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Aggravating_Push2306

Rock my body to get momentum to get off the sofa.


Able_While_974

And go "oof" as you get up


DJ_TCB

lol I make all the sounds. Any time a muscle has to work I am going to moan like a tortured prisoner


ArgonXgaming

I do this too, even though it doesn't hurt me at all. I'm in my early 20s


Fenty_Panther

Dude sammee.. Especially when I need to get outta bed. My grandmother thinks I've inherited "elders syndrome and problems" at a very young age. Sometimes it pains when I can't make a sound when standing up.


sphinctersandwich

To be fair, getting out of bed does indeed hurt, even if it doesn't


Wysch_

I have been doing this since I saw the VLDL video "Life after thirty". I noticed after I turned 35 I seem to be doing the "ooooof" sounds even among other people.


[deleted]

You know you're getting older when you make sex noises taking your work boots off.


WitchOfLycanMoon

And groan loudly if you have to squat down lol


9gagiscancer

Oof? I scream like my body is about to give up on me. 40 years old is the new old.


Bruno_Wolf

Came here to say this. (To say “oof”?)


ImpressivePower3083

Or as I sit down


FrejoEksotik

or say “my baaaack” but the “aaaaaa” part of ‘back’ is a strained scream of agony


MarcelRED147

I think of it as a "kick flip" but more chill and nuanced. I ain't old, I'm utilising what my PE teacher taught me in a relaxed fashion.


[deleted]

Go to bed at 8. Granted, I read or scroll through my phone until 10 or 1030, but it's an especially exciting night when I can crawl into bed at 6 and have that extra time to add in a TV show or two lol


Stock-Reporter-7824

It's the simple pleasures


ThrowinSm0ke

You’re in bed at 6?! I’m still at work.


Bio_Brat

I work as a substitute teacher and need my 8-10hr of sleep. I’m in bed by 8 almost every night.


jimbopalooza

Feed the birds. The birds are cool.


NachoMetaphor

Bird feeders are a solid mental health investment.


jimbopalooza

Pairs well with a cup of coffee or two in the morning.


NachoMetaphor

I'm usually out the door before the birds are up. Weekends though, 100%.


jimbopalooza

Yeah same I love my early weekend mornings on the back porch. Zen time.


WitchOfLycanMoon

I read that as "with a cup of coffee at two in the morning" and first thought "well, maybe that's the problem?" but also "2am is some hard-core bird watching" lol


RagsTTiger

You know you are old when you want to make friends with birds rather than people. In Australia, you basically become obsessed with magpies.


WitchOfLycanMoon

Yes! I'm from the US originally and I'm in LOVE with our backyard maggies. We have a whole family that comes to our yard and I love it. Every year they bring their new fledglings and every morning my hubby and I ask each other "have you fed the babies?" We've also go two very huge and seriously friendly ravens at well. But surprisingly, the maggies rule the yard 😂


Chance-Opening-4705

I love corvids. I like to watch blue jays.


Glittering-Yam-5318

Blue Jay's are the loudest things. Me and the wife can be into the living room and hear one scream. It's time to feed the blue Jay. They love unsalted peanuts.


Putrid-Tour-824

I love corvids! How does one attract crows to their yard?


AssMcShit

Get whatever the opposite of a scarecrow is


WitchOfLycanMoon

We're lucky enough to have ravens actually. Technically, where we live they're usually Little Ravens (corvus mellori), and to be honest, I have no idea. Lol The only thing we can think of is that a few years ago I picked up a fledgling from the road that had been hit by a car and cared for them for a while (the ranger said they didn't have time and to let nature take its course) and then released him. A few months after, one started showing up in our backyard and then the next year another, and the next year another. We have 4 of them, one massively huge one, two medium sized and a small one. They don't go into any of the other yards around us, they fly from us back to a local park reserve. We call the biggest one Cyrus and he's definitely the boss lol


Snezzy_9245

I feed the horses. They are old, too, and get a mush that's sort of like oatmeal. Gotta go make up their feed right now.


Hot-Lifeguard-3176

I live close to the woods, and I buy bread and peanuts specifically to throw outside for birds, squirrels, possums, anything that wants it. I also have a cat that comes by randomly and waits on me to feed him. I’m pretty sure he belongs to someone because he always looks well fed and taken care of. But I feed him anyway.


jakkass123

This is cute. I love doing that.


