# I'm not going to let old people get away with their horse shit anymore. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 31, 2013, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-going-to-let-old-people-get-away-with-their-horse-shit-anymore/648904 "2013-01-31T11:27:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2013, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-going-to-let-old-people-get-away-with-their-horse-shit-anymore/648904/81 "2013-01-31T18:05:34Z")
[Uekte](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=120051), is that you? šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2013, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-going-to-let-old-people-get-away-with-their-horse-shit-anymore/648904/82 "2013-01-31T18:16:09Z")
> [@Carol\_the\_Impaler](#): > > Yeah, this, totally. Assholes get old and that doesnā€™t transform them into sweet elderly folks who are just so cute. . . . Actually, the personality shifts caused by everything from mini-strokes to changed circumstances can go either way. Itā€™s more typical to lose executive function and get blunt and demanding, but I had one older relative who was a bitch on wheels when she was younger turn into a fluffy old lady. She wasnā€™t completely undemanding with her nearest kin, but even there she was a lot lower key. Iā€™m not sure what left her, to make the change, other than energy. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2013, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-going-to-let-old-people-get-away-with-their-horse-shit-anymore/648904/83 "2013-01-31T18:21:13Z")
> [@Enola\_Gay](#): > > I support this idea, but would bump the euthanasia age up to 70. People in their 60s can still be productive members of society, who donā€™t necessarily stop in the middle of a crowded airportā€“right smack dab in the middle of heavy pedestrian trafficā€“to look at their boarding pass AGAIN. > > And why the fuck canā€™t old people figure out how to order stuff off the internet?? They wouldnā€™t even need to drive the old Buick 20 miles below the speed limit if theyā€™d just fucking figure out how to order their Depends and prune juice online. > > And MOL, you should be pitted yourself for allowing the old creep to get away with that shit without harsh consequences. Your tacit approval gave him license to grope \*me \*if I bump into him at a bus stop. You should be euthanized at 50 just for that. Iā€™m 65. Iā€™ll put my internet skills, my driving skills and my reasoning ability up against yours any fucking day of the week. I donā€™t know why it is that race baiting, saying ā€œfuck youā€, gay bashing, etc. is off-limits on this board, but people are free to denigrate people for managing to stay alive. You, and all the rest of you, can fucking blow me. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2013, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-going-to-let-old-people-get-away-with-their-horse-shit-anymore/648904/84 "2013-01-31T18:26:51Z")
> [@bup](#): > > **MeanOldLady** , have you tried telling any old people that you voted for Obama, support gay marriage, and think the tea partiers are strangling the fucking government? I saw an old woman ranting and raving at the poor secretary at the allergy doctorā€™s office about ā€œsocialismā€ and how this country was going to the devil. I wanted to scream, did you drive on the roads here? Stop at traffic lights? If your house burns, will the fire department come? Are you on medicare? SOCIALISM, BITCHES! _pantpantpant_ But instead I just went on my way. I beg to differ, Chefguy. Weā€™re not (really) pitting people for just becoming old. Weā€™re yelling at them for becoming old and thinking itā€™s a pass to do mean and stupid shit. Blocking the middle of the aisle, being passive aggressive because weā€™re in a hurry (um, I have to get back to work), continuing to insist their driving is ā€œjust fineā€ when it sucks (not talking about you, but Iā€™ve seen this so many times), absolutely refusing to learn anything new because ā€œIā€™m old and I donā€™t have to,ā€ trying to win the exact change award when thereā€™s 27 people in line behind them, and omg the old men ogling our boobs. I WILL POKE YOUR DAMN EYES OUT. I refuse to give anyone respect just because they are old. They can earn it like everyone else. Oh, and the one reason itā€™s permissible to yell at old people? We are all going to get old (or die). Itā€™s not permissible to race bait partly because we never walked a mile in their shoes, but weā€™ll all be walking the old age mile, and the fact is, some people just handle it better. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2013, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-going-to-let-old-people-get-away-with-their-horse-shit-anymore/648904/85 "2013-01-31T18:40:57Z")
Pro tip: if you want to put old people On Notice, the Internet is probably not the way to go. Unless youā€™re doing it via an e-mail forward. ---
**Author:** ![otternell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecc23a/32.png) [@otternell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/otternell)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2013, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-going-to-let-old-people-get-away-with-their-horse-shit-anymore/648904/86 "2013-01-31T18:42:19Z")
> [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](#): > > Once this thread is played out, can we go to not taking shit from young children and the the inconsiderate parents that allow them to run around screaming their bloodly little heads off and climbing under my table at a restaurant? > > Actually, I just hate 98% of all people, including everyone who thinks that either Fox News or MSNBC provides anything useful in terms of news. > > Stranger Hear, hear! However, the pit threads about annoying children in restaurants has been done several times. Letā€™s just move on to the ā€œhate 98% of peopleā€ thread. the scope is broader and would encompass pretty much every pit thread ever! ---
