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If not for the three grey hairs peeking out, I’d feel as fresh as new. It seems like only yesterday we’d drink Capri Sun, burn CDs and listen to the Smashing Pumpkins. Speaking of the latter, kids these days call it “dad rock,” and how can you blame them?

The oldest of Gen Z, aka the newest generation that was born between 1997 and 2012, is now 24. No, it’s not you who are 24, it’s the kids who have no clue what “pick up the phone'' means.

So today, we’re diving deep into the world of no illusion, ready to face one fact we all dread (hence the booming skincare industry among millennials!)—we are old. Thanks to the corner of Reddit ‘Heck I’m Old,’ we have a collection of posts to make you feel not just old, but rather ancient. “When you look at kids nowadays and see their music you can't help but think of how everything is old,” says the group’s description and from what you see below, they ain’t lying.

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If you ever feel like time is passing at the pace of a hadron collider, you can be sure you’re not the only one. Most of us feel that the passage of time is inevitable, and that it only makes us older (but also wiser, more confident and happy overall!).

Having said that, it's no secret that our modern society is obsessed with freezing and even turning back time. This ageing paranoia that’s sweeping across our society has been heavily fueled by social media, where young folks constantly put pressure on achievements, looks, and everything, really. Its competitive nature shows that someone is doing better and has accomplished more by your age than you have.

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Just Pause Duh

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh yes, spilling the juice while running back to the tv and constantly bumping your knees or toes when jumping over the furniture... but thanks to the adrenaline: no pain felt!

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Being scared of ageing is not only nothing new, it seems like it creeps into the minds of younger generations obsessed with anti-ageing life choices earlier than ever in history. In 2018, a report from the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) found that millennials felt the most negatively towards ageing, viewing it as a steep decline and assuming dementia and loneliness as inevitable.

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I'm Old I Remember Having One Thinking It Was So Cool

I'm Old I Remember Having One Thinking It Was So Cool

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had the 16 colour version. It was a bitch to write with because it was so fat.

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I Feel This Deep In My Soul

I Feel This Deep In My Soul

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That cashier was just jealous that you got to experience Blockbuster and they didn't lol

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I Consider This A Small Victory

I Consider This A Small Victory

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In some extreme cases where fear of getting older interferes with your life, doctors diagnose people with gerascophobia. “Gerascophobia sufferers have very frequent thoughts about changes in their appearance due to ageing and increasingly losing control over their life as they get older. These thoughts trigger panic attacks, shortness of breath, sweating and shaking," Dr. Rose Aghdami, a consulting and coaching psychologist, told Refinery29.

"Their behavior is affected too, as they often avoid certain activities which remind them of ageing, withdraw from social contact, and become more isolated."

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You Might Be Old...

You Might Be Old...

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Doc Brown And Marty Mcfly Still Here, Together, In 2021

Doc Brown And Marty Mcfly Still Here, Together, In 2021

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The RSPH has also urged people to stop using the term 'anti-ageing' popularized by the beauty industry, since it could be putting pressure on women to see ageing as something inherently detrimental. Another 2017 study found that 30% of women under 35 were regularly using anti-wrinkle products, a fact that’s so obvious when browsing through social media that you don’t need a survey for it

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"I Grew Up With No Internet" Starter Pack

"I Grew Up With No Internet" Starter Pack

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And still have no idea how to play minesweeper 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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Beware This Man

Beware This Man

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Thanks, Macaulay. I wish you would look up to Bart Simpson, he doesn't age like that.

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This Feeling All Of The Time

This Feeling All Of The Time

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Jo Morris
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How about this fact I read recently? We are closer to 2051 than to 1991!

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Philly Bob Squires
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I hear a song from 1980 and think "yeah, that wasn't so long ago!" DUDE It was 41 years ago!

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Jo Choto
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am excellent at mathematics. That being said, in my brain, there are zero years between 1990 and 2010.

