Admittedly I watched Malcom in the Middle religiously as well.

rad and I are soul brothers afters all.

Aug 20, 2020 12:22:36 GMT Emperor said:

Aug 20, 2020 7:59:15 GMT Big Pete said:

Emperor this has to be some sort of joke right?

Are they actual slang terms? Were there any there that you hadn't heard before?

Heard of lush, butty, mint. "Laying it on" is familiar to me, but not "laying it on factor 50".

Pied, peng sort, melt, dead ting...Nope.

Butty is an interesting case. Depending on where you are in England, you have a different slang word for a sandwich. Butty, bap, roll, sarnie...I'm sure there are others.

Butty was the one that completely threw me. I thought it may have been a type of cake, biscuit or even slang for a cigarrete since some of the old slang is looked down upon.

I reckon half these 'slang' videos is a tourist trap designed to make you look like an idiot if you go overseas. Every Australian slang video I've seen sounds like slang we haven't used in 40-50 years.

Aug 19, 2020 1:09:57 GMT NATH45 said:

Aug 18, 2020 23:42:34 GMT 🤯 said:

I refuse to believe Malcolm in the Middle popularized anything... except MAYBE that brief clip in the intro of Bret putting Benoit in the Sharpshooter.

I will state, I only watch MITM up until the sharpshooter. Then that's it.

I have literally no memories of ever watching the show past that. For whatever reason when the song was on I stuck around for that 30 seconds and bounced.

Co-worker telling me how ugly his friend is but despite this he gets girls all the time because of his “ultimate rizz” I was confused but smiled politely, then started seeing it all over TikTok too.

Rizz
Another word for spitting game/how good you are with pulling and sustaining bitches.

- Urban dictionary

Also people having the hots for Jenna Ortega, she looks like a child to me.

Dec 12, 2022 10:51:57 GMT System said:

Co-worker telling me how ugly his friend is but despite this he gets girls all the time because of his “ultimate rizz” I was confused but smiled politely, then started seeing it all over TikTok too.

Rizz
Another word for spitting game/how good you are with pulling and sustaining bitches.

- Urban dictionary

Also people having the hots for Jenna Ortega, she looks like a child to me.

The looking like you're hot while trying to look 17yo has been around for a while and I don't like it ... Probably because I'm old.

A night of daring to wear heels (a very short heel) to my Christmas Party and shoveling the drive way (not a big snow) and I've put my back out. Trying to put on pants this morning was an adventure. I've had back issues since I was a young teen, but age is sure isn't helping. My mom is 69 and in better health than I am. Probably, because she's never had back issues.  It's only been the last year I've seen her slow down a bit. 

I fart a lot more.


I can’t see without my glasses


I’d rather be on the couch than on the town… like don’t invite me to things that start after dark… I ain’t coming.


I hate bending over, squatting down, or sitting on the floor. As gravity has become my enemy.



I can’t tolerate small talk… especially from people older than me… I get it we are old. Stop taking just to fill silences…



And stop rearranging the god damn grocery store every couple months.

Dec 12, 2022 21:29:34 GMT All34LOL said:

And stop rearranging the god damn grocery store every couple months.

I'm glad those companies keep getting my monthly donations to do that. Part of not getting old is to have a young mind and enjoy pranks and shenanigans 😁

What? Someone call me?

I gotta get me some of that rizz action.

Dec 12, 2022 22:15:44 GMT Foos said:

Dec 12, 2022 21:29:34 GMT All34LOL said:

And stop rearranging the god damn grocery store every couple months.

I'm glad those companies keep getting my monthly donations to do that. Part of not getting old is to have a young mind and enjoy pranks and shenanigans 😁

You just wait mister. You’ll see, you’ll all see.

Dec 12, 2022 22:19:46 GMT KING KID said:

What? Someone call me?

Well I did bring up farts…


I kid, I kid… well I guess you’re kid but I joke… anyway shenanigan away.

For me getting older is realising late that I am not going to ever be normal and to just lean into that a bit.
My work uniform now is a T-Shirt and cargo pants, but I will get into a shirt (no tie) for business meetings.
I find wearing certain clothes is restrictive and ties up my bandwidth, so I just bypass it.

I test as an extrovert, but much like All34LOL, I bypass the group of parents at school dropoff because I just couldn't be assed with small talk.
What I take on and have on my plate is nuts, seriously nuts and I need to cut it down... But I certainly don't want to take on more nonsense just to fit in with a society and their idea of how I should be.

I complain excessively about the neighbour's lawns. All of them. And their lack of ability to mow them weekly.

It's fucking embarrassing.

Dec 12, 2022 21:29:34 GMT All34LOL said:

I get it we are old. Stop taking just to fill silences….

This one does my head in because it’s usually disingenuous.

“Still wrestling?” “yeah”

2 weeks later

“Still wrestling?”

Or other stuff I’ve answered repeatedly, if you’re not interested why even bother to ask.

Explained to people 1828372742 times that sandylea and I don’t live together (she lives with her dad, I live alone) and every time I get “you don’t live together?” When people make small talk about how we are.

