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

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Feb 09, 2021 6:12 pm

Was anesthesia/euthanasia not an option?

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Tue Feb 09, 2021 7:28 pm

mister d wrote: ↑Tue Feb 09, 2021 6:12 pm Was anesthesia/euthanasia not an option?

[+] spoiler: They pumped local anesthetic up the urethra before the procedure. That was no picnic, either.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Tue Feb 09, 2021 7:55 pm

Was it like the Deadwood episode where Swearingen finally passed the stone?

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Mon Feb 15, 2021 12:27 pm

Within the past five minutes I (a) plucked a white eyebrow hair and (b) experienced a cramp in my lower jaw from yawning.

bfj · Post by **bfj** » Mon Feb 15, 2021 1:35 pm

Friends' parents dying makes me realize that time is coming (hopefully not soon) and I'm really not ready to deal with that reality. Also lost a friend who was 54 over the weekend and that always freaks me out.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Mon Feb 15, 2021 1:36 pm

L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 15, 2021 12:27 pm Within the past five minutes I (a) plucked a white eyebrow hair and (b) experienced a cramp in my lower jaw from yawning.

There are worse places to find white hairs.

bfj · Post by **bfj** » Mon Feb 15, 2021 1:39 pm

Pruitt wrote: ↑Mon Feb 15, 2021 1:36 pm
L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 15, 2021 12:27 pm Within the past five minutes I (a) plucked a white eyebrow hair and (b) experienced a cramp in my lower jaw from yawning.
There are worse places to find white hairs.

Between your teeth for one.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Mon Feb 15, 2021 1:44 pm

bfj wrote: ↑Mon Feb 15, 2021 1:39 pm
Pruitt wrote: ↑Mon Feb 15, 2021 1:36 pm
L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 15, 2021 12:27 pm Within the past five minutes I (a) plucked a white eyebrow hair and (b) experienced a cramp in my lower jaw from yawning.
There are worse places to find white hairs.
Between your teeth for one.

Jesus!!! Hilarious.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Mon Feb 15, 2021 9:50 pm

bfj wrote: ↑Mon Feb 15, 2021 1:39 pm
Pruitt wrote: ↑Mon Feb 15, 2021 1:36 pm
L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 15, 2021 12:27 pm Within the past five minutes I (a) plucked a white eyebrow hair and (b) experienced a cramp in my lower jaw from yawning.
There are worse places to find white hairs.
Between your teeth for one.

I think I woke the kids laughing at that.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Feb 17, 2021 8:33 am

My "what's up, Grimace" to my oldest, dressed in all purple, was met with confusion and now wiki tells me the character was retired 18 years ago.

Post by **Sabo** » Wed Feb 17, 2021 8:34 am

mister d wrote: ↑Wed Feb 17, 2021 8:33 am My "what's up, Grimace" to my oldest, dressed in all purple, was met with confusion and now wiki tells me the character was retired 18 years ago.

I think he retired from McDonald's so he could market Purple Drank.

rass · Post by **rass** » Wed Feb 17, 2021 8:51 am

18 years??

The drive-thru at the McD's at the GSP Union tolls used to have paintings and I think maybe even a little menagerie of statues of the characters. Next time I drive past there I'll see if they still appear to be there and let you know.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Wed Feb 17, 2021 10:50 am

Sabo wrote: ↑Wed Feb 17, 2021 8:34 am
mister d wrote: ↑Wed Feb 17, 2021 8:33 am My "what's up, Grimace" to my oldest, dressed in all purple, was met with confusion and now wiki tells me the character was retired 18 years ago.
I think he retired from McDonald's so he could market Purple Drank.

It was a Foster's.

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A_B · Post by **A_B** » Sat Feb 20, 2021 10:05 pm

The lady and I cleaned the master bedroom and bath tonight. I can barely stand up straight. I am mostly the bathroom guy but I can’t figure out why it’s ducked me up so bad this time.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Sun Feb 21, 2021 2:19 am

DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Wed Feb 17, 2021 10:50 am
Sabo wrote: ↑Wed Feb 17, 2021 8:34 am
mister d wrote: ↑Wed Feb 17, 2021 8:33 am My "what's up, Grimace" to my oldest, dressed in all purple, was met with confusion and now wiki tells me the character was retired 18 years ago.
I think he retired from McDonald's so he could market Purple Drank.
It was a Foster's.

