# So I am an old man **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 25, 2010, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-am-an-old-man/554966 "2010-09-25T03:51:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2010, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-am-an-old-man/554966/41 "2010-09-27T05:30:37Z")
> [@KlondikeGeoff](#): > > What can I say? At 83 I’d be happy to be only 75 again. > > Even at this ancient age, my brain still thinks I’m 35. > > Think young all the rest of your life, and I hope it is a long one. I remember when I turned 50. My mother told me that before long I’d be wishing I were 50 again. I knew she was right, a year later. ---
**Author:** ![Snnipe\_70E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5a626/32.png) [@Snnipe\_70E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snnipe_70E)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-am-an-old-man/554966/42 "2010-09-28T04:35:26Z")
Ah heck you are just a kid. ---
**Author:** ![even\_sven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-am-an-old-man/554966/43 "2010-09-28T05:05:04Z")
The best thing about growing up is you start being able to actually _do_ the stuff you dreamed about as a kid. You stop being a spectator and start being a part of the action, and it’s great. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-am-an-old-man/554966/44 "2010-09-28T12:17:22Z")
26 is old? Even when I was 26, I didn’t think I was old. I know that I’m officially old because the Playboy centerfolds now appearing were born after I finished grad school. That’s _my_ definition of old. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-am-an-old-man/554966.md?page=2)