Signs your getting old?

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  • CyBrainX40

    Not all of this is about age but here goes...

    I'm sure my future is nothing but a decline into disaster.

    One of my best friends for decades is in stage 4 cancer. He could go any day now. I'm pretty crushed by it. He was a huge Cure fan and I wanted to send him a link to the new album but the subject matter is heavily based on mortality, so I just listen to it and think of him.

    The future of the US is a disaster for obvious reasons.

    I'm probably going to be laid off from a company that's imploding this year. This has been the best job I've ever had and I've done some of my best work in the last two years. As many of you know, the job market is pretty impossible right now. I don't have enough to retire and losing this job will mess up whatever plans I had to catch up.

    Whine whine whine...

    I know we all have things to deal with. Feel free to downvote.

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    • I upvoted for the sharing and for positivity.oey_oey
    • That's tough. Try to stay positive and appreciate you sharing, we can be arseholes round here sometimes but shit like this hits home. Not sure if ...Morning_star
    • ...your a Cure fan yourself but stay away from Faith at the moment ;)Morning_star
    • oof, stay strong my man!renderedred
    • <3PonyBoy
    • yup, life's way too short, try to enjoy it και γαμησετα όλα_niko
    • you got an upvote from me dude.
      I'm in the same boat in many ways.
      but I'm generally an optimistic guy, so i just figure things are bound to get better :)      exador1
    • and like morning_star said, we can be quite hilariously argumentative here, but after 20+ years of chatting with each other, i think there's a bond...exador1
    • so, know that we all do indeed give a fuck about you and what you're going through...and reach out of if you need anything...exador1
    • 20 odd years ago, i recall we all pitched in and ordered pizza for one of us that was in need... 20 years later, i feel like we'd do that and more :)exador1
    • Thanks for all the kind thoughts. There's definitely a bond that I can't share with the gf or friends. Being in the industry gives us a unique viewpoint.CyBrainX
    • Stay strong. So sorry about your friend. If you are feeling the downsizing of the company, take charge now to put yourself in a position to interview nowBonSeff
    • It's tough out there and you will need a thick skin, but keep a positive outlook!
      All the best, man.      BonSeff
    • chin up, chappie - best foot forward and all thathans_glib
    • Sometimes it's not easy, I know, but try to stay positive. Good moments don't last long, hold on to them when they come, and don't let go!OBBTKN
    • I'm sure the new work you've made will get you more in the future, especially as you think some of it is your best.
      Sorry about your friend, hope you get to      PhanLo
    • spend time together and say goodbye.PhanLo
    • I feel for you. My best friend took his life 3 years ago. He would have had a heart attack with T's victory.formed
    • Enjoy those moments you have with him. Make him laugh. Hug him. Love will live on in you.formed
    • I just heard my friend passed away. I'm taking the rest of the day to myself. Thanks for all the support, friends.CyBrainX
    • So sorry, my condolences :'(OBBTKN
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  • YakuZoku23

    just turned 49 today, damn

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    • Are all QBN'ers turning 50 next year?drgs
    • We spend so much time together we've ended up synching our ages.palimpsest
    • I'm turning 50 this year... I'm feeling less that happy about itdee-dubs
    • Yes dee-dubs, me too past year, I still don't believe it... But I'm glad to be alive ;)OBBTKN
    • happy b-day, moldy!
      And yeah, I'm turning 50 in October.
      Not the least bit thrilled about it.      Continuity
    • lol crazy to think about. 1974 as well but Oct. birthday so I have a few months to go ;)_niko
    • Enjoy it while you can, kid!Continuity
    • HBD MOLDYgarbage
    • Yawoza.shapesalad
    • pah, a mere striplinghans_glib
    • Given the current economic projection, my pension plan is to turn to hard drink, smoking and bacon sandwiches, in order to reach death more rapidly.shapesalad
    • QBN is agingdbloc
    • I'll be 52 this summer... No get off my lawn you youngins!fooler
    • Shut it, grandpa!Continuity
    • A farmer actually told me to get off his land recently.shapesalad
    • 49 in April! 1974 FTWhydro74
    • HBD! I was 47 a week ago. This is so unreal for me. In my head I am still 25 year-old shmuckfisheye
    • I'm only 47 in July... lol.. you guys are old!!
      (love you, moldy!! welcome to 49)      PonyBoy
    • As much as I tell my daughter that a couple of years difference is more unimportant as you age, I'm so glad to realise you're all a few years older than I..!Nairn
    • (going to be 46 this year and am hating every pico-second of realisation)Nairn
    • Gongtats!milfhunter
    • fucking oldbezoar
    • Slow down, fucker! I still need to go frog hunting with you!scarabin
    • Already past that... halfway to 52formed
    • 48 on Sunday5timuli
    • 45 on Wedwhatthefunk
    • 51 in May.Ramanisky2
    • &still feel like a cunt. arewe? :D:D
      HBD old cooker :D      sted
    • You should have written as much as your soul reflects and that's 35 at best :) but make it 39 because half way 40 is still in devise, and you already know why:)sted
    • Happy Birthday!sausages
    • Oldy Moldywasywas
    • Fuck! You're old!
      Happy belated birthday man!
      Xxoo      pango
    • QBN average is very tightly clustered around 50drgs
    • thanks guys :)YakuZoku
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  • Morning_star32