Dec 13, 2022 3:30:07 GMT NATH45 said:

I complain excessively about the neighbour's lawns. All of them. And their lack of ability to mow them weekly.

It's fucking embarrassing.

My neighbours currently have a Mexican Stand off over 6ft of Nature Strip that is technically neither of their to mow.
Neither does it despite the rest of their lawns being neat... It is so odd, would take about 2 minutes to run the mower over that part.

The neighbor at the other end (not closest to us) might be a bit of an asshole, when his last neighbours moved our they actually poisoned his nature strip, killed the whole thing.

I have lower tolerance for bullshit.
You treat me like shit, you’re getting it back.
I’m not a priority/you’re too busy for me - cool, I’m busy with my shit.
You never reach out to me/make plans to hang out - and I have to do all the work - cool, enjoy your other friends I’ll hang out with the ones who give a shit.

There is not enough time in the world, I’d rather spend it with people who want to spend it with me. If spending time with you is emotionally and physically draining, if my presence there is like having no one there anyway I’m going to stay home and chill with my dog/do my hobbies.

My health issues have always been shit so I don’t think that’s really age related. The way fast food affects me now - not sure if it’s age related or they cook it differently but that’s probably the most noticeable age thing too.

Acid reflux/heartburn with age is garbage

Acid reflux, heart burn, indigestion is a killer.

Every now and then, I have some sort of related attack, and end up feeding on gaviscon and white bread until it goes away. It's few and far between these days as I'm eliminating foods I shouldn't eat. But each time I'm convinced that it, Death has come to collect.

Dec 12, 2022 22:58:49 GMT iNCY said:

For me getting older is realising late that I am not going to ever be normal and to just lean into that a bit.
My work uniform now is a T-Shirt and cargo pants, but I will get into a shirt (no tie) for business meetings.
I find wearing certain clothes is restrictive and ties up my bandwidth, so I just bypass it.

I test as an extrovert, but much like All34LOL, I bypass the group of parents at school dropoff because I just couldn't be assed with small talk.
What I take on and have on my plate is nuts, seriously nuts and I need to cut it down... But I certainly don't want to take on more nonsense just to fit in with a society and their idea of how I should be.

Dec 13, 2022 3:45:01 GMT System said:

Dec 12, 2022 21:29:34 GMT All34LOL said:

I get it we are old. Stop taking just to fill silences….

This one does my head in because it’s usually disingenuous.

“Still wrestling?” “yeah”

2 weeks later

“Still wrestling?”

Or other stuff I’ve answered repeatedly, if you’re not interested why even bother to ask.

Explained to people 1828372742 times that sandylea and I don’t live together (she lives with her dad, I live alone) and every time I get “you don’t live together?” When people make small talk about how we are.

So like just saying “hi how are you” is cool with me. But beyond that I feel the same as system. It’s more about tedious questions most people don’t give a damn about they are just being nice which is sort of disingenuous. And repeating it over and over to make you feel like a good person for asking.


I don’t know sounds like I assume everyone really doesn’t care about others . I know when some people ask about how I enjoyed a movie that care nothing about the same film ,they are excited that I might have had a good time. But that’s really a handful right?

Cause really as I’ve got my 50s I feel I’ve mellowed. Like my forties I was a complete dick all day everyday. I dunno something happened whether it was the shear joy of discovering a new family, was covid… in the way that it revealed to me what’s really important. And how short time is and everyone has absolutely for real gone crazy (no matter how you feel about covid) like sweating small shit just isn’t very appealing to me. And how much more stuff I see as small shit now… say lawn care.

Sure I mow, but cultivate, fertilize, edge… fuck that I’d rather the dear, and turkeys, and possums, and frogs have more shit they can eat rather than a lawn to impress people who I could not care any less about. That’s not to say if you took pride in yours and did all the things to be green lush and perfect that I think it’s dumb. More power to you I say.

Pride is another thing I have found I don’t care much about any more. Sure have pride in yourself just not the kind that makes the world shity for everyone else.

Dec 13, 2022 8:43:08 GMT NATH45 said:

Acid reflux, heart burn, indigestion is a killer.

Every now and then, I have some sort of related attack, and end up feeding on gaviscon and white bread until it goes away. It's few and far between these days as I'm eliminating foods I shouldn't eat. But each time I'm convinced that it, Death has come to collect.

So I my late thirties and early 40, acid reflux sent me the hospital a few times. Long story short thought I was having a heart attack more than once. Docs put me on meds that helped… but didn’t stop it. Late 40s it comes back with a vengeance. New Dr actually sends me for tests and stuff to see what’s cause of it all. No medical reason was found. I had shit shoved into and pulled out at both ends literally nothing.


Cut to age 49 to 50. My stress levels come way down. Almost no reflux. Sure if I over eat, or eat really bad foods with high acid content I get a little touch but man nothing like the years, and years of needless torture I put myself through. That said avoid peppermint, chock and caffeine, and don’t over do spicy stuff and get someone to do actual tests. It can be something as simple as too much of certain bacteria in your gut causing to high stress like mine.

