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The 40 and Over Club

I turned 40 last month, can I can complain about my many, many physical ailments now? And how I don't really know what's causing most of them and I hope it's not a brain tumor?

Of course I was doing all that at 30. But it's real now.
 
I turned 40 last month too.

Starting to pay for my poor choices when I was younger.

On the plus side, I've getting the covid vaccine later today, so that's handy
 
All summer long I wore what Australians call thongs but the rest of the world call flip flops.
In my neck of the woods we used to call them zoris.

There was a time til my forties when I felt I could eat everything; now, I just look at a pizza/burger and I gain weight.
One thing you really notice about getting older is that you have to watch what you eat or else you start packing on the pounds. When I was 20, it was like I had two assholes and the metabolism of a shrew!

They actually tried to teach us the HUSTLE when I was in sixth grade… :guffaw:
Same here. Was either fourth or fifth grade and they had us all in the gym, teaching us disco moves.
My school days predated disco, thank goodness. I do remember that in third grade, they had us kids doing a square dance to a tune called "The Sicilian Circle," which sounds like La Cosa Nostra.
 
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As I child in the late seventies with a Scottish mother I used to rock the tartan trousers for school. I am no longer ashamed.
 
^^^Yeah, i went to school with a pair of those that looked like Rupbert the bear trousers, and my name was Gordon, so my 70s school days were a utter joy. lol
 
Nearing 40... 38 going on 39 this year. But damn Taylor Swift fans have gotten me feeling like I'm 40 already.

Said this on another place to vent.

Children. Smh. The world doesn't revolve around you and what you like. So stop judging others for not being narcissistic sheeple and liking what you like. The world doesn't work that way. We all have our likes and dislikes. M'kay.

Sorry to come in here early, but I just feel old today and needed to vent. :lol:
 
Nearing 40... 38 going on 39 this year. But damn Taylor Swift fans have gotten me feeling like I'm 40 already.

I honestly can't think of any group of fans that really pissed me off*...I mean, if I click on a thread here, I'm the one who read it, I gotta live with what's in it. :lol:

* SW fans who think George Lucas is the Antichrist just for making [insert something they personally don't like, such as the prequels, the Special Editions, eggs, etc.] come close, though. :sigh:

I mean...The People vs. George Lucas? Fucking REALLY? :rolleyes:
 
I honestly can't think of any group of fans that really pissed me off*...I mean, if I click on a thread here, I'm the one who read it, I gotta live with what's in it. :lol:

* SW fans who think George Lucas is the Antichrist just for making [insert something they personally don't like, such as the prequels, the Special Editions, eggs, etc.] come close, though. :sigh:

I mean...The People vs. George Lucas? Fucking REALLY? :rolleyes:
Same. But some Swifties go a bit too far in their fan-ness. Seen it with the Beyhive (fans of Beyonce) and the K Hive (fans of Kamala Harris). They seem to have one thing in common... narcissism. Some are thankfully level headed, but the narcissistic fans tend to drown them out.

Seen it with X Files fans as well, who figure you have to know a ton of info on the show to be a fan. Nothing like gatekeeping. Got tired of it. :lol:
 
I loved paisley shirts and baggy jeans in 1990 when I was 13 and ultra cool. With the jeans tucked in to the socks for extra coolness.

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I turned 40 at about the same time that some people in Florida were arguing about hanging chads...:lol:

And to quote Dylan, "I'm younger than that now."
 
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Lmfao.

Seriously. They get on my nerves. I do shake them off though. :p

Not to mention that I avoid her songs. There's something about her that just gets under my skin I guess. *shrug*
 
Bass weegun penny loafers (with the penny in each shoe)…Cotton ginny, coconut joe, roots and beaver canoe…ack, and jodhpurs.

Its like a different language!
 
Bass weegun penny loafers (with the penny in each shoe)…Cotton ginny, coconut joe, roots and beaver canoe…ack, and jodhpurs.

Its like a different language!

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The Statler Brothers said:
Saturday morning serials chapters 1 through 15
Fly paper, penny loafers, Lucky Strike Green
Flat tops, sock hops, Studebaker, Pepsi please
Ah, do you remember these?

Cigar bands on your hand, your daddy's socks rolled down
Styx nose plugs and aviator caps with flaps that button down
Movie stars on Dixie Cup tops and knickers to your knees
Ah, do you remember these?

The hit parade, grape Tru-Aid, the Sadie Hawkins dance
Pedal pushers, duck tail hair, and peggin' your pants
Howdy-Doody, Tutti-Frutti, the seam up the back of her hose
Ah, do you remember those?

James Dean, he was keen, Sunday movies were taboo
The senior prom, Judy's mom, rock and roll was new
Cracker Jack prize, stars in your eyes, ask daddy for the keys
Ah, do you remember these?

The bogeyman, lemonade stand, and takin' your tonsils out
Indian burn and wait your turn and four foul balls you're out
Cigarette loads and secret codes and savin' lucky stars
Can you remember back that far?

To boat neck shirts and fender skirts and crinoline petticoats
Mum's the word and a dirty bird and a double root beer float
Moon hub caps and loud heel taps and he's a real gone cat
Ah, do you remember that?

Dancin' close, little moron jokes, and cooties in her hair
Captain Midnight, Ovaltine, and The Whip at the County Fair
Charles Atlas Course, Roy Roger's Horse, and only The Shadow knows
Ah, do you remember those?

Gable's charm, Frog in your arm, loud mufflers, pitchin' woo
Going steady, Veronica and Betty, white bucks, and Blue Suede Shoes
Knock Knock jokes: Who's there? Dewey. Dewey who?
Do we remember these? Yes we do. Ah, do we, do we remember these
 
I'm 41 (getting ready to turn 42 in September) and besides being in better shape and health than in my 20s and 30s, the only thing that makes me feel my age is younguns nowadays not knowing what I'm talking about when I mention my favorite movies (Ghost Busters, Predator) or music now considered to be "oldies" (Van Halen, Bon Jovi, AC/DC play on the local oldies station).

I find I speak my mind more now than I ever would in the past. Which is weird, because I've always been an introvert, but as I get older I'm becoming more of an extrovert (or, I just don't give a fuck anymore :) )
 
I'm 41 (getting ready to turn 42 in September) and besides being in better shape and health than in my 20s and 30s, the only thing that makes me feel my age is younguns nowadays not knowing what I'm talking about when I mention my favorite movies (Ghost Busters, Predator) or music now considered to be "oldies" (Van Halen, Bon Jovi, AC/DC play on the local oldies station).

I find I speak my mind more now than I ever would in the past. Which is weird, because I've always been an introvert, but as I get older I'm becoming more of an extrovert (or, I just don't give a fuck anymore :) )

Being an introvert has no relation to speaking one's mind. As an introvert, I do not often seek out many social interactions, but when I find myself in conversation, I always speak my mind--to a fault. I always have; it's just that, now, I'm much less concerned about the reactions of others.

I'm a 51 year old woman. My Give-A-Fuck-Ometer barely turns on anymore.
 
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