You Know You’re Getting Old When... (1 Viewer)

[cinemiracle]

When something that should but doesn't rise to the occasion.

 

[cinemiracle]

I can't stand remakes. I want the real deal.

Not all remakes are bad-the French remake of the original French film Jean De Florette was a masterpiece.

 

[Jeffrey D]

I sure know I’m getting old when I realized today is the 35th anniversary of the space shuttle Challenger accident. Amazing how fast 35 years seems to get by us.

 

[PMF]

When the lost opportunity that was once before you lives crystal clear in your memory, but the thwarting obstacles and its details of the moment do not.

 

[jcroy]

Nothing matters anymore, where life becomes a long protracted "lame duck" phase.

 

[jcroy]

Watching 24 hours news channels such as CNN, BBC, Fox, etc ..., is more "exciting" than watching any scripted tv shows and movies.

 

[jcroy]

Non-fiction books are no longer insightful and reads like "deja vu".

 

[jcroy]

Understanding why listening/watching first-time live events (whether offline or online) is intoxicating with anticipation, while the second time or reruns falls flat.

 

[Chip_HT]

When you sprain your ankle while sitting.

Walking up the stairs, halfway tripping, not actually falling, but still managing to make all of your shoulder and upper back muscles hurt for three or four days.

Or throwing your back out simply by inhaling normally.

 

[Clinton McClure]

I sprained my fat the other day.

 

[BobO'Link]

When most music genres are so familiar you can hum along with songs you've never heard before, never missing a note.

 

[jcroy]

When most music genres are so familiar you can hum along with songs you've never heard before, never missing a note.

Especially when many songs are written with the same few note/chord patterns progressions.

 

[Tony Bensley]

True story:

I was talking movies with a couple of guys in their 20s when they brought up Straw Dogs and both said how much they liked the film. I said I thought it might be Dustin Hoffman's best performance. They both looked at me oddly until one of them piped up with, "Dustin Hoffman wasn't in Straw Dogs". It was then I realized with horror that they were talking about the 2011 remake with James Marsden, not the 1971 Peckinpah film. I said, "Hoffman was in the original film version" to which they were astounded, "I didn't know it was a remake!".

It was then I felt about as old as Methuselah!

I had the something similar happen with The Little Rascals ...

At least they didn't cite the godawful 2014 remake!

CHEERS!

 

[jcroy]

Watching videogame playthroughs/speedruns videos on youtube is more exciting/entertaining, than playing any actual video games.

 

[jcroy]

Reading 1000 pages video game player guide books, is more interesting and entertaining than playing the actual video game itself.

 

[jcroy]

Reading the original novels and tie-in books of tv episode/movie novelizations, is more engaging and entertaining than watching the actual movies or tv shows.

 

[jcroy]

Reading the instruction books of board games and/or reading the hardcover rulebooks of tabletop rpg games, is more interesting and entertaining than actually playing any of the boardgames or rpg games.

Similarly, playing chess against a computer is more entertaining than playing chess against a real person.

 

[jcroy]

Reading the daily city newspaper is "deja vu" every day.

 

[jcroy]

A weird recent case of this, was digging up an old book titled "Data Smog" by David Shenk from 1997. (I read this back when it was first published).

Data Smog - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

On a recent re-read of this 1997 book, it could have been written today with every assertion on steroids and even more extreme.

 

[jcroy]

Reading current paper magazine articles in a particular niche, is less informative and/or more "cheerleading" than reading internet message boards dedicated to the same particular niche.