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In every millennial's life, there is that one day and that one time that you say something to yourself or out loud and then stop for a second in awe. Whatever the sentence was, you couldn’t have imagined saying it unless, well, you’re middle-aged. Be it “I am looking forward to going to bed” or “Why is the music so loud in here?!” and then all of a sudden, the moment of realization hits and the lightbulb switches on: I am definitely ageing. And before you change your mind from getting takeout to actually going home and cooking the chicken that’s been sitting in your fridge for a few days now, take a look at the list below of the best things people have caught themselves saying that made them realize they’re slowly knocking at the middle-aged people's door.

The online community r/AskReddit, labelling themselves as “the place to ask and answer thought-provoking questions,” was a perfect platform for the user naxxfish to fire it out to the millennials: “What was the most middle-aged thing you caught yourself saying recently?” And, well, the answers were ranging from hilarious to hysterical to "I can actually totally relate." Vote for your favorite ones and let us know yours!

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#1

Millennials Are Slowly Turning Middle-Aged And Here Are 30 Of The Funniest Things They Caught Themselves Saying Or Doing, As Shared In This Online Group That's a nice box, keep it.

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just a hamilfan (hufflepuff)
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've done this my whole life. (i used them to store markers and pens and other random crap i kept in my room)

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    #2

    Millennials Are Slowly Turning Middle-Aged And Here Are 30 Of The Funniest Things They Caught Themselves Saying Or Doing, As Shared In This Online Group Not something I said but I just stood out on my porch this morning drinking my coffee and someone drove by pretty fast and I thought “that’s way too fast”

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    June
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you are aware of people walking, kids, animals.... yeah, that's way too fast. Nothing to do with middle-age or so.

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    #4

    Millennials Are Slowly Turning Middle-Aged And Here Are 30 Of The Funniest Things They Caught Themselves Saying Or Doing, As Shared In This Online Group I tried listening to the iTunes top 100 yesterday for a change of pace and it all sounded like hot garbage, “WHAT ARE KIDS EVEN LISTENING TO THESE DAYS?!”

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    John C
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They're listening to whatever their parents won't. Same as last generation. And the one before that.

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    #5

    Millennials Are Slowly Turning Middle-Aged And Here Are 30 Of The Funniest Things They Caught Themselves Saying Or Doing, As Shared In This Online Group Scrolling through my Spotify and constantly asking who the hell are these people?

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    A U T O P H O B I A
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Okay but seriously who the hell are they? Like i've never listened to them why tf do they keep showing up

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    #6

    Millennials Are Slowly Turning Middle-Aged And Here Are 30 Of The Funniest Things They Caught Themselves Saying Or Doing, As Shared In This Online Group I slept wrong and haven’t been able to turn my head for three days.

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    Asy EnderDragon
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i did this and i am gen-z.................it hurt so bad ;-; I was in total pain and i lied in bed for days

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    #7

    Millennials Are Slowly Turning Middle-Aged And Here Are 30 Of The Funniest Things They Caught Themselves Saying Or Doing, As Shared In This Online Group Calling a 21 year-old guy a “kid”.

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    June
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    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A 21yo "kid" calling you "mister" or "ma'am". Ouch.

    Shelley DuVal
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It gets worse as you get older, wait until you walk into a store, look around to see which direction you need to go and some helpful 20 yo will practically run up to you to lead you to where you need to go, because now it looks like your feeble self isn't capable of finding things any more.

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    Martz Migraña
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    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I still remember when I was a kid and looked at 20ish people and thought they were full adults with adult and stable lives, haha! Oh my! Now I'm 28 and I've realized how far from truth I was!

    June
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    haha x) Best joke ever, when you reach your own 20's x')

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    François Carré
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wait until you realize that 21 year-old kid could very well be your son or daughter since they're actually half your age.

    Mewton’s Third Paw
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well when 21 year old guys stop acting like kids they can be something else.

    CatWoman312
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I work in a call center and cam see the date of birth of customers. Basically anyone born after 95 I call a kid 😂

    Laura Osborne
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I work in McDonalds and we have a lot of school/college/university students - boy they make me feel old! (one of the guy's mum was in my class at school too, definitely feeling old) but I hope I encourage them to work hard at their education so they get more opportunities then me...

    Jo87
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Recently interviewed someone who was born in 2002. For a degree place, they'd live alone, be able to drink alcohol and everything. It was a very depressing experience 😂

    Trisha Lynn
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    😂 I always laugh when a 20 or 21 year-old says "Back in the day...."

    Holly Freeman
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I called a co-worker kid the other day... they’re 26... I’m 29... everyone a day younger than myself is a fetus now

    Jo87
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I feel this. I started getting the odd grey hair a few years ago, but now, two strands are growing next to each other, simultaneously. I am reserving my spot at the cemetery.

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    SoozeeQ
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I referred to my colleague's 15-year-old as a kid, and she got offended. "He's not a little kid"! (He is short, so maybe that's what she was upset about). My response: "At my age, anyone under 20 is a kid".