**Author:** ![bucketybuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@bucketybuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bucketybuck)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2013, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-going-to-let-old-people-get-away-with-their-horse-shit-anymore/648904/87 "2013-01-31T18:50:11Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Iā€™m 65. Iā€™ll put my internet skills, my driving skills and my reasoning ability up against yours any fucking day of the week. I donā€™t know why it is that race baiting, saying ā€œfuck youā€, gay bashing, etc. is off-limits on this board, but people are free to denigrate people for managing to stay alive. You, and all the rest of you, can fucking blow me. Can you still get it up? ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2013, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-going-to-let-old-people-get-away-with-their-horse-shit-anymore/648904/88 "2013-01-31T18:53:27Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Pro tip: if you want to put old people On Notice, the Internet is probably not the way to go. Unless youā€™re doing it via an e-mail forward. Iā€™ve received 3 email forwards from my grandmother in the time weā€™ve both had emails. They were all legitimate concerns as listed on snopes and the latter two emails had the previous email addys stripped and my email address was in the BCC field. I mention this just to point out how awesome my family is compared to everyone elseā€™s. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2013, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-going-to-let-old-people-get-away-with-their-horse-shit-anymore/648904/89 "2013-01-31T18:55:21Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Iā€™m 65. Iā€™ll put my internet skills, my driving skills and my reasoning ability up against yours any fucking day of the week. I donā€™t know why it is that race baiting, saying ā€œfuck youā€, gay bashing, etc. is off-limits on this board, but people are free to denigrate people for managing to stay alive. You, and all the rest of you, can fucking blow me. Do you even lift? ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2013, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-going-to-let-old-people-get-away-with-their-horse-shit-anymore/648904/90 "2013-01-31T19:07:11Z")
> [@Enola\_Gay](#): > > I support this idea, but would bump the euthanasia age up to 70. People in their 60s can still be productive members of society, who donā€™t necessarily stop in the middle of a crowded airportā€“right smack dab in the middle of heavy pedestrian trafficā€“to look at their boarding pass AGAIN. How about if after age 60 you just have to pass a competence test every year? Every once in a while there would be something new (can you use a debit card? Dial a cell phone? Use google?) and always a driving test. Fail and youā€™re euthanized. That way we keep our Betty Whites but lose out cloud-yeller-atters. ---
**Author:** ![Enola\_Gay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3ab097/32.png) [@Enola\_Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Gay)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2013, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-going-to-let-old-people-get-away-with-their-horse-shit-anymore/648904/91 "2013-01-31T19:09:02Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Iā€™m 65. Iā€™ll put my internet skills, my driving skills and my reasoning ability up against yours any fucking day of the week. I donā€™t know why it is that race baiting, saying ā€œfuck youā€, gay bashing, etc. is off-limits on this board, but people are free to denigrate people for managing to stay alive. You, and all the rest of you, can fucking blow me. Youā€™ve convinced me that 60 should be the cutoff. Clearly after 60, old people lose their sense of humor and become cantankerous and irrational. Chefguy, you should go soak in some Epsom Salts and have your prostate checked. On edit: bups idea could work too. But even if they pass the test at 60, they still have to surrender their sedans and their nipple-high pants. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2013, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-going-to-let-old-people-get-away-with-their-horse-shit-anymore/648904/92 "2013-01-31T19:14:06Z")
> [@MeanOldLady](#): > > Old man at the bus stop says hi to me. Iā€™m usually irritated by people who talk to me at bus stops, but he was short and old, so I think itā€™s cute. Iā€™m not sure what his height has to do with anything, but whatever. Anyway, well ā€œcuteā€ old man quickly turns creepy as he compares me to some celebrity who I look nothing like, while making gestures toward his chest and saying ā€œBut with a nicer figure.ā€ Me thinks you were just on Betty Whiteā€™s **Off Their Rockers**. ---
