You know how you know you’re not cool anymore?

[closetohumping 17435]

I watch Aerial America anytime it’s on

[futureman 22444]

10 minutes ago, closetohumping said:

I watch Aerial America anytime it’s on

that's always been a solid watch.  especially after a couple bong rips.

[Macanudo 12976]

I think Soarin' is the best ride at Disney World.   

[Rimbo 25915]

Problem with this question is that it implies I was ever cool.

Edited January 29, 2023 by Rimbo

[Prepuce of Doom 21056]

For me, it really hits home when I'm confused by the musical guests on SNL. 

[cactusflinthead 27598]

1) You have to look up commonly used slang in the Urban Dictionary

2) Music that you listened to as a kid is now classic or worse, it's on the elevator Muzak.

3)  You're watching golf. 

4) You have no idea what the song or singer is on the commercial. 

5) You have ever worn a pocket protector.

[tigol 2395]

2 minutes ago, cactusflinthead said:

1) You have to look up commonly used slang in the Urban Dictionary

2) Music that you listened to as a kid is now classic or worse, it's on the elevator Muzak.

3)  You're watching golf. 

4) You have no idea what the song or singer is on the commercial. 

5) You have ever worn a pocket protector.

No on #5, but pretty much all of that other shit.

[cactusflinthead 27598]

The pocket protector is a baseline. Like the Bog of Eternal Stench once it is upon you there's no way to escape it.

[mininghorn88 2277]

50 minutes ago, closetohumping said:

I watch Aerial America anytime it’s on

I hope that this is not a qualifier.  I love this show.

[MissingInAction 25020]

I watched America's got Talent and really enjoyed it.

Yep, I'm variety show lame now.

[DougO 5243]

I've never been cool. But I feel a lot better about myself when I see all the crazyass bullshit going on these days.

[RDCanecutter 26401]

2 hours ago, cactusflinthead said:

The pocket protector is a baseline. Like the Bog of Eternal Stench once it is upon you there's no way to escape it.

I think of the pocket protector nowadays as a piece of a costume, eg let's dress up like NASA Engineers during the Mercury years. Anybody worn one since sliderules left the building?

[Guest]

When my kids told me Van Halen is old music.

Eddie will fucking wipe his ass with any of your fru-fru fuckers these days.

But dad, he's dead, and David Lee Roth sucks.

 

sonofabitch.

[Upgrayedd 5810]

2 hours ago, Prepuce of Doom said:

For me, it really hits home when I'm confused by the musical guests on SNL. 

I know one band from the top line of music festivals and maybe thee others from the other ten lines.

[Armybrat 40826]

3 hours ago, Rimbo said:

Problem with this question is that it implies I was ever cool.

Yep. 
I never tried to be cool back in the day. In fact made a point of hanging out with the scrubs.

[Armybrat 40826]

1 hour ago, RDCanecutter said:

I think of the pocket protector nowadays as a piece of a costume, eg let's dress up like NASA Engineers during the Mercury years. Anybody worn one since sliderules left the building?

Don’t diss me ….

 

[Scheiss Meister 8407]

I never was cool, so no such epiphany for me.

[RDCanecutter 26401]

4 minutes ago, Armybrat said:

Don’t diss me ….

 

Forgive me Sensei.

My uncle taught me how to ride a minibike, lean into a 12-gauge shotgun, and use a sliderule. Still got 2 outta 3 I guess.

Edited January 30, 2023 by RDCanecutter
inglitch.

[RDCanecutter 26401]

Just now, Scheiss Meister said:

I never was cool, so no such epiphany for me.

Same here. Nowadays young people seem happy to see me, but I think it's less "being cool" than "being interesting zoo animal."

[Rudiger 1160]

[NAVY 6740]

All the uncool peeps proudly hand up in this bitch 

[General Specific 3254]

There are grades within each group. For example, cool in the pocket protector group, to not cool in said group. Cool in the not cool group, and so on…

[closetohumping 17435]

1 hour ago, Upgrayedd said:

I know one band from the top line of music festivals and maybe thee others from the other ten lines.

Yea this reminds me of when I was trying to impress soem friends by talking about modest mouse.  Turns out they’ve been around for awhile

[59 Burst 434]

4 hours ago, closetohumping said:

I watch Aerial America anytime it’s on

They are really good at what they do. They made Augusta Georgia look like a nice visit.

[59 Burst 434]

I always felt cool was a state of mind. People who are confident in what they are, no matter what they are, seemed to fly above it all. 

[cactusflinthead 27598]

1 hour ago, RDCanecutter said:

Anybody worn one since sliderules left the building?

Jack Kilby gave me the calculator. 

He wore a pocket protector so I didn't have to.

 

[Upgrayedd 5810]

9 minutes ago, 59 Burst said:

I always felt cool was a state of mind. People who are confident in what they are, no matter what they are, seemed to fly above it all. 