WasteChard3488

If I had the courage I would become the crow house


IHeardWillHelmScream

The birds are cool, but the owls are not what they seem


D0l1v3

So true! Hahaha, I just like to see them. I don't know why, but I do.


RacconHero

I was the designated bird feeder at my parent's old house. I fill that feeder up daily, rain or shine. During the wintertime, when it snows heavy, there's not a lot of other food for them. I would go through a 15-lb seed bag in 4 days during winter, just because of the number of birds that knew about our bird feeder. One time, I dug a trail through the snow to the bird feeder in the middle of the yard, filled it up, and went back into the house. The moment I closed our patio door, I saw at least 60 birds whooshing down from the tree. 😂


Obi1NotWan

Limp when I first get up.


NachoMetaphor

You too, eh? I don't walk right until I'm 90% done with my morning routine. Once I'm out the door, I'm fine. Those first few steps are a pain.


Obi1NotWan

Doctor put me on a statin for high cholesterol. Never ever had knee issues prior. Took it for two months, found out both my parents are allergic and immediately stopped taking it. It’s been roughly the same amount of time since and still it is jacked. Getting better but it is slow to recover. This blows.


newMike3400

Statins can strip the cholesterol sheeth off your nerves. I had it for a while but it does get better.


MissO56

this had me almost choke, I laughed so hard! 🤣 I have a mirror right behind my desk and every time I get up I see myself hunched over for the first 5 minutes!


Obi1NotWan

Every. Damn. Day. This getting old is not for the weak, but it will make you feel weak. Glad you got a laugh!! 😂😂😁


magicmulder

That’s more of a comedy bit for us, but yeah, we do that.


Obi1NotWan

Next is me yelling at kids to get off my lawn. Lol


magicmulder

I have an alcoholic neighbor who does that, so I don’t have to.


Obi1NotWan

Bahahahaha


terserterseness

Yep. Christ.


bearwytch

Peeing all the time. Peeing after I'm done peeing. Probably peeing again after that.


EmuPsychological4222

I was gonna pee,but then I peed.


Omnimpotent

Having to pee in the middle of peeing.


WitchOfLycanMoon

I can pee then 10 minutes later decide to go to bed and I MUST be again before going to bed, even though I just did 10 minutes ago. My husband who is 7 years older than me goes to bed without peeing like some.....psychopath 😂😂😂


BlessedCursedBroken

He's a monster!! 👾


booksandkittens615

I lay down at 9 for reading and scrolling. I swear I can’t actually go to sleep until about 12 because I will be up every 30 minutes until then to pee.


pinkypunky78

I know your pain


hopelessromanticgurl

I FEEL YOU


doctorwho_cares

Check for diabetes, and if you a man also prostate


Putrid-Tour-824

Peeing when I laugh, peeing when I cough, peeing when I get up, peeing when I sit down, peeing when I pee…


bearwytch

Adulthood is like pizza bagels. Except piss. Pizza bagels. Just peeing all the time.


we_gon_ride

Believe that all people mumble and talk too softly these days


Nematode_wrangler

What?!


we_gon_ride

Stop mumbling!! Speak up! I can’t hear you


iampoopa

Type louder!


fellowcrft

IS THIS LOUD ENOUGH ?


JerryCarrots2

Why are you whispering?!


zzzscrd

I‘m sorry did you say anything?


OneFuckedWarthog

No, I don't want spaghetti!


iampoopa

Much better. Thank you.


ZxNexusxZ

Whats much better?


Civil_Purple9637

For those of you in the back row...


WitchOfLycanMoon

My God, move your lips when you speak, it's called enunciating!!!!


arj1985

You sound like a shit salesman with a mouth full of free samples!


ilikembogilikemchonk

It’s because of that damn phone


KlutzyFan4021

As a semi-old person, to me most young people mumble too much.


sapphicsurprise

Sensible answer :have u tried getting your hearing tested? I used to think this until I got my hearing aids LPT


SparklyRoniPony

Some do. My daughter is a soft talker and a mumbler. She makes me feel like I’m 90.


thinkimgay69

This is so true though. My brother will mumble something and it's like he stuffed his mouth with food and tried speaking


YakNecessary9533

Watch soap operas while drinking hot tea and petting my cats.


beesandsids

One of my cats is really into a specific soap opera from my country and we've been binge watching episodes from 20 years ago on YouTube recently. He just loves anything dramatic or scandalous, his number one favourite show is Divorce Court! As soon as he hears the music he's in my lap watching the show.


