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John Asperger

12-23-2009, 06:33 PM

...Okay , I decided at random on 7 , and , once that was done , dividing it into 5-year slices led to making " Up " start at 66 , which passes the " standard " ( for many ) US Social Security/retirement age , so...........

o1pickleboy

12-23-2009, 07:10 PM

an old farts thread?

Cool, so tell me

How far did you have to walk to school?

rick

12-23-2009, 07:11 PM

Walk!

Luxury.

Our dad would come home everynight, break our legs and then force us to crawl to school the next morning across a field of broken bottles and sewage.

glue

12-23-2009, 07:24 PM

http://www.seniorbrigade.com/health_care/images/NursingHomeIcon_000.jpg

Puma

12-23-2009, 07:28 PM

an old farts thread?

Cool, so tell me

How far did you have to walk to school?

2 miles, uphill each way, in the snow, barefooted.

o1pickleboy

12-23-2009, 07:43 PM

2 miles, uphill each way, in the snow, barefooted.

well at least it wasn't in pouring down rain

Puma

12-23-2009, 07:44 PM

well at least it wasn't pouring down rain

But the heat! global warming, pshaw! I'll tell ya about global warming, in my day............................................... ............................*snore*

FanboyStranger

12-23-2009, 11:29 PM

YOUNGER! Whew whew!

Cam63

12-24-2009, 06:23 AM

Ned Kelly once shot me in the leg.

...Irish bastard.

Roquefort Raider

12-24-2009, 09:21 AM

We used to make fun of little Napoleon in school, so he swore he'd show us one day.

Dreadstar

12-24-2009, 09:25 AM

When rocks want to make fun of dirt they tell them that they're 'Older than Dreadstar.'

The Black Guardian

12-24-2009, 11:08 AM

We had so many schools, it was never more than a mile or so walk for any kid in my area.

zilch

12-24-2009, 11:53 AM

Hope I die before i get old...

Damn too late.

Gabe De Los Muertos

12-24-2009, 01:35 PM

Wow, I'm like 20 years younger than the lowest option for this thread.

Sabrinaset

12-24-2009, 01:46 PM

I'm thinking maybe Depends should buy an ad on CBR! :eek:

Fenris

12-24-2009, 03:43 PM

I am pleased to see that I am in the youngest part of the CBR Geezer Squad. So, in a sense, I'm young!

(No? Well, bother.)

I'm thinking maybe Depends should buy an ad on CBR! :eek:

Nah, they've already got the market cornered.

õ
Or, um, so I've heard!

mikekerr3

12-24-2009, 05:44 PM

an old farts thread?

Cool, so tell me

How far did you have to walk to school?

Didn't walk to school hardly at all,but no place on the Island was more than three miles away from my house.

You don't walk all that much when the windchill doesn't make it to the bottom of the chart:wink:

mikekerr3

12-24-2009, 05:46 PM

Wow, I'm like 20 years younger than the lowest option for this thread.

I would wager that you are younger than the children of many of us on this thread:wink:

Paradox

12-24-2009, 09:02 PM

"I'm 20,000 years older than sand!" - Slappy Squirrel :wink:

Justin K.

12-26-2009, 04:22 PM

None of the Above.

Asmith

12-26-2009, 05:38 PM

Geez, never realised what a retirement home this place is! You young scallywags don't know from comics, why in my day...

The older skewing here may be why CBR is thankfully light on DEDPOOL FKN RULZZ!!! posts...

Justin K.

12-26-2009, 06:58 PM

supamike

12-26-2009, 08:18 PM

33. Like a rolling rock.

rick

12-26-2009, 08:40 PM

I would wager that you are younger than the children of many of us on this thread:wink:

My twins are 27, so I'm betting that I have kids older then lots of people on this board.

MacQuarrie

12-26-2009, 08:45 PM

Wow, I'm like 20 years younger than the lowest option for this thread.

I have socks and t-shirts that are over 25 years old. And I still wear them.

Mermaid

12-26-2009, 08:56 PM

Ned Kelly once shot me in the leg.

