# So, this is 40 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 24, 2003, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-this-is-40/197324 "2003-08-24T15:07:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2003, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-this-is-40/197324/1 "2003-08-24T15:07:38Z")
Well, I turned 40 today. Hmmmm…I don’t FEEL old… In fact, I feel exactly the same as I did yesterday when I was 39.997. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2003, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-this-is-40/197324/2 "2003-08-24T15:41:57Z")
Well, it’s not noon yet. Just you wait. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2003, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-this-is-40/197324/3 "2003-08-24T15:53:46Z")
Happy Birthday, **Mr. Blue Sky**! Too bad you couldn’t have joined us for the Dopefest last night. We could have celebrated your birthday as well. Anyway “Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag!” 😃 Quasi ---
**Author:** ![Stage\_Manager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stage_manager/32/7267_2.png) [@Stage\_Manager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stage_Manager)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2003, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-this-is-40/197324/4 "2003-08-24T15:55:44Z")
I will be joining you mid-October. [Monty Python] What’s it like? [/Monty Python] ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2003, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-this-is-40/197324/5 "2003-08-24T16:14:52Z")
Happy Birthday **Mr. Blue Sky**. You’ve still got a few decades before “old” kicks in. ---
**Author:** ![if6was9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@if6was9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if6was9)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2003, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-this-is-40/197324/6 "2003-08-24T17:24:25Z")
I’m 41, so I went thru that a short while ago. I didn’t really feel any different either. This is a huge cliche, but a true one: You’re only as old as you feel. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2003, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-this-is-40/197324/7 "2003-08-24T17:47:33Z")
Here’s the question that came up in talking to my sister yesterday (I just turned 41, she’ll be 43 next month); Are you more comfortable with who you are than when you were 20? 30? ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2003, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-this-is-40/197324/8 "2003-08-24T17:51:23Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Chimera \* > \*\*Here’s the question that came up in talking to my sister yesterday (I just turned 41, she’ll be 43 next month); > > Are you more comfortable with who you are than when you were 20? 30? \*\* Yes. Yes. How does it really feel? I feel pretty much the way I’ve always felt. When some people hear that I still like to watch cartoons and collect toys they tell me, “Act your age”. To which I reply, “I am. This my age and this how I act.” ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2003, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-this-is-40/197324/9 "2003-08-24T18:17:36Z")
Hey there **Mr. Blue Sky** , me too - except I turned 48 today! So… Happy birthday to you, you’re 102. Happy birthday to me, I’m 103. Best wishes! koee ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2003, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-this-is-40/197324/10 "2003-08-24T18:37:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by koeeoaddi \* > \*\*Hey there **Mr. Blue Sky** , me too - except I turned 48 today! \*\* [Beavis & Butthead]Heh…heh…heh…you’re so old…[B&B] 😃 ---
**Author:** ![indecisive1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/41988e/32.png) [@indecisive1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/indecisive1)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2003, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-this-is-40/197324/11 "2003-08-24T19:22:43Z")
Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday toooo youuuuuu! happy birthday Mr. blue sky. Haaaaaaappppy birthday toooooo youuuuu. There, now can we cut the cake? ---
**Author:** ![vl\_mungo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc8723/32.png) [@vl\_mungo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vl_mungo)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2003, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-this-is-40/197324/12 "2003-08-24T19:53:05Z")
Please accept my gifts of Geritol, Depends, Dentugrip and a walker ---
**Author:** ![Trigonal\_Planar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/0ea827/32.png) [@Trigonal\_Planar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trigonal_Planar)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2003, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-this-is-40/197324/13 "2003-08-24T20:22:16Z")
So this is 40 And what have you done Another year over A new one just begun Have a very merry 40 And a happy new year Lets hope its a good one Without any fear ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2003, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-this-is-40/197324/14 "2003-08-24T20:53:24Z")
Thanks to all for the happy wishes. FTR, Mrs. Blue Sky has not wished me a happy birthday as of yet (5pm EST). :eek: ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2003, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-this-is-40/197324/15 "2003-08-24T20:54:51Z")
Happy 40 Mr. BS ---
**Author:** ![Blackdragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9dc877/32.png) [@Blackdragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackdragon)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2003, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-this-is-40/197324/16 "2003-08-24T21:21:38Z")
Happy Birthday! I was going to post a few theories on aging, but that’s too depressing even for me. Besides, it’s not until 50 that becomes a real issue. Best wishes! ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2003, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-this-is-40/197324/17 "2003-08-24T22:49:54Z")
Well, having turned 40 two weeks ago last Friday, I feel a lot better than I had anticipated. I was so wound up about it beforehand (fearing basically that it was the beginning of the end in the romace department), but then afterwards I relaxed, and I _actually got compliments form women_, so now I feel much more cheerful about it. Also, I bought myself a DVD recorder. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Blonde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Blonde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blonde)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2003, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-this-is-40/197324/18 "2003-08-24T23:14:48Z")
Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday Mr. Blue Sky, happy birthday to you! I’ll be there next March. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2003, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-this-is-40/197324/19 "2003-08-25T00:20:09Z")
[Elvis] Why, thank you. Thank you veruh much. [/Elvis] ---
**Author:** ![Spooky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Spooky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spooky)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2003, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-this-is-40/197324/20 "2003-08-25T00:29:55Z")
Happy Birthday, **Mr. Blue Sky**. Hope you’re having a lovely day! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-this-is-40/197324.md?page=2)