Things a middle aged man shouldn't own

[Itsallicanafford]

cjs racing. said:

I turned 39 today, and would happily drive that.

Go on, be a devil...

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/PEUGEOT-106-RALLYE-SERIES-...

[Nickbrapp]

A mortgage

[kowalski655]

phil-sti said:

I'm 38 and have had a games console or computer since I was about 8 yr old, I'll have one until I'm 90 too.

Im 50 in 2 weeks() and have loads of consoles,had them from young(ish) and have always liked them..Im just a big kid,so I can use the kids' lego too

Foliage said:

Tom_C76 said:

How can those of us exempt from the ravages of male pattern baldness drive our mid life crisis sports cars without a baseball cap to keep hair from eyes?

Ironically oversized flat cap

Brings this to mind:

And remembering THAT makes you very middle aged!

Edited by kowalski655 on Friday 27th November 18:22

[rsv696]

Where do we stand on hoodies? At 46 (albeit a young 46 ) I'm starting to feel uncomfortable wearing them outside the house. M&S do some wonderful sweaters

[Rawwr]

rsv696 said:

M&S do some wonderful sweaters

How about 'a nice cardy'?

36. Custom Nike and Reebok trainers in black and fluorescent yellow. Eight hoodies. Seven beanies.

[Jimmy Recard]

Halmyre said:

Fluorescent trainers
Trainers
Baseball cap
Games console
Lego
Lycra
Hair Styling Products

(dons asbestos suit)

I don't own any of these things.

Well, I have a PlayStation 3 but it hasn't been on for anything other than the odd DVD/Blu-Ray for a few years now.

I'm also not middle aged....

[Emeye]

Someone define middle-aged please? I'm still not quite sure when it starts?

And anyways, all us guys still act like we're not a day over 19 don't we?

[otolith]

43. I had a VIC-20 and a C64 in the early 80's. All my friends had those, or Sinclair/Amstrad/Atari equivalents. We had an Atari console before that, complete with a pistol for shooting games.

I have a pair of proper running trainers, bought because the running machine at the gym was giving me shin splints. They are black and fluorescent yellow. I think that was the only colour they came in.
I have a few pairs of Puma driving shoes, which are basically trainers.
I have baseball caps for fishing. They keep the sun out of my eyes, and stop me hooking myself in the head when fly fishing.
I have a PS3. I use it for driving games, and as a Blu-Ray player.
I wish I still had some Lego.
I have some Lycra clothes for wearing when I ride my bicycle, because they are the most practical clothes to wear while doing so.
I have some stuff in a pot with which to replicate the way the girl who cuts it styles my hair. I mostly don't bother.

edit - Jesus, I'm already thinking of myself as 43, I've another two months of 42 left to go.

Edited by otolith on Friday 27th November 18:42

[GOG440]

GroundEffect said:

This will obviously be generation-specific.

For example the middle-aged lot right now grew up without the majority of video games and general tech we have now. As a result, it can be seen as an 'adolescent' thing to play with them or have them.

But I am growing up (still at 28?) surrounded by it so when I hit middle-age, I won't necessarily wish to stop and no one should force me to.

I think I am middle aged (45)
I grew up with games consoles, computers (admittedly only a 16k spectrum) etc.
I have always had some sort of gaming device, I currently have an xbox one and my laptop is an MSI gaming laptop. I cant see a point in my life when I would want to stop playing, it is a great way of getting rid of the tension of a crappy day at work.

[Emeye]

I'm 41 and do not feel middle aged one bit - even with 3 kids wearing me down!

[Jimmy Recard]

I bought a PS3 and a few games several years ago because I thought that video games are something I'd enjoy. I tried to get into them and realised that just thinking of playing them made me feel less happy - as if I was about to go to work rather than leave work for home.

So I gave the games away and kept it as a DVD/Blu Ray player

[drivin_me_nuts]

StangGT said:

Halmyre said:

Fluorescent trainers
Trainers
Baseball cap
Games console
Lego
Lycra
Hair Styling Products

(dons asbestos suit)

I scored 5 out of 7.

Likewise.

I love my lycra. It's so comfy.
As for hair products, well those of us heading towards 50 and having a full head of hair, it's kinda necessary.

[Iva Barchetta]

My games console hasn't been used in years and my baseball cap is only used when at an outdoor event where sun will

burn my baldy head.

None of the other OP's items owned,never owned a hoody either.

[drivin_me_nuts]

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[Patch1875]

Hugo a Gogo said:

more:

BMX
skateboard
roller blades (actually, no man should own these)
a cardigan

I have a BMX I'm 44

[blueg33]

zoom star said:

A converted VW van and pretend to be a surfer / bmx rider dude..

What if you are a surfer? I am fifty and have surfed regularly from the age of ten, vans are useful!

[otolith]

Of course, the real marker and consolation of middle age is being secure enough not to give a st about what anyone else thinks!

[Halmyre]

drivetrain said:

This...

Colin Crompton was only in his forties there. Died of lung cancer aged 54.

"Tonight's raffle prize is a diving suit. Sorry, that should say divan suite."

[Rawwr]

Dildos?

[Cotty]

otolith said:

Of course, the real marker and consolation of middle age is being secure enough not to give a st about what anyone else thinks!

I think that nails it