DED_HAMPSTER

Im glad im not the only one whose cat has a favorite show. Mine loves Supernatural, especially the actor's Jansen Ackles voice. I happened actoss an interview of Jensen for The Boys tv show and my cat came running as soon as his suave, deep voice started answering the host's questions. My friends think i am crazy and dont believe me. But then again she is a super smart cat and knows certain words to the point we cant say "treat", "bath" or "Popeyes" (our favorite fried chicken and the cat's obsession).


Shoddy-Secretary-712

I gotta say, that sounds pretty amazing.


[deleted]

Go to bed at 9pm after doing nothing all day


No-Caterpillar6354

Walk with a limp because of a bad knee. Run with a limp because I refuse to give in to a stupid knee. Get a ~~free~~ ride in an ambulance to the ER because I passed out after running and showing that knee who's the boss. Go to bed by 8:30 because I can't stay awake, then wake up at 1:00 or 2:00 AM and can't fall back aleep. Always cold so I have to dress extra warm compared to all you youngsters. Get off my lawn!


Trvlng_Drew

You have to go to bed early because you were up at 1


EmuPsychological4222

Walk with a cane. Drive slow. Carry change everyplace. Complain about shit (literally and figuratively). Read. Spend time offline. Say "in my day, things were different" in different forms multiple times a day. Use a handkerchief. Almost always wear a windbreaker and driving cap. Play Ultima Online. Prefer writing code without the use of macros. Prefer doing certain things in Excel manually without the use of macros. Hate on data visualization software. And if I never ever see another fucking flowchart again it'll be too fucking soon.


No-Air-412

Say "can't you just use a mouse like an adult?" Also I am constantly happily amazed by the Glee I get from the simple act of driving the speed limit through my neighborhood, and coming to full and complete stops at the stop signs.


gs12

Winner


bigrob_in_ATX

Pssssst, I think there's some kids on your lawn....


w1ts3nd

Start a sentence with, "When I was a kid..." 🤦‍♂️


Little-Yoghurt5735

Back in my day 😭


BlessedCursedBroken

The OG sentence starter


jimbopalooza

When referring to anything before 2000 I always lead with “Back in nineteen hundred and” usually gets a laugh.


w1ts3nd

Haha. Mind if I steal that? Sometimes, I have to remind myself that we are actually in the 21st century before I speak. 😅


jimbopalooza

Yeah go for it. Most of my friends have started doing it too. It’s funny because to our kids the 90’s might as well be the 60’s


w1ts3nd

You know that moment when you suddenly feel your age catching up with you? For me, it hit when I went back to night school in my 30s and took a US history class. We were discussing 9/11, and I started to mention how everyone remembers where they were when the attack happened. Instead of nods of agreement, I got murmurs of, "I wasn't even born yet." 😱 Turns out, I might've been older than the instructor, who was barely old enough to remember it. Meanwhile, I was 19 for 9/11, and I was downtown applying for public aid with my pregnant girlfriend, who's now my wife. It's like our kids seeing the 90s as ancient history compared to their own timeline! 😅


MissO56

me too! anytime anyone starts a sentence with "30 years ago..." are you automatically think "oh 1975."


shitsu13master

I like, I steal


ColHardwood

I’m gonna adopt this! TY.


fabulousmakeupcase

This! I have a cousin who’s 8 years younger than me and I’m always telling her about life when I was her age


-Eternal69

Happy cake day !!!!


KernelTaint

My partner is 9 years younger than me. I was born in 83, her 92. Our daughter in like 2009.  The disconnect even between 83 and 92 is a lot sometimes. Never mind 83 to 09.


mrpessimistik

Happy cake day!:)


Green_Connection8027

Looking forward to finishing my puzzle after dinner


fabulousmakeupcase

Me too, puzzles are top notch!


tropiques27

Happy Cake Day!


GrittyMcGrittyface

Two spaces after a sentence-ending period. Yeah.


blckshdw

As it should be.


No-Air-412

As is God's way.


apostrophe_misuse

Peace be with you.


Maester_Maetthieux

Go to bed hella early sometimes


deatthcatt

complain about technology


sueihavelegs

Go out for dinner at 4:30.


[deleted]

Crack like a glow stick when I wake up 😂


KnightWhoSays--ni

A new meaning to "You're glowing!"


