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  • R RChin

    Eight minutes before I'm 31. 31. Thirty One. Thirty was a an indication of getting on, but thirty one... It means that you've now been there done it, wrote the book. You have past it. Mate, you are old.!:(


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    Ryan Binns
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    Happy Birthday! :-D Look on the bright side, you're not 32 yet :rolleyes:

    Ryan

    "Punctuality is only a virtue for those who aren't smart enough to think of good excuses for being late" John Nichol "Point Of Impact"

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      # Beer belly. Now, I drink a lot of beer. I'm Mr. Pub. But I'm forever thin. Up to a year ago I used to have a full gym membership, only to try and tempt a bit of weight onto me, but only in vain. All my brothers, and my father, has got enourmous bellies, but I seem to have skipped that one!

      Ohhhh your in for a surprise. I was bone thin and a rail of a kid and used to have contests as to was thinner. Fast metabolism.. After a while in my thirties, ok maybe working at the computer and eating good food, and drinking Guinness regularly had something to do with it, I developed the infamous beer belly and am now a whopping 200 lbs. Being 6 foot tall helps to spread it around a bit, but my friends who remember what I used to look like are still in shock.

      This statement is false.

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      Chris S Kaiser wrote:

      drinking Guinness regularly

      Guinness...Ahhhhh (Salivating Homer sylie). My staple diet.

      Chris S Kaiser wrote:

      Fast metabolism..

      Thats exactly what I've got. I am really worried about the day this gets tired and decides to stop altogether! Well my life has been a bit bland over the last couple years, so a (any) change probably would be initially welcomed (damn, I've just jinxed myselft haven't I?).


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        Happy Birthday! :-D Look on the bright side, you're not 32 yet :rolleyes:

        Ryan

        "Punctuality is only a virtue for those who aren't smart enough to think of good excuses for being late" John Nichol "Point Of Impact"

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        Yes. I guess its something to look forward to.:~ Its just that when I was younger, I always imagined that when I was in my thirties I could be a millionaire, ruling the world. (don't laugh). OK, maybe not a millionniare!


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        • R RChin

          Chris S Kaiser wrote:

          drinking Guinness regularly

          Guinness...Ahhhhh (Salivating Homer sylie). My staple diet.

          Chris S Kaiser wrote:

          Fast metabolism..

          Thats exactly what I've got. I am really worried about the day this gets tired and decides to stop altogether! Well my life has been a bit bland over the last couple years, so a (any) change probably would be initially welcomed (damn, I've just jinxed myselft haven't I?).


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          Chris S Kaiser
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          Well, the signal is that your father and brothers have it. But, who knows... you might miss that boat. :~

          This statement is false.

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          • R RChin

            Eight minutes before I'm 31. 31. Thirty One. Thirty was a an indication of getting on, but thirty one... It means that you've now been there done it, wrote the book. You have past it. Mate, you are old.!:(


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            Gary R Wheeler
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            Bah. You bunch of sissies. You aren't even sentient until after you turn 40. (I turned 45 a couple of weeks ago) Happy Birthday! :rose:


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              Christian Graus wrote:

              Still, I'd be more upset about it if my life sucked now as much as it did when I was 22.

              I raise my glass to you! I agree with that sentiment because I try to look at aging as being like the maturing of a fine wine. You live and learn. ( I'm 38 )

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              Richie308 wrote:

              I try to look at aging as being like the maturing of a fine wine.

              When I was seventeen It was a very good year It was a very good year for small town girls And soft summer nights Wed hide from the lights On the village green When I was seventeen When I was twenty-one It was a very good year It was a very good year for city girls Who lived up the stair With all that perfumed hair And it came undone When I was twenty-one When I was thirty-five It was a very good year It was a very good year for blue-blooded girls Of independent means We'd ride in limousines Their chauffeurs would drive When I was thirty-five But now the days grow short Im in the autumn of the year And now I think of my life as vintage wine >from fine old kegs >from the brim to the dregs And it poured sweet and clear It was a very good year It was a mess of good years

              BW


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              • R RChin

                Eight minutes before I'm 31. 31. Thirty One. Thirty was a an indication of getting on, but thirty one... It means that you've now been there done it, wrote the book. You have past it. Mate, you are old.!:(


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                I tell everyone my 30s have been and promise to continue to be the best years of my life thus far. It could be denial, but I think it's the truth. ;) Happy Birthday!

                BW


                If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.
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                • R RChin

                  Eight minutes before I'm 31. 31. Thirty One. Thirty was a an indication of getting on, but thirty one... It means that you've now been there done it, wrote the book. You have past it. Mate, you are old.!:(


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                  Megan Forbes
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                  I reached this milestone about 6 weeks before you. I came to a decision. My 20's rocked, my 30's are going to be even better :cool: Happy birthday! :jig:


                  A mum and loving it!

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                  • R RChin

                    Eight minutes before I'm 31. 31. Thirty One. Thirty was a an indication of getting on, but thirty one... It means that you've now been there done it, wrote the book. You have past it. Mate, you are old.!:(


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                    RChin wrote:

                    It means that you've now been there done it, wrote the book. You have past it. Mate, you are old.!