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Oerff On Tour
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Our brains desperately want to forget all the sh!t that happened then, including fashion, music and politics

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My mom when I mentioned I want to check out Disney Worlds 50th anniversary offerings Me: looks like fun Her: what did you say?! Me: what’s wrong? Her: I was graduating high school when they opened Me: *feeling awkward*

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Anta Babb
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

the kids born in 2000.. YEAR TWO THOUSAND.. are legal in the 'States now. hahaha. Let that sink in.

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Lara Verne
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I already stopped thinking 90s were 10 years ago, but movie from 80s is not so old...

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Tobias Rieper
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

when someone asks you for your DOB if ur buying booze the moment you say the start of the year 19 then u dont need to say any more

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Kelli Pike
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'll be 40 a year from this December; already crippled with rheumatoid arthritis. Getting old ~*sucks*~.

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ItsJess
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When I see a patient with a birthdate in the 80s, I automatically think they're in their 20s

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Bella V
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I feel this so much. I pass by my HS and think "I should go see teacher so and so" not even thinking that she's at least 70 now and most likely retired over a decade ago. *realization hits* excuse me while I throw up a little.

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thatdisasterpanda
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i was literally born in the 2000s and i still think 1960 was 40 years ago-

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Ad C
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There is more time between us and Star Wars than Star Wars and World War II

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Tracy Owens
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Born in 1961 and the 90s are still very vague to me, not sure why as I can recall every other decade like it was yesterday. I guess the 90s was very boring for me on many levels...

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marnidarr
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I only just realized that 2021 meant that 2000 was 21 YEARS AGO. I cried a little.

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Curry on...
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have to do all my subtraction from 2000 back, and then add in 21. LOL.

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Vicky Lou
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have been saying this for 20 years. My 8 yr old girl thinks I’m 30….. FOR REAL Woopsie!! (I’m 40) Oh my older girl has been secretly telling her I’m not 30. And she gets real cross!!

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Eburi - chan
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i will not watch anything filmed in anything less than the 2000s

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Robert Trebor
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In 2018 I realized that it had been 50 years ago when I joined the Navy, and 30 since I retired. Time's fun when you're having flies

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Bonnie Edwards
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A few years back, I had to come to terms with the idea that someone born in the 2000s, was old enough to have an open drivers licence... it took me a while.

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Michele Clarke
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

HAHA! I was like this with the 70's, oh that was 30 years ago, the 80's was 20 years ago too!

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Riley Quinn
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Some days, the 60's seem like yesterday. Is that a sign of dementia?

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Andy Hinds
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It seems weird now, doesn't it. I was 13 in 1980. 40 years before that, London and the other cities in England were being bombed by the Nazis and the battle of Britain was being fought. In 1980, music that was made back then can be regarded as classic and still accessible to young people of today. In 1940, it was all mono 78 records played on a gramophone.

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Lily Mae Kitty
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

exactly this! I am a vintage reseller, specializing in the mid-century era. I can now sell things from 2001 as vintage(I don't, of course, but I could.) Ack! Wasn't that like yesterday?!?

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Rebecca Surette
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I did not need the reminder that the 60s were SIXTY YEARS AGO! Excuse me...I have to go lie down now.

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Brenda Savage
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yep. I was born in 1960, I still have to do the math to make sure I am now actually over 60... LOL!

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Sam Cook
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When the days seem to pass slowly, I remind myself that I saw my first film in theaters when I was four eighteen years ago (now I’m twenty-three). That movie was Finding Nemo.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

😭👍🏼😭👍🏼😭👍🏼😭👍🏼😭

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Happens to me all the time. In 1980 I saw Benny Goodman in concert. That year I was closer to his glory days as King of Swing in 1940 than I am now to this concert. In 1976 I laid in an hospital room together with a 90 years old man, who had fought in WW1 on horseback in the German Uhlan light cavalry with a lance. He told me in training he had to ride his horse down a steep hill with his hands tied to the back. My grandfather, whom I remember vividly, met Howard Carter (9 May 1874 – 2 March 1939), who discovered the tomb of the 18th Dynasty Pharaoh, Tutankhamun.

