Yo Old People (>21 years is old, for the purposes of this)

[Tlaceceyaya]

So NSG is mainly just The Young Folks, and some of them are probably about to graduate or whatever. They might want some help and things with Life, Yeah? So let's give them tips or whatever (you young folks absolutely cannot give tips, due to your lack of experience and such).

Tip the First:

- If you got bored during uni, don't do an MA/PhD. It's just the same, with even more sporadic work.

Other Oldsters, let fly with your err wisdom arrows. Like owls. Owls with bows.

Tip: Don't post such statements without facts to back them up.

Here's an older age poll with twice the number of votes as the new one.

[JuNii]

Tip: Don't post such statements without facts to back them up.

Here's an older age poll with twice the number of votes as the new one.

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See, like that!

[Frisbeeteria]

Age polls are meaningless. People over 21 don't care how old they are anymore, so they don't respond to such polls. It's only you punk kids who can't drink or drive or vote or whatever that care about age. For us adults, age is just steps closer to the grave. We try not to think about it.

[The Blaatschapen]

Age polls are meaningless. People over 21 don't care how old they are anymore, so they don't respond to such polls. It's only you punk kids who can't drink or drive or vote or whatever that care about age. For us adults, age is just steps closer to the grave. We try not to think about it.

Yet somehow, birthdays are good for you. The more birthdays you have, the longer you will live.

[Nanatsu no Tsuki]

Try to have fun at uni, but don't overdo it.

Experiment.

[New England and The Maritimes]

Try to have fun at uni, but don't overdo it.

Experiment.

As long as you don't get thrown out it's all good, right?

[Nanatsu no Tsuki]

Try to have fun at uni, but don't overdo it.

Experiment.

As long as you don't get thrown out it's all good, right?

I... guess...

[Raeyh]

Try to have fun at uni, but don't overdo it.

Experiment.

As long as you don't get thrown out it's all good, right?

And as long as you don't run up a debt. Make sure to apply for those scholarships.

[Forsher]

I'll always remember what my father told me a few years ago: "The frog sits on the lillypad, but the chicken sinks like a stone."

That's completely insane. Firstly, frogs don't spend all their time sitting on lily pads and can paddle quite well. Secondly, chickens are birds so they'd float as well as a duck does.

My advice: birds are descended from dinosaurs. Don't fuck with them.
Also, "fight like a cornered rat" isn't just a figure of speech. If you give a rat no way out, it WILL go for your face.

Unless you've poisoned it so it isn't really aware... or starts wall crawling. Stupid rat.

[Scholencia]

I turned 22 in May...I have no advice except life is short and vodka is fun.

i though you were 50 years old

[AiliailiA]

Age polls are meaningless. People over 21 don't care how old they are anymore, so they don't respond to such polls.

On the contrary: my last post to the current Age Poll shows that those over 40 post in the thread to declare an age, as well as voting, at a higher rate than any other demographic. It may be going a bit far to say that past about 30 the older a person is the more proud they are of their age ... but hell, I'll say that. Directly contradicting you.

But I'll also look into it. There may be other data to extract from the relative rates of posting to give an age vs. voting in the poll.

[AiliailiA]

I turned 22 in May...I have no advice except life is short and vodka is fun.

i though you were 50 years old

Disserbia won't think vodka is fun when they're 50. It will be "necessary", "a problem" or "not one sip will pass my lips".

If Disserbia even reaches 50. Getting Drunk and Dying Young are positively correlated. Free the weed, man.

[Torisakia]

Never listen to people's advice.

[Raeyh]

Age polls are meaningless. People over 21 don't care how old they are anymore, so they don't respond to such polls. It's only you punk kids who can't drink or drive or vote or whatever that care about age. For us adults, age is just steps closer to the grave. We try not to think about it.

I still care about my age. After all, retirement comes before death and that's pleasant to look forward too.

[AiliailiA]

Age polls are meaningless. People over 21 don't care how old they are anymore, so they don't respond to such polls. It's only you punk kids who can't drink or drive or vote or whatever that care about age. For us adults, age is just steps closer to the grave. We try not to think about it.

I still care about my age. After all, retirement comes before death and that's pleasant to look forward to.

You should aim higher. If retirement is something to look forward to, then aim to do it before you get old.

[Ethel mermania]

Age polls are meaningless. People over 21 don't care how old they are anymore, so they don't respond to such polls. It's only you punk kids who can't drink or drive or vote or whatever that care about age. For us adults, age is just steps closer to the grave. We try not to think about it.

Yet somehow, birthdays are good for you. The more birthdays you have, the longer you will live.

No, birthdays are evil. Just a reminder of how much closer to death we have come.

[Horsefish]

I turned 22 in May...I have no advice except life is short and vodka is fun.

Not when you wake up the next day.

[Raeyh]

You should aim higher. If retirement is something to look forward to, then aim to do it before you get old.

It's hard enough to save money for retirement at 60-70. I don't even have a 401K and need to save up more money to set up an IRA.

[Nadkor]

I turned 22 in May...I have no advice except life is short and vodka is fun.

Not when you wake up the next day.

Depends where you wake up...

[Horsefish]

Not when you wake up the next day.

Depends where you wake up...

I have yet to wake up somewhere I would have chosen to go when sober after vodka is involved. Even if I did I'd still feel like I wanted to die.

[Nadkor]

Depends where you wake up...

I have yet to wake up somewhere I would have chosen to go when sober after vodka is involved. Even if I did I'd still feel like I wanted to die.

Ah, then you're doing it wrong

[New Bazlantis]

You're here for a good time not a long time, so if someone asks you if you want skim in your latte say: "No thanks, I'm a full cream guy".

[Raeyh]

You're here for a good time not a long time, so if someone asks you if you want skim in your latte say: "No thanks, I'm full cream guy".

I'm more of a black coffee man.

[Fionnuala_Saoirse]

You're here for a good time not a long time, so if someone asks you if you want skim in your latte say: "No thanks, I'm full cream guy".

Terrible.

[AiliailiA]

Yet somehow, birthdays are good for you. The more birthdays you have, the longer you will live.

No, birthdays are evil. Just a reminder of how much closer to death we have come.

Maybe we should go back to the old East Asian way, and celebrate our birthdays on the New Year.

For one thing, we'd all be a year older at least. For another, we would never have a bad birthday, except that everyone else had one on the same day!

But still, I prefer to have my own birthday. A big celebration for everyone is fine (eg, New Years Eve/Day) but I like to celebrate my birthday on that random day of the year I was born.

I still say that everyone is entitled to a public holiday (day off work without penalty) on their birthday. Or if that day falls on a public holiday or non-work day: the next working day. One day of the year should be just for them. Just for me, just for you. We all deserve one day of the year just for us.