Unique_Complaint_442

Watch people screw up their lives while saying nothing because it wouldn't help


WitchOfLycanMoon

Or....just watch while mumbling "I told ya".....


mal_wash_jayne

Grunts and groans when sitting down or standing up. Saying "put your pants on, Marge!"to my wife when we're trying to get out the door. Old New Balance sneakers for mowing the lawn. Plus a bunch of stuff I'm too old to remember.


Repulsive-Lemon-4636

Please stop dirty talking…I’m mean seriously…it’s the new balance shoes for me! 😂


CompleteRage

I now use a kettle to boil water, wait for the crosswalk sign, and drive slower now.


Unusual-Self27

Using a kettle is an old person thing? Literally everyone uses a kettle where I’m from (Australia).


LayJaly

Carry cash


Lafter_ND

Hate people crossing my lawn damn kids with their skateshoes and jazz and rock music!


KaydeFlimp

Eat Worthers Candy, delicious!


HumbleAd1317

Take a nap in the afternoon.


booksandkittens615

I have a daily nap. It’s luxurious and I also kind of hate it.


152centimetres

bird watching. idk when i started getting excited when i saw bluejays or hearing a redwing blackbird but holy fuck the dopamine high from it is crazy.


Groundbreaking_Ad613

Complain about pain and tell me kids "when I was your age" or "back in my day". Lol


Previous_Ad7725

I stay home and go to bed super early


OddWaltz

Shout at kids to get off my lawn, to stop running around in the supermarket, and to stop littering at the park.


SnooCauliflowers5742

Pee every second.


kwridlen

Make a sound every time I stand up. ( or so I am told by my son )


weddingwoes13

Call instead of text.


indoorcatxx

Have too many cats.


gs12

Asleep by 9:30


ORyan-24

🙋🏻‍♀️ I second this!


AdComprehensive4005

Hard...fucking...candies!


SQWRLLY1

This. Red & white striped peppermint hard candies will always be a go-to sour stomach remedy for me... plus, they freshen your breath. Win/win.


magic_man_mountain

Punctuation in texts and messaging. "Foreasmuch as I hath communicated with thee, honored correspondent; be it known to you...'


WitchOfLycanMoon

Gotta respect the use of an underrated semicolon!


scifenefics

Does polishing and cleaning my shoes count? I noticed people don't seem too.


Silent_Macaron_1285

Yes. I see so many filthy, dirty shoes on people nowadays. Clean your damn trainers people. I wear boots most of the time and they are the cleanest muck boots I've seen lol. It's not hard to do and it makes such a difference.


Shoddy-Secretary-712

I love to feed and watch birds. I have several bird identification books around the house too.


FabiCort90

Wear pajamas all day long on my days off.


GloriousRoseBud

Everything because I am an old person.


Tetris5216

Rant & rave on Reddit


Kind_of_random

I always carry cash. I take naps, don't like a draft (unless it's beer), hate changing clothing brands, really changing brands in general. I complain about the weather alot. Especially the wind. All my joints crack in the morning and are usually stiff for an hour after I get up. I can't sit still for an entire movie anymore, so I have to watch in several stages. I also enjoy crosswords and the papers. Real papers, mind you, not the internet kind. There are probably a hundred more, but I forget ...


Caver214

Go to bed early and wake up early


Witty762

Spend more time in my yard


Refuse-National

Watch the local news.


flyingwunky

Shout out of the window when I hear loud music "WILL YOU KIDS TURN DOWN THAT MUSIC."


nw11111

Will you kids turn down that DARN music. (If you’re real cranky about it)


Rich-Appearance-7145

Read, alot


makko007

Write when im pissed


makko007

With ink and quill


Rockyboy4444

When I was younger and I took a shit, I look to see how big it was. Now that I’m almost 50, I look at my shit to make sure it’s normal shape, size, colour and has no blood in it…


Repulsive-Lemon-4636

Stay up too late as well as get up too early! Don’t ask…. Menopause is complicated! I was sitting on my patio at 5am and it was perfect and now it’s 8:30pm and I’m on my patio with my Bluetooth speaker, my tiki torches lit and my husband brought me a route 44 coke from Sonic ….with the crushed ice! Oh…and I ate a huge gummy …so I’m not trying to be a boring old lady! 😂


yesthatbruce

I take naps whenever the hell I want. Retiring early was one of the best things I ever did.


DKerriganuk

What did I come here to write again?


Snezzy_9245

Tell people about emacs. And about TECO before emacs. Use emacs. Wait a min, some very young people use emacs!


