Should a 40-year-old post this much in SYM?

THE JAKER · Post by **THE JAKER** » Fri Nov 30, 2001 3:32 pm

Originally posted by Yshania:
@The Jaker - then a 5 litre engine and 200 watt speakers jump to mind...

I have a bass guitar amp that is 500 watts, and the car I drove to work today has a 5.7 liter engine, but I want to put an 7.5 (460 cubic inch) engine in, I just can't right now because my OTHER hobby - computers is taking up all my disposable income.

Solution to the "sports car do badly in accidents" problem - get a big sedan with a HUGE engine.

Aegis · Post by **Aegis** » Fri Nov 30, 2001 3:49 pm

Geez... I already have two hoobies that suck up my income... Comps, and War gaming... I wonder whats gonna happen when I turn forty, and actually have a disposable income... No Sports car for me...

ThorinOakensfield · Post by **ThorinOakensfield** » Fri Nov 30, 2001 4:23 pm

Originally posted by Aegis:
Being the teenage area myself, I feel neither highs nor lows towards this sort of thing. As long as it involves beer, and sex I'm fine.

We're males and proud of it.!!

HighLordDave · Post by **HighLordDave** » Fri Nov 30, 2001 5:23 pm

Originally posted by Gwalchmai:
I’ve seen some old Jaguars from the 1950s that I would love to refurbish! That would be cool!

Your sports car doesn't have to be new; I'm a few years off from 40, but my car will be a 1967 Chevy Corvette roadster with a 327 V-8 and 4-speed manual transmission. Fire-engine red with a white convertible top and chrome all over. I've alreay started to save up.

@Yshania: Maybe you should have your own midlife crisis and get yourself a Boxster (or whatever your favourite sports car is) and stick him in the family truckster.

Yshania · Post by **Yshania** » Fri Nov 30, 2001 5:32 pm

Posted by HLD -

@Yshania: Maybe you should have your own midlife crisis and get yourself a Boxster (or whatever your favourite sports car is) and stick him in the family truckster.

LMAO!!

I had enough trouble persuading him to let me upgrade the computer

HighLordDave · Post by **HighLordDave** » Fri Nov 30, 2001 5:54 pm

Originally posted by Yshania:
LMAO!! I had enough trouble persuading him to let me upgrade the computer

Learn this philosophy and your life will be come soooooooo much easier:

It's easier to ask forgiveness than permission.

Forget trying to "persuade" him to do anything; if you want more RAM, order a 512 MB chip, install it and when he asks why boxes are appearing from [url="http://www.thenerds.net"]thenerds.net[/url] or [url="http://www.z-buy.com"]z-buy.com[/url] just say, "Oh, didn't I tell you? We got some more RAM for the computer." (Notice how I slipped the word "we" in there).

For the record, I learned this from my wife, who is wholly culpable in corrupting me with this new way of living. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

Yshania · Post by **Yshania** » Fri Nov 30, 2001 6:10 pm

@HLD - that is funny

We are also both bikers, though I am in semi retirement. My justification for getting a gig processor was likened to him getting his 900cc bike and I did not for one minute expect him to feel comfortable with a 250cc

Minerva · Post by **Minerva** » Fri Nov 30, 2001 6:16 pm

Who cares...?

fable · Post by **fable** » Fri Nov 30, 2001 6:55 pm

Originally posted by Gwalchmai:
Though a demographic study of SYMers hasn’t been formally conducted (wouldn’t that be interesting?), it seems obvious that this, and other on-line communities are the purview of younger adults. Why is this? I would guess that there are only a handful of posters here that are 40 and above. Is there something weird about an old guy hanging out with you bunch? Or is SYM a melting pot of generations as well as nationalities and I should just stop worrying?

Oh, absolutely. If you're 40, you should be watching sports on television, growing a beer gut in the process. Leave SYM to people who are turning 50 in about a week or two, like me.

THE JAKER · Post by **THE JAKER** » Fri Nov 30, 2001 9:14 pm

fABLE, didn't you see Logan's Run?

[ 11-30-2001: Message edited by: THE JAKER ]

Maharlika · Post by **Maharlika** » Fri Nov 30, 2001 9:35 pm

Gwally, you DO think too much.

Seriously, I get "stuck" at SYM simply because I get a lot from it.

AFAIC, learning knows no age limit. There are some things you just don't get within the confines of the classroom walls. It makes me aware of more things that would interest me.

Humor knows no age limit.

Getting stress from the real world knows no age limit

too , I get my placebos (right, Sleepy

) in this forum.

Just be yourself Gwally. It's funny and ironic though, since all of us have a common denominator - ROLE-PLAYING games.

fable · Post by **fable** » Fri Nov 30, 2001 9:39 pm

Originally posted by THE JAKER:
 fABLE, didn't you see Logan's Run?

Can't say I did. What have I missed?

Gwalchmai · Post by **Gwalchmai** » Fri Nov 30, 2001 11:00 pm

HLD: The nice thing about the old Jags, IMHO, is that I wouldn't be forced to paint it red. The ones that I've seen are in very appealing earth-tones. But red would be nice for a '65 Mustang....

Originally posted by Minerva:
 Who cares...?

