Episode 371
Morning 6-Pack - Old People Habits We Secretly Love
Morning 6-Pack - Old Habits We Can Still Roast! Get ready to dive into the world where old meets bold! We’re chatting about those quirky old-person habits that we used to laugh at but now kinda love—like dining at 4:30 PM (hello, early bird special!). You know, as we age, we discover that some of those “old people” things are actually pretty lit, like chillin’ with our tunes at a comfy volume (because who needs to blow out their eardrums, amirite?). Plus, we’ve got a list of six old habits that are still fair game for some good-natured ribbing, from texting in ALL CAPS to groaning like a dinosaur when we get up from a chair. So grab your coffee, kick back, and let’s have some laughs about aging gracefully (or not)!
Takeaways:
- Old folks love their early dinners at 4:30, and honestly, who wouldn't?
- Listening to music at a comfy volume is the new cool; crank it to 11, baby!
- Prune juice might sound gross, but when you need it, you won't be laughing!
- Parkour is the new craze for seniors; watch out world, oldies are getting agile!
- Texting in ALL CAPS is still a hilarious old person habit that we can totally roast!
- Groaning while getting in and out of chairs? Classic old person move, and we love it!
Transcript
It's haystack.
Speaker A:And when you were younger, you may have made fun of old people doing old people things, but I'm going to guess as you get older, most of the stuff you make fun of is actually kind of great.
Speaker A:I'm basing this mostly on a list floating around online of old people habits that millennials used to mock and are starting to realize they're pretty great.
Speaker A:And so eating an early dinner comes in number one at the list.
Speaker A:I mean, nothing's better than going out for a dinner at 4:30.
Speaker A:It's never busy.
Speaker A:You get to take advantage of the restaurants not being packed, staying home on the weekend.
Speaker A:I don't know if that's an old person thing so much as is it a poor person thing right now?
Speaker A:Listening to music at a normal volume.
Speaker A:I will never grow up on that one.
Speaker A:Someone online said, I used to love blasting my favorite tunes, but now I listen at a comfortable volume.
Speaker A:For me, a comfortable volume is 11.
Speaker A:If it goes to 10, I want to play it at 11.
Speaker A:Doesn't matter what it is.
Speaker A:Drinking prune juice.
Speaker A:Oh yeah, sounds nasty.
Speaker A:People make fun of it when they're kids.
Speaker A:Kids.
Speaker A:When you need it, you're going to quit making fun of it.
Speaker A:And in completely opposite news, old people are now doing parkour to stay agile.
Speaker A:So we've seen statistics that young people aren't socializing much.
Speaker A:Young people are going to bed earlier and now old people are doing parkour.
Speaker A:What in the world is this world coming to?
Speaker A:It's so weird.
Speaker A:I thought it might be interesting to take a look at the top six old person habits that it's still okay for us to make fun of.
Speaker A:I need to play my song before I open a can.
Speaker A:Sorry.
Speaker B:Best way to start your day.
Speaker B:These six jokes he's about to say, Listen up for old haystack.
Speaker B:Crack open the morning six pack may.
Speaker A:Have had too many cans already this morning.
Speaker A:It's going rough this morning.
Speaker A:All right, here we go.
Speaker A:Number six, Texting in all caps.
Speaker A:It's okay to make fun of that.
Speaker A:Number five, Groaning, getting out of a chair and getting into a chair.
Speaker A:Dad sitting in a chair.
Speaker A:Number four, calling it the YouTube.
Speaker A:Number three, buying patriotic crap from the Franklin Mint.
Speaker C:You can get your silver coin today for just $30.
Speaker A:It's a $1 coin.
Speaker C:Yeah, but it's a collector's item that makes it worth 30.
Speaker A:Number two, ruin our weekends with their funeral.
Speaker C:Stop.
Speaker C:I'll stop it.
Speaker C:Stop it.
Speaker A:Quit ruining our weekends with your funeral.
Speaker A:And the number one old person habit that I think it's still okay for us to mock running for president.
