349Kviews
50 Funny And Relatable Posts From “Middle Aged Humor” That Only Older Generations Will Probably Understand
I'm not saying that the number of members determines whether or not an online community is good. However, when there's a Facebook group with 1.3 million, you notice.
Like the name implies, 'Middle Aged Humor' consists of a more mature audience. People use it as a way to connect and bring levity to mundane or difficult situations, and while it may not be everyone's cup of tea, we can't deny the group's relevance to the platform. After all, 73 percent of U.S. adults aged 50-64 use Facebook.
So, let's take a look at how they make the internet (and maybe life in general) more enjoyable for each other.
More info: Facebook
This post may include affiliate links.
We managed to get in touch with a member of the group's administrator team, Marie Shizuka, and she said that since 'Middle Aged Humor' is so big, they have been developing a system that would automatically clean it.
"We do some auto deletion to keep spammers out," Shizuka told Bored Panda. "But the problem is when this system also deletes actual members' comments and they complain a lot."
Or swinging on the school swings...getting WAY up there and launching. If I even sat on a swing now I would somehow hurt myself
Heck yeah! That was the best part. BTW, I just hit 10,000 points! Do I get a plaque or something? Does it say "congratulations for spending so much time on Bored Panda while you should have been working?" :)
One of our neighbors built a swing set out of steel t-beams. So heavy you couldn't lift it. On the other hand it was about 10ft tall.
Load More Replies...
My elementary school had these swings but like metal. Once I went too high. Ended up face first into the rocks.
I still remember seeing a girl swing over the top pole in kindergarten.
My grandma has one of those. My job, as the oldest and the largest out of my brothers and I, was to hold it down. Like hang from the bar at the top and just hang there.
Only the poles lifting off the ground? Sure,.let's go with that. *Shifts gaze*
My bff and I managed to totally flip my swing set more times than I care to admit
I used to love those huge park models because of the fact they did not do that. We also used to do "rip cords" where you sort of jump out at full height but keep your armpits around the chains / hands on the chain. In other words you were pretending to be a paratrooper and the chains were your parachute cords. Some aspects of playing were simpler in the 60s
I scrolled past the heading of this, not seeing it, and looked at thr picture and the lower words.I tried to find a pole that was off the ground and couldn't, so I thought ?Are these girls Polish?'", naw, thatt can't be the joke. so..Is it some card from a family with the last name Pole? Still didn't get it...duh!
Unless you were lucky enough to have a dad like mine who cemented the poles into the ground!!!! 😁😁😁
Sure do, along with bicycles with no saddles, and homemade go karts with no brakes. How did our baby boomer generation ever survive to be adults?
"Overs" when you was a little older and learnt how to navigate the pull and weight so you could do a 360 without injury or the poles fully coming out of the ground! Good times 🤗
That frightened me. Kids next to me would fly so high I thought the entire thing would tip over. Of course it never did. I was a scaredy cat lol
... and came down and broke my arm. Then I was taken to a German military hospital, where they almost killed me with too much ether.
And then trying to time the jump just right; if you didn't you ended up landing on your face.
Shizuka said that the community is, for the most part, keeping the content positive. "Generally, any feel-good and funny posts are popular among the members," she said. "Nostalgic pictures too."
And it's easy to understand where this is coming from. Consuming too much worrying news, whether actively or passively, can have a big impact on our mood.
"The way that news is presented and the way that we access news has changed significantly over the last 15 to 20 years," said Graham Davey, a professor emeritus of psychology at Sussex University in the UK and editor-in-chief of the Journal of Experimental Psychopathology. "These changes have often been detrimental to general mental health."
Branch manager and assistant branch manager
Davey thinks today's news is increasingly visual and shocking, and that the inclusion of smartphone videos and audio clips isn't helping. These bystander-captured media can be so intense that they can cause symptoms of acute stress—like problems sleeping, mood swings, or aggressive behavior—or even PTSD.
Some of Davey's research has shown that negative TV news is a significant mood-changer, and the moods it tends to produce are sadness and anxiety. "Our studies also showed that this change in mood exacerbates the viewer’s own personal worries, even when those worries are not directly relevant to the news stories being broadcast,” he said.
My son (about 8 at the time) asked me if I could do a cartwheel. "Of course I can" I said. Fast forward 30 seconds and I have a pulled groin. It appears I can't do a cartwheel.
While increased anxiety and stress are reason enough to be wary of overdoing it when it comes to the news, these and other mental health afflictions can also fuel physical complaints. Stress-related hormones, most notably cortisol, have been linked to inflammation associated with rheumatoid arthritis, cardiovascular disease, and other serious health concerns.
The human brain is attracted to troubling information because it's programmed to detect threats. This can make it hard for us to ignore the negatives online. The publishers know it; just think of all the opinions and commentary that passes for news analysis when, in reality, is not much different from lunchroom gossip.
Me last week, see 4 Garda cars, grab dog lead and run outside, No dog attached to the lead 🙈 poor dog barking inside house wondering if ive gone mad, Nope just Nosy 👃
Staying aware and informed is a good thing. But when it comes to our health, too much news can spell trouble. Balancing it out with light-hearted content can be one way of fighting this issue.
