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

Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2023 9:14 am
by Johnnie
L-Jam3 wrote: Wed Nov 08, 2023 8:51 amFuck CPAPs.
Been using mine for almost 10 years. I simply cannot sleep without it.

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

Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2023 9:19 am
by Giff
L-Jam3 wrote: Wed Nov 08, 2023 8:51 amFuck CPAPs.
Have you looked into Aspire? My wife has one and it's done wonders for her.

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

Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2023 9:50 am
by GoodKarma
brian wrote: Wed Nov 08, 2023 9:03 am Have one coming via FedEx today (a requirement of my new truck driving job)
Is that because you need it or just in case? Does the licensing require you to do a sleep study/test?

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

Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2023 9:53 am
by brian
GoodKarma wrote: Wed Nov 08, 2023 9:50 am
brian wrote: Wed Nov 08, 2023 9:03 am Have one coming via FedEx today (a requirement of my new truck driving job)
Is that because you need it or just in case? Does the licensing require you to do a sleep study/test?
The company required a sleep study and it found sleep apnea. I’m sure it’s all insurance-related for the company.

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

Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2023 2:27 pm
by Baloney

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

Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2023 3:49 pm
by The Sybian
Baloney wrote: Wed Nov 08, 2023 2:27 pm
Considering my kids probably don't even know what MTV is, this shouldn't be all that shocking. Yet it is.

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

Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2023 5:35 pm
by Steve of phpBB
Lol

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

Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2023 7:10 pm
by Pruitt IV
Steve of phpBB wrote: Wed Nov 08, 2023 5:35 pm Lol
Hearing "are you okay?" whenever you cough is similarly disturbing.

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

Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2023 7:53 pm
by P.D.X.
That reminds me of one of biggest pet peeves… when you’re coughing and someone offers you water. Water goes down the esophagus while coughing comes up the trachea. They’re different tubes!

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

Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2023 1:04 pm
by brian
Used the CPAP for the first time last night and it wasn’t as bad as I feared. I’m sure as soon as I get the mask fit dialed in and get used to it (it’s a little unsettling to have a machine essentially breathing for you at first) it might really be a big help. At worst if I can at least find a comfort level with it, won’t be any worse than my sleeping now and since I have to upload proof of use it’s non-negotiable anyway.

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

Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2023 11:50 am
by brian
The Sybian wrote: Thu Aug 17, 2023 12:09 pm
govmentchedda wrote: Thu Aug 17, 2023 11:52 am
BeckyHammon’s hoodie wrote: Wed Aug 16, 2023 9:04 pm Here’s a random trivia question? What’s the largest town in America named after a still-living person?
Guessing something named after Jimmy Carter.
I'm going to say Laughlin, NV since Brian, er Becky's Hoodie posted the question and answer.

-Sorry for deadnaming you, Becky.
Don Laughlin died a month ago btw so this is no longer accurate.

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

Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2023 8:41 pm
by mister d

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

Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2023 10:48 am
by Ryan
Chipped a front tooth and I don’t even know how or when.

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

Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2023 10:57 am
by The Sybian
Ryan wrote: Thu Nov 16, 2023 10:48 am Chipped a front tooth and I don’t even know how or when.
That happened to me a few months ago. It was really annoying for a day or two, but it naturally smoothed itself out.

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

Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2023 11:45 am
by L-Jam3
I need to relay this exchange from last weekend at my son's Boy Scouts camp. The dads and sons were all sitting around the campfire talking about music. At one point the following occurs:

Me: Well, if you guys want to feel old, there's a Dad Hip Hop playlist I found on Spotify.

Dad #1: Dad Hip Hop? What's that? Like De La Soul?

Me: No, a little bit closer to now. It's primarily late 80s early 90s. It's pretty jarring, though, when NWA comes up on a playlist entitled "Dad" anything.

Dad #2: The last "A" now stands for "Arthritis".

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

Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2023 12:23 pm
by mister d
The Sybian wrote: Thu Nov 16, 2023 10:57 am
Ryan wrote: Thu Nov 16, 2023 10:48 am Chipped a front tooth and I don’t even know how or when.
That happened to me a few months ago. It was really annoying for a day or two, but it naturally smoothed itself out.
Image

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

Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2023 12:23 pm
by mister d
L-Jam3 wrote: Fri Nov 17, 2023 11:45 amDad #1: Dad Hip Hop? What's that? Like De La Soul?
This guy is me.

