The Energon Pub

Today I purposefully got out of bed just to go to the supermarket to pick up milk and the day's paper. I'm old.

Shadowman wrote:

OptimusN1701 wrote:I started feeling old a few years ago when I started thinking up excuses if I was asked what a grown man was doing combing through the toy aisles at Walmart and Target in order to not appear creepy.

"I'm buying Transformers toys because I think they're cool." That one should work.

Nope. Strike one.

Ironhidensh wrote:

Shadowman wrote:

OptimusN1701 wrote:I started feeling old a few years ago when I started thinking up excuses if I was asked what a grown man was doing combing through the toy aisles at Walmart and Target in order to not appear creepy.

"I'm buying Transformers toys because I think they're cool." That one should work.

Nope. Strike one.

Okay, how about "I'm buying Transformers toys because I think they're cool, and if you have any problems with it we can take this outside and solve it like Rowdy Roddy Piper and Keith David."

Much better. Strike removed. Also, you get an apple. (Cookies are bad for you)

Shadowman wrote:

Ironhidensh wrote:

Shadowman wrote:

OptimusN1701 wrote:I started feeling old a few years ago when I started thinking up excuses if I was asked what a grown man was doing combing through the toy aisles at Walmart and Target in order to not appear creepy.

"I'm buying Transformers toys because I think they're cool." That one should work.

Nope. Strike one.

Okay, how about "I'm buying Transformers toys because I think they're cool, and if you have any problems with it we can take this outside and solve it like Rowdy Roddy Piper and Keith David."

I just quote the late and great Ray Bradbury and say "I'm going to grow old but I'm never going to grow up!"

Sustain wrote:My mother and Grandmother in their life times never had net. Mind you my mother's been passed for 10 years now. But she loved Super Nintendo, and Donkey Kong Country. While my Grandmother still played Atari 2600 till she passed which will be 3 years in December. I was never able to beat her at Pac-man, or Centipede.

Now,.. hehe. I whip my kid's butt on Guitar hero.

So you know how your granny felt when she was stomping you into the ground at Pac-Man. The closest my grandma ever came to a video game is when I taught her how to play solitaire on my Windows 95.

As for getting old, last night I did something I hadn't done in about 7 years. I went out and got blinding drunk. I wasn't planning to, but after 2 shots of Jack Daniel's Fireball and a double shot of Jack, I thought I could keep up with my 25-year-old cousin drink for drink and shot for shot. Big mistake. I've had a headache all day today. Ugh. And he wants me to do it all over again with him tonight, it being Halloween and all. If I do it, am I brave or stupid?

Rodimus Prime wrote:

Sustain wrote:My mother and Grandmother in their life times never had net. Mind you my mother's been passed for 10 years now. But she loved Super Nintendo, and Donkey Kong Country. While my Grandmother still played Atari 2600 till she passed which will be 3 years in December. I was never able to beat her at Pac-man, or Centipede.

Now,.. hehe. I whip my kid's butt on Guitar hero.

So you know how your granny felt when she was stomping you into the ground at Pac-Man. The closest my grandma ever came to a video game is when I taught her how to play solitaire on my Windows 95.

As for getting old, last night I did something I hadn't done in about 7 years. I went out and got blinding drunk. I wasn't planning to, but after 2 shots of Jack Daniel's Fireball and a double shot of Jack, I thought I could keep up with my 25-year-old cousin drink for drink and shot for shot. Big mistake. I've had a headache all day today. Ugh. And he wants me to do it all over again with him tonight, it being Halloween and all. If I do it, am I brave or stupid?

I'm not going to answer that. I'm not a drinker so I wouldn't go.

Sustain wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:As for getting old, last night I did something I hadn't done in about 7 years. I went out and got blinding drunk. I wasn't planning to, but after 2 shots of Jack Daniel's Fireball and a double shot of Jack, I thought I could keep up with my 25-year-old cousin drink for drink and shot for shot. Big mistake. I've had a headache all day today. Ugh. And he wants me to do it all over again with him tonight, it being Halloween and all. If I do it, am I brave or stupid?

I'm not going to answer that. I'm not a drinker so I wouldn't go.

As it turns out, me neither. I ended up not going, and I'm glad I didn't, I don't think my brain could have taken another chemical assault like that. But it sure was a reminder that I'm not 20-something anymore.