    Vasana Phong
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Anyone under 25 I call that young kid

    Vicky Z
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Generally that's not nice! I'm 34 looking younger and i hate when they speak to me like I'm a child

    Mackenzie Ellsworth
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Me being 22 and calling 28yr olds kids lmao

    Gabunya Matata
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i was 13 when a woman said to her kid "look at how long this auntie's hair is" .... i'm super tall but also AUNTIE!??!??! i'm 23 and still having the same old baby face so jeezz!!! i'm not an auntie ;_;

    Josh Coker
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i do this to some of my managers at work. lol

    Josh Tall
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i am 46 and anyone i think is younger than me is a "kid"

    Paradise
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I know. I want to stab someone. What's that Steve Buscemi Meme where he tries to hang with the cool kids?

    Sam T Godfrey
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    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The statement in the 60's used to be: "Never trust anyone over 30!" Guess what it is now!

    Ginny Swart
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    what worse is, that 21 year old kid calls you granny!

    Brandi VanSteenwyk
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Doing so comes naturally when your own children are that age or older....

    Bill Cipher
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    my parents call people driving with their phone in their hand "stupid"

    Marlowe Fitzpatrik
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ? Yeah, that's... actually correct? I don't get the connection to the theme here.

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    Siah avis
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    YAS! I'm 28 and anyone younger than me, I now refer to as 'kid' :'D Such a change from when I used to consider late 20s as middle age :'D

    Neurotic_Octopus
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    College teaching, called a 27-year old a "kid". Whoops!

    just a hamilfan (hufflepuff)
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've called college students kids (not to there faces) and I'm at the end of gen z

    Bow, I’m a Slytherin
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hamilfan?! Me too! I actually have a signed letter from Lin-Manuel Miranda himself :>

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    John Topper
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A 21 year old IS a kid. The only people who disagree are 21 year old kids.

    Aaricia
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But... They are adults? Even the law says so.

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    Analyn Lahr
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But...but..aren't they kids? And I'm only 34.

    Noemie Houtekie-N'Da
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm gen z and call everyone kid. It's what I do.

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    #8

    Millennials Are Slowly Turning Middle-Aged And Here Are 30 Of The Funniest Things They Caught Themselves Saying Or Doing, As Shared In This Online Group You want to go out for dinner? Oh no, I can’t; I have chicken in the fridge that I have to cook before it goes bad

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    Theater Kid
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This could also be a young person thing because a lot of young people are broke.

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    #9

    Millennials Are Slowly Turning Middle-Aged And Here Are 30 Of The Funniest Things They Caught Themselves Saying Or Doing, As Shared In This Online Group "Oh no thank, you. I can't have caffeine this late in the day or I'll never get to sleep tonight." My spouse was offering me the last soda from the fridge. It was 1pm.

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    M O'Connell
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Coffee after 11AM is usually a problem for me.

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    #10

    Millennials Are Slowly Turning Middle-Aged And Here Are 30 Of The Funniest Things They Caught Themselves Saying Or Doing, As Shared In This Online Group I was venting to a coworker about these noisy bastards living next to me. I actually said the words, “goddamn teenagers and their Bluetooth machines”. I stand by my admonition but man it was my greatest age leap forward since I embraced the sensible Toyota.

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    #11

    Millennials Are Slowly Turning Middle-Aged And Here Are 30 Of The Funniest Things They Caught Themselves Saying Or Doing, As Shared In This Online Group Had a riveting conversation with some friends about the best office chairs for lumbar support.

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    The Chosen One
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hey, I personally think everything needs lumbar support. I'm 15 and I don't know what a lumbar is but I do know they need support!

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    #12

    Millennials Are Slowly Turning Middle-Aged And Here Are 30 Of The Funniest Things They Caught Themselves Saying Or Doing, As Shared In This Online Group Wanted to buy a snack and then thought, "no, I have food at home"

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    Your Average Pooh
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But then you walk up to the sad reality of "no food at home"

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    #13

    Millennials Are Slowly Turning Middle-Aged And Here Are 30 Of The Funniest Things They Caught Themselves Saying Or Doing, As Shared In This Online Group Some kids ran through my lawn the other day. I'm still recovering.

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    #14

    Millennials Are Slowly Turning Middle-Aged And Here Are 30 Of The Funniest Things They Caught Themselves Saying Or Doing, As Shared In This Online Group When my wife asked if there was anything she need to pick up at the store, and I responded: "I think we're out of asparagus." Not sure what foul demon possessed me to to say those words.

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    #15

    Millennials Are Slowly Turning Middle-Aged And Here Are 30 Of The Funniest Things They Caught Themselves Saying Or Doing, As Shared In This Online Group Why is the music so loud in here?!

