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Tau Cabalander
Retirement Retreat
Working Stiffs
#41 - 2016-06-21 22:24:26 UTC
I like this thread. It makes me feel young.
Djsaeu
Doomheim
#42 - 2016-06-21 23:04:53 UTC
All I can say is, I can remember my father having a fit when gas prices went past .40 cents a gallon.

Now as to my age, weeeelllllll, I'm as old as my nose and a bit older than my teeth.
Antheria
VVV Enterprises
#43 - 2016-06-22 01:03:17 UTC
Just cracked 61 myself, although I have come across a few similarly aged older folk.

Just moved into PvP since amassing my fortune in indy. Loving the thrill of PvP which is good to keep the blood flowing & the heart pumping. I can't say the thrill of PvP is better than sex, but it's a hell of a lot more regular.
Pianga Parabdi
Doomheim
#44 - 2016-06-22 01:06:54 UTC
Also 61, and a half.
Malakye Appleton
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#45 - 2016-06-22 01:36:53 UTC
Wow, I thought I was old at 38.
Its actually nice to see some older folks into gaming. Lot has changed since Snickers were 5 cents.
haha

Living the dream, one tear at a time...
Rain6637
GoonWaffe
Goonswarm Federation
#46 - 2016-06-22 08:38:02 UTC
wow

some of you remember the first Eden apparently
your first Ark floated on water
we've come a long way since fire, eh?
please tell me again how the big bang caused your hearing loss

Help, I can't download EVE

President of the Commissar Kate Fanclub

PLEX: A Giffen good? (It's 1B?)
Djsaeu
Doomheim
#47 - 2016-06-22 13:35:00 UTC
Well the big bang was a bit before my time, but here is something you might think is the bees knees. We still use fire to cook. Shocked
Niraad Khaaz
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#48 - 2016-06-22 18:30:02 UTC  |  Edited by: Niraad Khaaz
I'm a couple of months from 51 and I know of at least 3 just in my corp alone that are older than me. Plus my Wife plays and she is older than me also. P
Dildus Maximus
Tribal Liberation Force
Minmatar Republic
#49 - 2016-06-22 20:00:39 UTC
If eve subscriptions remain stale, pretty soon all the players will be 50+
most famous game with the most elderly subscribers :)
Next council meeting at the nursing home..lol
O'Bryan McPherson
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#50 - 2016-06-23 06:57:10 UTC
52 here, and feeling younger as the thread gets longer.

Saga should sponsor a coalition: http://www.saga.co.uk/

I blame all my Eve mistakes on my age, I don't think that is going to wash anymore.
Max Fubarticus
Raging Main
Bullets Bombs and Blondes
#51 - 2016-06-23 13:59:33 UTC
Rain6637 wrote:
wow

some of you remember the first Eden apparently
your first Ark floated on water
we've come a long way since fire, eh?
please tell me again how the big bang caused your hearing loss



Our village elders used to tell tales around the camp fire about the events you mention. As children, it made our imagination run wild. I do remember the time a young man came to our camp and asked for food and water. As he ate and rested, he told us that he was the son of God and that he would die for our sins. We thought the poor chap had spent a little too much time in the desert sun. Years later, he would be crucified by the Romans for telling the same crazy story. Small world!

Seriously though, I remember ...

Walter Cronkite and the CBS news nightly "Body Count"

JFK, RFK, MLK Assassinations.

Riots in Watts

Kent State

"Duck and cover"

Watching "The day the Earth stood still" at the Drive-In theater.

The Doors.

No Internet, Satellite TV, Computers, Smart phones, or Cable.

My first flight to Disneyland (Disney world was not built yet) on a Continental Boeing 707 with "Real" Women as "Stewardess" who looked pretty, smelled good and smiled.

College, Career, Family, Retirement, Boredom, then...

Eve!

Life is GoodBig smile







Civil discourse is uniquely human. After all, when is the last time a pride of lions and a herd of water buffalo negotiated SOV over a watering hole? Never. Someone either gets their ass kicked or eaten. At the end of the day someone holds SOV.
Max Fubarticus
Raging Main
Bullets Bombs and Blondes
#52 - 2016-06-23 14:21:14 UTC
Djsaeu wrote:
All I can say is, I can remember my father having a fit when gas prices went past .40 cents a gallon.

Now as to my age, weeeelllllll, I'm as old as my nose and a bit older than my teeth.




LOL

My father would tell the Gas Station Attendant to "fill'er up with Ethel" . It was 26 cents a gallon!
( That's "Tetraethellead" for you youngin's. A Gasoline additive containing lead to reduce "knock' or "ping" (Pre-ignition) on engines with relatively high compression ratios ( roughly 9.5:1 or greater).

Civil discourse is uniquely human. After all, when is the last time a pride of lions and a herd of water buffalo negotiated SOV over a watering hole? Never. Someone either gets their ass kicked or eaten. At the end of the day someone holds SOV.
Mynxee
Signal Cartel
EvE-Scout Enclave
#53 - 2016-06-23 16:08:07 UTC
Max Fubarticus wrote:
Djsaeu wrote:
All I can say is, I can remember my father having a fit when gas prices went past .40 cents a gallon.