...Irish bastard.

That wasn't Ned, that was Tobias!

Mermaid

12-26-2009, 08:57 PM

Paradox

12-26-2009, 08:58 PM

justinkos91 pipes up:

None of the Above.

Shhhhh...grown-ups are talking.

:wink:

Mermaid

12-26-2009, 09:00 PM

Shhhhh...grown-ups are talking.

:wink:

ahhh you must know my mother "Children should be seen and not heard"

Paradox

12-26-2009, 09:02 PM

I'm not so sure they should be seen. :biggrin:

Mermaid

12-26-2009, 09:06 PM

I'm not so sure they should be seen. :biggrin:

I think they should be battery operated. Then when you've had enough you could take the batteries out.

Paradox

12-26-2009, 09:09 PM

As mother to a teen-aged daughter, I'll just bet you do! :biggrin:

Have you tried cattle prods?

Mermaid

12-26-2009, 09:13 PM

As mother to a teen-aged daughter, I'll just bet you do! :biggrin:

Have you tried cattle prods?

I have been tempted. I'll save that for her first b'friend though. :wink:

supamike

12-26-2009, 09:42 PM

Since just about everybody that has replied to this post seems to have some age on them.Do you guys still hit your shop on Wednesdays?Plus whats it like having been a comic fan for so long?Do you feel like youve seen it all by this point?No disrespect to anyone just got some questions for the older generation.

Daniel Mengsk

12-26-2009, 09:48 PM

Paradox

12-26-2009, 09:50 PM

supamike has questions:

Since just about everybody that has replied to this post seems to have some age on them.Do you guys still hit your shop on Wednesdays?

Not any more, but I only stopped about 3 1/2 years ago primarily for financial reasons. I was starting to turn away from the Big Two, though, and from all reports, I'm not missing much I'd enjoy.

Plus whats it like having been a comic fan for so long?

Ummmm, it's like being old. :tongue:

Do you feel like youve seen it all by this point?

Yes and no. Being around that long did lead me to a certain disinterest in certain characters' books like Spider-Man, Superman, Batman, etc. After reading their books for 40+ years, there really wasn't a whole lot they had to say to me that hadn't already been said a million times. On the other hand, I did enjoy stuff like Ultimate Spider-Man, and I've been told All-Star Superman was very "roots" oriented, and I still liked the "BIG" characters in other characters' books...mostly for how they interacted with others, rather than being the whole show, as it were.

o1pickleboy

12-26-2009, 09:53 PM

As mother to a teen-aged daughter, I'll just bet you do! :biggrin:

Have you tried cattle prods?

I have but I wait until they are 18

Daniel Mengsk

12-26-2009, 10:01 PM

Ummmm, it's like being old. :tongue:

I've never been able to connect your name with the word old 'Dox, you seem like the kind of guy that would make a party go from mildly enjoyable to kick ass in just a few minutes.

Paradox

12-26-2009, 10:04 PM

Heh, tell that to my shoulder...and my knee...and my hip...

**makes old people noises getting out of a chair** :tongue:

The Black Guardian

12-26-2009, 10:05 PM

supamike asked:
Do you guys still hit your shop on Wednesdays?
It's not the same shop I visited as a kid, and Fridays were the big day when I was a kid, but yeah.

Plus whats it like having been a comic fan for so long? Do you feel like youve seen it all by this point?
Yes and no. Seen enough to not be surprised. Haven't seen enough to stop being entertained.

Paradox

12-26-2009, 10:09 PM

The Black Guardian had a venue?:

It's not the same shop I visited as a kid...

You had a shop as a kid ("LUXURY!")? I had to hang out at the grocery store.

Or is that kind of what you meant?

supamike

12-26-2009, 10:14 PM

supamike asked:
Do you guys still hit your shop on Wednesdays?
It's not the same shop I visited as a kid, and Fridays were the big day when I was a kid, but yeah.
.

Yeah fridays used to be the day for me 2.Then the shop started getting them on Wednesdays from diamond.Defiantly breaks up the monotony of a work week!

