Age related pole....please answer!

Discussion in 'Random Thoughts' started by the6peace8keeper, Sep 22, 2006.

  1. the6peace8keeper

    the6peace8keeper Born Again Satanist

    Messages:
    2,671
    Likes Received:
    1
    Alot of people are saying since we live longer....ect....ect....that the new 40 is 50 and 65 is like 80?

    What do you think....
     
  2. hippychickmommy

    hippychickmommy Sugar and Spice

    Messages:
    17,217
    Likes Received:
    26
    I think it's just another form of denial, the inability to accept the simple fact of life that yes, we are getting older and we just don't want to admit it to ourselves, so we make ourselves feel better by saying "oh, such and such age is the new minus 20 years!". Psshhh!

    Then again, you're only as old as you feel. *shrugs*
     
  3. indescribability

    indescribability Not To Be Continued

    Messages:
    10,062
    Likes Received:
    2
    I think if you're broke down you're broke down. It doesn't matter what age it is. I'm telling you what though if they start denying people social security until 80 there is going to be a big fucking problem amongst the 55-60 age group.
     
  4. stinkfoot

    stinkfoot truth

    Messages:
    16,622
    Likes Received:
    35
    When there's no longer any more money in Social Security because the squanderists in Hotairington D.C. have mismanaged the budget there will be much wider unrest- depending of course on how well the purveyors of half-truth spin the fund's disappearance.
     
  5. Weaveworld

    Weaveworld wayward

    Messages:
    1,662
    Likes Received:
    0
    I think it's all in how young you feel.
    Plus, I knew an eighty something year old grandma that was still getting some, & with younger men too.
    When she was in her seventies, she went out and bought a cherry red vette. :D
    I shit you not.
     
  6. stinkfoot

    stinkfoot truth

    Messages:
    16,622
    Likes Received:
    35
    I think the RTers will offer up a collective expression of gratitude for your shitting us not!
     
  7. grimjivey

    grimjivey Hip Forums Supporter HipForums Supporter

    Messages:
    1,096
    Likes Received:
    5
    I knew an old farmer from Michigan. He was 80 plus, and he worked his farm everyday. I was about 13-14 and he was tons stronger than me. On the other hand I see crackheads everyday who are 30 years old, but look 60.
     
  8. fitzy21

    fitzy21 Worst RT Mod EVAH!!!!

    Messages:
    39,007
    Likes Received:
    16
    theres a lot of people saying that that the generation of kids now will have a shorter life span than there parents...kinda sad

    me, well i plan on being gone by time i'm 40, so i won't have to deal with all that crap.
     
  9. cerridwen

    cerridwen in stitches

    Messages:
    18,126
    Likes Received:
    13
    I never understood this reasoning of '40 is the new 30' and 'pink is the new black' and what ever.... what does all that mean?
     
  10. skidrowgirl

    skidrowgirl Yeah, like I care.

    Messages:
    1,956
    Likes Received:
    0
    Eh, it's just some ignorant trend started in Hollywood.
    I despise trends, personally. I get so frustrated when I see some show come on tv like Access Hollywood or one of those shows and the host says something like, "We'll tell you where to get the hottest fashions worn by celebs. You too can sport a handbag just like this one."
    Now, why the hell would I ever want to do anything the celebs do?
    I am not paying someone seven thousand dollars for a fucking ugly handbag that is olive green with tiny LV's all over it.
    Fuck that. I make my own rules and live by my own standards.
    I refuse to do "what's cool" simply because it IS what's cool.
    Call me crazy, but I am my own person.
    I hate terms like Bradgelina and Bennifer.
    All these made up Hollywood words like metrosexual and manpanion get on my nerves.
     
  11. YankNBurn

    YankNBurn Owner

    Messages:
    12,032
    Likes Received:
    16
    yes best to live hard and die fast, saves all that medical cost.
     
  12. tigerlily

    tigerlily proud mama

    Messages:
    6,569
    Likes Received:
    10
    well i do think, in general, that ppl are starting families later in life, getting married later and staying in school longer. so in that sense, 22 is the new 18, right? something like that... sex in the city made the 30s seem like the new 20s right?
     
  13. YankNBurn

    YankNBurn Owner

    Messages:
    12,032
    Likes Received:
    16
    Well if 30 is a 20 then 20 is a teen and a teen is ??? There sure is alot of underage sex going on, lol :D
     
  14. tigerlily

    tigerlily proud mama

    Messages:
    6,569
    Likes Received:
    10
    lol maybe the teens are just lasting until college ends. we'll have to add teen to all the 20s.... twentyteen, twentyoneteen :p
     
  15. hotwater

    hotwater Senior Member Lifetime Supporter

    Messages:
    50,596
    Likes Received:
    39,079
    When the average life span is 130 then we'll have to redefine the age categories, but until that time 70 is 70, and 80 is 80 (and 31 is 20 if you can pass) :eek:




    Hotwater
     
  16. madcrappie

    madcrappie crazy fish

    Messages:
    14,515
    Likes Received:
    8
    manpanion?? wtf is that?
     
  17. skidrowgirl

    skidrowgirl Yeah, like I care.

    Messages:
    1,956
    Likes Received:
    0
    Manpanion is a term people in Hollywood use to describe a man's gay lover. It is a merging of the words man and companion.
    Pretty lame. Just say "boyfriend", makes better sense.
     
  18. hotwater

    hotwater Senior Member Lifetime Supporter

    Messages:
    50,596
    Likes Received:
    39,079
    The first time I heard that phrase was after the death of Rock Hudson, then it went away for a while only to reappear




    Hotwater
     
  1. This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
    By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.
    Dismiss Notice