27, 2021 9:22 am

You could of sworn you didn’t take a big piece of chocolate to bed …

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

Post by IanMcL » Fri Aug 27, 2021 6:16 pm

Marney&Mee wrote:
Thu Aug 26, 2021 1:56 pm
Pstotto's posts make perfect sense
You are confusing first signs of madness...

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

Post by IanMcL » Fri Aug 27, 2021 6:19 pm

Keith Waterhouse once wrote that it is when you are sat at a family meal, pick up the daddies sauce and look across the table and see that the picture resembles your son, not you.

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

Post by holycustard » Fri Aug 27, 2021 6:33 pm

You can tuck your nuts in your socks. :( :D

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

Post by TheFamilyCat » Fri Aug 27, 2021 6:40 pm

CaptainKirk wrote:
Thu Aug 26, 2021 10:07 am
The guy on the radio mentions Saturday Night Fever as the best selling movie soundtrack of all time and your twentysomething passenger says "What's that?"
That just says you're in a car with a twentysomething year old.

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

Post by Clarets4me » Fri Aug 27, 2021 6:52 pm

BFCmaj wrote:
Thu Aug 26, 2021 2:01 pm
You realise that 1980 and 2021 are as far apart as 1980 and 1939. (Stolen from Facebook).
" Wherever I lay my hat ( that's my home ) ", by Paul Young, being No.1, was nearer to the end of World War 2, than it is to today .... :roll:

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

Post by John Johnson 1605 » Fri Aug 27, 2021 6:55 pm

1 You don’t know how to order an Uber (or don’t care).

2 You don’t order from Just Eats/Deliveroo

3 You haven’t watched Love Island but assume it’s like Blind Date.
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Re: You know you are getting old when....

Post by Pearcey » Fri Aug 27, 2021 7:03 pm

When you prefer Fruit and Nut over Dairy Milk.

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

Post by box_of_frogs » Fri Aug 27, 2021 7:17 pm

John Johnson 1605 wrote:
Fri Aug 27, 2021 6:55 pm
1 You don’t know how to order an Uber (or don’t care).

2 You don’t order from Just Eats/Deliveroo

3 You haven’t watched Love Island but assume it’s like Blind Date.
Nope, C- must do better.

1. Easy.

2. No need.

3. It’s cack.

Not that old!

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

Post by tarkys_ears » Fri Aug 27, 2021 7:19 pm

When bread with seeds and stuff becomes more desirable than White Toastie Warburton's

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