    I turned 50 this weekend. Officially, i'm delaying a monumental party for 12months due to The Covid. (BTW, you're all invited).

    However, all was not lost, my wife and kids delivered birthday excellence despite the lockdown. Favourite breakfast, in bed...a treasure hunt... international birthday video calls...cider...cider...cider... (The finest burgers on earth)...and a cinema evening with all the snackage. A great day.

    Oh and some goddamn genius bought me Lego. So, whilst i suppose i am actually old, i don't feel it. Never have.

    Young at heart is where it's at.

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  • Gardener30

    I did a pub quiz in Broughty Ferry this week with 3 x 80+ year olds and... WE WON! money, booze and the glow of beating 20 other teams of 4. I was their go to guy for music/films/general knowledge etc, so basically I answered most of the 100 questions, lol

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    • l to r : 85, 62, 83 (next week) 86Gardener
    • Legends!grafician
    • Left guy looks a lot alike your king... Charles in disguise?

      J/k, looks like a funny team ;)      OBBTKN
    • l to r : ex cop, DJ househusband superstar, ex detective, head of parks in Dundee, such great tales over the 3 hours of food & drinkGardener
    • thats awesome!HAL9001
    • Young TeamPhanLo
    • did you put acid on their drinks?oey_oey
    • in their drinks...fucking hell...my English is getting worse and worseoey_oey
    • 315 years of quiz power.Wolfboy
    • Ace. Those boys know how to pub quiz; you need a young whippersnapper on the team to help with the modern stuff.MrT
    • Legends ONLY to each other; bros > everything.ideaist
    • ah I should add that the ex detective 3rd from left is my... father in lawGardener
    • That's cool!stoplying
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  • theonlyengineerhere29

    My mom died yesterday.
    She was 100 years, 2 months and 8 days
    I'll be 60 next month (assuming.....)
    This post is not for sympathy or condolences -
    it is simply life....

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    • Sorry to hear that :-/
      But yes, signs we're getting old is definitely seeing our parents getting very old and its not easy      HAL9001
    • Still, sorry for your loss. I hope she had a blessed life.NBQ00
    • Sorry Engineer, for your loss :(
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    • RIP, hopefully she had a good run and that you're doing well.garbage
    • At least she had a long life to live.milfhunter
    • Sorry for your loss. May you have her longevity_niko
    • Sorry man :( It's simply life, yes, but not easy, hugs.OBBTKN
    • That's rough. I know that a long life ending doesn't mean it's less sad. I lost both my aunts last year, 97 and almost 99.CyBrainX
    • Sorry for you loss.Salarrue
    • Sorry for your loss brother. I hope you and your family are doing well during this time. What a great age your mother lived to!HijoDMaite
    • Sorry for you loss.Krassy
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  • maquito35

    I hate almost everything.

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  • hydro7419

    Just joined the QBN 50 club.

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  • Morning_star26

    The postman knocked on my door this morning with a package. I opened the door and we exchanged some typically British pleasantries regarding the 'lovely weather'. I then answered what i thought was a request for my name. Ed I said, 'cause that's my name. He bent down and stroked our cat "What a lovely cat you are Ed, I bet you're gonna have fun warming your belly in the sun today.", it took a few seconds for me to process what had occurred.

