You know you're getting older when...

[TheMightyFavog]

You pick up a MAD Magazine Super Special and see articles in there that you remember reading when you were a kid/teenager.

[sarge43]

1. Happens to the spousal unit and meself all the time

Prowling antique shops, fresh face customer says, "What's this thing?"

Spousal unit glances over, "It's a duel purpose lug nut remover for the 1939 Hupmobile, manufactured in Springfield MA by Acme Lug Nut Remover Company between ....."

Meself, "It came in pink and lime green, too. My mom had the one in pink."

[zanne]

2. You know you're really old when...

You take out your regular dinner dishes and some 20-something says "Oh, I love those--they're so retro"!

[CTyankee]

5. Or when you take out those dishes and say to yourself

"What was I thinking when I bought THESE!"

I have some strange looking crockery from the 70s...:rofl:

[zanne]

9. I'm still using my dishes from the 70's!

The rims of the plates have orange and yellow mushrooms on them!

[CTyankee]

11. Ick! Mine have some obnoxious faux Japanese design, which is why I

never use them, but just come across them from time to time. Of course, they were bought during my first marriage, so dislike by association is one factor...

[BOSSHOG]

3. When you get a call

from a former Seaman Recruit who worked for you way back when inviting you to his promotion ceremony to Chief Petty Officer.

[jojo54]

4. You know you're getting older when.......

your 4 yr old granddaughter says to her 26 yr old mother, "You're old Mommy".

[trof]

6. You know you're old when EVERYBODY calls you 'Sir'.

jeez

[Heidi]

7. . . . you wake up one morning and go, "Oh, hey. I'm 45 today."

:yoiks:

[monmouth]

8. Your eldest son is the same age as a presidential candidate...sigh..n/t

[zanne]

10. Remember when those people were the adults with no reason to live? nt

[Ellen Forradalom]

12. You read 'Calvin and Hobbes' from the point of view of the parents

instead of Calvin.