Saturday, June 30, 2007

6 Things that tell you you're growing older...

1. 'Teen prodigies' in the world of sports are a clean 3 years younger than you.
2. WWE matches you watched as a kid now appear in their 'This week in History' segment.
3. The Hospital you were born in is not a hospital anymore, and the Doctor who delivered you is... er... Not there.
4. You do not open throttle fully as soon as you see an empty stretch of road, but hold a sedate 40k in the interest of fuel economy.
5. Auto people graduate from calling you 'thambi' to 'saar'.
6. Kids playing on the street tell you 'Uncle, can you please give the ball'.

Updates are welcome.

(With inputs from The Deputy Manager (Manufacturing), Ashok Leyland Ltd.)

27 comments:

Dharik said...

add this:
when parents are keen on knowing your "orkut status" :D

AG said...

Hehe.. Nice one da..:)

Shazz said...

When you catch yourself saying, "in my time..."

eg: In my time, the big bottle of pepsi only cost 7 bucks, or when i first used the internet, it used to be only text... :)

it's baille said...

LMAO...and hospital you were born is not there anymore..what about people you were born with..this reminds me of 'mission kakinada' we failed da :P

Ducky said...

Rik,
That's why, put off Orkut status as Open Marriage :D

Ani,
Ha, that's a good one, yes.

Baille,
You cupper, you failed to find me my soulmate! :P

nivi said...

he he... good one!!!!:)

Paapi said...

1.when the hair on the head starts receding .....oh but wait , there has to be equilibrium so you have hair in the armpits , the chest , the face and the nether regions (harrrumph)

2.when you tell your mom that Katrina Kaif is hot and she quips back with an " I dont think so , Madhuri Dixit still manages to garner attention"

3.When you tell your mom that you're off to a pub and you're mom says "Don't try talking to too many girls, just drink and come back"

4.When your Maamas start using the F word quite liberally while conversing with you

5.When the same Maamas take you to a mall and ask you to be their wingman.

disclaimer: comment number 1 doesn't apply to one certain Mr.Dharik Sanchan who's yet to hit the throes of puberty :P

Akshay said...

You have a very smart friend :)

Ducky said...

Paaps,
Madhuri Dixit IS hotter I also think da :P And hard luck for you to be wingman ra, get into the 'cock'pit :D

Aks,
And finally you figure that you can use your GMail ID itself :D

Manasi Subramaniam said...

What's this nonsense about driving slowly? I know I'm getting older and wiser, but I won't drive slowly until I'm bloody arthritic in the right knee.

Ducky said...

Manasi,
Oh yes yes, total fast and the furious only you are. That line was meant for us weak-kneed people (pun unintended)

Shazz said...

Your daredevil driving aside (Manasi), i would say if my leg were arthritic and had to get stuck, i'd rather it get stuck with the gas pedal on the floor... And i'm starting to miss the sensation of speed in the car... getting used to it i think. I'm sorry to say(as a Top Gear fan) that i'm starting to lean towards motor-bikes...

Akshay said...

Yeah.. Smart no? :D

Soumya said...

when you refuse to enter the year you were born in those birthday calendars!

Ankita DJ said...

heh heh! nice one paapi! specially the comment on dharik!

Ducky said...

Shazz,
Exactly. Bike is a crack... Car offers no thrill, unless you're threading a Maruti between a Pallavan busa and an Onyx lorry, at 60 ;)

Soumya,
Idhellam over... you're yet to get out of your teens!

Manasi Subramaniam said...

Anand and Shazz,

Bikes the way you guys ride them as opposed to cars the way I drive them? I don't think so. Well... unless I have a paranoid guy in the passenger seat who won't let me let go of the steering wheel. Then maybe.

Shazz said...

Anand!! You didn't let her let go of the steering wheel??!!! Go die!! in other words... let her let go of the steering wheel... :D

Ducky said...

Manasi,
Inimael I won't interfere with your non-driving of the car, ever. You are welcome to reduce the population of India in any way you see fit.

Ani,
Good one ra :)

Paapi said...

you've been tagged

Akshay said...

i like this blog better. for one you don have to punctuate every line carefully for fear of looking bad amidst a sea of other perfectly punctuated blogs masquerading as comments. and two random people don jus chew you up for making one slightly misplaced and maybe slightly wrong comment :P Hey maybe THAT is a sign of you NOT growing up.. :D

Ducky said...

You have to admit, the RAW really is a superior agency to the CIA, so many people told you so :P

Czar said...

Hilarious post. ROTFL

Points 4 and 6 are the ones I experience the most.

Another prominent one would be your father not admonishing you when you take the car keys from the wall before him, and instead takes the other seat calmly.

I feel weird when that happened to me for the first time. I was like 'Fuck! I have grown up'

Ducky said...

Czar,
Exactly, missed that one... In this traffic I think the Dads are more than glad to not drive :D

CB said...

Duck man!
Seriously, you just took the words out of my mouth!

The first point is so so fucking true. Every alternate guy in Wimbledon, F1, Cricket seems to be 19!

Berhael said...

When your cousin is playing computer games.. and you instantly start missing Super Mario and Contra (loved the jungle level)

Berhael said...

When your cousin is playing computer games.. and you instantly start missing Super Mario and Contra (loved the jungle level)