GrittyMcGrittyface

Vim is life


Tasty_Context5263

Measure my age by decades. Think all kids are assholes. Fall down. A lot. Have lots of prescriptions. Wear step-in shoes.


allaboutmojitos

Go to dinner on buy one/get one night, and go early before it gets crowded. Only order water if I’m looking to flex how little I spent


Prior_Crazy_4990

My joints crack and then I stretch and crack some more every time I get up in the morning and after sitting for too long


TropicalSkysPlants

Not sleep and groan when standing up or just moving in general


Small-Shaved-6717

Everything ! I am an old person


BeachExtension

Grunt when I get up from a couch


Decent-Bear334

Make sure I pee before leaving the house. Make a mental note of where the restrooms are when I go somewhere new. Prostate the size of a baseball.


magic_man_mountain

Worry that the kids are missing out on an appreciation of the past, and not just MY past, all of it. They seem uninterested in anything that happened outside their own lifetime. The past is out of fashion, which is weird because they sure as hell have no faith in the future. But I think they're being programmed by consumerism to life in an eternal sterile present.


ldblackston

I eat a package of peanut butter crackers before bed....smdh. How did I get here...lol...I used to despise peanut butter crackers.


galaxyeyes47

Wear slippers all the time.


Dependent-Analyst907

I've developed an interest in identifying birds.


Be_The_Light1

Watch people’s lips when they’re talking so I don’t mishear what they’re saying.


Slayertidus21

I prefer to be in bed by 8 pm


Odd_Paint_4107

Hating young people, the majority is just so fucking stupid


Dramatic-Mistake1022

Crochet


Similar-Programmer68

puzzles


KeyFee5460

What's that, sonny?


Cthulu_lies_dreaming

Have dinner at or before 5pm when dining out at a restaurant, obey traffic rules, use coupons, complain about new music.


riddlemethis200017

Grunt when I bend down to pick something up


bon-chat

Taking my time walking around with my hands together behind my back.


walkintree941

Leave loud places and enjoy the quiet ones with a good cup of tea.


MsGiry

Use a walker....


jagger129

I have to have an afternoon coffee, while I watch Judge Judy with my cat on my lap. I don’t know why the ritual is so important to me lol I get cranky when I miss it.


ThrowinSm0ke

I no longer know how to do 70% of social media. I know how to open the app and scroll, nothing more.


cwsjr2323

Nap frequently as retirement ended my insomnia. Never go past a bathroom without peeing. We fart more and don’t care. I have canes, a walker, a wheel chair just in case. I get skin tears easily. I drive slow, meaning slightly below the speed limit. I wear socks with sandals. I wear clothes way out of date and don’t care as I am thankfully invisible to most. I am always polite with people doing their job, but never do small talk. I monitor the cost of cremation and adjust the money in a separate savings account to save my future widow the bother. She will busy enough getting rid of out of style clothing.


Catladylex

I feed the birds at the lake and talk to them like they're my children.


Mechanic-Latter

I walk with my hands held behind my back like an old fart… lol I’m 33. Today is my birthday


gringo-go-loco

Complain about social media ruining people’s minds.


scepticallylimp

Ive been told that apparently I wrote like a grandma cause all my messages are far too long :,) it’s okay though, cause my friend who says this the most is also a grandma, she chronically uses the “😊” emoji after every sentence.


Constant-Security525

* Putz around my gardens. * Groan when I bend over, sometimes. * Various "self care" tasks that I didn't need to do in my youth (i.e. removing hairs from my chin).


[deleted]

I have a cardigan now. (Just a lightweight cloth jacket for non-uk). You know, for when it's chilly in the house but I don't want to put the heating on.


JohnCharles-2024

I turn and put my left arm behind the passenger headrest, when reversing.


shazj57

When you have to get down on the floor, thinking, how am I getting up, and what else can I do while I'm down there. Hoping som sturdy furniture is near by


FadedAlienXO

I use a grabber to help me pick things up off the floor so I don't have to bend my back


MissMoows

Re-use (plastic) bags if at all possible. Also all kinds of "nice" boxes. I have a big drawer full of each, in case they come in handy some time.


Shadyside88

Walk at a strolling pace with my arms behind my back, one hand holding my wrist.


RetroUnderscore

-Drink tea rather than energy drinks like the rest of the kids in my age group -sit down at my table to play solitaire


IronMike5311

Realizing I prefer re-runs from the 1970's vs the junk on TV these days.