I'll be 40 soon. Any tips on hobbies, fashion, etc?

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Before long I'm going to be 40 years old :scared:

I think it's probably time I grew up, so do any of you have any tips on what I should wear, what music I should listen to, and what hobbies I could take up?

Note: this is not a very serious thread. Please engage sense of humour before posting. Thanks.
 
Motorcycles.... The perfect tool for handling that mid-life crisis !.....
 
Mate, why grow up?

Hobbies - Exactly what your current hobbies are
Fashion - Exactly what your current fasion is
Music - Anything heavy

Oh and if you haven't got any grey hair yet, start dying your hair your natural colour as soon as the first few come in, that way noone will know!
 
Wargames, although I don't recommend it myself. My Dad is into those complicated board games so much now, but never gets around to playing them despite him having over 30 of them. He sits on his laptop, for which seems like a few hours a day, more on the weekends, just downloading .txt files from a Wargaming forum with updated rules in it, sorting it all out. It's just a continuous job and he never finishes it because of the mass amount of updates. That doesn't leave him much time to actualy read the rules as a whole which are very complicated to learn fully in the first place. What a hobby! :lol:
 


Buy about 57 pairs of these (at least 30-some of the same kind) for every occasion from the President's Gala to lunar spelunking.
 
Learn to breakdance.


And Small_Fryz, can you make those bigger? I can't seem to see them! :p
 
I'm 41. I've got broader and more current taste in music than I did when I was 14.

I still play videogames. I never played golf and never will.

During the week I wear khakis, Oxford shirts, and shoes from LL Bean, just like I did when I was 14. On weekends I wear jeans, a T-shirt with something printed on it, and Converse low-tops, just like I did when I was 14.

I no longer ride a motorcycle, but I would if I had the disposable income (and didn't need to take at least 1 other person with me nearly everywhere I go).

Really, you don't need to suddenly 'grow up' in terms of the external trappings of your life. What's important is that you've grown up inside - responsibility, respect, maturity. The fun stuff like music and clothes and hobbies aren't important, so just keep doing what you like.

Unless, of course, that includes trying to sleep with 17-year-old girls. That would just be creepy.
 
Sheesh, Duke, I don't want to go back to what I was like when I was 14 :yuck: ! it's taken me 26 years to shake off that (non) image! Pudding bowl haircut, NHS specs, bulbous black lace-up shoes, wide collars (at least 5 years after they became a no-no)... I think my Mum liked a good laugh :sick:
 
Ok I'll help.

George Morley's guide to becoming a biker.

Step 1) Grow a (very) long beard and hair.

Step 2) Invest in a very shiny, chopper bike, make sure it's a dark colour.

Step 3) Buy some leathers and a helmet (maybe a novelty one with attached bunny ears)

Step 4) Go to a gas station on route 66

Step 5) Meet some bikers (remember act cool don't blow it, you've got this far)

Step 6) Drive with them to a bar (you'll need someone to ride on the back of your bike)

Step 7) Get drunk very night.

Step 8) Get wanted by the police.

Step 9) Have fun!

This took me around 3 minuites to write up.
Oh and i'm not American for proper help, ask an American
 
I recommend some Sean Jean clothing! Always have your ipod white ear buds in your ears, even if not on. Drive a sport compact car, riding on dub deuces with 30 series rubber.
 
Ok, let's see now:

I haven't got the MG, but I do have an old, unmodified 88" land Rover. Will that do? 👍

I've got 2 bikes, a Bandit (which I'm selling) and a plastic fantastic sports bike ('02 GSX-R 750). Sorry, no Harleys, but I'm not gay or owt, so I don't think that's vital. 👍

I like the odd pint of bitter (warm English beer). 👍

My hair is dyed my natural colour, with a bit of red 👍 👍

Ican beat my nephew at GT4 👍

I'll only take up jogging when I see someone doing it who's clearly enjoying themselves...👎

Too lazy for something as complicated as wargames 👎

Train set... mmm.

Longboarding? I think you need a bit of talent for that... 👎

Porn 👍

Comfortable shoes 👍

Breakdancing??? Have you ever been 40? 👎

Shell suit? Is that obligatory now? I was thinking more in terms of a jacket and tie. Like all those under cover cops in the movies... 👎

Sport Compact? Does my VTEC Prelude count? It's got blacked out windows, if that helps... iPod's too techy for me, Sean Jean sounds suspiciousy like a designer label...

I also now have too much stuff to move in a car or even a van, so I must be growing up... 👍

I have a lawnmower, and I want a bigger one 👍 👍

I care about what the outside of my house looks like... 👍

I prefer my girlfriend to cover up her belly button... 👍

I could go on (oh, I already have...):ouch:
 
I have said this way too many times.

1. Listen to Heavy Metal, get popular with teens :lol:
2. Go out with 17 year old chicks. :)
3. Marry 18 year old chicks. :) :)
 
FastEddie
I haven't got the MG, but I do have an old, unmodified 88" land Rover. Will that do?
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Is it a defender 90? If it is can you please explain why they hold their value so damn well!?

You could also consider taking up Paintballing, that's usually good for mid-life excitement. Teaching those yunguns what's what.
 
ExigeExcel
Is it a defender 90? If it is can you please explain why they hold their value so damn well!?
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No, it's an 88", aka Series III, 2 1/4 petrol, the model before the 90. They hold their value well because they last well, and they're like meccano kits - infinitely rebuildable. It looks like an extra off Emmerdale....

(the pic isn't actually mine, but it looks identical)

 
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I guess you're still too young for Lawn Bowling. Too bad, it's a lot of fun. I like it.

So, golf? Tennis?

You gotta stay active.
 

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