Geez Min, don't overwhelm me with your sympathy... The answer to your question is obvious.

Fable: Beer gut: check. Sports on TV: uh oh, I seem to actually be losing interest in those. Can I just talk about my kids instead?

Actually, I'm not really too upset about turning 40, and I imagine I will feel the same way at 50 (let me know if I should worry, Fabel). I just thought that this birthday presented an interesting opportunity to talk about age and on-line communities. One thing about SYM posters is that with very few exceptions, it is very difficult to tell how old people are from the content or style of their posts. This is a quality that I admire very much, and I wonder why that is. SYM is the only on-line community I've ever experienced, and I wonder if they are all like that. My impression is no. So, does CRPGs or GameBanshee somehow attract a more intelligent and insightful (and very humorous) bunch of people? Yes, I don't doubt it.

The interesting thing is that if I were to meet say, Aegis, in real life on the street, we probably would have no interest in talking to each other. A 16-year-old and a 40-year-old have almost nothing in common on the surface. Yet, here in SYM, that surface is stripped away and everyone accepts each other not so much for who they are, but for who they want to appear as. Diversity of age, nationality, and planet of origin matter less than the actual content of the posts. Where could you find that in real life? Nowhere.

Loner and Maharlika are probably right, I do think too much. But when you're my age.... just kidding!

I enjoy thinking and having my thoughts provoked here at SYM. And I enjoy having the opportunity to express my thoughts here, usually heavily laced with my strange wit. IRL, I can never think of exactly what I want to say to someone in a discussion until much later. Here, I can cogitate a bit more, and even edit later! I think SYM is an amazing place, and I thank Buck for allowing its creation and continued evolution.

The Jaker: So I've been a 'runner' now for five years, right? Fortunately, I've been able to evade the sandmen.

Sailor Saturn · Post by **Sailor Saturn** » Fri Nov 30, 2001 11:35 pm

Originally posted by HighLordDave:
A woman I work with has a theory that when a man is about to turn 40 (give or take a year or two), he will acquire at least one of the following three things:

1) a girlfriend
2) an obsessive hobby
3) a sports car

When her friends complain about their husband wanting to buy a new Porsche, she explains her theory and says that the car is the least destructive to the relationship, and to let him buy the thing.

She claims that some guys go for more than one, but by and large, most men take their pick. She also claims that no American man is exempt from this pattern of behaviour.

I can state for a fact that the "no american man is exempt" thing is false. My dad is currently 53. When he turned 40, he didn't get a girlfriend, obsessive hobby, or sportscar.

C Elegans · Post by **C Elegans** » Fri Nov 30, 2001 11:52 pm

Originally posted by Gwalchmai:
Though a demographic study of SYMers hasn?t been formally conducted (wouldn?t that be interesting?), it seems obvious that this, and other on-line communities are the purview of younger adults. Why is this? I would guess that there are only a handful of posters here that are 40 and above. Is there something weird about an old guy hanging out with you bunch? Or is SYM a melting pot of generations as well as nationalities and I should just stop worrying?

A demographic study of SYM would be highly interesting

It's probably true that only a handful posters are over 40, but it's only true that only a handful SYM:ers are young teenagers. I would guess the mean is well into adult age. The great thing with SYM, and what has made me stay here, is the variety of age and nationalities

Don't worry Gwally - start worrying the day you fulfil every limiting and conforming stereotype of what people should be like at a certain age. It's actually quite fascinating to study how age-fixated our soceity is - look at the age stereotypes, one could think people are supposed to change personality every ten years or so.

posted by Thantor:
Ah yes... turning forty. I remember it well -- the angst, the endless questioning, the overwhelming desire to buy a red ferrari... Not to worry, Gwally. By the time you reach sixty, it all fades away when you discover what is really important in life: an eggcrate mattress and large daily doses of fiber.

ROFLMAO

thantor3 · Post by **thantor3** » Sat Dec 01, 2001 3:08 am

Originally posted by C Elegans:
 ROFLMAO

Now here is a lady that appreciates the finer things in life...

Omar · Post by **Omar** » Sat Dec 01, 2001 7:46 am

Happy birthday Gwalchmai!

So what are you getting for your birthday ?

Actually , the stereotypes I have come across, about 40 year old males, always had to do with guys suffering badly from hair loss, trying to get rid of their bellies through fitness and planning trips to exotic countries ("getting to see something of the world while you are still able to"

)

Aegis · Post by **Aegis** » Sat Dec 01, 2001 7:46 am

What I love about SYM is that it doesn't beleive in age differences. Being able to come into SYM, and chat with people like CE, Fable, Gwal, and Mr. Sleep (and others of course) is great. I've learned stuff in here that I probably would never have learned outside of maybe school. Since coming here, my grades in school have also improved greatly, and thats from just talking with people. Also, the amount of enjoyment I get from this forum is insane. Being able to come in, and see some of weird **** that goes on is always a pick-me-up, even after a bad experiance. Since coming here, I have not been depressed, or bored. There is always something going on here, and always something find interesting. Wheter it's learning about little worms (CE, thats a weird one.

) or jsut the state of World politics (Fable

) or just having a laugh (Grunty), it's never dull around here.