                    I hate to tell you, but 31 you haven't done it. I haven't done it, or wrote the book on it at 41. You've done it, and wrote the book on it when YOU decide to give up and stop doing it. I started learning music at 40. I started photography all over again at 37. Heck, I started my life over again at 37 because of my 2nd divorce. I still haven't done it all. I haven't seen it all. But I am still trying, still learning, still doing. I'll write the book when I decide to, but for write now, I'm still 41 years young even if I did loose 20 years of my life in 2002. Live for today, but never waste tomorrow. and happy birthday!! may you have many happy to come! -- modified at 22:09 Thursday 10th August, 2006

                    _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)

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                    • R RChin

                      Eight minutes before I'm 31. 31. Thirty One. Thirty was a an indication of getting on, but thirty one... It means that you've now been there done it, wrote the book. You have past it. Mate, you are old.!:(


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                      Getting old is the point! Besides, who says you can't write the book, then decide to write a dozen new and different books? :-D

                      Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes www.PracticalStrategyConsulting.com

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                        Getting old is the point! Besides, who says you can't write the book, then decide to write a dozen new and different books? :-D

                        Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes www.PracticalStrategyConsulting.com

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                        Christopher Duncan wrote:

                        Besides, who says you can't write the book, then decide to write a dozen new and different books?

                        and then write a book... about writing books! ;)

                        _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)

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                          Bah. You bunch of sissies. You aren't even sentient until after you turn 40. (I turned 45 a couple of weeks ago) Happy Birthday! :rose:


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                          El Corazon
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                          Gary R. Wheeler wrote:

                          You aren't even sentient until after you turn 40.

                          Does this mean I clear my two marriages and divorces off my record because I wasn't sentient then?

                          _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)

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                            I tell everyone my 30s have been and promise to continue to be the best years of my life thus far. It could be denial, but I think it's the truth. ;) Happy Birthday!

                            BW


                            If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.
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                            brianwelsch wrote:

                            It could be denial, but I think it's the truth.

                            Who says those two have to be mutually exclusive? :rolleyes:

                            Ryan

                            "Punctuality is only a virtue for those who aren't smart enough to think of good excuses for being late" John Nichol "Point Of Impact"

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                              RChin wrote:

                              But this number seem to be a like a quicksand into my final years.

                              Funny thing, no-one wants to get old, but no-one is keen on the alternative, either :-)

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                              Christian Graus wrote:

                              Funny thing, no-one wants to get old, but no-one is keen on the alternative, either

                              Staying young? :rolleyes:

                              Ryan

                              "Punctuality is only a virtue for those who aren't smart enough to think of good excuses for being late" John Nichol "Point Of Impact"

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                                Getting old is the point! Besides, who says you can't write the book, then decide to write a dozen new and different books? :-D

                                Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes www.PracticalStrategyConsulting.com

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                                Jeremy Falcon
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                                Christopher Duncan wrote:

                                Getting old is the point!

                                Well, I still like the idea of living forever. But I guess I'll have to settle for wisdom. :-D

                                Jeremy Falcon

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                                  Christopher Duncan wrote:

                                  Getting old is the point!

                                  Well, I still like the idea of living forever. But I guess I'll have to settle for wisdom. :-D

                                  Jeremy Falcon

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                                  Jeremy Falcon wrote:

                                  Well, I still like the idea of living forever.

                                  Am I the only one that thinks this would be a bad thing? I never liked the idea of living forever.

                                  _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)

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                                    Jeremy Falcon wrote:

                                    Well, I still like the idea of living forever.

                                    Am I the only one that thinks this would be a bad thing? I never liked the idea of living forever.

                                    _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)

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                                    Jeffry J. Brickley wrote:

                                    Am I the only one that thinks this would be a bad thing?

                                    Well, I don't know about living say after the planet has been destroyed. But, I wouldn't mind a run stretching a few thousand years or so. :-D

                                    Jeremy Falcon

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                                    • R RChin

                                      Eight minutes before I'm 31. 31. Thirty One. Thirty was a an indication of getting on, but thirty one... It means that you've now been there done it, wrote the book. You have past it. Mate, you are old.!:(


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                                      Colin Angus Mackay
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                                      Congratulations on reaching the 10th anniversary of your 21st Birthday!


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                                      • R RChin

                                        Eight minutes before I'm 31. 31. Thirty One. Thirty was a an indication of getting on, but thirty one... It means that you've now been there done it, wrote the book. You have past it. Mate, you are old.!:(


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                                        i'll be 31 in 12 days, time flies :(


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                                        • R RChin

                                          Eight minutes before I'm 31. 31. Thirty One. Thirty was a an indication of getting on, but thirty one... It means that you've now been there done it, wrote the book. You have past it. Mate, you are old.!:(


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                                          Happy Birthday :rose:

                                          ---------------------------------------------- If you need a hammer get C and shut up. If you need a nail gun get C++ and shut up. If you don't need *those* things (and good design should tell you) then by all means get a factory, factory, factory. --code-frog@codeproject ---------------------------------------------- Why would you need to date, when C++ is your soul mate?! --Steve Echols@codeproject ----------------------------------------------

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