Things I haven't done (and likely won't ever): 1. Eaten a Twinkie

[trof]

Now...BROWNIES are a whole 'nuther story. You put a brownie in front of me and it will magically disappear.
You won't even see it leave the plate. Especially if it has pecans in it.

2. Had a facebook account. OMG! i ws UNfriended by mitzy. hw cd she DO that? shes a btch.

3. Used caller ID.
a. It costs money, every month, that I don't need to spend in order to have a nice life.
b. Every call is a surprise. I LOVE surprises.

Downside: every asshole in the world ASSUMES that I know who's calling. Hell, EVERYONE has caller ID, right? So no longer do I hear "Hi, this is XXXX, may I speak to ZZZZZ?" Common telephone courtesy is DEAD.

4. Had a 'smartphone'. My dumbphone is complicated enough. Miz t. is the only one here who knows how to check voicemails.

5. Been to a rock concert. Or a concert of any kind where you're not sitting down. I don't like standing crowds larger that 10 or so. And that should be a cocktail party.
Do people do these any more? I do, but it's a dying social event. More's the pity.

6. Skateboarded. That's all I need to say about that.

Did I mention I'm a geezer?
Oh. You already knew that?

[trof]

1. (sigh) This should probably been posted in 'Seniors'.

Which is pretty much moribund.

[fizzgig]

2. i don't have a smart phone

all i need it for is phone calls and texts. and i've never skateboarded, i'm pretty sure i would break my face.

[ohnoyoudidnt]

3. made a billion dollars, rode a camel, pet a great white, eaten a steak from Walmart. nt

[trof]

4. I MAY have eaten a WalMart steak.

In spite of my admonitions, Miz t. sometimes shops there because...
"It;s CONVENIENT. They had everything I needed at one stop."
I try.

[ohiosmith]

5. I have:

1. Eaten a Twinkie (more than a few)

2. Had a facebook account.

3. Used caller ID

4. Had a 'smartphone'. My wife's old one. Use it only as a phone.

5. Been to a rock concert (more than a few)

6. Skateboarded. When it was called sidewalk surfing.

Did I mention I'm a geezer?

Oh. You already knew that?

[trof]

6. OK, ohio. Just how old are ya?

I don't think you qualify for geezerhood.

[ohiosmith]

22. Sixty five plus!

[trof]

27. I'm 71. You're a beter man than I, Ghunga Din.

[Moondog]

8. ~ (more butter please)

[HarveyDarkey]

7. I've done them all except the smartphone

I use my stupid phone to talk, & that rarely. I got my "geezerhood " at 54 when I got my first bifocals. Do not question it, or if you do, get off my lawn.

[Tobin S.]

12. I got my first glasses, which are bifocals, earlier this year. I was 39.

I'm afraid I've inherited my grandmother's vision. She's 87 now, and has had a strong prescription since she was a young woman. But hopefully I will inherit her longevity as well.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. My dear trof!

Are you still on facebook?

Cause if you are, I want to friend you!

Let me know, OK?

[trof]

14. Thanks for the offer, but I don't 'face'.

But if I did, I'd 'friend' you too.
Hey, I can anyway.
I just did.
friend.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

16. Hey!

friend!

[femmocrat]

10. I have done them all except skateboard.

But I am the mother of two former skateboarders, so I've been through that special hell.

[pscot]

11. I've eaten 1 (one) twinkie

In my mad youth I was always looking for new experiences.
My daughter set up a facebook account, said I had to have it to keep in touch, but I don't go there
My wife's phone is way too smart for an old fart with thick, arthritic fingers
I once saw an Arlo Guthrie concert, but that was in the days before evrybody stood up..
I did used to have one of those scooter things, with 2 roller skates nailed to the bottom of a board and an upright sort of handle in the front, but it didn't go very fast on a gravel road. It always seemed easier just to walk.

[HopeHoops]

13. Yes, but the trick to eating a Twinkie is to eat it in one bite!

And I knew someone who could stuff an entire cheeseburger into his mouth all at once. He's dead now.

[trof]

15. I knew a guy who could suck a whole can of beer down in one gulp.

This was way back in the olden days when you had to have a 'church key' to open the steel can.
After making a bet (usually) he'd punch one hole in the top, throw his head back and put the can to his lips, then punch a hole in the bottom and suck the entire contents out.
It; took about two seconds.
Never seen anything like it, before or since.
He was a hero to us 17 year olds.

[HopeHoops]

24. It's called "SHOTGUNNING" - and I've done it. There's even a device for it now...

[trof]

26. Ah, these modern inventions.

[HopeHoops]

29. Yeah, a philips head screwdriver works just fine.

[Flaxbee]

17. lol

"he's dead now"

I'm sorry. But that was funny.

I like Twinkies. Or, I did 20 years ago; haven't had one since some time in the 1990s. But then again, I like junky crap like those little powdered sugar donuts and Nutter Butters. I used to be able to eat anything I wanted w/o gaining an ounce. Having passed the 40 yr old mark, though, I'm not willing to put my metabolism to the test...

[HopeHoops]

25. Curiously, he died of pneumonia. He also used to chew off beer bottle caps.

He was a good friend of mine, and pneumonia wasn't the way I expected him to go. There were far too many creative ways.

[bigwillq]

18. I thought all those Hostess products were gross

I didn't think all that fake-tasting cream filling was very good.

[Initech]

19. You could always get creative:

[trof]

20. Oh...I've never surfed. But I wish I had.

I've body surfed, but not with a board.
That looks like fun.
Too old now
.

[pink-o]

21. Geezers (and in my case, Hags) INVENTED Rock concerts!

Trof, have you SEEN a pic of the Rolling Stones lately????

In the Daze when I was a baby hag (ie, the 70s in my 20s) I moved to London so I could see every last Rock Concert Relevant to humankind. I moved back to the US when Led Zeppelin decided not to tour and came here instead in 1977.

My point: Geezerdom does not encompass being too old for Rock and Roll. Oh, and I have an IPhone 5 and an IPad. Can't live without! However, haven't eaten a Twinkie, drank a Coca Cola or been to a McDonald's since Middle School.

[LiberalEsto]

23. I might have eaten a few Twinkies in my youth

but certainly not in the past few decades. Ugh.

2. I have a FB account but can't believe how much drivel people post in it. Seldom visit it.

3. I LOVE caller ID. I won't answer the phone unless I know who's calling.

4. I can barely use my simple cell phone to make and receive calls. Seldom use it except when traveling.

5. Quite a few rock concerts, starting with the Grateful Dead in 1970. None in recent decades.

6. The only thing resembling skateboarding was when kids took apart metal roller skates and screwed both halves to the end of a piece of 2 by 4 in the mid-60s. These were the first primitive skateboards. I have lousy balance and never got the hang of it.

I have no intention of:
1) becoming a Republican
2) rollerblading
3) disco dancing

[Art_from_Ark]

28. I may have had a Twinkie or two in my childhood

But the buzz about the "Twinkie defense" kind of steered me away from them.

My phone comes automatically with caller ID.

I think my phone is supposed to be "smart", but it sure acts dumb

I've never been to a rock concert, and never wanted to, especially after that incident at the Who concert in Cincinnati.

I've roller skated, in a rink, but never skateboarded.