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20 things men over 30 must stop doing!

I think we need a thread about 10 things you should absolutely start doing again when you are over 50. That includes wearing a beanie because it replaces the warmth that hair provided once upon a time. Wearing shorts, black dress socks, and sandals, because, well just because. Things like that.
 
Annoying clickbait aside, there's some rather uncomfortable truths being told in that post. My own pet peeve? The knit caps. Is it a cult devoted to the image of Michael Nesmith? Do they love yarn THAT MUCH? Because I am baffled by anyone who wants to wear a winter cap when it's 80 degrees outside, as some hipsters are prone to doing.
 
Annoying clickbait aside, there's some rather uncomfortable truths being told in that post. My own pet peeve? The knit caps. Is it a cult devoted to the image of Michael Nesmith? Do they love yarn THAT MUCH? Because I am baffled by anyone who wants to wear a winter cap when it's 80 degrees outside, as some hipsters are prone to doing.
The look always reminds me of this.

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I don't know, I think throwing it in the dryer DOES count. But at forty-seventeen, I am not guilty on most charges. Still like a good round of beer pong though. Did you know you can now get glow-in-the-dark beer pong balls?
 
At 47 I still wear the occasional Iron Maiden/Black Sabbath/Led Zeppelin t-shirt and will continue to do so until Hell freezes over.

I have no idea what "beer pong" is nor do I care. In my day ( as they say) we didn't need to play childish games to catch a buzz. We bought beer and then we drank it--end of story.
 
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At 47 I still wear the occasional Iron Maiden/Black Sabbath/Led Zeppelin t-shirt and will continue to do so until Hell freezes over.

I have no idea what "beer pong" is nor do I care. In my day ( as they say) we didn't need to play childish games to catch a buzz. We bought beer and then we drank it--end of story.
I'm a few years older than you. Those last two sentences are false, at least IME. Lots of people played "Quarters."
 
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I have no idea what "beer pong" is nor do I care. In my day ( as they say) we didn't need to play childish games to catch a buzz. We bought beer and then we drank it--end of story.
I'm a few years older than you. Those last two sentences are false, at least IME. Lots of people played "Quarters."
What? No Heads and Feds?
 
Well you suppose to drink beer no play with it and as an add to this statement, you should not be drinking crappy beer.

Paintball? Sure its fun but was 23 years ago when I was ""playing "" using real weapons so pretending to be lethal in a fake game it just a big no in my bible.

Speak for yourself ... I'm not going to stop having fun because I'm "too old." And I'll drink whatever beer I want. Sure, I usually get down on some nice craft brews, but sometimes a nice cold PBR hits the spot.

Judge away, but that won't change a damn thing... I'll be out drinking crappy beer out of solo cups and having a great time. I don't even know why I feel the need to defend myself. :smug:
 
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Speak for yourself ... I'm not going to stop having fun because I'm "too old." And I'll drink whatever beer I want. Sure, I usually get down on some nice craft brews, but sometimes a nice cold PBR hits the spot.

Judge away, but that won't change a damn thing... I'll be out drinking crappy beer out of solo cups and having a great time. I don't even know why I feel the need to defend myself. :smug:

Salud my friend ;)
 
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I wonder if opinionated articles written by self-assured twentysomethings are published as a way of saying to that 18-30ish target market: "that older crowd isn't cool anymore, you are -- we get it."
 
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