35 Posts That Made People Feel Old For Reasons They Weren’t Ready For
There’s a specific kind of math that nobody wants to do voluntarily, the kind where you find out a movie came out twenty years ago instead of the eight you’d assumed, and your whole sense of time collapses for the rest of the day. And your back starts to ache. It happens out of nowhere, too. You’re just scrolling, minding your business, when you hear a song and someone says, “This was released in 2003.”
Nostalgic posts like the ones in this subreddit are full of exactly that kind of ambush, the anniversaries, the toys, the shows that you swear aired more recently than they did, and at least a few of them are going to do some damage.
1. “Just For The Laughs”
2. “Getting Taught On These In A Warm Room Trying Not To Fall Asleep”
3. “Not Bragging At All!”
4. “Classical Music Appreciation?”
5. “Making Orange Juice From A Frozen Paper Can”
6. “Yep”
7. “The Metal Lid On A Can Of Nestle Quik Where You Had To Use A Spoon To Pry It Open”
8. “I’m Pop’n Old”
9. “You Can Hear This Can’t You?”
10. “Who Else?”
11. “What Was Your Favorite? Mine Was Apple”
12. “Miss Days Like These”
13. “Who Remembers The Old Blue Tint At The Top Of The Windshield?”
14. “What Was The Question Again?”
15. “These Were A Blast. Who Had This Or The Cheaper Glider?”
16. “40+ To Understand This”
17. “My Grandmother Had One Of These Cork Coaster Caddies. I Don’t Recall Why, But I Was Fascinated With It When I Was Young”
18. “Who Else Used 5¼” Floppies?”
19. “Yes, You’re Old, But Are You This Old?”
20. “Hello My Baby ..hello My Honey”
21. “People Here Will Know Exactly What This Is”
22. “One Of The Memories Of My Schwinn 10-Speed”
23. “Did Any Of You Actually Use This After The First Week?”
24. “If You Can Hear This You’re Really Old”
25. “It’s A Chair, It’s A Step-Stool. 2 Things Can Be True. Grandma Had One In 60’s And 70’s”
26. “Really I’m Old Enough ,who’s With Me”
27. “The Beginning Of Every School Year”
28. “If You Immediately Recognize This, You’re Officially Old”
29. “50 Yrs Ago, I’d Be Watching This Right Now”
30. “I Never Knew This Character Had A Name (Gossamer)”
31. “Anyone Else A Big Fan Of ‘Hollywood Squares,’ Back In The Day”
32. “The Rubber Coin Purse”
33. “Why Did These Go Away?”
34. “Filling Up Behind The Rear License Plate”
35. “More Than 40 Years Later And I Still Don’t Know What This Candy Is Called”