Daniel Mengsk

12-26-2009, 10:18 PM

Heh, tell that to my shoulder...and my knee...and my hip...

**makes old people noises getting out of a chair** :tongue:

I know a place were there are a lot of 20+ hot women. You could tell them all about your adventures, you know, all those years that you spent in some Brazilian jungle looking for the cure for cancer. After a while you could ask them if they wanted to help you put some 'special jungle medicin' on Grandpa 'Dox's soar shoulder and knee:

http://www.tiger-balm.org.uk/images/tiger-balm-liniment.gif

:wink:

The Black Guardian

12-26-2009, 11:39 PM

You had a shop as a kid ("LUXURY!")? I had to hang out at the grocery store.

Or is that kind of what you meant?
No, I meant specialty store. New Orleans has had them since the 70s.

I bought my first books from a drug store, but that quickly proved to be a lousy way to get comics. Books would often stay on the rack for months before they were sold or replaced with new books. So, within about two months, I found one of the shops that existed in my area.

New Orleans has seemed to have more than its share of shops. Despite the depressed market, before Katrina, we were up to about 12. Now, we're at 7. They don't sell only comics, of course.

Paradox

12-26-2009, 11:47 PM

Ah, you must be a trifle younger than I, then. First comic store I ever saw was in '78, but I was 18 by then.

MacQuarrie

12-27-2009, 12:26 AM

ahhh you must know my mother "Children should be seen and not heard"

My mother always said "Children should be seen and not had."

The Black Guardian

12-27-2009, 12:42 AM

Ah, you must be a trifle younger than I, then. First comic store I ever saw was in '78, but I was 18 by then.
Yeah. It seems I'm about 5 years younger. I didn't really get into comics until '79 (when I was 14-ish).

Mermaid

12-27-2009, 01:47 AM

My mother always said "Children should be seen and not had."

had? Was your mother a bit odd?

o1pickleboy

12-27-2009, 05:02 AM

Ah, you must be a trifle younger than I, then. First comic store I ever saw was in '78, but I was 18 by then.

Wow I wasn't even born yet

Puma

12-27-2009, 05:49 AM

Wow I wasn't even born yet

shaddup!shaddup!shaddup!

Karl O'Neill

12-27-2009, 06:06 AM

I am 25. WHere is the option for that?

Asmith

12-27-2009, 06:54 AM

I am 25. WHere is the option for that?

You're too young to matter. Sit back while you mature and enjoy basking in your elders wisdom...

o1pickleboy

12-27-2009, 07:06 AM

You're too young to matter. Sit back while you mature and enjoy basking in your elders wisdom...

Is that wisdom? I thought it was your diaper

rick

12-27-2009, 09:56 AM

Is that wisdom? I thought it was your diaper

We don't call them diapers at this age, it's "protective garment".

You kids just wait though, you'll get your turn soon enough.

The Black Guardian

12-27-2009, 11:08 AM

had? Was your mother a bit odd?
Sounds very wise, this mother of his.

Bouncing Boy

12-27-2009, 11:46 AM

You had a shop as a kid ("LUXURY!")? I had to hang out at the grocery store.

Or is that kind of what you meant?
You were lucky to have a grocery store, I got my comics from a bum who lived on the sidewalk by my house. And they weren't Marvel or DC either. They were Bum Comics, about Bum-Man and they were drawn on the back of old grocery bags and burlap sacks.

Bouncing Boy

12-27-2009, 11:49 AM

had? Was your mother a bit odd?
Well, she raised HIM didn't she?

Chris N

12-27-2009, 12:13 PM

Ah, you must be a trifle younger than I, then. First comic store I ever saw was in '78, but I was 18 by then.

Why you're almost old enough to be my father. (About one year too young; he's either 50 or 51 now)

Aziz Abbasi

12-27-2009, 01:02 PM

I am 266
I am vigor with no requirement for pills
Strong enough to type on my keyboard and have a cop of tea at once

Am I missing something and joke time is over?

mikekerr3

12-27-2009, 01:25 PM

Why you're almost old enough to be my father. (About one year too young; he's either 50 or 51 now)\

No need ti be cruel:wink:

That really makes me feel old. My brothers being Grandfathers doesn't help either, Or my Step-sister whose a great Grandmother.