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

Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2023 2:22 pm
by Ryan
My freshman dorm floor always hung out together. 20 of us would go down to the common room in the basement of our tower and play ping pong or watch something on TV. We must have watched the Dana Carvey stand up on Comedy Central 50 times. Anyone remember his bit about his little kid's action figures? Dex Carvey just died of a drug overdose.

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

Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2023 2:54 pm
by Shirley
mister d wrote: Fri Nov 17, 2023 12:23 pm
L-Jam3 wrote: Fri Nov 17, 2023 11:45 amDad #1: Dad Hip Hop? What's that? Like De La Soul?
This guy is me.
It's still the right answer. Maybe #2 behind Beastie Boys.

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

Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2023 3:11 pm
by mister d
Too much Beasties you can't listen to in front of kids. I'd add Pharcyde to the list, Digable Planets if you count them as rap, some Tribe but with the same Beasties caveat.

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

Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2023 3:21 pm
by Giff
Too much Beasties you can't listen to in front of kids. I'd add Pharcyde to the list, Digable Planets if you count them as rap, some Tribe but with the same Beasties caveat.
Pharcyde on Soul Flower (Wrong Tree) wrote: I go from Skip Scott to hip-hop to be-bop to P-Funk
Cutting enough bullshit to turn a tree into a tree trunk
'Cause we've sunk ships from the Pacific to the Atlantic
I dig dips who've got the hips that are gigantic
'Cause I'm frantic, take you in a frenzy
Takin' you out is easier than pullin' a pull-out out of a Benzie
Box when I rocks the orthodox styles to make you squirm
Yes, I come from Cali, no, I do not have a perm
I stand firm on the mic device when I gets nice
Don't roll the dice if you can't pay the price
I got more flavor than 7-11 Slurpees
If Magic can admit he got AIDS, fuck it, I got herpes
The reaction to that last line kills me every time.

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

Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2023 3:23 pm
by govmentchedda
Ryan wrote: Fri Nov 17, 2023 2:22 pm My freshman dorm floor always hung out together. 20 of us would go down to the common room in the basement of our tower and play ping pong or watch something on TV. We must have watched the Dana Carvey stand up on Comedy Central 50 times. Anyone remember his bit about his little kid's action figures? Dex Carvey just died of a drug overdose.
Was that the one with the frappucino bit about his friends that didn't have kids?

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

Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2023 3:32 pm
by Ryan
I don’t remember but maybe? Were frappuccinos even a thing in 199-whatever?

Half of it was OJ talk. He did the choppin’ broccoli. Great stuff.

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

Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2023 4:02 pm
by rass
mister d wrote: Fri Nov 17, 2023 3:11 pm Too much Beasties you can't listen to in front of kids. I'd add Pharcyde to the list, Digable Planets if you count them as rap, some Tribe but with the same Beasties caveat.
But De La might have the most dangerous song of all, at least for a certain age.

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

Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2023 6:12 pm
by blundercrush
govmentchedda wrote: Fri Nov 17, 2023 3:23 pm
Ryan wrote: Fri Nov 17, 2023 2:22 pm My freshman dorm floor always hung out together. 20 of us would go down to the common room in the basement of our tower and play ping pong or watch something on TV. We must have watched the Dana Carvey stand up on Comedy Central 50 times. Anyone remember his bit about his little kid's action figures? Dex Carvey just died of a drug overdose.
Was that the one with the frappucino bit about his friends that didn't have kids?
Ours was the Robin Williams special he did in 2002. That and Boondock Saints.

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

Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2023 6:25 pm
by bfj
Ryan wrote: Fri Nov 17, 2023 2:22 pm My freshman dorm floor always hung out together. 20 of us would go down to the common room in the basement of our tower and play ping pong or watch something on TV. We must have watched the Dana Carvey stand up on Comedy Central 50 times. Anyone remember his bit about his little kid's action figures? Dex Carvey just died of a drug overdose.
Megator, Megatee, Megatoo, every time I bend my finger it’s 9.95 to you! Or something like that.

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

Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2023 1:04 am
by govmentchedda
bfj wrote: Fri Nov 17, 2023 6:25 pm
Ryan wrote: Fri Nov 17, 2023 2:22 pm My freshman dorm floor always hung out together. 20 of us would go down to the common room in the basement of our tower and play ping pong or watch something on TV. We must have watched the Dana Carvey stand up on Comedy Central 50 times. Anyone remember his bit about his little kid's action figures? Dex Carvey just died of a drug overdose.
Megator, Megatee, Megatoo, every time I bend my finger it’s 9.95 to you! Or something like that.
Yes!

