How old is old?

[democracyindanger]

[Placebo]

1. 70

I think.

[brook]

12. Grrrrrrrr.

I'm older than that! and I'm not 'old'. Age is an attittude. I know people who are 40 who're older than me. The kind who whine: "I'm so bored". yuck.

[greatauntoftriplets]

28. ....

:applause:

I will be 57 in a few weeks and don't think of myself as "old"....though some probably do. Thanks for inspiring me to NEVER feel old. :D

[jobycom]

2. Same as it's been since I was a kid--my parents' age. nt

[Gormy Cuss]

3. Twenty years older than you, on the last day you feel fit. n/t

[txwhitedove]

4. Anybody 10-years older than me.

[Guava Jelly]

5. 40 is old

and i am 40 :)

[idgiehkt]

25. I' ve got two years of youth left then

I better make 'em count.

[caty]

6. Since people are living longer

and healthier lives, middle age starts at 50 instead of 40. People are not considered elderly until 70 or older.

[Duncan Grant]

7. 46 years young today and still claiming partial whippersnapper rights!

The way I figure it, dead is old. :7
:party: :toast: :party:

[txwhitedove]

9. Happy Birthday, you young pup!

[Duncan Grant]

34. Thank-you!

:toast: :hi:

[Gormy Cuss]

11. You go 94114!

:toast:

[Duncan Grant]

35. Cheers!

:toast: :hi:

[mopinko]

15. hey,

happy birthday!

[Duncan Grant]

36. The first DUer I ever met.

Nice to see you! I'll be looking you up if I ever make it back to Chicago. :hi: :party: :toast:

[mopinko]

44. you better!

i would love to show you around.
i was in san fran in may. same thing, hubby at jave one. i think he will be making it an annual thing, in fact will probably be a presenter next year. we took a couple extra days, and had a really good time.
the city is finally growing on me. this was my 4th visit, but the first time i had a car! (actually, one visit i did drive out, but i blew up the car.) so, i got to get away from the things that you can take the bus to do. all the tourist stuff, and the downtown. got to get up to muir woods, stinson beach, and just drive around, and get to see the city.
really enjoyed it. spent a part of my mother's day with the hippies in golden gate park. went to berkeley. caught some brew pubs. got lost. fun.
so, pencil me in for next may, k? and find an excuse to come east.

[grannylib]

8. As old as you feel. I am 47, and I feel about 23 most days.

Although, with 10 and 11 year old grandkids, that'd be kinda weird.

But I still feel about 23 most days!

[tinfoil tiaras]

10. When you have alot of wrinkles...i mean ALOT

when not even botox can cover them up. THEN you're old... :P

[evlbstrd]

13. I made it to 50.

So far. Mostly, I don't feel any different than at 18.
Things that make me feel old:
Younger people who don't know history, even recent history.
Working on my house or other physical exertion. It hurts more, and I take longer to recover.
My kids are grown.
I can't read without glasses, now.
AARP mailings.
The gray in my beard.

[Metta]

14. Old is when your heart hardens and you become a cold hearted Repug.

Or something equally as toxic.

[mopinko]

16. i felt old at 50, but

i will be 52 shortly, and figure i am only middle age. meaning that i still intend to be kicking at 100.
i managed to pretty much get my health back, after several miserable years. and my kids are nearly grown. so, now it is getting to be MY life.
so, it goes, young and healthy, not healthy, not gonna get healthy, then old. i guess i am a retread.

[crim son]

17. I agree with other posters.

Age is very much in your head. I'm 43 and know many women my age who look and act like they're closer to my mother's age than mine. You know... everything but sweat pants and a tee-shirt is "too young", going to a party is frivolous and immoral... that sort of thing.

There is an attitude. Either you are going to deliberately go out and seek new worlds, new pursuits, new ideas, or you're going to sit passively and let life happen TO you. Those who choose the former, they stay young.

[flvegan]

18. "Old" is perception, especially

when dictated by a number, much like weight, IQ and income.

My mom is going to turn 70 this coming year. She's a vegetarian gym rat (thank you very much) and she'll kick your ass.

