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You know you are middle aged when you have the electronics skills to REPAIR said 8-track player!
A friend of mine used to sign me in to an exclusive members-only club on a regular basis. After the pubs closed (11pm in the UK) and we'd had a bite to eat, we'd often fancy a beer or three and a bit of a boogie and meet young ladies (we were both young, free and single back then). He was a member of this particular club and used to sign me in as a guest, which used to cost ?5 ($
a time. Membership of the club cost something like ?40 a year so we figured this would pay for itself in a couple of months.
I asked to join, and they asked my age..."18", I told them.
"Ah...you need to be twenty-one", they told me. So, for the next two and a half years, Mike kept signing me in as a guest. When I hit 21, I asked for a membership form.
"How old?", they asked. "21", I replied.
"Ah...we changed out age requirements...you have to be 25 to join now. We had a problem with 'younger members' behaviour!"
Ah well.....4 years later...
"Right! I'm twenty five now....can I join?"
"Oh yes sir...you are more than welcome. Membership costs ?75 a year with a one off joining fee of ?200."
"Hmmmm.....gone up a bit I see...."
"Ah, but as you are now 25, you can be signed in as a guest for free!".
That'll be a concession for 'seniors' then?!!!
Well, as a married man with a small baby in tow, I just don't have the energy or the inclination anymore, and pushing 40 means that the dancing trousers have long since been relegated to the back of the closet!!! Just as well because when you're in a bar and hear a song on the jukebox that gets the 'kids' going....I'm old enough to remember the original version!!!
yes, and
my kids notice 'my' music as commercials. I was listening to Iggy Pop the other day and my step daughter (1 said, "Hey, that's the cruise line commercial."
Well you'll most likely get a laugh from this one
You know your middle aged when you're
Too young for assisted living, too old for living on the edge.
Too young for tired blood, but old enough to be just plain tired.
Too young to think about retirement, too old not to.
Too old to learn new tricks, yet too young for the same old thing.
Young enough for road rage, but too old for road lust.
Old enough to forget what you did during the sexual revolution, young enough to wish you could remember.
Living the wonder years, like I wonder where my car keys are.
Middle age, when attention deficit is no longer a disorder.
Middle age, those marvelous years before the onset of myopia and death.
A little humor to start the week with.
Have an ordinary day.
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