The comedy special we wore out was Jon Stewart live from Miami.

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

Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2023 7:02 pm
by DaveInSeattle
Not sure if this is the right thread for this, but my GF grew up in Columbia, MO down the street from a kid who is now a writer/exec producer for the Simpsons.

He has a pretty funny article in the WSJ about how not be boring when you turn 60: How to Avoid Being Boring at 60:
What to do when your life is so routine that you’ve run out of stories? Embark on a series of tame, achievable, eye-opening challenges

When I recently turned 60, I realized with alarm that I was starting to see unmistakable signs from friends and colleagues that I was becoming—there’s no easy way to put this—boring. It was almost as if the same stories I had told a hundred times were no longer interesting to them. But what else was I supposed to talk about? It wasn’t like I had anything new and exciting to tell them.

That’s when it hit me: I didn’t have anything new and exciting to tell them. My life had gotten entrenched in routine. Calcified, if you will. I had stopped evolving, and I think we all know what happens then—like the dodo, you stop flying, get fat and Dutch sailors eat you on their voyage home.
He leaves his email at the end of the story for suggestions, and my GF emailed him to say he should come to Seattle and be a busker (he played violin when they were kids) down at the Pike Place Market.

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

Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2023 12:33 pm
by mister d
Anyone have a rec for a good back pillow for sitting on the couch? I usually just put one across the bottom and then one straight up (forming an upside-down T) but figure I should upgrade to something more comfortable.

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

Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2023 12:38 pm
by sancarlos
As a result of my eye surgery, I am supposed to sleep on my side, not on my back. And, awhile back I buggered up my left shoulder so I don’t like to sleep on my left side. Normally, I would move around a lot as I sleep, so this limitation to only sleeping on my right side is a pain in the arse.

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

Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2023 12:39 pm
by Johnny Carwash
Responding late to what DiS shared, but thinking you didn't become boring until 60 is sort of a humblebrag, right?

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

Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2023 12:56 pm
by A_B
mister d wrote: Wed Dec 06, 2023 12:33 pm Anyone have a rec for a good back pillow for sitting on the couch? I usually just put one across the bottom and then one straight up (forming an upside-down T) but figure I should upgrade to something more comfortable.
Maybe a new couch?

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

Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2023 12:59 pm
by DaveInSeattle
Johnny Carwash wrote: Wed Dec 06, 2023 12:39 pm Responding late to what DiS shared, but thinking you didn't become boring until 60 is sort of a humblebrag, right?
Well, he is an Exec Producer on the Simpsons...that probably delays the transition to "old and boring" by a bit.

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

Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2023 1:04 pm
by The Sybian
Johnny Carwash wrote: Wed Dec 06, 2023 12:39 pm Responding late to what DiS shared, but thinking you didn't become boring until 60 is sort of a humblebrag, right?
Totally, I've been boring for 18 years. I blame having kids, but it was probably inevitable.

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

Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2023 3:58 pm
by DSafetyGuy
DaveInSeattle wrote: Wed Dec 06, 2023 12:59 pm
Johnny Carwash wrote: Wed Dec 06, 2023 12:39 pm Responding late to what DiS shared, but thinking you didn't become boring until 60 is sort of a humblebrag, right?
Well, he is an Exec Producer on the Simpsons...that probably delays the transition to "old and boring" by a bit.
Not necessarily. I would imagine there is a lot of telling stories about other people that makes him seem "not boring".

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

Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2023 3:03 pm
by HaulCitgo
Mike dunleavys kid is gm of the warriors

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

Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2023 9:20 pm
by wlu_lax6
Watching my son hammer.through chat prompts on LLMs (Open AI type stuff) to create a logo for something is.amazing. He.can make those things hum.

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

Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2023 9:38 pm
by Giff
I didn’t want to start a thread about something that makes me feel the opposite, but a room full of early 20-somethings jamming out to 90s/early 2000s music at a wedding last night did just that.

Still, way too many “sirs”.

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

Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2023 1:31 am
by P.D.X.
Sausage fest huh?

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

Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2023 7:52 am
by MaxWebster
yeah and related (and i feel like i may have brought this up before, apologies) is i can't have anyone call me "mister webster" - first of all, it's not my name, and second .... no. please please call me max ffs.

idk i know even with my relatively-young parents in the 80s it was considered a sign of respect and I do get that but I just cringe when i'm called mister and immediately insist on the first name with my kids' friends and have for years - i can't go for that. no can do.
Giff wrote: Sun Dec 17, 2023 9:38 pm ...
Still, way too many “sirs”.