    Before I could correct him, he handed me the package and walked to the end of the garden path with the cat in tow. As he walked through the gate he introduced cat 'Ed' to a very enthusiastic bunch of primary school kids who fawned, like they do, with lots of ahhhs and ohhhhs and cautious stroking. The cat loves this kinda fuss and the general kurfuffle attracted even more kids and mums. There must have been 15 people gathered around our Postman and the cat as he introduced 'Ed' to the street.

    Fast forward to 3:30 and the kids are walking home from the school full of sunshine and youthful spirit and through the open windows i hear 'can we go meet Ed and stroke his belly...he does'nt bite.'

    I'm getting my hearing tested and i'm going to have to change my name :)

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    • Lolscarabin
    • What’s the cats name?monospaced
    • Alandee-dubs
    • lol this is aceMrT
    • 'Lovely weather' is such an easy and polite greeting. they look at you weird if you say it where I live.hotroddy
    • lol, Ed's the talk of the block now.garbage
    • 'Ed crapped on the front lawn again !'
      'Look at Ed licking his anus'
      'Ed is choking up hairballs on the carpet'      d_gitale
    • ed's licking his own balls!pango
    • Lovely storySimonFFM
    • Top cat, Ed is!
      This story is awesome. :D      Continuity
    • putting Ed in Pedo.rootlock
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    • 19Krassy
    • 1inteliboy
    • 1skinny_puppy
    • Yeah don’t think I ever sent a postcard_niko
    • 0sab
    • 1slappy
    • -20utopian
    • 1 Never owned an encyclopaediamort_
    • 0OBBTKN
    • 2: check / fax :)jagara
    • And i still own multiple dictionaries. I sometimes read full pages b/c i am weird.jagara
    • 0 lol... and I even have a 1950s paper map in the glovebox of my car as we speak lolprophetone
    • #21. repost old storiesGardener
    • 0 ...pango
    • #7b Listened to music on an 8-track cartridge.mort_
    • DANG! 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10... and 20Elwin74
    • 1 no blockbuster in Romaniagrafician
    • Local Romanian video rental chain will do :)jagara
    • ^ I figured 'blockbuster' is American for 'video store'. kinda like Starbucks is coffee...inteliboy
    • ^OBBTKN
    • 1, but actually maybe I get a bonus -1 for actually having _worked_ at a Blockbuster as a teen?Continuity
    • 0microkorg
    • zero - so full marks here.maikel
    • missing things: non ironic use of atari consoles, arcades, paper-based porn, b&w tvsmaikel
    • Krassy needs to explain their answerimbecile
    • ^“their”?mort_
    • 0monospaced
    • My parents still have a working rotary phone that's nearly 100 years old :)monospaced
    • 0 - does original NES on a tiny black and white TV count as -2 more?timeless
    • 1SimonFFM
    • Their is frequently used as the singular indefinite possessive pronoun, when it is not known whether the possessor is he, she or it. Who am I to assume gender?imbecile
    • 1. Oddly enough I was just last night discussing trying to buy an encyclopedia (/set) for Ze Child. Spoilt wee me had the Britannica kid's editionNairn
    • 0YakuZoku
    • Born in the 1900'sstoplying
    • 0falcadia
    • But we have so much in commongrafician
    • In my house right now: sports walkman, tapes, cds, vinyl, vhs crap, film cameras, many typewriters, floppys, dictionary, encyclopedia, bakelite rotary phoneprophetone
    • and somewhere here lots of old computer crap i.e. my original 80s Novation CAT modem for my long gone IBM PC XT cloneprophetone
    • it looks sick though lolprophetone
    • I wonder if some people think it counts that they did these things long after they were replaced by newer tech.monospaced
    • lol mono - the hipster wavemort_
    • exactly ... using a Walkman now doesn’t
      count lol      monospaced
    • 0PonyBoy
    • 1rzu-rzu
    • 0fisheye
    • 0. I sent a postcard this year.
      I still write a check once a month.      CyBrainX
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  • autoflavour16

    remembering that the internet looked like this

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    • I practically lived on there. And here.fadein11
    • needs a comeback... https://www.webdesig…jonny_quest_lives
    • https://www.webdesig…jonny_quest_lives
    • oh DiK..autoflavour
    • wasn't deviantart also sort of like this?oey_oey
    • Wulffmorgenthaler... I was adicted to this strip, oh my...OBBTKN
    • k10k was the bizhans_glib
    • miss itinteliboy
    • 10pt Pixel fonts all the way!dee-dubs
    • this checked all my boxes in those days. huge motivationCalderone2000
    • Similar to the Newstoday layout. Iframes were a cutting edge technology back thenyuekit
    • “Hardware provided by Adobe” What hardware did they have?Gnash
    • (mt) shoutout; they JUST got bought by GoDaddy.

