Random thoughts/images/shit that makes you feel old thread

[EnochRoot]

Yeah, as noted above, in 2001, we had no smartphones. No wifi. Most people were on super slow dial-up modems for their computers, so websites were prehistoric. CDs were still state of the art for music acquisition. More people still used VHS than DVDs.

I’ll push back a bit on 2001 being state of the art for music acquisition. I was downloading SHN and FLAC files from concert sharing sites like bt.etree.org way back into the late 90s. Damn it took a long time to pull those shows down (DSL). Also, I had an 802.11b wifi router too circa 1999. Lousy range, but it allowed me to use my laptop on my couch as the modem was about 8 feet away on my desk. It operated on the 2.4 Ghz band, which meant whenever you microwave stuff, or your wireless phone rang, down went your connection.

Oh..and damn that was a small apartment.

Yeah, state of the art was an incorrect term, but CDs were as good as most people had it. it was a minority of people had DSL or access to servers, and were were actually going on Napster or what have you to download music. I tried downloading on Napster and it took all night to grab a few songs.

Oh yeah. When I would download concerts from bt.etree.org, the downloading would take up to a week.

[Johnnie]

As you get older it feels like time has sped up. I've already been in Korea 3 months. I feel like I've done nothing.

This year is going to be 20 years out of high school. I feel older because I'm tired more, but mentally I don't feel like I've aged that much. I can walk right into freshman Latin class and not miss a beat.

[A_B]

As you get older it feels like time has sped up. I've already been in Korea 3 months. I feel like I've done nothing.

This year is going to be 20 years out of high school. I feel older because I'm tired more, but mentally I don't feel like I've aged that much. I can walk right into freshman Latin class and not miss a beat.

You can walk into the most basic Latin class available and be ok? Check out the big brain on Brett!

[Johnnie]

Well, 1st declension nouns and adjectives and understanding verb structure, sure.

Credit to my Latin teacher who drilled this stuff into our heads with homework every single night. It made learning the stuff so much easier. The more advanced stuff I'd for sure need a refresher.

Nominative, genitive, dative, accusative, ablative.

Singular: -a, -ae, -ae, -am, -a. Plural: -ae, -arum, -is, -as, -is.

Shit like that I'll never forget. Mr. Sullivan was a cool, but frenetic dude. I was sad when I found out he passed away.

His obit was well written: http://eastietimes.com/2018/02/09/appre ... ies-at-69/

[MaxWebster]

that was a nice obit, Johnnie. "Sully"

just the singular act of reading that tiny bit of Latin you wrote made me feel old. Just the word "ablative" alone, wow.

(i took it in HS and college and pretty much sucked both times)

[A_B]

that was a nice obit, Johnnie. "Sully"

just the singular act of reading that tiny bit of Latin you wrote made me feel old. Just the word "ablative" alone, wow.

(i took it in HS and college and pretty much sucked both times)

How much do you have to suck as a person if your last name is Sullivan and you aren't called "Sully"?

[mister d]

I'm in a Saturday night zoom poker league with three Sullivans (and one more Sullivan by marriage). Only two of the three dudes are "Sully".

[A_B]

I'm in a Saturday night zoom poker league with three Sullivans (and one more Sullivan by marriage). Only two of the three dudes are "Sully".

Does the third one suck eggs?

[mister d]

The third one is the younger brother of the oldest Sully but most of the group has known each other their whole lives so they couldn't both be Sully.

[brian]

Way more time has passed between now and the release of Boogie Nights (24 years) than between Boogie Nights’ release and the era portrayed in the movie (17-20 years).

[Reaper]

Way more time has passed between now and the release of Boogie Nights (24 years) than between Boogie Nights’ release and the era portrayed in the movie (17-20 years).

Apollo 13 was released 26 years ago, which depicted events that happened 25 years prior.

[Rush2112]

Yeah, as noted above, in 2001, we had no smartphones. No wifi. Most people were on super slow dial-up modems for their computers, so websites were prehistoric. CDs were still state of the art for music acquisition. More people still used VHS than DVDs.

I’ll push back a bit on 2001 being state of the art for music acquisition. I was downloading SHN and FLAC files from concert sharing sites like bt.etree.org way back into the late 90s. Damn it took a long time to pull those shows down (DSL). Also, I had an 802.11b wifi router too circa 1999. Lousy range, but it allowed me to use my laptop on my couch as the modem was about 8 feet away on my desk. It operated on the 2.4 Ghz band, which meant whenever you microwave stuff, or your wireless phone rang, down went your connection.

