Old People Survey.

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11-02-2011, 01:31 AM
pikastew

Old People Survey.

Hello all,

I have an assignment in my psychology class that requires me to interview a senior who is 58 or better and have them tell me about the most memorable events in his or her life about which he or she can remember details. Since this is a forum, I'd like to open this up to anyone of any age that wants to post. However, I do need to use the data from someone who is older than 58, so I'm hoping there are some seniors that will reply.

Rules:

1. State your current age.

2. Tell us about one or two of the most memorable events in your life (good, bad, or otherwise). Be sure to include at what age you had these experiences. Be detailed about how you felt during these events/experiences. Have you resolved these experiences? If so, how?

Note: I don't want anyone's PTSD to be triggered by responding to this post, so please only share if you are comfortable with writing your experience out for us to see.

Thanks a bunch! This will help me out immensely! I need some replies before tomorrow afternoon.
11-02-2011, 01:33 AM
DeletePlease

/inb4 Darkmatters
11-02-2011, 01:40 AM
Seroquel

I don't think there is anyone here who is 58 or older. =\
11-02-2011, 01:40 AM
Darkmatters

Quote:

Originally Posted by GavinGill

/inb4 Darkmatters

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q...lippingOff.jpg
11-02-2011, 01:51 AM
eldante

Quote:

Originally Posted by pikastew

Hello all,

I have an assignment in my psychology class that requires me to interview a senior who is 58 or better and have them tell me about the most memorable events in his or her life about which he or she can remember details. Since this is a forum, I'd like to open this up to anyone of any age that wants to post. However, I do need to use the data from someone who is older than 58, so I'm hoping there are some seniors that will reply.

Rules:

1. State your current age.

2. Tell us about one or two of the most memorable events in your life (good, bad, or otherwise). Be sure to include at what age you had these experiences. Be detailed about how you felt during these events/experiences. Have you resolved these experiences? If so, how?

Note: I don't want anyone's PTSD to be triggered by responding to this post, so please only share if you are comfortable with writing your experience out for us to see.

Thanks a bunch! This will help me out immensely! I need some replies before tomorrow afternoon.

A problem here is that probably no one over your age threshhold is very likely to care if you think you feel you need answers by tomorrow afternoon.
11-02-2011, 01:55 AM
Darkmatters

Not only that, but it might have been a good idea to call this Seeking Wisdom From Mature Individuals rather than Old People survey... :shadewink:
11-02-2011, 02:18 AM
DeletePlease

Use all the euphemisms you want, you old geezer, it doesn't change the fact that you're practically an antique. And not the expensive kind, either.
11-02-2011, 02:32 AM
Darkmatters

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http://gifsoup.com/webroot/animatedgifs/178160_o.gif

http://images.cheezburger.com/comple...e422812a76.jpg
11-02-2011, 03:29 AM
DeeryTheDeer

Bah, don't listen to Gavin. You're just more wise and experienced than the rest of us. ;)
11-02-2011, 04:08 AM
Arra

There was that Phil2384732 guy but I haven't seen him in a while. He was a bit cracked anyway.
11-02-2011, 04:39 AM
tommo

Cracked is a light way to put it.

Why didn't you just post this on reddit or something????
Kind of odd to choose a lucid dreaming forum of all places.

Or just ask your parents or grandparents.
11-02-2011, 04:47 AM
pikastew

Haha. The replies have been quite amusing, but not necessarily helpful. I found a forum that was somewhat vital and actually had people posting, and posted in a off topic section. I should have figured there aren't a whole lot of older people exploring how to lucid dream. Well, thank you all for you replies. I think I'll try reddit, as was recommended.
11-03-2011, 05:35 AM
Quantiq

Looking for old people on Reddit? You're joking right? :biggrin:
11-03-2011, 11:51 AM
tommo

There's fuckloads of old people on reddit.
11-03-2011, 11:39 PM
eldante

I never heard of reddit. Just googled it. That seemed useless. Why was that brought up? I thought veneration (or lack thereof) of age was the topic?
11-04-2011, 03:07 AM
Arra

You could easily find some better place. I just googled "old people forum" and tons of results came up.
11-04-2011, 01:59 PM
Quantiq

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dianeva

You could easily find some better place. I just googled "old people forum" and tons of results came up.