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    Wonder Woman 848
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I say this and I'm not a millennial. :|

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    #16

    Millennials Are Slowly Turning Middle-Aged And Here Are 30 Of The Funniest Things They Caught Themselves Saying Or Doing, As Shared In This Online Group My housemate: you want a drink? Me: Nah, man. I haven't had a drink in... six months maybe? More? My housemate: You stopped drinking? Me: I'm not SOBER or anything, it's just that alcohol makes me sleepy.

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    k1ddkanuck
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Geez... am I millenial-ing wrong? *sips on 3rd beer of the evening while home, alone, reading boredpanda*

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    #17

    Millennials Are Slowly Turning Middle-Aged And Here Are 30 Of The Funniest Things They Caught Themselves Saying Or Doing, As Shared In This Online Group Why do I get up every day and crack like a glow stick with out the glow it’s so disappointing.

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    #18

    Millennials Are Slowly Turning Middle-Aged And Here Are 30 Of The Funniest Things They Caught Themselves Saying Or Doing, As Shared In This Online Group "They just don't make them like they used to" them being good wood dressers

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    #19

    Millennials Are Slowly Turning Middle-Aged And Here Are 30 Of The Funniest Things They Caught Themselves Saying Or Doing, As Shared In This Online Group "When you leave a room, turn the light OFF!" I've become my dad.....

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    John C
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I got so tired of saying this, I've installed motion sensing switches throughout my house: basement, kitchen, hallway. It's actually pretty handy when you come into the room with your hands full, should have done it sooner.

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    #20

    Millennials Are Slowly Turning Middle-Aged And Here Are 30 Of The Funniest Things They Caught Themselves Saying Or Doing, As Shared In This Online Group "Can the kids (in the park outside) shut up" I am the grumpy old lady now.

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    Cynner
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes! Me too! And in de store, when a kid screams unnecessarily multiple times i can't help to blurt out 'why?!' Most of the time at least one person is smiling at me in understanding.

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    #21

    Millennials Are Slowly Turning Middle-Aged And Here Are 30 Of The Funniest Things They Caught Themselves Saying Or Doing, As Shared In This Online Group I can't fix one thing in my house without at least 15 minutes of complaining about the previous owners handiwork.

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    M O'Connell
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Like the nincompoop previous owner who installed fluorescent undercabinet lighting in 1993 using screws which were too long and penetrated through the bottom shelf of the cabinet and then just left them like that for 25 years.

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    #22

    Millennials Are Slowly Turning Middle-Aged And Here Are 30 Of The Funniest Things They Caught Themselves Saying Or Doing, As Shared In This Online Group I slapped a crate I had strapped onto the back of my car and said "This isn't going anywhere"

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    #23

    Millennials Are Slowly Turning Middle-Aged And Here Are 30 Of The Funniest Things They Caught Themselves Saying Or Doing, As Shared In This Online Group Quit touching the god damn thermostat, you’re driving the bill up.

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    John C
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This isn't an age or generation thing, this happens when you start paying the bill. Welcome to the real world.

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    #24

    Millennials Are Slowly Turning Middle-Aged And Here Are 30 Of The Funniest Things They Caught Themselves Saying Or Doing, As Shared In This Online Group That classic “dad groan” when standing up

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    J Rob
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ayq3CxfB0Ak

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    #25

    Millennials Are Slowly Turning Middle-Aged And Here Are 30 Of The Funniest Things They Caught Themselves Saying Or Doing, As Shared In This Online Group In a conversation with a friend "I managed to find a really good knife block recently..."

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    TheReader19
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm still looking, but what I like I'm not prepared to pay for

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    #26

    Millennials Are Slowly Turning Middle-Aged And Here Are 30 Of The Funniest Things They Caught Themselves Saying Or Doing, As Shared In This Online Group I had my bachelor party in Vegas recently. I went to bed because I was tired, not because I was sloppy drunk like every other time I went to Vegas. Fml I’m old now

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    Vicky Z
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think I'm too old to have a Vegas wedding anyway

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    #27

    Millennials Are Slowly Turning Middle-Aged And Here Are 30 Of The Funniest Things They Caught Themselves Saying Or Doing, As Shared In This Online Group “No, I’m okay. It just takes my back a little while to loosen up in the morning.”

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    TheReader19
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Me paying my savings to the chiropractor, cause my backs broken

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    #28

    Millennials Are Slowly Turning Middle-Aged And Here Are 30 Of The Funniest Things They Caught Themselves Saying Or Doing, As Shared In This Online Group My knees hurt.

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    #29

    Millennials Are Slowly Turning Middle-Aged And Here Are 30 Of The Funniest Things They Caught Themselves Saying Or Doing, As Shared In This Online Group "I can't have curry after 6 or I'll have heartburn all night."

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    #30

    Millennials Are Slowly Turning Middle-Aged And Here Are 30 Of The Funniest Things They Caught Themselves Saying Or Doing, As Shared In This Online Group "I will never financially recover from this" Said after turning off yet another light left on in my home

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