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Walter Brameld
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The "Apollo 13" movie came out closer in time to the actual events than to today.

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Sonja
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We played a game where you guess what person you should be with my youger friend. "Was she born in previous century?" "no,..." "I meant 19something." "eh, well..ok, then yes"

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Marco Conti
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

1990 is further back from now than WWII was when I was born. In fact, doing the math, it's twice as far removed as WWII. S**t!

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Oskar vanZandt
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I feel like I exist in a time warp... I certainly don't feel like someone who was born in the tail end of the 1960s!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had no idea when I was younger that so much of my life would be spent doing math in my head to try and figure out how long ago something was. I've got 6 decades to get thru now.

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Natasha
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can't accept the fact that were in 2021. I miss my elementary school days

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What Else?

What Else?

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

UK specific but when I was a kid in the 80's we had a grand total of 4 TV channels to choose from.

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In The ‘80s, TV Stations Just Turned Off Late At Night. No Infomercials, Nothing. Just This

In The ‘80s, TV Stations Just Turned Off Late At Night. No Infomercials, Nothing. Just This

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, they played a nifty tune first, and then some nice white noise to fall asleep to...

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70's Kids Checking In

70's Kids Checking In

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Well, This Is The New Metric For How Old We Are, I Guess

Well, This Is The New Metric For How Old We Are, I Guess

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Phoebe’s Baby Is A College Grad

Phoebe’s Baby Is A College Grad

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

hahaha, I actually thought to myself: wow, she actually kept in touch with him even tho it wasn't her baby?

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Was It A Nokia Or A Razr You Had?

Was It A Nokia Or A Razr You Had?

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had a Nokia c2 when I was 10 or 11. Used to feel quite smug typing fast without looking at the keyboard.

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We All Knew This Day Would Come

We All Knew This Day Would Come

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's a great imagination right there!! I remember the young person that saw a real floppy disc and asked his dad why he has 3d printed the save icon!!

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Anyone Else??

Anyone Else??

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And then you go to the actual store and those young whippersnappers rearranged it again.

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An Ancient Artifact From A More Civilized Time

An Ancient Artifact From A More Civilized Time

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Pretty Much!

Pretty Much!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

oh crap, i totally have such location in my home town, the realization hit me like ton of brick

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Old School Uncool

Old School Uncool

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Some Redditor Is Mocking His Dad For This 80's Handset That's Plugged Into His iPhone. All I Can Say Is, That Looks Amazingly Comfortable....

Some Redditor Is Mocking His Dad For This 80's Handset That's Plugged Into His iPhone. All I Can Say Is, That Looks Amazingly Comfortable....

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I Was 20 When It Aired And God, Do I Still Feel Old....

I Was 20 When It Aired And God, Do I Still Feel Old....

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Good Morning

Good Morning

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

me, 35, in march 2021 : for vaccination too young, for gynecologist 'geriatric' :D

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Afv Anyone?

Afv Anyone?

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After 9 And On The Weekends Plus $.10 Texts

After 9 And On The Weekends Plus $.10 Texts

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Pink Floyd::pride

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This Cut Me Deep

This Cut Me Deep

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yesterday i was watching the next top model of my country! And i kid you not but the models(18-19 years old) didn't know Sharon stone, Michelle Pfeiffer and CHER!!!!! How can you not know Cher????

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Never Failed

Never Failed

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I use to have a fake 8 track player to fool my car into playing cassettes. In 1992.

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That's Relatable

That's Relatable

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Honestly: I did see this picture in a different BP post and: yes, I was absolutely thrilled and thought I need to get this for my little recreation cabin in the mountains!

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Internet Is For The 1 Percenters

Internet Is For The 1 Percenters

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