Street Worm

12-27-2009, 03:29 PM

52- born in the shadow of sputnik...

still hit up my comic shop once a week
(this is the first year I have a pull list)
& I still collect toys (not so much the last two years)

Paradox

12-27-2009, 08:51 PM

o1pickleboy should listen to his elders:

Wow I wasn't even born yet

Yeah, I didn't "run into" your mom until a little later. :wink:

MacQuarrie

12-28-2009, 01:07 AM

had? Was your mother a bit odd?
That's a nice way of putting it. "Bitter" would be nearer the mark.

Sounds very wise, this mother of his.
She had five sons; she was tired, not wise.

Well, she raised HIM didn't she?
Well, "raised" is overstating the case. I was more grazed than raised. Kept as a farm animal; fed, housed and left pretty much on my own. My friends and I raised each other in the absence of a lot of parental involvement.

MacQuarrie

12-28-2009, 10:40 AM

Yeah, I didn't "run into" your mom until a little later. :wink:
Heyo!!!! (Where's Ed McMahon when we need him?)

o1pickleboy

12-28-2009, 10:45 AM

Yeah, I didn't "run into" your mom until a little later. :wink:

Heyo!!!! (Where's Ed McMahon when we need him?)

Where is StoneGold? Dox's stealing his material

Oh and my Mom has a child support bill she is sending your way Dox

The Black Guardian

12-28-2009, 02:27 PM

She had five sons; she was tired, not wise.
Still. Very wise words.

Mike Pothier

01-20-2010, 01:47 PM

Blue! No, wait, Ye-AHHHHHHH!

DocAbsurd

01-20-2010, 04:15 PM

I'm so old, I called the cops over the noise during the Big Bang.

arp2008

02-20-2010, 05:55 PM

Good, gosh. If the poll is correct, you guys are ancient. :eek:

TwinPistols

02-20-2010, 05:57 PM

Gah!! I got shafted.

I've gotta wait six years to even vote on this poll.

But seriously, is thirty considered young? I doubt it....

Puma

02-20-2010, 06:02 PM

Good, gosh. If the poll is correct, you guys are ancient. :eek:
which accounts for our low toleration level for stupidity.

(not saying you are stupid, just for stupidity on the Board in general).

The Black Guardian

02-20-2010, 08:41 PM

But seriously, is thirty considered young? I doubt it....
Thirty is still wet behind the ears.

Gary_B

02-20-2010, 08:44 PM

But seriously, is thirty considered young? I doubt it....

In this thread? Yes.

Now get of my lawn!

mikekerr3

02-20-2010, 09:16 PM

Thirty is still wet behind the ears.

I have boots older than that

Nick Soapdish

02-20-2010, 09:24 PM

There should've been an option on the poll to get an idea of the percentage of us older folks. As it is, we just know that there are 45 older posters at CBR out of a possible 55,443.

Gary_B

02-20-2010, 09:47 PM

I have boots older than that

I have facial hair older than that.

jessecuster3

02-20-2010, 09:50 PM

I was just helping my girlfriend do her taxes today and once again noticed that she was born in the '80s. That always makes me feel old.

mikekerr3

02-20-2010, 10:13 PM

I was just helping my girlfriend do her taxes today and once again noticed that she was born in the '80s. That always makes me feel old.

Since my children were born in the 80s that would make me feel more than old:wink:

Gary_B

02-20-2010, 10:17 PM

My wife was born in the 50s and that makes me feel young.

Slugger

02-20-2010, 10:22 PM

Gah!! I got shafted.

I've gotta wait six years to even vote on this poll.

But seriously, is thirty considered young? I doubt it....

Pfft, I gotta wait 15.

Asmith

02-20-2010, 10:51 PM

I was just helping my girlfriend do her taxes today and once again noticed that she was born in the '80s. That always makes me feel old.

It should be making you feel lucky, ya' dirty old perve!