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Thread #77614   Message #1387881
Posted By: Gurney
25-Jan-05 - 02:56 AM
Thread Name: BS: You Know You're Getting Old When....
Subject: RE: BS: You Know You're Getting Old When....
Some of the toys, well, they were very non-PC.

As a child I had a money-box which is now advertised as 'Collectable Negro Money-Box.' When you pressed a lever behind the shoulder, it raised its arm and swallowed an English penny. No other coin worked properly. It wasn't called negro, then.

When you start volunteering how old you are.
When your contempories are dying of natural causes.
When you are NOT ready to go out after work.
When someone offers you a beer and you say "Rather have a cup of tea."
When you know what is on the TV for any night.
When they re-run 'Happy Days' and you relate to the parents, not the Fonz.
When you can't remember how to spell.
When the kids you babysat have kids older than they were then.