 Now that the RA is going after the Club 18-30 market, is there any organisation catering for the middle-youth 40-somethings who are too old to rock'n'roll, but too young to die?
As a middle-youth with a severe case of arrested development, I am concerned that there is no middle ground between the young whipper-snappers, and the grizzled beardies.
Therefore, I propose a new organisation, to be named the LB@40 (Life Begins at Forty) - memberships available from the ususal address at £50 per annum, cheques payable to S.Kirwan Enterprises.
To qualify for membership, you must possess at least three of the following:
1. Ice axe
2. Crampons
3. Mountain bike
4. Ale gut
5. Wife and/or kids
6. Mortgage
7. Mid-life crisis
8. Hopelessly unrealistic expectations of life
9. Undimmed enthusiasm for going out at the weekend as a means of escaping the trip to B&Q
10. Ambitions of doing something extreme before senility kicks in
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 Simon - I qualify on several points:
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5. does Bob count as an honorary wife?
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also "middle-youth with a severe case of arrested development" seems to sum up both Bob and I.
Can I have an honorary membership seeing as you still owe me shedloads for all the "Simon Kirwan is handsome, rich, talented etc" remarks I have made in the past?
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 I can tick off about 8 of those dude (and I'm sure all of you can guess which), but unfortunately I'm 7 years too young. Maybe you could have a "youth section" or maybe "Aspiring 40's" group
I do drive an estate car, and have been thinking that those Volvo estates are throughly nice cars and would tow a caravan something lovely! Oh, and where CAN I buy those nice leather gloves with the cut outs on the back and the velcro...?
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So Alex you have a beergut and a mid-life crisis?
(I know you don't have a crampon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
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No sorry Al, we've got to draw the line somewhere, you'll have to join the new Ramblers With Attitude and Goatees club, please re-apply when you're over forty.
Don't forget, kids: <b>Life Begins @ 40</b>
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Well apparently I don't have the mid life crisis...Si implies that I'm not old enough to have one of those yet. As for the beer gut...well I'd be lying if I said I didn't. (But it's more due to good food than beer!)
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Simon - you've started something here! All these young dudes wishing they were forty!!!!
Actually I've seen Alex with a goatee so he can join the Ramblers With Attitude and Goatees no problem.
Dude
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But what sort of attitude should I have?
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Alex - midlife crisis is more to do with attitude than age - do you have any of the following?
1. Urge to buy a motorbike
2. Urge to look at, touch, or snog women MUCH younger than you.
3. Feeling that 'is this IT until retirement?'
4. Grey hair
5. Grey pubic hair
6. The feeling that HIS car is faster / racier / pulls more women than MINE.
7. You look at the FTSE index and wonder if your pension will come up to be worth anything.
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I've heard that the fun really starts when you're over fifty - it just keeps getting better and better.
But then you have to join DIRG (Dudes In Red Gaiters).
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 Anyone want to buy a motorbike then? Guaranteed cred at RA meets? Beer gut and tight leathers optional.
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Soory Jon I've broken your page. I always wondered how people did that.
Tight leathers?
Ohhhhhh
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Jeannie, go and stand in the corner.
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I'm so sorry.
Honestly.
:0(((((((((((((((((((((((
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And I put the thread topic in Gear instead of Soapbox - looks like senility has already started. That's the effect of the altitude on the brain cells after spending the weekend up a decorator's ladder.
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Jeannie...
1. Urge to buy a motorbike....
Had one for years but unfortunately not the cash or indeed the co-ordination to ride one.
2. Urge to look at, touch, or snog women MUCH younger than you....
Define the term MUCH.
3. Feeling that 'is this IT until retirement?'
It IS isn't it?
4. Grey hair...
Nope. Lucky on that one!
5. Grey pubic hair...
They don't go grey do they...urgh!
6. The feeling that HIS car is faster / racier / pulls more women than MINE...
I drive a FIAT estate fercrissakes ALL cars are faster/racier/pull more women.
7. You look at the FTSE index and wonder if your pension will come up to be worth anything...
Index linked, non-contributory, and based upon final salary. Yippee! But the stock market is doomed to failure as the capitalist yoke is brought down when the working classes rise up and smashes the government!
Down with capitalism and replace it with something nicer!
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 Jeannie,
Think that your number 2 would mean that most (all?) of the blokes on this site over, say, 25 are having a mid life crisis?
Depends on your definition of "much younger" I guess.
Si - Mid life crisis - (C)
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Al, that list of Jeannie's qualifies you as a MPH (Member of the Purple Helmets).
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