Now as to my age, weeeelllllll, I'm as old as my nose and a bit older than my teeth.




LOL

My father would tell the Gas Station Attendant to "fill'er up with Ethel" . It was 26 cents a gallon!
( That's "Tetraethellead" for you youngin's. A Gasoline additive containing lead to reduce "knock' or "ping" (Pre-ignition) on engines with relatively high compression ratios ( roughly 9.5:1 or greater).



I remember seeing signs at gas stations for 25 cents a gallon. :P

My older sister used to let me stay up late to watch the original Star Trek series its first time on TV when my mom was at work.

Penny candy was a thing. All day sugar coma for a quarter :P

This thread is a great trip down memory lane!

Lost in space, looking for sigs...

Blog: Cloaky Wanderer
Khergit Deserters
Crom's Angels
#54 - 2016-06-23 16:08:20 UTC
Rain6637 wrote:
wow

some of you remember the first Eden apparently
your first Ark floated on water
we've come a long way since fire, eh?
please tell me again how the big bang caused your hearing loss

It wasn't the big bang that blew our ears out. It was big black disks, kind of like CDs, playing stuff like "Black Magic Woman," "Paranoid," "Black Dog," "Stranglehold," "La Villa Strangiato," or "Shoot to Thrill."
Rain6637
GoonWaffe
Goonswarm Federation
#55 - 2016-06-23 16:09:14 UTC
Even with jump drives, the wheel is still the greatest advancement in transportation of all time. If you were there you'd know what I was talking about.

Help, I can't download EVE

President of the Commissar Kate Fanclub

PLEX: A Giffen good? (It's 1B?)
Rain6637
GoonWaffe
Goonswarm Federation
#56 - 2016-06-23 16:12:07 UTC
Khergit Deserters wrote:
Rain6637 wrote:
wow

some of you remember the first Eden apparently
your first Ark floated on water
we've come a long way since fire, eh?
please tell me again how the big bang caused your hearing loss

It wasn't the big bang that blew our ears out. It was big black disks, kind of like CDs, playing stuff like "Black Magic Woman," "Paranoid," "Black Dog," "Stranglehold," "La Villa Strangiato," or "Shoot to Thrill."

and are you sure it wasn't snacking on paint chips as a child

Help, I can't download EVE

President of the Commissar Kate Fanclub

PLEX: A Giffen good? (It's 1B?)
Josef Djugashvilis
#57 - 2016-06-23 16:13:53 UTC
Khergit Deserters wrote:
Rain6637 wrote:
wow

some of you remember the first Eden apparently
your first Ark floated on water
we've come a long way since fire, eh?
please tell me again how the big bang caused your hearing loss

It wasn't the big bang that blew our ears out. It was big black disks, kind of like CDs, playing stuff like "Black Magic Woman," "Paranoid," "Black Dog," "Stranglehold," "La Villa Strangiato," or "Shoot to Thrill."


I have been a Stones fan since 1964, well, up to and including Exile, but I have to say that the best band I ever saw live were Led Zeppelin in December 1971.

Black Dog live is just amazing.

Boy was it LOUD...

Three hour concert for £1.00 in what was then new money.

This is not a signature.
Neville Smit
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#58 - 2016-06-23 16:58:58 UTC
57 here - been playing EVE for almost 6 years now.

When I was in EVE University, we had one fellow who was in his late 80's - I recall he told me he was 87 years old. A retired engineer, he loved being in fleet ops, especially mining fleets - he enjoyed chatting with other players, and liked the more relaxed atmosphere that mining ops provided. A good guy - everyone liked him.

Not sure what happened to him - last I saw of him was about three years ago.

This gives me hope that I might be able to play EVE Online for another thirty years. :-)

I am an unapologetic fan of EVE Online. My blog: http://nevillesmit.com/ - My Twitter: https://twitter.com/NevilleSmit
Khergit Deserters
Crom's Angels
#59 - 2016-06-23 18:52:36 UTC
Rain6637 wrote:
Khergit Deserters wrote:
Rain6637 wrote:
wow

some of you remember the first Eden apparently
your first Ark floated on water
we've come a long way since fire, eh?
please tell me again how the big bang caused your hearing loss

It wasn't the big bang that blew our ears out. It was big black disks, kind of like CDs, playing stuff like "Black Magic Woman," "Paranoid," "Black Dog," "Stranglehold," "La Villa Strangiato," or "Shoot to Thrill."

and are you sure it wasn't snacking on paint chips as a child

True, we kids back then did have lead in our paint chips. Also lead in our gasoline exhaust. And on summer evenings a truck drove around town spraying a fog of DDT to kill the mosquitoes. What doesn't kill you can only make you... stronger?
aldhura
Blackjack and Exotic Dancers
Top Tier
#60 - 2016-06-23 19:55:45 UTC  |  Edited by: aldhura
I spoke to a guy 3 or so years ago and he was 65, can't remember his name, sigh I must be joining the aged ranks too Shocked

Here's a though, start an ingame chat and call it "The Zimmer Frame" only over 50's allowed.. hahahaha. I may join Blink