Yeah, I did the same earlier because I wanted to see if there are actually old people message boards. I should have used common sense, old people don't know how to use the internets. :|
11-04-2011, 10:49 PM
eldante

Quote:

Originally Posted by Quantiq

Yeah, I did the same earlier because I wanted to see if there are actually old people message boards. I should have used common sense, old people don't know how to use the internets. :|

Darling. People you consider old now, invented the internet.
11-04-2011, 10:51 PM
Solarflare

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dianeva

There was that Phil2384732 guy but I haven't seen him in a while. He was a bit cracked anyway.

he was banned
11-04-2011, 11:37 PM
Arra

Quote:

Originally Posted by eldante

Darling. People you consider old now, invented the internet.

Only a small portion of them. Right now the average person above the age of 50 or so knows a lot less about using the internet than younger people.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Solarflare

he was banned

I did not know this. Is the reason he was banned public info?
11-04-2011, 11:45 PM
Solarflare

well, all i know is that he was trolling (can't think of another word) and a mod was like stop, but he didnt :/

it wasn't nessessarily trolling, but, i cant think of another word.
11-04-2011, 11:46 PM
Solarflare

Quote:

Originally Posted by eldante

Darling. People you consider old now, invented the internet.

doesnt mean they know how to use it.
11-05-2011, 12:09 AM
eldante

What? It means they were able to simplify it enough for most people to use it. Do you really think you are more able to know how to use software programs than the people who created them?
11-05-2011, 12:58 AM
Solarflare

Quote:

Originally Posted by eldante

What? It means they were able to simplify it enough for most people to use it. Do you really think you are more able to know how to use software programs than the people who created them?

nope, but how many people created the internet, not every old person ever. Im just saying, in general, younger people know how to use it more than old people.
11-05-2011, 01:09 AM
Darkmatters

Quote:

Originally Posted by Solarflare

nope, but how many people created the internet, not every old person ever. Im just saying, in general, younger people know how to use it more than old people.

Al Gore!!! :lol:

Yep. The kids who grew up with it have it in their blood in the way my generation can't. Just like the generation before them grew up knowing how to use remote controls and video games and DVD players and stuff like that better than their parents.

I'll tell ya what though - most of the older people on the internet are on specialized hobbyist or professional forums - you won't find any forums called "Old People Forums"! Lol!!

On the stopmotion forum where I hung out before discovering DV it's a lot of people in their 40's 50's and 60's even who were big names (or big fans) in the stopmotion industry in its heyday and now they get to hang out and shoot the bull about it and lament about the lost glory days before CGI and all. I guess there's also a bunch on Adult Friend Finder...
11-05-2011, 04:48 AM
Quantiq

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darkmatters

Al Gore!!! :lol:

Yep. The kids who grew up with it have it in their blood in the way my generation can't. Just like the generation before them grew up knowing how to use remote controls and video games and DVD players and stuff like that better than their parents.

I'll tell ya what though - most of the older people on the internet are on specialized hobbyist or professional forums - you won't find any forums called "Old People Forums"! Lol!!

On the stopmotion forum where I hung out before discovering DV it's a lot of people in their 40's 50's and 60's even who were big names (or big fans) in the stopmotion industry in its heyday and now they get to hang out and shoot the bull about it and lament about the lost glory days before CGI and all. I guess there's also a bunch on Adult Friend Finder...

Well, considering the fact that you know how to use DV, I'm sure your internet skills are quite adequate. Seriously though, I get calls from my mom at school asking me how to use the computer and she is in her 40s. :biggrin:
11-05-2011, 05:31 AM
tommo

How old is darkmatters really?
11-05-2011, 05:38 AM
Darkmatters

I'm 49 going on about 30.

Actually 49. Feel and act about 30 or so most of the time, except those bad days where I feel 90 or those really mischievous days when I act about 15. :cheeky: (ok, that's most days I guess!)
11-05-2011, 05:29 PM
eldante

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darkmatters

I'm 49 going on about 30.

Actually 49. Feel and act about 30 or so most of the time, except those bad days where I feel 90 or those really mischievous days when I act about 15. :cheeky: (ok, that's most days I guess!)