Grimace.jpg

Nobody fucks with the Grimace.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Mon Feb 22, 2021 8:08 pm

When a player you remember from the minor leagues - after you've turned 35, moved into your adult home, and had your first kid - announces he will retire after a 21-year major league career and nearly 700 homers.

serrano · Post by **serrano** » Tue Feb 23, 2021 2:26 pm

Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Mon Feb 22, 2021 8:08 pm When a player you remember from the minor leagues - after you've turned 35, moved into your adult home, and had your first kid - announces he will retire after a 21-year major league career and nearly 700 homers.

clu haywood was on the yanks in '89 so just how old are you, steve?

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Feb 23, 2021 3:08 pm

I'm still trying to figure out who steve meant.

rass · Post by **rass** » Tue Feb 23, 2021 3:09 pm

Think it was poo-holes, whose wife posted something on social media suggesting this might be his last season before back-tracking and saying she meant his last season on his current contract.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Tue Feb 23, 2021 3:11 pm

A_B wrote: ↑Tue Feb 23, 2021 3:08 pm I'm still trying to figure out who steve meant.

Pujols. But apparently he walked back the retirement announcement. Or his wife did, anyway.

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Tue Feb 23, 2021 3:12 pm

It's only him and Cabrera among active MLBers whose careers predate The Swamp, right? Am I forgetting anyone else?

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Tue Feb 23, 2021 3:13 pm

L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 23, 2021 3:12 pm It's only him and Cabrera among active MLBers whose careers predate The Swamp, right? Am I forgetting anyone else?

Wow.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Feb 23, 2021 3:14 pm

Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Tue Feb 23, 2021 3:11 pm
A_B wrote: ↑Tue Feb 23, 2021 3:08 pm I'm still trying to figure out who steve meant.
Pujols. But apparently he walked back the retirement announcement. Or his wife did, anyway.

That's where I was headed, but couldn't find an announcement.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Tue Feb 23, 2021 3:21 pm

A_B wrote: ↑Tue Feb 23, 2021 3:14 pm
Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Tue Feb 23, 2021 3:11 pm
A_B wrote: ↑Tue Feb 23, 2021 3:08 pm I'm still trying to figure out who steve meant.
Pujols. But apparently he walked back the retirement announcement. Or his wife did, anyway.
That's where I was headed, but couldn't find an announcement.

His wife texted or tweeted that he was going to retire at the end of this season, and it was all over the place for a couple of hours, and then she kinda walked it back.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Feb 23, 2021 3:48 pm

L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 23, 2021 3:12 pm It's only him and Cabrera among active MLBers whose careers predate The Swamp, right? Am I forgetting anyone else?

If the swamp is 2003, yes. If its 2004, there are two more guys.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Feb 23, 2021 3:51 pm

MLB Players Active Since 2005 (by PAs):
2,077: Pujols
1,716: Cabrera
572: (catcher)
62: (3B)
7: (DH)
6: (SP)
4: (SP)
0: (SP)
0: (SP)

Seems really interesting to me that there are no relievers or SPs turned RPs on this list. You always think of them as the ones who hang on.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Feb 23, 2021 3:55 pm

mister d wrote: ↑Tue Feb 23, 2021 3:51 pm MLB Players Active Since 2005 (by PAs):
2,077: Pujols
1,716: Cabrera
572: (catcher)
62: (3B)
7: (DH)
6: (SP)
4: (SP)
0: (SP)
0: (SP)

Seems really interesting to me that there are no relievers or SPs turned RPs on this list. You always think of them as the ones who hang on.

That makes the near 700 homers way more impressive.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Tue Feb 23, 2021 3:57 pm

mister d wrote: ↑Tue Feb 23, 2021 3:51 pm MLB Players Active Since 2005 (by PAs):
2,077: Pujols
1,716: Cabrera
572: (catcher)
62: (3B)
7: (DH)
6: (SP)
4: (SP)
0: (SP)
0: (SP)

Seems really interesting to me that there are no relievers or SPs turned RPs on this list. You always think of them as the ones who hang on.