[calico1]

19. It depends.

When I was little I thought 18 was old. As I got older, "old" became 25, then 30 then 40. I am closing in on 50 and "old" is still a far away thing for me. :D

[CaliforniaPeggy]

20. I'm with jobycom on this one!

Old is my parents age!

They're in their late 80's, BTW........ :woohoo: :woohoo:

I'm 62, and don't feel old one little bit!

[jobycom]

51. Amen, sister!

41, and still wondering when age is supposed to matter.

[Broken_Hero]

21. I think, old is to old

when...you can no longer take care of yourself. I mean, I understand that elderly people, need help in some cases, but if you need help with 99% of everything, I do believe, you are old, very old...

But I know 80yr olds, that take care of themselves completely...so maybe its more a mix of capability/spirit, than anything...

[Benfea]

22. Everyone defines it as "older than me"

That's a good enough definition in my book. :)

[femmocrat]

23. 60 is the new 50! and...

50 is the new 40, etc!

[MoseyWalker]

24. When you start spitting up green shit

out of your lungs, and screaming at the neighbors to shut the fuck up.

That's old.

[Katina]

29. well I don't do the green shit..but I do scream at the neighbor's kid

to shut the fuck up! He's 16 or 17 and every night, just when we want to sit out on the patio with a nice glass of wine, the stupid little shit fires up his remote control car. It has this irritating whine that goes on for hours!!! I want to ram that fricking car up his stupid ass. Why the hell isn't he out doing 16/17 year old stuff....like chasing girls & playing sports or getting shit-faced. One of these days that car is going to be found smashed!!!

:evilgrin:

[nytemare]

26. This is old.

Not from age, but lack of a heart.

[Ava]

27. old

:shrug:

[hyphenate]

30. 80

[tinfoilinfor2005]

32. My dad will be 85 in January.

He took up surfing last year.

Although he only does that for part of the year because he spends the winter months skiing.

[NewWaveChick1981]

31. 80.

Certainly not 43. :P

[JackDragna]

33. My general rule of thumb is 15-20 before the average...

..age of death for one's culture. Someone's who's 50 in the United States may be in fine shape due to good nutrition and consistent healthcare throughout their lifetime, whereas a 50-year-old in sub-Saharan Africa may be more infirm due to the collection of untreated health problems. I suppose there's some concept of a maximum age to which any human anywhere could aspire, but considering the unfair distribution of income, access to health care and other factors that determine lifespan, age truly is something unique to one's society.

[Arkham House]

37. "Never trust anyone over 30"...

...was the mantra when I was growing up...and I still subconsciously feel that 30 is *old*...which means that I'm deep into senility now...if not decrepitude...:-(...

[Redstone]

38. About as old as I am. Because I gotta go to bed now, and stop posting

on DU, because I'm tired.

Redstone

[GoddessOfGuinness]

39. 1

After that, you only get younger.

[barb162]

40. 10 years older than whatever I am on any given date

[watercolors]

41. Old is when you give up on life

My mom 91. lives alone, still drives, and sharp mentally, Has a full life, enjoys her friends, loves to cook still so she shares with nieghbors who aren't doing so well. She has kept up her hobbies, loves the theater, and keeps up with all family birthdays. Which are many, 5 children,14 grandchildren, 29 great grandkids and 4 great, great grandbabies. She is my inspiration of ageing gracefully and being involved with life. I think that is the secret! Age is a state of mind

[devilgrrl]

43. You got it!

:-)

I couldn't agree more.

[Skittles]

42. always 15 years old than you are

yes INDEED

[RebelOne]

45. Well, I've made it to 67.

And I'll state that old adage: If I knew I was going to get to be this old, I would have taken better care of myself.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

53. The other one that I like is about middle age:

The really frightening thing about middle age is knowing you'll outgrow it.

Doris Day said it..........



:scared:

[RedStateShame]

46. Dead.

[anarch]

47. 20,000,000,000 years

[LaraMN]

48. "Teenagers"

According to NoelMN. It's all relative.

[MissMillie]

49. 160

in people anyway.

[zanne]

50. I'm going to a 95th Birthday party next week...

I feel so young!(54)

[WritingIsMyReligion]

52. Anybody older than I am.

;)

[NNadir]

54. That would depend on your lifespan, something of an unknown.