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When HQ at work said 'I need that immediately' you busted your butt to make the afternoon deadline for express mail. MLAA Oct 12 #1
You listened to Classic Rock when it was the new stuff!! KarenS Oct 12 #2
Agree. debm55 Oct 12 #18
Live for the Music, give it everything that you got BOSSHOG Oct 12 #26
you listened to classic rock on the "alternative" FM station DBoon Oct 12 #29
Yep. Different Drummer Oct 12 #50
Depends. multigraincracker Oct 12 #3
oh goodness,,,, KarenS Oct 12 #9
... You grunt a little bit as you stand up, pushing off from the arm rests. Ocelot II Oct 12 #4
This,,,, KarenS Oct 12 #6
You remember listening to heavy rock music on the radio and now it's... LogDog75 Oct 12 #20
You are at the supermarket and hear "I wanna be sedated" on the background music DBoon Oct 12 #31
If you can, don't use the armrests to push off, struggle and stand. Prairie_Seagull Oct 12 #36
I normally don't use the armrests, except to get out of the saggy couch. Ocelot II Oct 12 #37
I am sure my wife and grown kids are Prairie_Seagull Oct 12 #41
I have Rice Krispy knees. VGNonly Oct 16 #71
Back In My Later Band Days. . ProfessorGAC Oct 12 #42
Scrolling down for your birth year... happybird Oct 12 #5
You remember test patterns on late-night TV screens. brush Oct 12 #7
That's it, causing a repetitive motion injury. surfered Oct 12 #8
All of your doctors look like they're 12 years old. livetohike Oct 12 #10
Oh yeah that is so true. Diamond_Dog Oct 12 #17
oof Skittles Oct 12 #52
My GP is retiring in December happybird Oct 14 #64
You want to tell people something but no one cares. Srkdqltr Oct 12 #11
You remember phone numbers so you can dial them Onthefly Oct 12 #12
I called our house phone number from 1972 a few months ago, it is now a 'fun gastro pub' irisblue Oct 12 #13
Haha! I should do the same. Onthefly Oct 12 #58
Your kids collect Social Security padfun Oct 12 #14
ooh Skittles Oct 12 #23
when your get up and go has got up and left you behind. GreenWave Oct 12 #15
You hurried home or hurried through supper Diamond_Dog Oct 12 #16
When someone tells you "You knew Christ when he was a Corporal" LogDog75 Oct 12 #19
When your pharmacist knows you by name. duncang Oct 12 #21
You dialed "O" for the operator to reach police, fire, ambulance; the mailman came twice a day; you were LoisB Oct 12 #22
When the out-dated Sears catalog... oldsoldierfadingfast Oct 12 #32
Yes, indeed. LoisB Oct 12 #33
Pull out your filled Green Stamp books central scrutinizer Oct 12 #24
They're collectible Marthe48 Oct 12 #34
The entire city police force looks half your age. OldBaldy1701E Oct 12 #25
When everyone you see who are your own age are so old. Rustynaerduwell Oct 12 #27
Went to a reunion recently. My former classmates were ancient. Ocelot II Oct 12 #40
My daughter, just born, turned and looked at me when I said.... underpants Oct 12 #28
When you get in your new truck BOSSHOG Oct 12 #30
When I was shopping for a new car and the salesman opened the hood, Ocelot II Oct 12 #38
Oh Progress BOSSHOG Oct 12 #45
One shot of vodka is more than enough Marthe48 Oct 12 #35
One glass of wine usually makes me want to go to sleep. Ocelot II Oct 12 #39
When you're in your car and feel a spreading warmth on your seat. Lunabell Oct 12 #43
I wish I had heated seats! Ocelot II Oct 12 #46
They're really nice on a cold day. Lunabell Oct 12 #57
I live in Minnesota. Freezing is just normal here. Ocelot II Oct 12 #59
I'm unintentionally turning BOSSHOG Oct 12 #48
My Moment Happened Quite Some Time Back ProfessorGAC Oct 12 #44
When 50 year olds look like kids, you're old BOSSHOG Oct 12 #49
You have an entire conversation with your spouse and at the end realize BoomaofBandM Oct 12 #47
Your granddaughter responds, "Paul McCartney? Never heard of him." n/t dobleremolque Oct 12 #51
When you can't find a new car to buy Aussie105 Oct 12 #53
where do i begin? gay texan Oct 12 #54
Look younger! Dear_Prudence Oct 12 #55
When nobody cared about your politics RainCaster Oct 12 #56
I just recently got this trough with ropes on it. Put your sock on it; put your foot in it; pull the ropes and it pulls NBachers Oct 12 #60
You harken back to 1988 listening to your rock and roll station BOSSHOG Oct 12 #61
When my granddaughter told me Butterflylady Oct 12 #62
...You start using the terms 'young man' and 'young lady' unironically Aristus Oct 12 #63
You become invisible to the rest of the world. Dem2theMax Oct 15 #65
You're just as likely to look at your pill organizer box as the calendar... 3catwoman3 Oct 15 #66
You know what a "phone book" is. skypilot Oct 15 #67
You and your teeth don't sleep together. red dog 1 Oct 15 #68
You read People magazine in the waiting room-- Lulu KC Oct 16 #69
Your balls shrink from cold water... when you sit on the toilet JoseBalow Oct 16 #70
You had to switch to channel 3 to play video games sakabatou Oct 16 #72
When your garage Codifer Oct 17 #73
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