Thread: How old are the members here and how long have you lived here?

Originally Posted by JPPR2

At your current age, do you look younger or older?

the dimmer switch is my friend...

Originally Posted by Davis Knowlton

Younger by a decade or so.

Me too DK. People at work and some folks I met guess I am early 40s.

I also believe how one behaves has an influence on how old people think you are. I never fit in with most guys I met that are same age as me because I am usually out doing stuff that most older men don't do or never did. In general my friends are all late 30s through mid 40s.

Originally Posted by JPPR2

In general my friends are all late 30s through mid 40s.

In general, my friends tend to be dead...

Originally Posted by Davis Knowlton

Younger by a decade or so. As does my wife

To your edit DK, my wife is always calling me Dek Noi. She frequently thanks me for not acting like an old man. Not sure what that means. I just laugh and go about fucking around like I always do..

Originally Posted by tomcat

In general, my friends tend to be dead...

Ouch. I have only had 1 friend croak thus far excluding a few from extreme sport accidents.

Originally Posted by tomcat

In general, my friends tend to be dead...

AIDS was a terrible scourge indeed.

9:33 am. Often pass for late 50's.


Lose about a decade with each passing hour luckily enough.

Originally Posted by JPPR2

To your edit DK, my wife is always calling me Dek Noi. She frequently thanks me for not acting like an old man. Not sure what that means. I just laugh and go about fucking around like I always do..

When you have teenagers at my age, especially a daughter, you really don't want to be an embarrassment to them.

Originally Posted by Davis Knowlton

especially a daughter, you really don't want to be an embarrassment to them.

You're missing out on a lot of fun with that attitude.

Originally Posted by tomcat

In general, my friends tend to be dead..

Don't worry Tom, you're as young as the man you feel.

57, been here since May 2010

^^I think based on DK's stories here, he's had a lot of fun & excitement in his younger days. So if he wants to lead a quiet life now, he's earned it & entitled to it.

And yes, he indeed looks younger than his age, as does his wife. Lovely kids, lovely family.

^ No, I was referring to the fun of embarrassing your kids. In later years they'll see the humour and love you all the more for it.
It's how "dad joke" got it's name.
At the time it's "Ohh Daaaad!!!", but it's all fun.

Originally Posted by katie23

he indeed looks younger than his age

Hard to believe katie.

Originally Posted by Norton

Hard to believe katie

so, she's given to fibbing then...

Mental arithmetic takes longer, the older you get! 62, 39 years as expat, last 28 years in LOS, fair amount of time spent 'offshore" when I was working for a living!

Originally Posted by Davis Knowlton

Younger by a decade or so. As does my wife. Ask Katie.

I hope she says the same about me.

^Ah, the BLD and Terry are fine specimens of men. Terry with his mustache, BLD with his moobs! Both mucho guapo.

"Don't worry Tom, you're as young as the man you feel."

Not quite sure how to take that. I'm not touching that one as it does sound a bit twisted.

Originally Posted by Eliminator

It's no wonder the movie: The King and I is banned in this country.

Just as a side thing. So are Charlie Chaplin movies.

Originally Posted by Pragmatic

Just as a side thing. So are Charlie Chaplin movies.

There were media reports earlier this year that one CC movie (The Great Dictator) was blocked in Thailand on Youtube, but it doesn't seem to be blocked now even with Thai dubbing or Thai subtitles.

Originally Posted by Eliminator

This explains so much about WHO you ARE on this forum. NO wonder you have such disdain towards any farangs and have no concept of how FARANGS think when they come here. YOU are LOST in the past of what was allowed for farangs to say or do.

What nationality are YOUR parents? YOU do press a really NEGATIVE attitude towards any farang.
It's no wonder the movie: The King and I is banned in this country. You have no concept of the outer world.

In short : He's gone native.

Perhaps even "Troppo".

Originally Posted by nidhogg

AIDS was a terrible scourge indeed

to clarify: while some friends did pass away from the disease, most died of exhaustion...so many men, so little time, etc....

Originally Posted by Neverna

There were media reports earlier this year that one CC movie (The Great Dictator) was blocked in Thailand on Youtube, but it doesn't seem to be blocked now even with Thai dubbing or Thai subtitles.

There's a GREAT speech in that movie, one that would indeed make the authorities here uncomfortable.

I wonder why CC movies were banned in general. They're not political (aside from The Dictator) I wonder if there's a connection between CC retiring to Switzerland and someone's childhood spent in that same country.