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Offline Tank-Ace

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Time flys....
« on: January 05, 2014, 04:16:43 PM »
Its just recently struck me how quickly time has passed. Not at all by intention, I turn 19 in exactly two weeks to the hour.

10 years ago was only 2004.
My favorite song, Paper Wings, is now 9 years old.
Sadam Hussein was executed more than 7 years ago.
Casino Royal was released in 2006
Oh Brother Where Art Thou was released in 2001.
Pluto hasn't been a planet for over 7 years now.
The HALO series, possibly THE most widely known modern game franchise to date is 13 years old.
The Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity landed on Mars more than 10 years ago.
Michael Jackson will be 5 years dead this June.
Lion King will be celebrating its 20th anniversary this June as well.

Can any of you old guys tell me if the apparent time dilation continues, or does it plateau at some point  :D?
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Re: Time flys....
« Reply #1 on: January 05, 2014, 04:23:30 PM »
 It gets worse

When I was 19, I had only one thing on my mind, and it wasnt how time flies by  ;)
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Re: Time flys....
« Reply #2 on: January 05, 2014, 04:33:58 PM »
I was in boot-camp (1981). Time moved slowly. I was immortal.  :D
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Re: Time flys....
« Reply #3 on: January 05, 2014, 04:41:48 PM »
The battle of Mogadishu was 20 years ago. Nirvana is now older than the Beatles were in the 80s. Grunge is now on classic rock stations. I've had Internet and a cell phone since before the class of 2014 was born. A line from my favorite show-"she was born in the 80s, she still uses her phone to phone people."
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Re: Time flys....
« Reply #4 on: January 05, 2014, 04:49:25 PM »
19 years old and saying "time flies"

 :rofl

wait until you are 40+ :aok

then you will realize everything you should have done...recognize everything you didn't do...and wish you did everything you could have done.....and it was all in a blink of an eye.

one of my kid's is 20 now......just yesterday she was in diapers........


it gets much worse the older you get :cry
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Offline bacon8tr

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Re: Time flys....
« Reply #5 on: January 05, 2014, 05:10:48 PM »
What ink said.  Spot on.  :old:
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Re: Time flys....
« Reply #6 on: January 05, 2014, 05:16:36 PM »
The original Nintendo was released in North America 29 years ago (31 years ago as the Famicom in Japan).
Aces of the Pacific was released 22 years ago.
I graduated High School 16 years ago.
The Fellowship of the Ring hit theaters 13 years ago.
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Re: Time flys....
« Reply #7 on: January 05, 2014, 05:21:57 PM »
Quote from: Tank-Ace on January 05, 2014, 04:16:43 PM
Can any of you old guys tell me if the apparent time dilation continues, or does it plateau at some point 


I think of life like one of the wall calendars in the old 1940s films, where the pages fell off to signify the passage of time.

When you're young - up until you finish school - the pages fall slowly.  Every hour is packed with new things.

When you're done with school and move into the work force, the pages fall fast.  Every day is the same as the last day.

When you have kids, the pages fall slowly again, because every hour is packed with new things.

Then, when your kids leave, the pages fall quickly again.

Don't know yet if they ever slow down after that.

- oldman (but I'll update this if I find they do)
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Offline FLOOB

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Re: Time flys....
« Reply #8 on: January 05, 2014, 05:23:04 PM »
Dudes only 19? Lol. I've been playing AH since he was a first grader.
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Re: Time flys....
« Reply #9 on: January 05, 2014, 05:26:37 PM »
Quote from: ink on January 05, 2014, 04:49:25 PM
19 years old and saying "time flies"

 :rofl

wait until you are 40+ :aok

then you will realize everything you should have done...recognize everything you didn't do...and wish you did everything you could have done.....and it was all in a blink of an eye.

one of my kid's is 20 now......just yesterday she was in diapers........


it gets much worse the older you get :cry

So true..

But it is a good thing that a 19yr old realizes time flies, hopefully he will learn to cherish the more important things in life at a younger age.  :cheers:
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Re: Time flys....
« Reply #10 on: January 05, 2014, 05:28:33 PM »
Yep time is relative. As you get older the time a year takes to pass gets smaller relative to ones lifespan.
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Re: Time flys....
« Reply #11 on: January 05, 2014, 05:31:09 PM »
A quote from Grumpy Old Men:

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Then one day you wake up, and you realize that you're not 81 anymore.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CITa_pmox4  (skip to time: 2:00)
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Re: Time flys....
« Reply #12 on: January 05, 2014, 05:34:06 PM »
Quote from: TheBug on January 05, 2014, 05:26:37 PM
So true..

But it is a good thing that a 19yr old realizes time flies, hopefully he will learn to cherish the more important things in life at a younger age.  :cheers:

I don't know if thats a good thing or not....

the way you say it...sounds like it could be a good thing...but if he is worried about time flying...he will miss out on being a young guy and the enjoyment of what goes with that, I say that because I grew up way to fast....I truly didn't have a child hood the way most do...so one thing I wish I could do is to go back and have that childhood without knowing life sux...
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Re: Time flys....
« Reply #13 on: January 06, 2014, 04:44:50 AM »
When I was 19 I was at Bovington doing my tracked vehicle license, then a 6 month tour in NI.

My daughter was born 2 days before I shipped out.

She's now 18 and studying at University.

How do I not feel any different but for the aches and pains :headscratch:
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Re: Time flys....
« Reply #14 on: January 06, 2014, 05:57:53 AM »
Quote from: ink on January 05, 2014, 04:49:25 PM
 wait until you are 40+ :aok

 

one of my kid's is 20 now......just yesterday she was in diapers........


 

QFT


Last week i remember standing out at the end of the driveway putting my kids (twins) on the bus for Kindergarten

This week i see them standing alone at the end of the driveway getting on the bus for 8th grade

Sadly, next week I see me standing  at the end of the driveway watching their tail lights drive off as they leave for college    :(
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