Sorry, what is this list showing? (Or what do the numbers mean?)

rass · Post by **rass** » Tue Feb 23, 2021 4:05 pm

"PA" is short-hand for "Personally Aged" which is an advanced statistical measurement of how old thinking about said player makes a baseline level Swamper feel.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Feb 23, 2021 4:15 pm

Also, surely Oliver Perez is on that list and he's a converted one.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Feb 23, 2021 4:17 pm

Oh shit, I don't know why this didn't pick up Perez.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Feb 23, 2021 4:20 pm

Fangraphs doesn't have him as active roster. Whatever, Fangraphs, thanks for ruining everything.

(My list was Yadier Molina, Ryan Zimmerman, Nelson Cruz, Zack Greinke, Rich Hill, Justin Verlander, Adam Wainwright)

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Tue Feb 23, 2021 4:20 pm

rass wrote: ↑Tue Feb 23, 2021 4:05 pm "PA" is short-hand for "Personally Aged" which is an advanced statistical measurement of how old thinking about said player makes a baseline level Swamper feel.

laughing here.

Baloney · Post by **Baloney** » Mon Mar 01, 2021 10:42 am

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Mon Mar 01, 2021 2:40 pm

Baloney wrote: ↑Mon Mar 01, 2021 10:42 am

FFS.

My understanding is that fighters aren't that much faster then they were a few decades ago because Mach 2 is about the top speed at which pilots can handle dogfighting.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Thu Mar 04, 2021 3:45 pm

Well, since Howard, DC, and HDO aren't on the board regularly anymore, I guess I'm the oldest guy around. Feeling particularly old, today, because...

I applied to start receiving Social Security benefits. Assuming no disability, age 62 is the earliest you can start receiving benefits, and I hit that milestone this June.

You get a greater monthly dollar amount if you wait longer to start receiving your benefit, so many people work up a big present-value computation using discount rates and considering their personal life expectancy to decide the optimal point to apply for the money. But, personally, after watching Trump try to eliminate the payroll taxes that help fund social security, I'm not going to take any chances on the well running dry in my lifetime. I'm getting my money as soon as possible. I'm fortunate enough that I've got what I think is adequate retirement savings, anyway.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Thu Mar 04, 2021 4:02 pm

sancarlos wrote: ↑Thu Mar 04, 2021 3:45 pm Well, since Howard, DC, and HDO aren't on the board regularly anymore, I guess I'm the oldest guy around. Feeling particularly old, today, because...

I applied to start receiving Social Security benefits. Assuming no disability, age 62 is the earliest you can start receiving benefits, and I hit that milestone this June.

You get a greater monthly dollar amount if you wait longer to start receiving your benefit, so many people work up a big present-value computation using discount rates and considering their personal life expectancy to decide the optimal point to apply for the money. But, personally, after watching Trump try to eliminate the payroll taxes that help fund social security, I'm not going to take any chances on the well running dry in my lifetime. I'm getting my money as soon as possible. I'm fortunate enough that I've got what I think is adequate retirement savings, anyway.

As you've mentioned previously, the value of your home also provides you with some security, as well. Just gotta figure out when/where the move will be.

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Thu Mar 04, 2021 4:14 pm

Johnnie wrote: ↑Sun Feb 21, 2021 2:19 am
DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Wed Feb 17, 2021 10:50 am
Sabo wrote: ↑Wed Feb 17, 2021 8:34 am
mister d wrote: ↑Wed Feb 17, 2021 8:33 am My "what's up, Grimace" to my oldest, dressed in all purple, was met with confusion and now wiki tells me the character was retired 18 years ago.
I think he retired from McDonald's so he could market Purple Drank.
It was a Foster's.

Grimace.jpg
Nobody fucks with the Grimace.

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Thu Mar 04, 2021 4:20 pm

^ That started out a lot funnier than it ended.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Sun Mar 07, 2021 8:13 am

Constantly falling asleep at 9 and waking up at 4.