# The older I get ... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 18, 2008, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-older-i-get/441770 "2008-03-18T13:44:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-older-i-get/441770/1 "2008-03-18T13:44:29Z")
… the less willing I am to read prose that draws attention to itself as prose. … the more patient I am with others – and myself. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-older-i-get/441770/2 "2008-03-18T13:54:28Z")
… the happier I get. ---
**Author:** ![Lizard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-older-i-get/441770/3 "2008-03-18T14:17:50Z")
. . . the easier it is to get laid, but the less I care about it. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-older-i-get/441770/4 "2008-03-18T14:43:41Z")
… the more I enjoy walks along the [beach](http://cache.wonkette.com/politics/old%20man%20in%20thong.JPG). ---
**Author:** ![Indian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-older-i-get/441770/5 "2008-03-18T15:07:34Z")
… the more matured I get , and more ashamed about how immature I were. ( hope the grammar is correct ) 😉 ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-older-i-get/441770/6 "2008-03-18T15:09:27Z")
…the more I enjoy my own company, and the less I’m willing to compromise to secure the company of other people who aren’t truly exceptional in some way. ---
**Author:** ![NightRabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bbce88/32.png) [@NightRabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NightRabbit)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-older-i-get/441770/7 "2008-03-18T15:12:23Z")
**Lizard** took mine, apparently, before I even thought of it! ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-older-i-get/441770/8 "2008-03-18T15:22:37Z")
…the more I realize that I was so wrong when I was younger and thought I was so right. Joe ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-older-i-get/441770/9 "2008-03-18T15:25:35Z")
[QUOTE=indian] … the more matured I get , and more ashamed about how immature I were. ( hope the grammar is correct ) 😉 [/QUOTE] Very close: “The older I get, the more mature I get, and the more ashamed I am about how immature I was.” The older I get, the more I don’t care if I’m wearing last year’s (or last decade’s) jeans, the more I’m willing to embarrass my kid by hugging him in public, and the less I recognize anyone on the red carpet. ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-older-i-get/441770/10 "2008-03-18T15:33:25Z")
…the less patient I get. ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-older-i-get/441770/11 "2008-03-18T15:39:41Z")
I forget what I came in here to say. ---
**Author:** ![Indian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-older-i-get/441770/12 "2008-03-18T15:43:02Z")
[QUOTE=Winston Smith] I forget what I came in here to say. [/QUOTE] winston, You win ! 😃😃😃 I am still laughing . ---
**Author:** ![lorene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/65b543/32.png) [@lorene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorene)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-older-i-get/441770/13 "2008-03-18T15:43:33Z")
…the older I look. (Yeah, the 2-1/2 hours of sleep last night doesn’t help—and it’s NOT because I was getting laid or partying like a rock star.) ---
**Author:** ![Wallenstein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b5a626/32.png) [@Wallenstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallenstein)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-older-i-get/441770/14 "2008-03-18T15:44:51Z")
… the more I appreciate that my job does not define who I am. ---
**Author:** ![groo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecd19e/32.png) [@groo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/groo)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-older-i-get/441770/15 "2008-03-18T15:45:47Z")
… the less grief I give myself for not being perfect. … the less often I run out of stuff (TP, stamps, ice cream, etc.) … the less shampoo I need to use. ---
**Author:** ![Archeonomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7cd45c/32.png) [@Archeonomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Archeonomist)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-older-i-get/441770/16 "2008-03-18T16:01:42Z")
…the more I realize that, although I’m a bit more experienced, I’m basically the same jerk as I was 20 years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-older-i-get/441770/17 "2008-03-18T16:03:11Z")
… The more loyal I am to myself. (If I tell myself to do something I do it) edit: And if I tell myself not to worry about x, y or z I do a pretty good job of not worrying about it. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-older-i-get/441770/18 "2008-03-18T16:31:12Z")
…the less time I have to shape myself into who I want to be. And the more frustated I become thinking about it. …the more appealing a quick lotto win seems, and the less likely it will actually happen. …the more I foresake parties and drinking for a relaxing evening with the Dope. ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-older-i-get/441770/19 "2008-03-18T16:41:36Z")
…the less celebrities i recognise ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-older-i-get/441770/20 "2008-03-18T16:43:19Z")
… the more I realize that everything goes in cycles. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-older-i-get/441770.md?page=2)