Things a middle aged man should own

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Thankyou4calling said:

The average male lives to 79/80 so:

0-26 = Young
27-53 = Middle Ages
54- 80 = Old

That's the reality really.

Seems very precise. Why those ages?

I'd say 30 - 60 is middle age, but it depends on the individual too. Some people are middle aged from their mid 20s and some people stay young into their 30s.



Stages 5 and 6 if you take Shakespear's guide, 'fair round belly with good capon lined, With eyes severe, and beard of formal cut' through to 'Into the lean and slippered Pantaloon, With spectacles on nose, and pouch on side' are defintely middle age.

[2ono]

james_tigerwoods said:

A "spoke shave"

The last person I knew who had a spoke shave and was my grandad, and he was middle aged before i was even born

[Farmer Geddon]

The only different thing I own in my middle age is the ability to not give a rats ass what anyone thinks. It's been invaluable so far!

[Disastrous]

at this thread.

My entries:

A dark secret from the War
A personal Anthony Hopkins to look after 'downstairs'
A zoetrope
The ear of Whitehall
A network of safe houses across Europe
366 bespoke suits
Nelson's personal effects
A love note from Margaret thatcher (you can Falkland me anytime...)
A flying boat
A so-called 'motor car'
A Zeppelin licence
A double life in Dolphin Square (RIP)


Some utterly preposterous entries here.

[Farmer Geddon]

Disastrous said:

at this thread.

My entries:

A dark secret from the War
A personal Anthony Hopkins to look after 'downstairs'
A zoetrope
The ear of Whitehall
A network of safe houses across Europe
366 bespoke suits
Nelson's personal effects
A love note from Margaret thatcher (you can Falkland me anytime...)
A flying boat
A so-called 'motor car'
A Zeppelin licence
A double life in Dolphin Square (RIP)


Some utterly preposterous entries here.

Brilliant

[ManFromDelmonte]

A basic understanding of how you come across to other people based on what you post online?

[TTwiggy]

Albania
A death sentence on 12 systems
Syphilis
The staffs of the 5 wizards
A piece of the true cross
A magical cloak of invisibility
Your mum
A time machine
An aching chasm of self-loathing

[phil1979]

- A name-check on the 'Cringe' thread
- A watch that deserves a little 'wrist time'
- A car for which the asphalt calls

[Zod]

Thankyou4calling said:

The average male lives to 79/80 so:

0-26 = Young
27-53 = Middle Ages
54- 80 = Old

That's the reality really.

Most men are not old until mid-60s. I certainly don't intend to be old at 54.

[RizzoTheRat]

Zod said:

Most men are not old until mid-60s. I certainly don't intend to be old at 54.

You're only as old as the woman you feel.

[yellowjack]

12TS said:

Kids who've left home and are in full time gainful employment

Damn it all. Now I'm jealous.

I have one still at college and the elder one has dropped out of university and is currently hanging about the house far too much, making it smell funny...

[toastybase]

The ability to instill a sense of dread

[Pommygranite]

toastybase said:

The ability to instill a sense of dread

Fear or dread?

I mean installing dread just means you're an unlikeable person.

[P5BNij]

grumpy52 said:

A decent overcoat for the winter ,a proper knee length jobbie in a dark colour in a cashmere mix.
Looks smart with anything and fantastically warm .
Look like a proper powerful company director getting out of the jag or an old style villian.

Unless you're four foot twelve and a bit like me, in which case you'd look like a bloody Dalek. Mind you, I've already got the Jag...

[toastybase]

Pommygranite said:

toastybase said:

The ability to instill a sense of dread

Fear or dread?

I mean installing dread just means you're an unlikeable person.

Do you know who you're talking to young man?

[RizzoTheRat]

toastybase said:

Pommygranite said:

toastybase said:

The ability to instill a sense of dread

Fear or dread?

I mean installing dread just means you're an unlikeable person.

Do you know who you're talking to young man?

Ronnie fking Pickering? Is that you?

[hollydog]

A sugar baby apparently is popular at the minute.

[Halmyre]

P5BNij said:

grumpy52 said:

A decent overcoat for the winter ,a proper knee length jobbie in a dark colour in a cashmere mix.
Looks smart with anything and fantastically warm .
Look like a proper powerful company director getting out of the jag or an old style villian.

Unless you're four foot twelve and a bit like me, in which case you'd look like a bloody Dalek. Mind you, I've already got the Jag...

The last person I know who drove with an overcoat on was probably my grandad in his Austin Hereford. Do you wear it with a trilby? I can't think of anything more uncomfortable beyond using a length of rubber hose as a condom.

[viscountdallara]

RizzoTheRat said:

Ronnie fking Pickering? Is that you?

Who ??

[Marlin45]

Sod the clothing bit.

1. Large capacity motorcycle
2. Guns
3. Something with a V8 in it