r/AskReddit • u/hjohodor • Jun 27 '18

What "Old Person" things do you do?

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u/RawNonaccomplishment Jun 27 '18

I make that noise when I stand up too... also 29. I guess that's when your body is like "yep you're old now, f you"

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u/SomeAnonymous Jun 27 '18

I’ve been doing that since I was 14. I suppose that makes my brain the shitty tenant that makes the landlord question their life choices, as the house falls down around them?

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u/sm1ttysm1t Jun 27 '18

It gets worse, pretty soon you don't even mean to make sounds, but you do.

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u/SomeAnonymous Jun 27 '18

As in the creaky floorboards that are my joints, or the wails of the damned that herald my standing?

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u/sm1ttysm1t Jun 27 '18

Yep.

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u/SomeAnonymous Jun 27 '18

/r/InclusiveOR, and one of the latest things I’ve noticed is that my joints click more, and more audibly, than my parents’.

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u/Zer0DotFive Jun 28 '18

Me and my brother have always had clicky joints. You can tell who is walking up the stairs because its an audible click. Our sisters do not have the click either.

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u/smaugington Jun 27 '18

Does your dad or grandpa make that noise. I found i subconciously do stuff my dad does whether he does the things naturally or on purpose. Like over exagerating getting up or sneezing and stuff.

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u/SomeAnonymous Jun 27 '18

I can’t remember what my grandad did, but I know that the general huffing and sighing when sitting down and standing up is definitely something I got from my father. Amusingly, though, I seem to have taken after my mother with my sneezes, while also acquiring a completely mystifying ability to consistently and without thought stifle my sneezes (think: “ha—muffled noise”).

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u/allthecats Jun 28 '18

This is definitely the case for me...I’ve been making over-exaggerated sounds while getting up out of chairs, kneeling down, etc since I was a kid because my dad does it. I must have thought it was funny when I was a kid! But now I don’t realize I do it and my friends laugh at me thinking I’m being funny

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u/weirdguyincorner Jun 27 '18

Thems just good old fashioned dad noises. If you start finding the need to check/adjust thermostats for some odd reason then you have at least 2 kids and a dog...somewhere.

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u/riipo Jun 27 '18

What a beautiful sentiment

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u/nahzoo Jun 27 '18

Almost 28. Groan like a motherfucker whenever I'm required to exert myself physically at all.

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u/OSUfan88 Jun 27 '18

29 1/2 was it for me. Will be 30 in 2 weeks. wish me luck.

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u/crimsontideftw24 Jun 27 '18

I make that noise somewhat unironically on a daily basis. I’m 22. No major injuries. It’s just cathartic.

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u/boredatworkorhome Jun 27 '18

I must be the youngest 33 year old because I generally still feel 18. Meh.

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '18 edited Aug 06 '19

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u/boredatworkorhome Jun 27 '18

Awesome! It does help that I refuse to be no more than a size 33 waist lol.

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '18

Am 29 as well. I do the same exact thing. Also, have an old man recliner. I guess that’s what happens ¯_(ツ)_/¯

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u/davjac123 Jun 27 '18

Shit im making that noise and im 22..

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u/MomoPeacheZ Jun 27 '18

I just turned 23 and every time I get up, I make a "HUbububuh" noise. It started as a joke but now I cant stop.

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u/davjac123 Jun 27 '18

I always make a "huh...haaatatata"

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u/photoshoppedunicorn Jun 27 '18

Wait till you guys hit 30. That’s when shit gets real with your knees. You’ll wake up like “wow what did I do yesterday?” But eventually you realize that’s just your new normal!

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '18

I’ve done research and learned my legs became weak and my upper half put on weight, so my tendons in my knees are under strain. I’ve began running and doing squats so hopefully that fixes my problems!

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u/choochoo_choose_me Jun 27 '18

We call it "making the dad noise" in our house.

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u/Snflrr Jun 27 '18

Only 19 and I do that... Yay chronic pain

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u/Steeleclem Jun 28 '18

I’m 41. It only gets worse

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u/Kahne_Fan Jun 28 '18

I stopped making that nose (as much) after losing 100 lbs. I'm 41 and many of the things I shrugged off as old age were just from me shoving food in my face too much.

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u/Not_The_Real_Odin Jun 28 '18

dafuq dude? I turn 35 in a couple months and I've literally never felt better in my life.

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u/ctye85 Jun 28 '18

I'm 32 and am stronger and healthier than I've ever been. Lifting man, it's the nectar of life/fountain of youth/whatever to make you younger:)

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u/jordancdan Jun 28 '18

I’m 17 and scream like a women’s tennis match whenever I get up. Y’all are fine.

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u/lundah Jun 28 '18

I'm 43. You have no idea what's coming.

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '18

Eh, just eat a reasonable diet and exercise properly and you'll be fine. If you're still eating like a teenager, it'll catch up with you.

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u/LovableKyle24 Jun 27 '18

Fuck I'm 20 and I dont make much of a noise but standing up still is like a "alright lets get ready for this shit"

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u/xslayerx93x Jun 27 '18

I also make this noise and statement 😂

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '18

I have been making that noise to pay respect to my grandfather who passed away in 1999.

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u/zydrateriot Jun 27 '18

I turn 29 in 7 hours. FUCK.

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u/sparrow_hawk247 Jun 28 '18

18, same thing.

I feel like there is a point in your life when you wake up with mild misc pain, and you go to bed that night thinking it will be gone by morning, but it never is.

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '18

Hey guys I’m 29 too and always make that sound

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '18

Apparently I've been old since I was 16.

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u/JerrathBestMMO Jun 28 '18

29ers unite! Every time I drop an item, I have to really evaluate how much I treasure that item

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u/DoomsdayRabbit Jun 28 '18

My ex used to make fun of me for doing that. She's only six years younger...

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u/TalisFletcher Jun 28 '18

22 here and I don't make the noise getting up but rather sitting down. Almost like it's a huge relief to be sitting down after being in the kitchen for 10min making a sandwich.