**Author:** ![Dallas\_Jones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dallas_jones/32/3277_2.png) [@Dallas\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dallas_Jones)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2013, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-going-to-let-old-people-get-away-with-their-horse-shit-anymore/648904/93 "2013-01-31T19:16:18Z")
I have no major complaints with old people, I intend to be one someday, I have chosen my grandparents well. They lived quite long. Butā€¦WHO THE FUCK has to write a check in the super market checkout line? And record it in your check register while standing there?!? Didnā€™t your bank send you a little plastic card that you can just swipe through the reader? They give you a receipt that you can enter into your little book when you get to the car or home! Paper checks are for mail only, and even that will be a thing of the past soon. However, having said that, I find people who insist upon walking or running up escalators to be among the most annoying people on the planet. Just canā€™t spare that extra 30 seconds, huh? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2013, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-going-to-let-old-people-get-away-with-their-horse-shit-anymore/648904/94 "2013-01-31T19:22:54Z")
> [@Dallas\_Jones](#): > > However, having said that, I find people who insist upon walking or running up escalators to be among the most annoying people on the planet. Just canā€™t spare that extra 30 seconds, huh? You drive slow in the fast lane, right? šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2013, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-going-to-let-old-people-get-away-with-their-horse-shit-anymore/648904/95 "2013-01-31T19:23:42Z")
> [@Enola\_Gay](#): > > Youā€™ve convinced me that 60 should be the cutoff. Clearly after 60, old people lose their sense of humor and become cantankerous and irrational. > > Chefguy, you should go soak in some Epsom Salts and have your prostate checked. > > On edit: bups idea could work too. But even if they pass the test at 60, they still have to surrender their sedans and their nipple-high pants. Oh look how clever and original you are. References to prostates, high pants and old-people cars all in one post. What a fucking asshole you are. This is a pit thread, or have your cognitive skills degenerated too far to recognize that? Pit threads are for insults, so why would I take the OP or your comments as anything but insulting and assholish? Perhaps some of you could show some character, put down your fucking lattes and stop texting for ten seconds, and help out folks who seem confused or disoriented instead of mocking them. Both your lives will be better for it. Asking a lot, I know. By the way, [hereā€™s a link](http://talesfromtheer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/douchebag1.jpg) Iā€™m sure you can relate to. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2013, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-going-to-let-old-people-get-away-with-their-horse-shit-anymore/648904/96 "2013-01-31T19:27:32Z")
> [@bucketybuck](#): > > I think it should be mandatory to be euthanised at age 60. Then once everybody comes to terms with this and it becomes an accepted part of our culture, we could have some cracking reality TV series about the inventive ways 59 year olds decide to go out in flames instead of waiting for the government to come kill them. > > Would totally be worth it. Loganā€™s Shuffle? ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2013, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-going-to-let-old-people-get-away-with-their-horse-shit-anymore/648904/97 "2013-01-31T19:27:55Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > Do you even lift? Nice callback! ---
**Author:** ![ReticulatingSplines](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e274bd/32.png) [@ReticulatingSplines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ReticulatingSplines)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2013, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-going-to-let-old-people-get-away-with-their-horse-shit-anymore/648904/98 "2013-01-31T19:28:48Z")
> [@Dallas\_Jones](#): > > I find people who insist upon walking or running up escalators to be among the most annoying people on the planet. Just canā€™t spare that extra 30 seconds, huh? If you think the escalators [in](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rosslyn_Escalators_(full).jpg) [my](http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Metro_escalators,_Dupont_Circle.jpg) [area](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wheaton_escalator_from_bottom_right.jpg) will take you up in 30 seconds, youā€™ve got another thing coming. I donā€™t care if people choose to stand, but instead of standing in the middle of the fucking thing, they should at least stand to the side to let people pass them. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2013, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-going-to-let-old-people-get-away-with-their-horse-shit-anymore/648904/99 "2013-01-31T19:40:49Z")
> [@](#): > > Of course Iā€™m going to get old. But I am bound and determined to not be a cantankerous old bitch when I get there. Iā€™m a cantankerous bitch already. Still working on the old part. Not quite there yet. > [@](#): > > **MeanOldLady** , I mean this in a very nice way. You really need more fiber in your diet. Most old people do. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Dallas\_Jones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dallas_jones/32/3277_2.png) [@Dallas\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dallas_Jones)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2013, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-going-to-let-old-people-get-away-with-their-horse-shit-anymore/648904/100 "2013-01-31T19:51:19Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > You drive slow in the fast lane, right? šŸ˜ƒ No. I have a muscle car and everyone gets out of my way. Or I blast past them. But I donā€™t use it on the stairway. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-going-to-let-old-people-get-away-with-their-horse-shit-anymore/648904.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-going-to-let-old-people-get-away-with-their-horse-shit-anymore/648904.md?page=6)