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Warning: Consume no food or beverage during reading of this post. Hilarity ensues.
I went swimming tonight. I'm finally getting the hang of such an unnatural activity. I even got to swim laps with workouts rather than the coach just shoving me in a lane and telling me to swim so she could instruct me on the myriad of things wrong with my form.
There's this young girl who attends, fresh out of college. She enjoys asking revealing questions of us older folks, including myself and my two marathon buddies who suckered me into swimming. Please note: I am in my early 30s. I do not by any stretch of the imagination consider myself old. Heck, I don't consider people younger than 70 old. Occasionally, I FEEL old, particularly if someone whose diapers I once changed is now graduating from college.
The conversation went as follows:
Young Whippersnapper: Oh, where did you go to college?
Me: [Insert college name - located in city we now live in]
Young Whippersnapper: Really! What was the city like back then?
Running teammate number one: *clutches her sides in laughter*
Me: *Stares open-mouthed at young whippersnapper. Starts laughing silently, grinning like a maniac.*
Young Whippersnapper: Oh, I just ask because this city never changes.
Me: *tries to recall what city was like 10 years ago... grumbles because I actually have to think pretty hard to answer her question*
Me: "Oh, actually it was kind of different. They hadn't done all that development across the river."
Running teammate number one: Did they drive cars back then, PJPants?
Me: Yes, back in the dark ages of the nineties they drove cars. (still grinning from ear to ear)
Young Whippersnapper: (deadpans) The nineties? Oh, well, I was alive then.
Me: Shut up. (still grinning)
Damn. I'm still laughing out loud about this. Absolutely priceless. If I were actually having a day where I*felt* old, I might be offended. Instead, I'm exceedingly entertained.
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I went swimming tonight. I'm finally getting the hang of such an unnatural activity. I even got to swim laps with workouts rather than the coach just shoving me in a lane and telling me to swim so she could instruct me on the myriad of things wrong with my form.
There's this young girl who attends, fresh out of college. She enjoys asking revealing questions of us older folks, including myself and my two marathon buddies who suckered me into swimming. Please note: I am in my early 30s. I do not by any stretch of the imagination consider myself old. Heck, I don't consider people younger than 70 old. Occasionally, I FEEL old, particularly if someone whose diapers I once changed is now graduating from college.
The conversation went as follows:
Young Whippersnapper: Oh, where did you go to college?
Me: [Insert college name - located in city we now live in]
Young Whippersnapper: Really! What was the city like back then?
Running teammate number one: *clutches her sides in laughter*
Me: *Stares open-mouthed at young whippersnapper. Starts laughing silently, grinning like a maniac.*
Young Whippersnapper: Oh, I just ask because this city never changes.
Me: *tries to recall what city was like 10 years ago... grumbles because I actually have to think pretty hard to answer her question*
Me: "Oh, actually it was kind of different. They hadn't done all that development across the river."
Running teammate number one: Did they drive cars back then, PJPants?
Me: Yes, back in the dark ages of the nineties they drove cars. (still grinning from ear to ear)
Young Whippersnapper: (deadpans) The nineties? Oh, well, I was alive then.
Me: Shut up. (still grinning)
Damn. I'm still laughing out loud about this. Absolutely priceless. If I were actually having a day where I*felt* old, I might be offended. Instead, I'm exceedingly entertained.
Oh, and BTW, there's still