      Resistance is futile, eh?      ideaist
    • They got bought out by GoDaddy years back, I think they just shuttered the MT brand though, finally.Nairn
    • I memba getting excited seeing Toke in Spitalfields market, not long after i first came down to London. I knew then that I'd Arrived, lolNairn
    • oey oey – got a email notification from deviant a week ago, got curious, somehow logged in, last login 17y ago + all my shitty drawings gone (thank god)ArchitectofFate
    • Remember getting a bump on there and my site meter counter things exploded.. well, got 3000 more hits than normal.hydro74
    • was SUCH a huge fan of those guys... every day i used to check that, Newstoday, Zeldman etc etc...exador1
    • QBN Downloads? Any goodies?bezoar
    • Is anyone on this list still active here today?
      https://i.imgur.com/…      Continuity
    • Was H73 any relation to Hydro?CyBrainX
    • No - it was Holodeck 73, I thinkNairn
    • It would fun to see a modern take on this style of web design :) It seems like there was so much creativity back then.yuekit
    • https://www.qbn.com/…prophetone
    • i switched to threeoh and back forth to holodeck or was it surfstation? anyway, tiny silkscreen was king these days.api
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  • Morning_star22

    Sunday morning, i'm full of fresh, hopeful spring vibes. I eat a couple of 'those' gummies and head to the enormous Sainsbury's up Oldbury to do a big shop. I park, i get a trolley, i register a scanner with my Nectar. Airpods in, sweet tunes on and away I go.

    The aisles of paralysing choice are colourful today and my soundtrack puts a groove into my steps. There's a certain glorious youthful euphoria baked into what happened next. Whilst choosing still-warm, aromatic fresh breads I catch the eye of an elegant sun-dressed gentlewoman doing the same. We smile and share the frisson. Intimate. We catch each other’s gaze at the cheeses and again across cabbages and leeks.

    Distracting daydreams of our impossibly perfect life on the shores of an Italian lake meant the cat didn’t eat and we’ve still got no tin foil. Our accidental odyssey ends as she heads towards the fast fashion. I don’t. The gamble of the self scan till falls in my favour, no checks, sweet. I emerge, free into the sunlight pushing my loaded chariot as I wistfully reminisce about the possibilities of our unspoken connection across the vegetable aisle.

    I pull up at the back of my car and press the key to open the boot. Simultaneously, the door doesn't open and I wither at the sight of a deep, violent scratch down the side of my car. All four panels look like I fucked Wolverine’s mum and sister and he found out. I look about for some sign of the soon-to-be dead vehicle assailant with no luck. I exclaim loudly “Which motherfucker did this?” as I’m attempting to rub out the scratch and crush the key fob in an attempt to get the back door open.

    The scratch is like Cheddar Gorge and the fob isn’t fucking working. I’m confused as to how this trench of a scuff has managed to affect the electronics. And then I hear, from behind me, quite abruptly and aggressively, “Can I help you”. I turn and see what could only be described as blustering gammon walking towards me. At pace.

    Again, “CAN. I. HELP.” I’m very confused and reply whilst pointing, “I don’t think so, unless you did this”. And the aging, Greggs hooligan spits “Yes I fucking did. PROBLEM?”. His piggy eyes stare. I don’t know what’s going on. I look around for a clue or weapon whilst spluttering “My keys don’t work”.

    He’s two foot in front of me and he laughs in my face. I can see the hairs up his nose as his laughter distorts his fat, red face. I manage half a “...why?” as I’m frantically pressing the key-fob button. His hand reaches out. I think ‘this guy’s got some fucking stones for a cunt with undeniably high blood pressure’ and he grabs my shoulder. My hands form fists, I tense.