Oh..and damn that was a small apartment.

Yeah, state of the art was an incorrect term, but CDs were as good as most people had it. it was a minority of people had DSL or access to servers, and were were actually going on Napster or what have you to download music. I tried downloading on Napster and it took all night to grab a few songs.

Oh yeah. When I would download concerts from bt.etree.org, the downloading would take up to a week.

I started a Master's in 2000 and the school had 3 services you could log into. #1 was a 30 minute connection basically for checking email, etc. #2 was the general connection that you could have for 4 hours (IIRC), 3. was fast and you could stay on for longer. Incredibly hard to get on 3, but I remember trying to get a copy of a bluegrass jam by a band I was into at the time that took about 12 hours. I set my alarm for 4 AM so I could renew the connection. Ah, good times.

and people need to source shit on etree can't get many shows on Soulseek.

[Pruitt]

Way more time has passed between now and the release of Boogie Nights (24 years) than between Boogie Nights’ release and the era portrayed in the movie (17-20 years).

Apollo 13 was released 26 years ago, which depicted events that happened 25 years prior.

That one hurts.

[DaveInSeattle]

Can I go on an Old Man rant here?

I absolutely hate the 'GOAT' term. Drives me crazy.

[L-Jam3]

With neither Adam Vinatieri, Jaromir Jagr, or Bartolo Colon signing to play, 2020 was the first year I was older than every player in the Big 4.

[Johnny Carwash]

Can I go on an Old Man rant here?

I absolutely hate the 'GOAT' term. Drives me crazy.

Seconded. Trying to pass off "goat" as a positive term after decades of it meaning "the guy who fucked everything up" doesn't work for me.

[Pruitt]

Can I go on an Old Man rant here?

I absolutely hate the 'GOAT' term. Drives me crazy.

Seconded. Trying to pass off "goat" as a positive term after decades of it meaning "the guy who fucked everything up" doesn't work for me.

Hate it.

Guess I'm getting used to it, but Tom Brady isn't a "Goat," Scott Norwood is a goat.

[EnochRoot]

Yeah, as noted above, in 2001, we had no smartphones. No wifi. Most people were on super slow dial-up modems for their computers, so websites were prehistoric. CDs were still state of the art for music acquisition. More people still used VHS than DVDs.

I’ll push back a bit on 2001 being state of the art for music acquisition. I was downloading SHN and FLAC files from concert sharing sites like bt.etree.org way back into the late 90s. Damn it took a long time to pull those shows down (DSL). Also, I had an 802.11b wifi router too circa 1999. Lousy range, but it allowed me to use my laptop on my couch as the modem was about 8 feet away on my desk. It operated on the 2.4 Ghz band, which meant whenever you microwave stuff, or your wireless phone rang, down went your connection.

Oh..and damn that was a small apartment.

Yeah, state of the art was an incorrect term, but CDs were as good as most people had it. it was a minority of people had DSL or access to servers, and were were actually going on Napster or what have you to download music. I tried downloading on Napster and it took all night to grab a few songs.

Oh yeah. When I would download concerts from bt.etree.org, the downloading would take up to a week.

I started a Master's in 2000 and the school had 3 services you could log into. #1 was a 30 minute connection basically for checking email, etc. #2 was the general connection that you could have for 4 hours (IIRC), 3. was fast and you could stay on for longer. Incredibly hard to get on 3, but I remember trying to get a copy of a bluegrass jam by a band I was into at the time that took about 12 hours. I set my alarm for 4 AM so I could renew the connection. Ah, good times.

and people need to source shit on etree can't get many shows on Soulseek.

How'd that work for you? I mean, torrents are shared by multiple seeders, but if their uploading is capped (circa 2000) around .5 mbps, it's like sucking a frozen milkshake through a straw.

[Johnny Carwash]

Seeing the birthday notices for Johnnie/BSF/Gunpowder and remembering they're the "young guys" around here.

(Happy Birthday GPJ)

[Sabo]

Seeing the birthday notices for Johnnie/BSF/Gunpowder and remembering they're the "young guys" around here.

(Happy Birthday GPJ)

Happy birthday to one Mr. A. B., who turns 69 today.

Nice!

[Johnnie]

In my mind you guys haven't aged and only I have.

Which makes zero sense, but then it's like ya. I've been on this board 17 years come August. You've all had birthdays too!

