# I knew I was getting old when...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-knew-i-was-getting-old-when/413085>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 25, 2007, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-knew-i-was-getting-old-when/413085 "2007-07-25T14:39:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-knew-i-was-getting-old-when/413085/81 "2007-07-30T17:31:24Z")

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When there’s a thread in Cafe Society to discuss “the only band that matters” and I’ve never heard any of their music or known anyone else who has, either.

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**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-knew-i-was-getting-old-when/413085/82 "2007-07-30T17:37:06Z")

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[QUOTE=fishbicycle]  
When there’s a thread in Cafe Society to discuss “the only band that matters” and I’ve never heard any of their music or known anyone else who has, either.  
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It could mean you’re really young. We’re talking about The Clash, who recorded in their best-known lineup from 1977-1982.

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**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-knew-i-was-getting-old-when/413085/83 "2007-07-30T17:40:47Z")

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No, it means I’m really old, and The Clash never mattered to me or anybody in my circle of musician friends, or any other kind, really.

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**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-knew-i-was-getting-old-when/413085/84 "2007-07-30T17:43:23Z")

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[QUOTE=fishbicycle]  
No, it means I’m really old, and The Clash never mattered to me or anybody in my circle of musician friends, or any other kind, really.  
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Oh, OK. Wow. 🙂

BTW, calling them TOBTM isn’t sheer hubris on our part (you must have been rolling your eyes); the OP in that thread is quoting Lester Bangs, who first called them that. 😃

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