    He’s wheezing and guffawing like a braying mule. Unable to speak, the gammon points and turns me towards his scratched car’s twin, two parking spaces away with its boot open and lights flashing. A meek “Oh” escapes me . He pats me on the back as I trundle the twenty feet to my unblemished ride.

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    • Haha that’s nuts. Teach you to get high and go out in the world ! ;)mort_
    • lmao ... I’ve actually opened someone else’s unlocked car and got halfway in thinking it was mine. Oooooops.Ramanisky2
    • hehe, pretty good sport and story :-)PhanLo
    • flol excellent read! Damn, though, your guy truly was a good sport.Continuity
    • Another excellent writing submission for the prestigious, best written post of the year on QBN.stoplying
    • Give Morning_star all the awardsRamanisky2
    • Beautiful!Nairn
    • I've read this like five times now.

      Thanks.      Nairn
    • "All four panels look like I fucked Wolverine’s mum and sister and he found out."

      You are fantastic @Morning_star!      ideaist
    • Nice read. It was heading towards a 'Don't F with another man's vehicle'. +1 for plot twist happy ending.hotroddy
    • FLOLgarbage
    • so did you get laid in the end?autoflavour
    • you should write a book.milfhunter
    • Great read. What a Sunday that must have been.pseud
    • NGL...I thought the car was going to belong to the woman from the store.stoplying
    • two Bentayga's in the same lot?timeless
    • Are you secretly Catpower?CyBrainX
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  • drgs14

    I think I will never accept wireless earbuds

    You carry a small pill organizer box together with your phone, you are in constant fear of losing one of them, you have to charge them. Why adding this level of micro managing into your life?

    Discuss

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    • I'm not an audiophile, so for me a €10 pair of cable sony earbuds is enoughdmay
    • yep. plus nothing like creating an aura of bluetooth radio waves around your brain.shapesalad
    • No audiophile uses airpods anyway. They sound like junk.monospaced
    • What does Bennn the audiophile use?drgs
    • I was kinda forced to use them after buying an iPhone 12. They broke 3 weeks ago and are now being fixed :/Chimp
    • Got a decent pair then ended up returning them after starting to read about allowing bluetooth waves such close access to your brain.microkorg
    • Fully with you and not because I'm too old.SimonFFM
    • I'm still cables / headphones, and cheap ones too.
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    • they're great to use at the gym.PioneerDJ303
    • Bluetooth, yes. Earbuds, no. I have "bluetooth wired-earbuds" and I love them. I can hang them around my neck w/o fear of accidentally dropping outbezoar
    • I can get close to 8 hours on a full chargebezoar
    • Open Ear Headphones. Fuck Everyone Up.dibec
    • I have open ear earbuds.
      Don't like noise cancelling unless I'm at home      pango
    • wait..... no.... they're called open back headphones.pango
    • I converted. I would catch the cord on the kitchen cabinets/work tables and the like. Headphone ripped out of ear...sometimes phone ripped out of pocket.misterhow
    • Great for the gym and running/hiking. That's really it.FNP14
    • I don't even bother with expensive corded in-ear headphones any more - they seem to last me about a year, no matter how good or bad they are. $$$$Nairn
    • They make phone calls so much more bearable for me. I can focus more on the call and plus hands free to pick my nose.stoplying
    • I'm very tempted because of phone yanking reasons mentioned aboveFax_Benson
    • I just have a pair for home. Nice being able top walk around, clean up, cook etc while the phone/laptop can stay put.inteliboy
    • Wired... I've got a ton of earbuds they gave away from all the phones we've bought. Jvc earbuds or a pair of good headphones if I get exquisite at some point...OBBTKN
    • headphones (in public) are bad for situational awareness.
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    • pango. thank you. I must’ve had a stroke. Open back is definitely correct.dibec
    • I'm old as fkc but i love wireless ear buds. Have wished these existed since day 1.desmo
    • Bobo. That's why you get open back headphone.pango
    • Even then, it's daft wearing them out and about (where I live)
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    • You worry about appearance or safety?pango
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  • Morning_star25

    I was delayed at security attempting to catch a flight back to the UK from Lagos, Nigeria. I’m forced to run to the plane in sauna-like heat with approximately 30 tonnes of camera equipment. As I reach the plane the door is closing and I’m drenched in sweat - not the greatest start to a 9hr flight. I barely make it to my seat. As if to add insult to injury, the inflight entertainment system is fucked.