[bfj]

Seeing the birthday notices for Johnnie/BSF/Gunpowder and remembering they're the "young guys" around here.

(Happy Birthday GPJ)

I get birthday notices on FB for Laird, Bizness Hoarse and the Meat Gayzer. I have no idea when his real bday is.

[mister d]

GOAT is even more fucked up when you have a place like ESPN saying "Mahomes is trying to take the GOAT mantle from Brady". That's not at all what the term fucking means.

[tennbengal]

had my physical, I am now 50, so i am about to meet a whole bunch of specialists for tests that I have never before had occasion to meet. This makes me feel old.


Because I am old.

I've been on this board since I was 33 or so. That also makes me feel old.

[Pruitt]

had my physical, I am now 50, so i am about to meet a whole bunch of specialists for tests that I have never before had occasion to meet. This makes me feel old.


Because I am old.

I've been on this board since I was 33 or so. That also makes me feel old.

Colonoscopies are great fun!

[Rush2112]

How'd that work for you? I mean, torrents are shared by multiple seeders, but if their uploading is capped (circa 2000) around .5 mbps, it's like sucking a frozen milkshake through a straw.

That was on Napster, so single seed. We got shows from a buddy that lived on campus with a "fast" connection.

[Steve of phpBB]

had my physical, I am now 50, so i am about to meet a whole bunch of specialists for tests that I have never before had occasion to meet. This makes me feel old.


Because I am old.

I've been on this board since I was 33 or so. That also makes me feel old.

Colonoscopies are great fun!

And as I'm sure you know, the colonoscopy isn't the bad part. It's drinking the Liquid Plumr the night before.

[Pruitt]

had my physical, I am now 50, so i am about to meet a whole bunch of specialists for tests that I have never before had occasion to meet. This makes me feel old.


Because I am old.

I've been on this board since I was 33 or so. That also makes me feel old.

Colonoscopies are great fun!

And as I'm sure you know, the colonoscopy isn't the bad part. It's drinking the Liquid Plumr the night before.

Quickest weight loss plan in the world!

[A_B]

How does (spoiler alert for those who want to keep a safe distance from Swamper's medical issues)

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Having your first ruptured hemorrhoid the night before you turn 44 rate on the getting old scale? I literally fucking screamed in the bathroom.
I knew something was happening but I was not prepared for the blood

[rass]

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[The Sybian]

How does (spoiler alert for those who want to keep a safe distance from Swamper's medical issues)

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Having your first ruptured hemorrhoid the night before you turn 44 rate on the getting old scale? I literally fucking screamed in the bathroom.
I knew something was happening but I was not prepared for the blood

Fortunately, I have no advice on this one. Didn't even know that was possible. Good luck, man.

[mister d]

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Jesus fucking christ.

[Giff]

That actually sounds like something that happened to me in Colorado this summer and what finally made me go to a GI. I'm getting my first colonoscopy on the 19th.

[A_B]

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Jesus fucking christ.

You didn't have to click!

[Pruitt]

How does (spoiler alert for those who want to keep a safe distance from Swamper's medical issues)

[+] spoiler

Having your first ruptured hemorrhoid the night before you turn 44 rate on the getting old scale? I literally fucking screamed in the bathroom.
I knew something was happening but I was not prepared for the blood

Fortunately, I have no advice on this one. Didn't even know that was possible. Good luck, man.

Didn't know that could happen.

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But anal fissures? That's a thing

[mister d]

You didn't have to click!

Of course I did I'm human!

[Steve of phpBB]

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Jesus fucking christ.

This.

[The Sybian]

How does (spoiler alert for those who want to keep a safe distance from Swamper's medical issues)

[+] spoiler

Having your first ruptured hemorrhoid the night before you turn 44 rate on the getting old scale? I literally fucking screamed in the bathroom.
I knew something was happening but I was not prepared for the blood

Fortunately, I have no advice on this one. Didn't even know that was possible. Good luck, man.

Didn't know that could happen.

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But anal fissures? That's a thing

One of the top 5 all-time posts was the story someone linked of a guy with an anal fissure he named Bob.

[sancarlos]

I can top that, AB.

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You guys haven't lived until you've had a microscopic camera on a wire shove backwards up your urethra so the urologist could try to learn why you were pissing blood. It was actually more painful than my heart attack.

[P.D.X.]

my audible gasp just woke up my pets