"We have received many messages about how our group makes their day and cheers them up," the admin of 'Middle Aged Humor', Marie Shizuka, said.
It took me a moment, but I finally got the joke.... I only get it because I've seen Family Guy, as I'm a Brit and our phone numbers don't work like this xD
For more similar content, Shizuka said the group has a spin-off page on Facebook, called the Middle Aged Club, and it's just as entertaining.
SNL did a great Jeopardy skit with Sean Connery asking for “Le Tits Now for $200”
Ok but parents always act like kids (especially teens) want nothing to do with them but if my parents think of something fun to do I'd 100% love to (they usually try to make me do things I don't want to tho then call me miserable, on the other hand I really wanna go on a walk in the dark with my dad like he suggested but we haven't yet) turned into a rant but ok
Note: this post originally had 87 images. It’s been shortened to the top 50 images based on user votes.
i can guarantee you that younger generations can understand all of this perfectly. we were raised by the older generations after all, it's not like we've never interacted with older people & can't comprehend any of their experiences. besides, we still have & do most of the things that the older generations are convinced are obsolete; we played outside as kids, we write with pencils every day, we work part-time jobs, we hang out with our friends in person. yes, video games & cell phones exist now, but we're not all screen addicts, unlike boomers who cant step away from facebook, candy crush, or anti-vax misinformation... by the way, the "kid" who wrote this comment is legally an adult. quit being so condescending.
I'm 43 and this kind of Boomer humour is half the reason I deleted my Facebook account.
Load More Replies...
Holy sh*t, what an awful list. None of these are foreign concepts to young people, and tons of them are downright insulting. The people who make these ridiculous memes just have no concept whatever of what younger people do.
And this was supposed to be about middle-aged mêmes, which I think only 2 qualified. But who knows-these days, 30 is the new middle-age.
Load More Replies...
The funniest thing about this list is the reaction down here. Lighten up! It's a tongue in cheek list of corny jokes meant to make you smile, not an indictment of any particular generation. I'm old. And it's almost Chrismas and after 3 years of taking all the precautions we have Covid and feel awful. If I can laugh while coughing my guts up there must be something creepily wrong with you lot. Are you actually human? Life of Brian, Always look on the bright side of life... tralala. 🙄😁🎄🤶❄☃️🇨🇦 Merry Christmas, and remember, faking a smile can actually change your mood to fit that smile on your face. Scientifically proven. Try it. 😘
You tell 'em Ruth! Merry Christmas and I hope you feel better soon. 😊🙂
Load More Replies... Yeeaah... So this was supposed to be about "middle age humour" and it turned out to be a collection of posts that had nothing to do with being middle-aged. Assignment=FAIL. And more than half of the posts weren't even funny enough to overlook the "middle aged" requirement.
Stupidest thing I've seen all week. Insulting and not funny at all
I grew up when tech really started to boom so I got to grow up in the best time had all the old while learning all the new
Literally the only ones that my daughter wouldn't get are 867-5309 and the telephone.
Am I the only one disappointed that there was no memes about knights and jousting or the woes of serfdom?
i can guarantee you that younger generations can understand all of this perfectly. we were raised by the older generations after all, it's not like we've never interacted with older people & can't comprehend any of their experiences. besides, we still have & do most of the things that the older generations are convinced are obsolete; we played outside as kids, we write with pencils every day, we work part-time jobs, we hang out with our friends in person. yes, video games & cell phones exist now, but we're not all screen addicts, unlike boomers who cant step away from facebook, candy crush, or anti-vax misinformation... by the way, the "kid" who wrote this comment is legally an adult. quit being so condescending.
I'm 43 and this kind of Boomer humour is half the reason I deleted my Facebook account.
Load More Replies... Holy sh*t, what an awful list. None of these are foreign concepts to young people, and tons of them are downright insulting. The people who make these ridiculous memes just have no concept whatever of what younger people do.
And this was supposed to be about middle-aged mêmes, which I think only 2 qualified. But who knows-these days, 30 is the new middle-age.
Load More Replies... The funniest thing about this list is the reaction down here. Lighten up! It's a tongue in cheek list of corny jokes meant to make you smile, not an indictment of any particular generation. I'm old. And it's almost Chrismas and after 3 years of taking all the precautions we have Covid and feel awful. If I can laugh while coughing my guts up there must be something creepily wrong with you lot. Are you actually human? Life of Brian, Always look on the bright side of life... tralala. 🙄😁🎄🤶❄☃️🇨🇦 Merry Christmas, and remember, faking a smile can actually change your mood to fit that smile on your face. Scientifically proven. Try it. 😘
You tell 'em Ruth! Merry Christmas and I hope you feel better soon. 😊🙂
Load More Replies... Yeeaah... So this was supposed to be about "middle age humour" and it turned out to be a collection of posts that had nothing to do with being middle-aged. Assignment=FAIL. And more than half of the posts weren't even funny enough to overlook the "middle aged" requirement.
Stupidest thing I've seen all week. Insulting and not funny at all
I grew up when tech really started to boom so I got to grow up in the best time had all the old while learning all the new
Literally the only ones that my daughter wouldn't get are 867-5309 and the telephone.
Am I the only one disappointed that there was no memes about knights and jousting or the woes of serfdom?