    Pieters, the KLM Steward, has taken pity on me and i'm already two whiskey and cokes down. We discuss beard care and I enquire as to his ability to get fat Thor on my aeroplane tele. "I'll reset it sir, it may take a few minutes".

    Fifteen minutes goes by and i'm pressing the screen, trying to choose English as my preferred language, the guy sat next to me is having the same problem. Pieters is on trolley duty, I wait until he delivers our meals and enquire again about my sky tele. "Still not working sir? give me a few minutes and i'll reset the system again. Sorry, this sometimes happens."

    Pieters delivers another whiskey and coke and explains that the system has reset and I should have no more problems. He hangs around whilst I try to select the right language, firmly and purposefully pressing the screen but ultimately unsuccessful. I look up towards what i now believe to be an incompetent Peiters, he leans over and whispers "Sir... it's not touch screen, the remote control is in the arm of your seat"

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    • hahahaha, wonderfulNairn
    • lol. good old Pieters.Fax_Benson
    • hahahahahahaahahahaa...necromation
    • FLOL!!OBBTKN
    • Ey! How was the Lagos session? Never been there, Is it as chaotic as I could read?OBBTKN
    • Pics?OBBTKN
    • Actually, you're not getting old... Its their system who's old man!Bennn
    • Nigeria is chaotic and brutal. We had armed guards - which cause more issues that they solve. We did shoots in Lagos, Abuja and Benin. I ate snake and dog...Morning_star
    • ...not out of choice. Getting the plan back and travelling through Lagos airport is one of the worst experiences i've had in my life.Morning_star
    • My partner's organised shoots over there and armed guards, thievery and bribery are par for the course. Sounds 'fun'.Nairn
    • it seems bribery and kick backs are a national sport.Morning_star
    • You could turn this into a film. Well played!ideaist
    • Welcome to Upvote City - where you're the Mayor!stoplying
    • Ironically this could also be a sign you're a millenial.zarkonite
    • I hope Peiters snuck a shot or two of said whiskey... sounds like he deserved it as much as you :)PonyBoy
    • I can't sleep on planes so whilst the rest pf the plane slept myself a Pieters shared a few camp fire stories and half a bottle of Jamesons in the back galley..Morning_star
    • ...he is an excellent human being.Morning_star
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  • shapesalad15

    You're looking towards the future and you're filled with a sense of doom. You're 40th b'day is coming up, but all your mates left town/country or are busy with wife/kids. Your girlfriend isn't satisfied with your earning ability and continues to run you down, saying your future plans are not good enough for her, and making you feel like you could never support her and a baby. You're still renting and landlord doesn't want to renew your contract. Your parents are getting serious miserable life altering illnesses, but you live too far away to properly care or be there for them. Your career is stagnant. Every year, younger, cheaper, and often more talented designers are entering the employment market, and you feel old and exhausted and like you're swimming constantly against the tide. It feels like yesterday that you were in your late 20's, full of ambition and courage and dedication, the future looked bright. Never could you imagine this situation...

    Chin up.

