You know you've reached a certain age when...

Bridgehouse

You feel it necessary to post in this thread..

dogload

Bridgehouse said:

You feel it necessary to post in this thread..

Or just read this thread to take comfort from the fact that other people are experiencing similar shit that you are

mike_l

What you could once do all night, now takes all night to do.

What was once 6 inches and a wrinkle is now 6 wrinkles and an inch.

Sesh

You can't sit down on a sofa without saying "Ahhhh!"

boogieman

Sesh said:

You can't sit down on a sofa without saying "Ahhhh!"

And there's no need to buy drugs anymore: getting up quickly has the same effect. 

scrumhalf

Sesh said:

You can't sit down on a sofa without saying "Ahhhh!"

You can't get up from one without going "Ahhhh" either.

monofin

What were we talking about?

rlw

When you can't even be bothered to look at porn or hot women and you'd rather settle down to watch the BBC News before going to bed, or when you can't actually recall when you last had sex but reckon it was probably close to two years ago.

Rocker

You feel it necessary to post about farts in this thread...

Fretwired

The Saga holiday catalogues start popping through your door with holidays for the over 55s and you start thinking 'that looks like fun' ..

dogload

I remember the sense of horror when I got my first mailshot from Age Concern. I suddenly had the urge to go and play carpet bowls.

TheBlueWolf

The phrase "I take drugs", has more to do with various health issues rather than enjoying a hedonistic lifestyle with a little help from your friendly neighborhood dealer.

Perusing free porn sites, you're acutely aware of having seen it all before.

A bad memor......sorry what was the question?

holnrew

The music you listened to in your youth has "I was born in the wrong generation" comments under it.

The clothes you used to wear came back into fashion and are uncool again

You get called sir in shops

You have to think about what you're doing for the next couple of days before drinking

holnrew

When you get offended by bodily functions...

Rocker said:

You feel it necessary to post about farts in this thread...

scrumhalf

Rocker said:

You feel it necessary to post about farts in this thread...

We're British. Almost nothing cannot be improved by reference to a toilet or one's functions thereon.

Strangefan

You realise it's closer to 2040 than 1990

ESBlonde

There are major events that happened during your life that half the population are unaware of.

SS Torry canyon, England winning the world Cup, the seekers splitting up, the falklands War, etc.

Handsome_Chris

scrumhalf said:

Sesh said:

You can't sit down on a sofa without saying "Ahhhh!"

You can't get up from one without going "Ahhhh" either.

I can't smell Bisto without saying aah!

ourmaninthenorth

ESBlonde said:

There are major events that happened during your life that half the population are unaware of.

SS Torry canyon, England winning the world Cup, the seekers splitting up, the falklands War, etc.

The Seekers have split up...for fooks sake...

FX_Munkee

Alternatively, you can just have kids. Then they'll helpfully point out to you almost every day that you're old.