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IndianaJones Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-04-08 12:54 PM
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All those 30 and over...
does life pretty much end when you get to be that old?
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raccoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-04-08 12:55 PM
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1. Yep. Going to the mailbox is the highlight of your day. nt
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Sugar Smack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-04-08 12:55 PM
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2. Shut up. n/t
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La Lioness Priyanka Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-04-08 12:56 PM
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3. well i turned 30 yesterday, as the first act of senility, i lost my cell phone
NICE ONE!
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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-04-08 12:57 PM
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5. Happy B Day!!!
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stuntcat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-04-08 05:30 PM
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35. oh nooo
I'm sorry about that part (for real-I know what it's like) but Happy late Birthday!!!! :party:
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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-04-08 12:56 PM
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4. Yep, you turn into a prune and yell at kids for playing on your lawn
Can't help it
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taterguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-04-08 12:57 PM
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6. Mine got much better
YMMV
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Rambis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-04-08 12:57 PM
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7. Nope



Just gearin up!
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Debi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-04-08 01:01 PM
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8. I think it's a combination
30, married, kids....my life is over :cry:
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unpossibles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-04-08 01:03 PM
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9. nope
hell, if anything it gets better.
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av8rdave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-04-08 01:06 PM
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10. I'm WAY over 30...still having a lot of fun, but I can't remember any of it.
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Pierre.Suave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-04-08 01:08 PM
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11. Shit no
it gets way better.
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Heidi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-04-08 01:09 PM
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12. You have much (undeserved) fun ahead of you. (nt)
Edited on Mon Aug-04-08 01:11 PM by Heidi
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ElboRuum Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-04-08 01:11 PM
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13. No.
But it doesn't stop the youngbloods from assuming that it does, no matter how many times the question is asked and answered.

Talk about infuriating. My life didn't really start until I hit thirty. Having some youth remaining while at the same time having the wisdom of some years to make the best of that youth is a very enviable position to be in.
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Mugu Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-04-08 01:11 PM
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14. What was the question again? n/t
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bertha katzenengel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-04-08 01:24 PM
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15. Nope.
:spray: :rofl:

No, no, my dear, it is not all downhill. Believe me, it's uphill! Like the guy rolling the stone.

Kidding. There is a helluva lot of goodness, personal relief, forgiveness, and peace that come with the wisdom of age.

There's also fun. Fun at the expense of the young. My favorite is when a younger person is being snarky and superior, I like to say, "Oh, I'm sorry. I'm not young enough to know everything." :evilgrin:

:hi:
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latebloomer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-04-08 06:38 PM
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36. Great line!
I'm gonna use that on my teenage son.
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Blue_Tires Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-04-08 02:05 PM
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16. 31, and just like all the grownups told me as a kid
my body is completely falling apart - every day a new tweak or pain, and i'm finding new ways to limp around to all these new doctors in my datebook...

even though i work out four times a week, its like this all happened overnight:evilfrown:
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malta blue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-04-08 02:10 PM
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17. ummm no
:shrug:
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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-04-08 02:12 PM
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18. No.
I turned 30 in Feb. and life is as good as ever. Most times, it's what you make of it.
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regularguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-04-08 02:20 PM
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19. I pull my pants up to my chest. What was the question again?
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Forkboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-04-08 02:21 PM
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20. Being 40 is better than being 20 was.
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mdmc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-04-08 02:21 PM
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21. age is a state of mind
I know 20 somethings that am older then I am.

I recently read some Charles Bukowski that was written when he was 72. It is much better then the stuff written in his "prime".
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-04-08 02:30 PM
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22. Well I did just turn 30.
x(

And no big throw down to celebrate either. Of course I am about 9 months pregnant.

;)
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-04-08 02:36 PM
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23. My dear IndianaJones!
Are you kidding me?

30 and over?

My god...

I am 64, even though I don't look it, act it, or think it!

And I'm having a wonderful life, with the end still far, far away...

Good grief!

I think that life pretty much starts at 30!

:P
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kwassa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-04-08 02:42 PM
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24. yes, life as you know it is over.
Look for the envelope from the AARP in your mail.
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Bake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-04-08 02:53 PM
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25. Aaaaaaaah, get off my lawn!
Yeah, it's pretty much over.

Bake
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Lethe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-04-08 02:57 PM
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26. i hope not, cause i'm hitting 30 in a few months
i plan on my 30's being my favorite decade in my life. My 90 year old grandpa told me his favorite time was his late forties...the "prime of life" he called it.

life never ends unless you want it to...if you think life is dull or "over" then just find something else to do.
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kineneb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-04-08 03:09 PM
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27. Hay-ell no. I turn 50 on Sat.
I'm having my Red Hat birthday party with family and friends, and then the actual "reduation" the following Thursday. I am slowly getting working through the death of my husband in March, and have started to "date" again, as he would have wished. No, my life is not over, but starting again. The genetic warranty goes to at least the late 80s, if I take care of myself.
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panhead1961 Donating Member (363 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-04-08 03:11 PM
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28. You hurt yourself while your sleeping
Once you use the terms:

Something is acting up
Something gave out
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old mark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-04-08 03:20 PM
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29. For you, I'm sure it will. Practice lying still.
mark
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billyoc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-04-08 03:22 PM
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30. wtf, I just got the hang of getting laid!
:rofl:
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SarahB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-04-08 03:48 PM
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31. No, my life at 36 is 1000X better than it was at 29. nt
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-04-08 03:51 PM
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32. Nope. I've been 36 a couple months now and everything's the same as it was back when I was 21.
:shrug:

Okay, I weigh a little more and tire more easily, but am otherwise the same person.
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-04-08 05:15 PM
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33. No, my 30s were much better than my 20s.
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stuntcat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-04-08 05:28 PM
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34. 30's only about 1/3 through with life
I'm 37 and I remember every day that I've probably got at least 40 more years. As horrible as the news makes me feel I'm not really looking forward to it but anyway when I look at my parents I see people starting new careers and opening new businesses when they're like 55. .. NOT that I'll be able to do what they're doing, I mean I'm already ready to check the hell out of this world, but I think every single day of how I'm not even half done here yet
:scared:
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Auggie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-04-08 06:39 PM
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37. It ends at 45. 45 sucks.
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