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    • amenArchitectofFate
    • such is life... another coffee shoot and go aheadOBBTKN
    • haha, great.
      *Adds Shapesalad to FriendsList™      detritus
    • Shit dude, yeah I get this, similar boat. Amen. Modern day middle class right here. Hang in there. Try and find time to make you .. well you.mugwart
    • "your girlfriend isn't satisfied with your earning ability" GET A NEW GIRLFRIEND, FUCK THATlowimpakt
    • ^ agreed that. Sounds like you have a lot of negativity in your life. Cut anything rotten out.mugwart
    • yup, ameninteliboy
    • ^ Seriously. You weren't put on this Earth to be a sugar daddy. She can find a fucking job, and contribute her fair share to the arrangement.Continuity
    • Young & cheap is no match for experience. Dirty, generic, dribbble, millennial monkies can get tae fuck!mrAtor
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    • I can relate to many things you said there man.Bennn
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    • this is awesome :D
      *orders beer for shapesalad      sted
    • Thanks Qbners, I appreciate the comments. I don't tend to let things get me down, but occasionally you need to take a step down to step up. Let's go! :-)shapesalad
    • Yep, you got enough courage to admit and write this down, don't event think for a second that there is no life for you after 40 :Dsted
    • And my gf... I'm cutting her slack as she's been through some horrific experiences over last few years.shapesalad
    • However I feel she's looking for a man to 'fix' her life. Keep her safe, secure, provided for. That's ok, but it ain't easy for the modern man.shapesalad
    • I thought by the 2000's we'd all be working 3 days a week and having robot assistants. We got Siri and we're doing minimal 8 hour days.shapesalad
    • My old man used to do 9 to 5 back in the 60's/70's/80's. Never worked over time or weekend. What happened to that? Progress....shapesalad
    • I wouldn't say that this is the result of progress. There are lots of areas on this planet where people still work 8 hours, without overtime or weekends.sted
    • it's just cities got more dense and as a result of that you have to be a slave to survive. lose that girl asap, you already got toxic thoughts...sted
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    • I wish I worked only 8 hours!
      Would love to move from city but not sure if possible      mugwart
    • @shape - we have become slaves to the machine! I'm trying to plan a wayout of it but it seems (UK at least) impossiblemugwart
    • @mugwart - EU is still open for brits. Get there asap. Lisbon is good.shapesalad
    • I want to, but single father and GF in londonmugwart
    • really curious about the nordicsmugwart
    • Lisbon = same time zone as london = perfect sunny remote work location. I went myself for 6 months break.shapesalad
    • I escaped London for Madrid. Never looked back :)Chimp
    • my work your unable to work remote from, security is way to tight ... ;-(mugwart
    • Question: Is it better to base your life around you job, or choice a location and base work around that?shapesalad
    • your right BUT I split my son between myself and ex wife. Its not so easy.mugwart
    • Life is indeed hard... thank god it's beer'o'clock.shapesalad
    • lol - enjoy one for me!mugwart
    • Where do u see yourself in 2019? Journal it.notype
    • "the road to success is always under construction." (not by me, therefore the quotation marks; it's a fact though).SimonFFM
    • I'm curious why an ultra-pessimistic post like this gets upvoted so much. Do so many people here relate to it or they just enjoy being depressed?yuekit
    • "great"..."amen... lolyuekit
    • @yuekit right? my first reaction as well. Surpirsed to see the reponses in the notes too.chukkaphob
    • What a dark depressing post! C'mon.chukkaphob
    • C'mon guys! Pick yourselves up. Chin up! Life could be a million times worse than the sentiment shared here. WTF!?chukkaphob
    • Life's grand!!! Cheer the fuck up!chukkaphob
    • ...and for fuck's sake, appreciate what you have!!!chukkaphob
    • Consider new career?bezoar
    • Read books...very relatable comment. Thanks for putting it out there.Hayoth
    • Shapesalad, email me.notype
    • yuekit - because it was a good read, earnest and possibly a little tongue in cheek. You're a smart guy - is everything you consume candyfloss?detritus
    • its key to acknowledge areas of concern in your like and fix it. Cant all be sweet dreams.mugwart
    • aside from the concern aboout parents getting old and sick, the rest of it is all cry-baby entitlement nonsense...chukkaphob
    • .... lace up your shoes and crush today and everyday onward! Make better life choices and appreciate what you got! You're healthy and working an exciting field!chukkaphob
    • stop feeling sorry for yourself! change what;'s bothering you and making you unhappy -- leave the gf, move, change jobs (and even career!) DO IT!chukkaphob
    • Don't you have some basic porn to masturbate to?detritus
    • chukkaphob, your advice is usually how I feel about things, hence the 'chin up'. I know I'm pretty lucky overall and no need for a pity party.shapesalad
    • @shapesalad my intention is to support you and motivate you (and not to judge u or put u down!) .. and I'm sure you figured as much :Dchukkaphob
    • @shapesalad also, I appreciate your courage to open up the way you did and bare it all. That's great!chukkaphob
    • hearing other ppls story is what get's me going. read, read, read, read, read, and listen to another's story on hearbreak and love buddy.notype
    • listen to other ppl's stories about money & love on dave ramsey's show/podcast... that'll move something.notype
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    • Well holllllyshit.Ramanisky2
    • LMAO!!!!oey_oey
    • marychain approvedPhanLo
    • Pre-lubedAkagiyama
    • you guys are grossshapesalad
    • Describe your sex life...ApeRobot
    • Homepage!!OBBTKN
    • Why wasn't I tagged in this picture?palimpsest
    • I haven't thought of Marychain in a long time. You know he's a diaper-slider.CyBrainX
    • Give her a rose before you give her the hose.Akagiyama
    • he looks like a sick fuckfadein11
    • flol at "diaper sider".

