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Aging GenXer Thread....... (Original Post) marmar Feb 2012 OP
My brother turned 32. sakabatou Feb 2012 #1
Wiat until you turn 50! kentauros Feb 2012 #2
Shit, wait until you hit your 70s. That is over mid-life crisis. n/t RebelOne Feb 2012 #3
The Subaru ad playing the Pogues is what pissed me off and made me realize that it's mostly people Brickbat Feb 2012 #4
Wanna feel old? WhoIsNumberNone Feb 2012 #14
40 is the new 30 Noodleboy13 Feb 2012 #5
I waited til I was 46 OriginalGeek Feb 2012 #6
Fuck no. I've been a midlife crisis for over a decade. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #7
Certainly not. For that matter, why limit yourself to one? Moondog Feb 2012 #8
I'm 47 and have had several mid-life crises. geardaddy Feb 2012 #9
Hell no! Getting a running start. ohiosmith Feb 2012 #10
42... wysimdnwyg Feb 2012 #11
Hell no! Suck it up till your joints grind at 50 or so. denbot Feb 2012 #12
40 is the age where people in their 20s all see you as "old" WhoIsNumberNone Feb 2012 #13
I'm 46 dana_b Feb 2012 #15
That depends on a few things. arbusto_baboso Feb 2012 #16

Brickbat

(19,339 posts)
4. The Subaru ad playing the Pogues is what pissed me off and made me realize that it's mostly people
Sun Feb 26, 2012, 10:56 PM
Feb 2012

younger than me who are making a lot of the cultural decisions I have to deal with now. Fuck 'em.

WhoIsNumberNone

(7,875 posts)
14. Wanna feel old?
Mon Feb 27, 2012, 04:46 PM
Feb 2012

A Judas Priest song that came out when I was in high school is now being used in a minivan commercial. This is worse than hearing hair metal on the oldies station. Judas Priest was the far-out fringe crazy stuff in 1983. Now they're selling minivans.

Noodleboy13

(422 posts)
5. 40 is the new 30
Mon Feb 27, 2012, 12:06 AM
Feb 2012

Have fun with it. I get a huge chuckle telling people I'm in my early 40's


peace,
Noodleboy

OriginalGeek

(12,132 posts)
6. I waited til I was 46
Mon Feb 27, 2012, 12:09 AM
Feb 2012

but I think the exact moment is pretty fluid so whenever you feel like picking up a Camaro is probably fine.

Moondog

(4,833 posts)
8. Certainly not. For that matter, why limit yourself to one?
Mon Feb 27, 2012, 02:23 PM
Feb 2012

I'm a boomer, not an Xer, but I've had a couple. May even indulge in a few more before I'm done.

arbusto_baboso

(7,162 posts)
16. That depends on a few things.
Mon Feb 27, 2012, 05:37 PM
Feb 2012

Can you afford:

A) A new sports car.
B) A divorce.
C) A hot young airheaded girlfriend about half your age.

If so, go ahead with the mid-life crisis. Otherwise, you might wanna wait a bit.

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