In one of my
columns coming out soon in the Madison County Journal, I
mentioned ways that you can tell you’re getting old. Sadly, some may be funny
but yet true. Online I found many more ways to tell you’re getting old that
weren’t listed in the column but you might find a bit of humor in. So test
yourself.
1
2 1. Seventy percent of your conversation includes you shouting
the word “What?!”
2. You no longer refer to the colon as a
punctuation mark
3. Everything hurts and what doesn’t hurt doesn’t work
4. The gleam in your eyes is from the sun hitting your bifocals
5.Your children begin to look middle aged
6.You turn off the lights for economic rather than romantic
reasons
7.You sit in a rocking chair and can’t get it going
8.You repeat things several times
9.You get exercise acting as a pallbearer for your friends who
exercise
10.You’re asleep but others worry that you’re dead
11.Your best friend is dating someone half his age…and isn’t
breaking any laws
12.You enjoy hearing about other people’s operations
13.The end of your tie doesn’t come anywhere near the top of
your pants
14.You get in a heated argument about pension plans
15.You got cable for the weather channel or Fox News
16.You have a party and the neighbors don’t even realize it
17.You move to Florida
18.6:00 am is when you get up, not go to bed
19.You sleep in the afternoon
20.You think young girls are defined as below 65
This top 20 list was taken from various websites.
