Getting old is never fun, but the alternative is dying, so maybe it’s not that bad after all? Your body starts creaking and popping in ways you never imagined. You ache after most activities and most evenings you just want to go home and go to bed. Thankfully these hilarious people found a way to make light of the aging process and posted some brilliant tweets on the subject for you to enjoy.
You know you’re getting old when all of your injuries are a result of “sleeping weird”
— elan gale (@theyearofelan) January 6, 2015
I like to re-enact childhood moments like leaning over my cereal to hear the Snap, Crackle & Pop of my neck because getting old sucks.
— Terry F (@daemonic3) February 12, 2014
I don’t want to say I’m getting old, but I just threw my back out throwing my shoulder out.
— Patrick Walsh (@thepatrickwalsh) January 24, 2014
getting old is gonna be tight because you can just force people to listen to a story about an apple orchard you saw once
— Churlish (@Cryptoterra) October 7, 2014
I’ve opened the clock enough times on my phone when meaning to open the calculator to know that getting old won’t go well for me.
— Erica (@SCbchbum) July 5, 2015
I had the best dream about discussing an investment opportunity and then going to the chiropractor. Is this what getting old is like
— DΞΒΒΥ RΥΛΠ (@DebbyRyan) April 30, 2015
I know I’m getting old because I just saw a group of hot chicks in bikinis and my first thought was “I hope they’re wearing sunblock.”
— Stephanie McMaster (@Smethanie) June 23, 2013
You know you’re getting old when the cashier at Hot Topic ends every sentence with “sir” and begins every sentence with “you have to leave.”
— Mike Drucker (@MikeDrucker) April 14, 2015
I’m so old I remember when fame was a by-product of talent.
— side-eye spice (@goldengateblond) September 25, 2014
I’m so old that I actually thought it was funny that I just heard Bon Jovi on the oldies station
— Andy Richter (@AndyRichter) May 30, 2015
If you’ve ever wondered if you’re getting old, ask yourself this question. Have you ever bought expensive cheese? Therein lies your answer
— Christopher Sherk (@TheIronSherk) April 28, 2013
You know you’re getting old when you wake up feeling hungover & you didn’t even have anything to drink.
— Erica (@SCbchbum) June 23, 2014
Getting old means hating the things you used to like and liking the things you used to hate.
— Clarke Kant (@clarkekant) April 28, 2015
“You know you’re getting old when your finger cramps up while scrolling down to find the year you were born on a website.”
— ©hel (@cee_ryan) March 7, 2013
I knew I was officially old when that girl at Coachella asked who my favorite DJ was and I said “Tanner”.
— Max Miller (@RuinMyWeek) May 10, 2013
I may be getting old, but I’m not “let me call you, I hate texting” old.
— Gladstone (@WGladstone) January 9, 2013
You’re officially old the day someone asks how old you are and you respond “how old do I look?”.
— The Guy (@theguydf) May 1, 2015
Another cool thing about getting old is pissing like a Keurig machine.
— Bryan Donaldson (@TheNardvark) April 29, 2013
You know you’re getting old when you pull out your high-powered back massager and actually use it on your back.
— Adrienne Airhart (@craydrienne) February 23, 2015
It’s Friday night & I’ve been in bed watching Netflix & eating snacks for 3 hours. Never let anyone tell you that getting old is terrible.
— Drew Snow (@Dschnoeb) March 7, 2015
You know you’re getting old when your mom starts to smell like your grandma.
— Ally Maynard (@missmayn) September 25, 2013
I know I’m getting old because I just said the phrase “The joy of going to bed early.”
— Kumail Nanjiani (@kumailn) July 2, 2014
I’m so old I remember when people didn’t publicly express every feeling they had every moment they had it.
— side-eye spice (@goldengateblond) March 27, 2015