      Also thanks for ruining pulling panties to the side for me forever.      garbage
    • Do we know which one is talking?Fax_Benson
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  • Nairn17

    I discussed having my back waxed with my partner last night.

    It was a bit of a watershed moment.

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    • pics?drgs
    • haha, no, god no.

      the patterning is so odd.
      so disgustingly odd.      Nairn
    • did you mention a while ago you're ginger? I don't think I've ever seen ginger back hair, please post a pic.fadein11
    • This is so going on the frontpagedrgs
    • https://i.pinimg.com…fooler
    • Annnnnd Homepage!! LOLOBBTKN
    • oh no. hahaha
      It's not ^^that bad, nor anywhere near. It's like weird pubic outcroppings, trying desperately to describe angel wings.      Nairn
    • yeaaaah maybe time to stop digging that holehans_glib
    • from a female perspective waxing is the best hair removal. Its removed from the root, takes way longer to grow back, & when it does its not stubble its softer.shellie
    • :) Aye, that's pretty much what she said - she was aghast when I suggested I was just going to go at it all with a new razor.Nairn
    • @shellie wins these comments. "...from a female perspective" is a phrase that literally exists once on QBN; we need much more of it!!!

      : )      ideaist
    • On a side note: finding grey in your pubes is definitely a little frightening. made me feel MUCH older than finding grey head hairhardhat
    • There's literally nothing worse that cuddling up on a guy with sharp stubble coming out of his back. By all means do not use razor.shellie
    • My skin doesn't like waxing, so the alternative is using hair removal creams like Nair. you put it on (without rubbing in) like lotion then wash it off.shellie
    • Nair breaks down the hair with chemicals also down to the root. its supposed to be safe but I worry about chemicals so if you can, waxing is more natural.shellie
    • What's going on here? I'll help you do it if you have any concerns. Like Shellie says, waxing is the best way mate!!Ianbolton
    • I shaved mine (and my pubes) when i was in my early weirdo/experimental twenties and the itch and spots were fucking ridiculous. Never again.Ianbolton
    • lolGuyFawkes
    • Back skin is tough, so hair removal cream sounds ideal. For everything else, if you are a guy: trim, not shavedrgs
    • Will you do the Man-o-lantern too?Wolfboy
    • Man O'lantern gets flambéd each MichaelmasNairn
    • We're going to need a follow up btw.shellie
    • My bf is Persian & I help him achieve a natural separated brow by plucking but he hates it. Guys have more sympathy for womens grooming 1ce its their turn lol.shellie
    • This post, and its corresponding notes, really delivers.Continuity
    • I've had my back waxed. If you do it, go see a pro, don't let the missus have at it. There's a night and day difference.noneck
    • And it's weird. Your shirt feels like it's sticking to you all the time.noneck
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  • Akagiyama22

    Went to the bank to make a withdrawal. As I'm there waiting, I look at my wallet and realize my drivers license is gone. I start to panic. Look in the rest of my wallet, take everything out, pat down all my pockets. Nothing. Try to remember the last time I needed to take it out. Can't remember. Already my head is spinning as I think how the rest of my day is ruined because I'm going to have to go to the DMV. I start mumbling to myself as the cashier says:

    "Here is your withdrawal sir. May I help you with anything else?"

    "Oh, umm, no. I'm good. Thanks."

    She then hands me my money.

    And my balance receipt.

    And my drivers license.

    /facepalm.

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    • lolNairn
    • :Dsted
    • LOL!Krassy
    • hahaha!OBBTKN
    • Card in the little slot is usually good for them I guess. Maybe they have a pic of your DL on screen. Don’t grow a beard.HijoDMaite
    • aw man, glad you've found it thoufeel
    • damn lolernexbcn
    • :) And thanks, yeah was relieved when I found it!Akagiyama
    • I have been doing that shit...
      My...Entire...Life.      CyBrainX
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