Wed
Jun 19 2013
07:14 pm

...when you notice yourself finishing sentences by saying "but that was probably before you were born." Thankfully, some of these kids today politely pretend to listen and even appreciate your hard-earned "wisdom."

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Tamara Shepherd's picture

You know you're getting old when...

1. The bag boy always asks you (but not the woman in line in front of you) if you'd like help getting your groceries to the car.

2. Cashiers everywhere give you the Senior Discount before inquiring whether you're eligible to get it.

3. Everyone under 30-ish calls you "ma'am."

R. Neal's picture

Cashiers everywhere give you

Cashiers everywhere give you the Senior Discount before inquiring whether you're eligible to get it.

Too funny. Happened to us just the other day. Told them we probably weren't eligible, but they gave it to us anyway. Out of sympathy, I guess.

WhitesCreek's picture

I'm eligible...Turned thirty

I'm eligible...Turned thirty twice already.

R. Neal's picture

Still waiting for legal IRA

Still waiting for legal IRA withdrawals and early Social Security eligibility. Won't be long now. Just hope I can make it to Medicare, assuming it's still around.

WhitesCreek's picture

Oh you kids...

I'm having my "When I'm 64" party in October. It's gonna rock!

Tamara Shepherd's picture

And...

4. There were only 48 states in the U. S. in the year you were born.

R. Neal's picture

Same here. Hard to imagine,

Same here. Hard to imagine, but there you go.

redmondkr's picture

There were only 48 states in

There were only 48 states in the U. S. in the year you were born.

How about remembering very well when Alaska and Hawaii became states?

Or driving your parents nuts with your new 45 of Lucille by Little Richard?

Andy Axel's picture

...a reference to an Eddie

...a reference to an Eddie Murphy SNL sketch falls flat with your younger audience.

fischbobber's picture

The speech

When you give a word for word rendition of Carl Spackler's Dali Lama speech to a junior golfer and he's enthralled because he thinks you once really did caddy in Tibet.

bizgrrl's picture

Ha, mine went the other way

Ha, mine went the other way last night. I referenced Emily Litella, Never Mind, to a group of older people in Blount County. Only one person knew what I was talking about. Of course, I don't know if it was the age of the group or rural location, that they hadn't seen that SNL skit.

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