I seem to have noticed this and I will tell you quite frankly. I like you better when you act 49 than when you act 15. Hopefully when you hit 60, you will pick things up a notch. There are beautiful things about youth, but as we grow older we have the abilities to grow wiser. Remember this. A 15 year old has never (in this life) been 60. A 60 year has been both and more.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Quantiq

Well, considering the fact that you know how to use DV, I'm sure your internet skills are quite adequate. Seriously though, I get calls from my mom at school asking me how to use the computer and she is in her 40s. :biggrin:

I work with Engineers and they are much older, but man, these guys are incredo skilled. Not just internet, but software. Not just using it. Building it and changing it. Not just software savvy, but hardware savvy too. OK, maybe your mom is not a rocket scientist, but some other peoples are.
11-05-2011, 11:11 PM
Arra

Quote:

Originally Posted by eldante

I seem to have noticed this and I will tell you quite frankly. I like you better when you act 49 than when you act 15. Hopefully when you hit 60, you will pick things up a notch. There are beautiful things about youth, but as we grow older we have the abilities to grow wiser. Remember this. A 15 year old has never (in this life) been 60. A 60 year has been both and more.

Failing to act like an uptight humorless old person doesn't imply a lack of wisdom. It seems the wisest older people have the wisdom to realize that life doesn't need to be taken so seriously and might act in ways that you perceive as immature.

Quote:

Originally Posted by eldante

I work with Engineers and they are much older, but man, these guys are incredo skilled. Not just internet, but software. Not just using it. Building it and changing it. Not just software savvy, but hardware savvy too. OK, maybe your mom is not a rocket scientist, but some other peoples are.

No one's arguing against the fact that there are some older people who are good with technology and others who aren't. The point is that on average younger people who were born learning how to deal with new technology are better with it than older people who weren't. If you don't see that I don't know where your sense of reason it.
11-05-2011, 11:34 PM
Darkmatters

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dianeva

Failing to act like an uptight humorless old person doesn't imply a lack of wisdom. It seems the wisest older people have the wisdom to realize that life doesn't need to be taken so seriously and might act in ways that you perceive as immature.

Oh. Hell. Yeah. :rockon:

http://s3.media.squarespace.com/prod...g_right_on.jpg

:goodjob:
11-06-2011, 01:47 AM
Original Poster

Quote:

Originally Posted by pikastew

Hello all,

I have an assignment in my psychology class that requires me to interview a senior who is 58 or better and have them tell me about the most memorable events in his or her life about which he or she can remember details. Since this is a forum, I'd like to open this up to anyone of any age that wants to post. However, I do need to use the data from someone who is older than 58, so I'm hoping there are some seniors that will reply.

Rules:

1. State your current age.

2. Tell us about one or two of the most memorable events in your life (good, bad, or otherwise). Be sure to include at what age you had these experiences. Be detailed about how you felt during these events/experiences. Have you resolved these experiences? If so, how?

Note: I don't want anyone's PTSD to be triggered by responding to this post, so please only share if you are comfortable with writing your experience out for us to see.

Thanks a bunch! This will help me out immensely! I need some replies before tomorrow afternoon.

Age: 96

Experience 1 (age 24): I met my wife back when the women and the negroes still knew their place in society. I had just graduated from law school and was invited to a party. Back then a radio was a big thing and everyone was listening to jazz music. Women were all wearing those torpedo bras and girdles giving them welcoming figures. This girl named Mary Lane had a pink polka dot dress, I asked her to dance and she tried to resist but I beat her face a little and next thing you know we were a couple.

Experience 2 (age 27): World war 2, I was on a team assigned to parachute down behind enemy lines three days before D-Day. We needed to strike fear into the heart of our prey, get them shivering before our boys even touched the shore. Our Lieutenant was part Apache and taught indian guerilla tactics including scalping the enemy. Anyways one day the air was think with battle, I was using the entrails of a dead family as cover from a machine gun, trying to get a shot with a bolt action rifle. DAMN YOU NAZI BASTARDS! I shouted as I watched my men die around me. I started choking on the blood but kept shooting. DIE FUCKING DIE BITCH DIE! It was getting too much! I couldn't BITCH NAZI I'M GONNA SPLIT YOU'RE HEAD OPEN GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!
11-06-2011, 11:13 AM
khh

Well, maybe it wasn't the smartest thing in the word to call it "old people survey", but you got to give him points for this part

Quote:

Originally Posted by pikastew

a senior who is 58 or better
11-06-2011, 11:32 AM
tommo

R.I.P Omnis, what the fuck were you thinking pikastew!????? You should have known Omnis, bless his heart, didn't ever cope well with his committed atrocities.
I will hunt you down and take revenge!