Age of the FC Community plus a lot of nostalgia

[killick]

@lemmeadem

I really like the album artwork!

Black Flag - My war

(22 mentally, 52 calendarally, 82 physically

 

[MikeInMiami]

25 years old.

 

[Delta3DStudios]

Hey maybe it's the cannabis that keeps you looking younger. I was on the cover of my book, "The Firefighter's Workout Book"... search it on amazon, I was 40 in that pic. Currently, my website is all about kettlebells and fitness, and has a few pictures of me.

I'm now 57. My website: ----> http://kbgym.com

An old girlfriend once told me she thought pot was a preservative of human tissue. I know if I would have been drinking this heavy for 40 years, I would not look and feel like I do today.

Thank God for pot!

Yes! Kettlebells! I've got a small but growing collection (2x 15#, 2x 25#, 2x 30#, one 35#, and one 45# ). Nothing like throwing around a giant ball of metal! Should see some of the looks I get in the gym when I'm warming up with a kettlebell

 

[pakalolo]

Dirt?

Nope. I was on the design committee for dirt, and he's older than me.

 

[lwien]

I DENY old.

 

[Hippie Dickie]

I DENY old.

yeah, that river in Egypt, where (i'm told) you supervised construction of the sphinx ... are you ever going to tell us what the fuck it is?

 

[lwien]

yeah, that river in Egypt, where (i'm told) you supervised construction of the sphinx ... are you ever going to tell us what the fuck it is?

It's a fucking Sphinx. What in the hell else would it be?

On another note, THIS was the first computer I ever operated. It was in the Bank of America ERMA center in West Los Angeles. We got all of the checks in from all the local branches and fed them into the sorter shown below so that all those numbers in magnetic ink were copied to tape. Fucking sorters used to jam all the time and just chew up checks. Damn check eaters.....

First gaming system that I owned though was this:

And my first home 'puter was this:

Sure wish people would quit asking me about that goddamn Sphinx though. Haven't thought about that in ages......

 

[Hippie Dickie]

Sure wish people would quit asking me about that goddamn Sphinx though.

ah ... i get it ... Top Secret - Need to Know, Only ... taking that one to the grave, eh?

Nice diversion reading about ERMA in Wikipedia - a bit before my time - with side trip on Weizenbaum, Greenblatt and Gosper ... the good old days.

 

[mvapes]

I DENY old.

No, you defy "old".

When you owe mother nature lunch you've definitely been around the block.

I think we all owe more respect you, I mean - come on, how many of you fuckers lived to witness....

WW2
Vietnam
The parting of the Red Sea
The Korean War
The Black Plague
That Big Flood
The Long Walk Through the Desert....
The Sinking of Atlantis


Come on guy's. He's a legend around here. And aside from the occasional rant and rave he's got his shit more together than most of us.

Love ya lwein, I for one am proud that you have indigestion older than some of our members. Keep up the good work, and btw - @dorkus_molorkus wants his leather pants and fishnet shirt back.

 

[paytonpenn]

22.

 

[lwien]

And aside from the occasional rant and rave he's got his shit more together than most of us.

My rants and raves helps to keep me together, M.

 

[killick]

@lwien If you are after a gig looking after that beautiful old gear I know a certain Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census that is after your solid technical skills supporting their world ass technology!

 

[His_Highness]

56.9 years old. You're only as old as you feel.....Problem is I can't make up my mind:
- Sometimes I feel like a nap
- Sometimes I would like to feel Scarlet Johanson

 

[DabComa]

My ID says I'm 27, but I think we all feel like high school was just last year. Everyone I know says I look like I'm 12 and I get carded EVERYWHERE lol. But I guess that's something to be happy over...

 

[Kalessin]

23 here. I gotta agree with everyone saying the community here is more mature than most places on the web. I haven't ever seen anywhere quite like FC. I'm antisocial on and off-line, but I love being a member here. I hope FC is still around when I'm in my 50's and 60's.

 

[DabComa]

I hope FC is still around when I'm in my 50's and 60's.

Amen to that lol

And btw @iwien being an avid cat lover myself, I love your avatar, is it your kitty?

 

[GetLeft]

Born in '60. My first real buzz was when I found a joint in the bathroom at a family gathering. I fired it up while Roundabout was playing. Was quick to become a full on, dedicated head (and Yes freak). First purchase was a nickel bag. Got kicked out of the house (for a weekend) when I refused to throw out a copy of High Times. Alas, decided to walk away from mj in my late 20s when the quality took a big leap and I couldn't keep up. Thanks to vapor, I'm back with a vengance. Like being 14 all over again.

Culturally, I'm a child of the early 70's, even though I had the benefit of a sibling that was 4 yrs. older than me who played lots of cutting edge hippie music (Jefferson Airplane was her preferred method of picking a fight with my dad, but I liked it when she played Fairport Convention). I'm just now reading (thanks to a post in the picture thread) Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test. 'Twas a cool time! We owe lots to that generation!

 

[smokum]

Is it just me ? Or is anyone else waiting for an overindulging member of younger persuasion to fuck up and out themselves in the 1st age category ?

 

[HellsWindStaff]

I'm 24 but I have the hairline of someone @lwien 's age, hell his may be better then mine. Often have been mistaken for being older then I am; have been balding since I was 18 lol curse you father!

 

[Kalessin]

I'm 24 but I have the hairline of someone @lwien 's age, hell his may be better then mine. Often have been mistaken for being older then I am; have been balding since I was 18 lol curse you father!

I feel your pain. My hair has also long been in the process of migrating away, and I'm only 23

 

[lwien]

And btw @iwien being an avid cat lover myself, I love your avatar, is it your kitty?

Click on my avi and see what it does. But no, not my cat.

I'm 24 but I have the hairline of someone @lwien 's age, hell his may be better then mine. Often have been mistaken for being older then I am; have been balding since I was 18 lol curse you father!

I feel your pain. My hair has also long been in the process of migrating away, and I'm only 23

What's really happening there is that as you age (and sometimes, like you guys who are young), when you notice your hair is thinning out or notice a receding hairline, you aren't actually losing your hair. What's really happening is that your hair starts growing in the other direction and eventually, when you get to around 65 to 70, you'll notice that it starts to exit through your nose and ears. I have no idea why it changes direction like that. Completely dumbfounds me.

 

[Jokermachine]

it starts to exit through your nose and ears.

Guess mines coming out of my ass then.

 

[lwien]

Guess mines coming out of my ass then.

Oh, forgot about that. Yeah..........there too.

 

[DDave]

What's really happening there is that as you age (and sometimes, like you guys who are young), when you notice your hair is thinning out or notice a receding hairline, you aren't actually losing your hair. What's really happening is that your hair starts growing in the other direction and eventually, when you get to around 65 to 70, you'll notice that it starts to exit through your nose and ears. I have no idea why it changes direction like that. Completely dumbfounds me.

This is funny! Picturing the below! hahaha

Disclaimer: If this is any FC member's photo, by all means PM me and I will edit my post and remove it!

Guess mines coming out of my ass then.

Uh, not posting a pic of this! hahahaha

 

[Derrrpp]

At 21 years old, I suppose I fall squarely in the "youngster" category...

But as others have said also, I'm glad the demographic here is slightly older than the average internet forum. I think it's a big contributing factor to the friendly, helpful, intelligent environment here at FC that we all love. (The other factor being the mods' hard work at keeping "the stupid" at bay, of course )