Nerd

[Armybrat 40826]

41 minutes ago, NAVY said:

All the uncool peeps proudly hand up in this bitch 

<you’regoddamrightgif>

[SHOOTER12 8800]

When???

When I break out my Jackson USA Warrior guitar and plug it into my Marshall DSL100 full stack and the grandkids start crying and pleading, "no pawpaw please not again".

[Francisco 2.0 32389]

5 hours ago, Macanudo said:

I think Soarin' is the best ride at Disney World.   

With the advent of Guardians of the Galaxy, that's not the case.  But yeah, Soarin' is badass.

 

 

[Macanudo 12976]

1 hour ago, Francisco 2.0 said:

With the advent of Guardians of the Galaxy, that's not the case.  But yeah, Soarin' is badass.

 

 

I've long thought that a 25-30 minute version with a full bar right before you board would be the shit.

[TexArcher 37771]

4 hours ago, slorch said:

When my kids told me Van Halen is old music.

Eddie will fucking wipe his ass with any of your fru-fru fuckers these days.

But dad, he's dead, and David Lee Roth sucks.

 

sonofabitch.

Van Halen had more talent than every autotuned millennial and Gen Z "musician" combined. 

[Kennythetiger 9376]

16 hours ago, closetohumping said:

I watch Aerial America anytime it’s on

It’s like Sports Center with SVP for me- good sleeping show. I don’t mean that as a criticism to either show. The speech cadence of both are relaxing and good background noise. 

[Kennythetiger 9376]

12 hours ago, Armybrat said:

Yep. 
I never tried to be cool back in the day. In fact made a point of hanging out with the scrubs.

The nicest, softest-spoken guy in our high school was also the stud linebacker/ wrestler.  Homecoming king, all that. He too made it a point to hang out with the scrubs. Saw him throw a guy up against a locker for picking on a nerdy kid. 

[Hate 20107]

I love Aerial America.  Like @Kennythetiger jut said, it's the perfect napping show and I mean that in the best way possible.  I'm also kind of a dork when it comes to finding places I've been when they show them. 

[closetohumping 17435]

1 hour ago, Kennythetiger said:

The nicest, softest-spoken guy in our high school was also the stud linebacker/ wrestler.  Homecoming king, all that. He too made it a point to hang out with the scrubs. Saw him throw a guy up against a locker for picking on a nerdy kid. 

Most of the popular kids at my school were racist losers.  Almost all of them still live in the town, have gotten divorced and aren’t doing well financially.   Needs rule

[HamsterHookah 112]

My kids keep my somewhat hip/cool to the culture compared to my peers, but I generally embarrass them by being uncool.

[GenXer 2850]

I thought there was a virtue in always being cool

 

[Anwar Namtut 344]

Never heard of Aerial America. Is it on PBS or something?

[Hate 20107]

Never heard of Aerial America. Is it on PBS or something?

The Smithsonian Channel.

[Underdog 28585]

When I don't fit into my Calvins and members only jacket anymore. 

Love Aerial America, Food Factory, How it's Made, How'd They Build That...  All cool shows. 

[freyguy 4265]

I was head banging to Whitesnake "Still of the Night" in HEB the other day. I don't know what that makes me...

[NAVY 6740]

7 minutes ago, freyguy said:

I was head banging to Whitesnake "Still of the Night" in HEB the other day. I don't know what that makes me...

Were you in produce or incontinence? Context matters cool ranting 

[freyguy 4265]

20 minutes ago, NAVY said:

Were you in produce or incontinence? Context matters cool ranting 

Produce, baby

[Underdog 28585]

Mrs. Wormer was smoke, Carmine knew what he was doing sticking his thumb up her ass. 

[GoPokes83 2240]

When my kids told me Van Halen is old music.
Eddie will fucking wipe his ass with any of your fru-fru fuckers these days.
But dad, he's dead, and David Lee Roth sucks.
 
sonofabitch.

They’re not wrong about modern DLR he’s pretty cringe!
From a few years ago…

[Txslnghrns 1352]

I keep yelling at the refs to call a carry…

[closetohumping 17435]

Guess who’s watching the senior bowl?     Practice.   Intently.  

[Bender Bending Rodriguez 1678]

On 1/30/2023 at 3:52 PM, Underdog said:

When I don't fit into my Calvins and members only jacket anymore. 

Love Aerial America, Food Factory, How it's Made, How'd They Build That...  All cool shows. 

They could show a few less Air Disasters, but otherwise almost perfect channel for my aging, uncool self. I’ve seen every Aerial America at least five times. The Mighty Trains and Mighty Ships series are my current favorites of their newer stuff. 

[Hate 20107]

You're right about the air disasters.  Outside of  the most famous crashes, it doesn't really interest me that much.  I think it was NatGeo that used to have a show called "Seconds from Disaster" that was awesome.