Cyberstrike wrote:

Shadowman wrote:

Ironhidensh wrote:

Shadowman wrote:

OptimusN1701 wrote:I started feeling old a few years ago when I started thinking up excuses if I was asked what a grown man was doing combing through the toy aisles at Walmart and Target in order to not appear creepy.

"I'm buying Transformers toys because I think they're cool." That one should work.

Nope. Strike one.

Okay, how about "I'm buying Transformers toys because I think they're cool, and if you have any problems with it we can take this outside and solve it like Rowdy Roddy Piper and Keith David."

I just quote the late and great Ray Bradbury and say "I'm going to grow old but I'm never going to grow up!"

All good responses, I will keep them in mind next time. Luckily I've never inadvertently bought a Transformer or Lego set at the same time I bought condoms..... Don't think I could talk my way out of that one.

So the other day that Fallout Boy song Uma Therman came on at work and I told my technician that it made me want to go watch old episodes of the Munsters. I then had to spend the next 10 minutes explaining the show to her.

OptimusN1701 wrote:So the other day that Fallout Boy song Uma Therman came on at work and I told my technician that it made me want to go watch old episodes of the Munsters. I then had to spend the next 10 minutes explaining the show to her.

I just opened youtube and showed my kid an episode after hearing her sing it. She didn't believe me that it was a show.

I turn 40 this Wednesday.
Last Tuesday, in the car, A John Mellencamp song came on, or the Cougs, as I like to call him.
You know you're getting old when you think to yourself, ya know, the Cougs wrote some pretty dope grooves. I wasn't thinking of the words really, just the music.

So now I'm left asking myself, did he? Were they dope? Or Am I just old?

Cobotron wrote:I turn 40 this Wednesday.
Last Tuesday, in the car, A John Mellencamp song came on, or the Cougs, as I like to call him.
You know you're getting old when you think to yourself, ya know, the Cougs wrote some pretty dope grooves. I wasn't thinking of the words really, just the music.

So now I'm left asking myself, did he? Were they dope? Or Am I just old?

You genuinely use the word 'dope' positively in a non-ironic way?

.... people point out the adjectives you use as "dated", or "ironic".

Cobotron wrote:.... people point out the adjectives you use as "dated", or "ironic".

In your defence it could be just that I'm British? At least it works nine times out of ten whenever Burn PMs to chastise me about some offending remark or other. "It's not my fault, I'm just British. I was made this way."

Hey it's not me that finds your **** offensive, it's the over-sensitive Yank that don't get the British (and Australian) sense of humour.

Blast Cannon wrote:

Cobotron wrote:.... people point out the adjectives you use as "dated", or "ironic".

In your defence it could be just that I'm British? At least it works nine times out of ten whenever Burn PMs to chastise me about some offending remark or other. "It's not my fault, I'm just British. I was made this way."

Nope, even in America we don't use the term "dope grooves." That sounds like some marketing executive who's trying to appeal to the younger generation by using "totally hip slang, yo" and has no idea what words he's meant to use.

Well lucky for you both I not only "get" your brands of humor. I greatly appreciate them. I've spent much enjoyable time in both your neck of the woods.

and Blast Cannon, "dope" is a mark left from growing up with American hip-hop of the 90's. I also still often use "rad" as held over from late 80's skateboard lingo.

So, today's lesson...

... when you use words like, rad, dope, jiggy, and word up.

(I don't say jiggy)

Shadowman wrote:Nope, even in America we don't use the term "dope grooves."

Said the 26 year old to the 40 year old.

Maybe It's time to bring those words back...

Groovy.

Cobotron wrote:I turn 40 this Wednesday.
Last Tuesday, in the car, A John Mellencamp song came on, or the Cougs, as I like to call him.
You know you're getting old when you think to yourself, ya know, the Cougs wrote some pretty dope grooves. I wasn't thinking of the words really, just the music.

So now I'm left asking myself, did he? Were they dope? Or Am I just old?

I kid you not, I was listening to the Cougar as I read this post. He does indeed have dope grooves.

A hi-five for the Heartland, Iron!

Burn wrote:Groovy.

"Groovy" never went out of style, Bruce Campbell has been keeping that one alive for decades.

Shadowman wrote:

Burn wrote:Groovy.

"Groovy" never went out of style, Bruce Campbell has been keeping that one alive for decades.

& still is! now that he's back as that iconic character in Ash vs The Evil Dead series

The last time I heard the word dope it was a Vanilla Ice song.

Sustain wrote:The last time I heard the word dope it was a Vanilla Ice song.

Word to your mother.