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[–] Boozilla@lemmy.world 66 points 2 months ago

This works for celsius, too.

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 52 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Then the fifties come and you're like.

Source: Am 51yo

[–] Boozilla@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Death: Sooon. Sssssssoooon.

Me: Come at me, bro!

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 32 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Death eight years ago: Fall off a literal mountain while snowboarding and had to climb back out before I froze to death.

Death six years ago: Four stents in the heart because two arteries were 99% blocked and a third 85%.

Death two years ago: "Fine! I cast, stage III Cancer!"

Me, in proper Gen-X fashion: "Whatever."

[–] Frozengyro@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm scared to ask, but how old are you?

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 months ago
[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 11 points 2 months ago

I'm feeling like I'm doing this in reverse. I was way more terrified of life in my 20's. Now in my 40's I'm way more stable and happy.

[–] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 months ago (2 children)

can confirm; turning 45 next month, and that's my face when i'm not fighting falling asleep at work

[–] radix@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Stub your toe in the dark while fighting through the back pain when you have to pee at 4:00am. 47 here.

[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago
[–] trolololol@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Bless work from home

[–] CustardFist@feddit.nl 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Relax, it’s only your impending death. 🤪

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Eh. Death is fine. It's all the bullshit before death we call life that worries me.

You gotta remember, back in 1993 the new york times claimed that my generation as kids were the first generation more afraid of living than they are dying.

I'd say as adults now, that's still true.

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago

what are you afraid of

[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

true horror is thinking about living in various way where you would prefer to have died prior to it.

[–] CustardFist@feddit.nl 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Really? My true horror was that one time I accidentally replaced my Preparation H with superglue.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Man, thats what I call a STICKY SITUATION!!!!

big cheesy grin, and 80s sitcom freeze frame

[–] CustardFist@feddit.nl 1 points 2 months ago

Then the theme song plays without the vocals, but only for 3 seconds before cutting to commercials.

[–] emmanuel_car@kbin.run 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] CustardFist@feddit.nl 1 points 2 months ago

Nah, that song is clearly older than I am. 😉

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Ive been frame 3 my whole life.

[–] ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm 29 and have been at that last panel since 16

[–] ArmokGoB@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 months ago

I burned myself out in high school so I could burn myself out in undergrad so I could burn myself out in graduate school so I could be unemployable at 27.

[–] jadelord@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 months ago

Without units or context:

Historian: Yeah the 1940s were bad. Meteorologist: 40 degrees is piping hot indeed.

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Eh, my 30s were definitely better than my 20s, which were alright.

The body starting to break down in the 40s sucks though. Not too bad yet.

[–] macrocarpa@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Pretty good so far. Expecting that to change in my 50s.

Yours?

[–] JayDee@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago

If you swap 20's and 30's, you have the 'panik kalm' meme.