I despise lawn culture. I literally do the bare minimum. I mow weekly. I pay some company to come 6-8 times per year to fertilize and spray for weeds. I rake up my leaves in the fall. I overseed in the spring. My block is mostly NATH45 's on it who seem to have so much extra time to spend on their lawns. I'd rather spend time with my boys, and cooking and baking good food.

Will hopefully ditch my grass for clover some day.

Cosign. A couple years ago I was eating antacids like it was my job. Like spotty I had been to the ER a few times over it and had things shoved in all my orifices (and not for fun) and was diagnosed with a bleeding ulcer, though my Dr said that wasn't what was causing my reflux. At any rate, turns out it was stress. I gave up a site that was causing me great stress (okay the guy running the site was what caused me stress) and voila! I very rarely get it anymore and my Dr says my ulcer is healing! I still get it if I eat certain foods (too spicy, cabbage, really rich foods), but now maybe once a month at the most instead of every day/night.

Dec 13, 2022 20:58:40 GMT Foos said:

I despise lawn culture. I literally do the bare minimum. I mow weekly. I pay some company to come 6-8 times per year to fertilize and spray for weeds. I take up my leaves in the fall. I overseed in the spring. My block is mostly NATH45 's on it who seem to have so much extra time to spend on their lawns. I'd rather spend time with my boys, and cooking and baking good food.

Will hopefully ditch my grass for clover some day.

I mow. And trim the weeds up agains the house and flower beds… that’s it. I don’t rake or blow leaves. They are good for the local flora and fauna. Besides I live on a mountaintop he wind will blow them away eventually.

Dec 13, 2022 20:58:40 GMT Foos said:

I despise lawn culture. I literally do the bare minimum. I mow weekly. I pay some company to come 6-8 times per year to fertilize and spray for weeds. I take up my leaves in the fall. I overseed in the spring. My block is mostly NATH45 's on it who seem to have so much extra time to spend on their lawns. I'd rather spend time with my boys, and cooking and baking good food.

Will hopefully ditch my grass for clover some day.

We hire a company to mow the front every two weeks. Plus we leave the grass on the lawn because we face South and get full sun so it protects it better.  Our backyard has a large patch of clover we are just hoping takes the rest over. 

We get a huge amount of leaves in our yard every fall which are the bane of my existence because we have ZERO trees on our property but our neighbor has many. 

Dec 13, 2022 20:58:40 GMT Foos said:

I despise lawn culture. I literally do the bare minimum. I mow weekly. I pay some company to come 6-8 times per year to fertilize and spray for weeds. I rake up my leaves in the fall. I overseed in the spring. My block is mostly NATH45 's on it who seem to have so much extra time to spend on their lawns. I'd rather spend time with my boys, and cooking and baking good food.

Will hopefully ditch my grass for clover some day.

Less than an hour a week to mow the lawns, that's all it takes. One neighbour will wait until the grass is a foot high then it takes him hours to get to done.

I'm definitely on the heavy but solid side of the weight equation...
For me every time my weight crosses a certain threshold I get endless problems with reflux, apparently when you get too far it can stop your Esophagus from closing properly which lets stomach acid into your throat.

Don't mess around with it though, the more acid spills out of your stomach, the greater the risk of esophageal cancer. It's because you keep killing the lining of your throat and it keeps growing back. I saw a family friend pass from that and it was awful.

Not sure what it's branded as elsewhere but there are products you can take regularly like Nexium that will keep stomach acid and reflux under control.

I have had the reflux where it feels like something is stuck in your throat and it is an awful feeling.

I was using Nexium at one point when it was happening consistently.

And you're right stress doesn't help. The last attack I had was in September. A day prior to testing positive to Covid. I'd suggest the body was under some degree of stress unbeknownst to me, I was also burnt out from my job, absolutely hating it and in terrible shape and ignoring how shit I felt, highly caffeinated as a result to keep alert and all of that meant my mental health was being tested.

I've since started a new job, dropped a few kilos of water weight, eating better, sleeping better and I'm probably working towards the best shape I've been in, in a long time.

Incy is right about weight. Mine isn’t great either but I’m not as heavy as I was back in the worst of it.


As for the meds, things like Nexium and Prilosec do work. The problem with them is you can’t miss a pill and eventually they stop working or you need a higher dose. And long term use can lead to kidney damage and other not so great stuff. I took them for years. With no problem but had I figured out the real problem sooner I wouldn’t have had too.

This mornings' age issue: looking for my glasses while unable to see the glasses I was looking for.

I guess that's more of a seeing thing than an age thing, but I'm at the age where I look for my glasses when they are on my face.

Also, my amount of prescription pills is now on par with my vitamins and I own one of those day of the week pill containers. Thinking of upgrading to an AM/PM one. 

You know you're getting older when:

You spend a portion of your Sunday going though plastic bags and boxes and sorting them into ‘good bag/box’ and ‘recycle’. :suspic: