# Man, I must be gettin' old **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 7, 2002, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-i-must-be-gettin-old/127431 "2002-09-07T12:59:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DAVEW0071](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e19b73/32.png) [@DAVEW0071](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DAVEW0071)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2002, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-i-must-be-gettin-old/127431/1 "2002-09-07T12:59:02Z")
I know I’m starting to get gray hair. But I’m told chicks dig it, and it’s better than losing my hair, so I’m cool with it. I’m having more trouble losing weight than I did just ten years ago, and it’s all settled in my gut, making me look like a beach ball with legs. Oh well. I’m dealing with the fact that I am the father of a high-school senior. She still concedes that, as dads go, I’m pretty cool, and I don’t have to watch my language so much around her, and I can make more adult-type jokes and she appreciates them. And her friends think I’m one of the cool dads, too. So that’s not so bad. But when she came home from the first day of school and told me her Physics teacher looks like Sandra Bullock, I started to really, really look forward to Parents Night. Man, I must be getting old. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2002, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-i-must-be-gettin-old/127431/2 "2002-09-07T23:23:00Z")
> [@](#): > > But when she came home from the first day of school and told me her Physics teacher looks like Sandra Bullock, I started to really, really look forward to Parents Night. Man, I must be getting old. Yes, you’re getting older. But I think your taste in female movie stars as sex symbols leaves a lot to be desired. But maybe I’m just too much older than you. Now if she looked like Sophia Loren, _Look out!_:eek: ---
**Author:** ![Stuffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@Stuffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stuffy)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2002, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-i-must-be-gettin-old/127431/3 "2002-09-07T23:47:15Z")
Hard ain’t it. I now answer my phone with “Hi this is Dougs (my teenager) party line”. The phone is never for me. Yesterday I was in the grocery store and there were a bunch of teenaged girls in front of me. My first thought was that “geez, they should go put some clothes on.” I can’t even remember how many times I’ve begun a sentence “When I was your age…” Let’s just not even discuss weight issues. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2002, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-i-must-be-gettin-old/127431/4 "2002-09-07T23:58:38Z")
> [@](#): > > But when she came home from the first day of school and told me her Physics teacher looks like Sandra Bullock, I started to really, really look forward to Parents Night. Man, I must be getting old. Yes, you’re getting older. But I think your taste in female movie stars as sex symbols leaves a lot to be desired. But maybe I’m just too much older than you. Now if she looked like Sophia Loren, _Look out!_ ---
**Author:** ![SparrowHawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac8455/32.png) [@SparrowHawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SparrowHawk)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2002, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-i-must-be-gettin-old/127431/5 "2002-09-08T01:13:00Z")
No, no, Dave, you’re _young!_ A mere spring chicken. A babe in arms, a callow youth. I mean, hey, I’m older than you, so if you’re old, I may as well start ordering headstones… I think Sandra Bullock is great and very underrated. So there. The Offspring says her Am. Lit. teacher looks like Donald Duck BUT her Math teacher looks like Brad Pitt. So when’s Parents’ Night…? What _really_ makes me feel old is that one of _my_ teachers is a young hot surfer dude with an arm tattoo. Going back to school at this age is ill-advised. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2002, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-i-must-be-gettin-old/127431/6 "2002-09-08T01:31:21Z")
**Dave**. What finally convinced me that I’m OLD is when I realized that **The President** is younger than I am. It happended under Clinton. Hey! The President sould be older than I am. That’s just the way life is ordered. Presidents are wise, older guys/women. Going to check out tombstones tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![Persephone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@Persephone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Persephone)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2002, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-i-must-be-gettin-old/127431/7 "2002-09-08T01:36:03Z")
> [@](#): > > What really makes me feel old is that one of my teachers is a young hot surfer dude with an arm tattoo. Going back to school at this age is ill-advised. Oh, quite the contrary! If the teachers look like \*that, \* I’d say going back to school is a fine idea! A fine idea indeed! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![DAVEW0071](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e19b73/32.png) [@DAVEW0071](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DAVEW0071)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2002, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-i-must-be-gettin-old/127431/8 "2002-09-08T11:39:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Persephone \* > \*\* > Oh, quite the contrary! If the teachers look like \*that, \* I’d say going back to school is a fine idea! A fine idea indeed! 😃 \*\* Didn’t you say you were gonna go back to school yourself? Hmmmm… 😉 Also, to **samclem** , I can absolutely appreciate Sophia Loren, and if **Sakura** had told me her Physics teacher looked liked the Italian Siren, I’d be looking forward to 'Rents Night just as much. Hell, if I were told she looked like Betty Bacall in _Key Largo_, or like Josephine Baker, I’d be drooling. Okay, the fact is, in spite of feeling old, I just like good-lookin’ wimminz. There, I said it. ---
**Author:** ![Booker57](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Booker57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Booker57)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2002, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-i-must-be-gettin-old/127431/9 "2002-09-08T12:46:31Z")
When you stop liking good looking wimminz/ menz. That makes you old. My uncles 90th birth-day party was when I noticed this. He was looking over his grand sons date and commented to me “At that age, my wife looked better, hell she looks better now”. He’s still young ---
**Author:** ![Persephone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@Persephone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Persephone)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2002, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-i-must-be-gettin-old/127431/10 "2002-09-08T13:36:07Z")
> [@](#): > > Okay, the fact is, in spite of feeling old, I just like good-lookin’ wimminz. There, I said it. Geez, **Dave,** you say this like it’s some sort of deviant behavior! It’s okay to like good-lookin’ wimminz, really! Some of the _other_ stuff you do might be a bit strange, but I’ve already promised not to tell anyone about that. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![MikeG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikeg/32/4329_2.png) [@MikeG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeG)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2002, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-i-must-be-gettin-old/127431/11 "2002-09-08T14:23:27Z")
Heh, I am in the same boat! My ex just told my daughters’ teacher (3rd grade) is a tall blonde hottie. Parents night is on the 19th and I’m ever so looking forward to it:) ---
**Author:** ![SparrowHawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac8455/32.png) [@SparrowHawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SparrowHawk)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2002, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-i-must-be-gettin-old/127431/12 "2002-09-08T19:11:26Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Persephone \* > \*\*Oh, quite the contrary! If the teachers look like \*that, \* I’d say going back to school is a fine idea! A fine idea indeed! 😃 \*\* But **Persephone** , it’s so hard to concentrate in class! And guys, us good-lookin’ wimminz appreciate being appreciated, no matter what our age, so keep it up. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![DAVEW0071](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e19b73/32.png) [@DAVEW0071](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DAVEW0071)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2002, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-i-must-be-gettin-old/127431/13 "2002-09-08T20:58:54Z")
> [@](#): > > And guys, us good-lookin’ wimminz appreciate being appreciated, no matter what our age, so keep it up. 😉 I suppose now someone is going to post and say that when guys can’t keep it up, THAT’S when they’re old. Oh…someone just did. Heh. ---
**Author:** ![DAVEW0071](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e19b73/32.png) [@DAVEW0071](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DAVEW0071)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2002, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-i-must-be-gettin-old/127431/14 "2002-09-08T21:08:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Persephone \* > \*\* > > Geez, **Dave,** you say this like it’s some sort of deviant behavior! It’s okay to like good-lookin’ wimminz, really! > > Some of the _other_ stuff you do might be a bit strange, but I’ve already promised not to tell anyone about that. :eek: \*\* Hey. HEY! I’ll settle your hash another time, my little Ginger Snap.:mad: