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Old 04-23-19, 06:10 PM
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Quote of the day

30's something to an 18 year old: "You will be surprised how young you become as you get older."
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Old 04-23-19, 09:43 PM
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Keeps working

60 something to 30 something, "Ditto."
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Old 04-24-19, 09:37 AM
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"Getting old sucks".
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Old 04-24-19, 11:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Jon T
"Getting old sucks".
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...but it's better than the alternative.
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Old 04-24-19, 12:02 PM
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Old 04-24-19, 08:50 PM
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Old 04-24-19, 09:25 PM
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The older I get the faster I was.
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Old 04-24-19, 10:10 PM
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The older I get, the wiser I think I am.
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Old 04-25-19, 07:18 AM
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Forty is the old age of youth; fifty the youth of old age. - Victor Hugo.
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Old 04-25-19, 07:31 AM
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Old 04-25-19, 07:36 AM
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Originally Posted by cccorlew
The older I get the faster I was.
This is great. I first heard it here yrs ago and spring it, sometimes modified, on non-cycling friends.
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Old 04-25-19, 07:43 AM
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Old 04-25-19, 12:30 PM
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“I’m not as good as I once was.
But I’m as good once as I ever was “
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Old 04-25-19, 01:06 PM
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Old 04-25-19, 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by cccorlew
The older I get the faster I was.
My motto.
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Old 04-25-19, 03:04 PM
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Originally Posted by bogydave
“I’m not as good as I once was.
But I’m as good once as I ever was “
I was never as good as I used to be.
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Old 04-25-19, 03:48 PM
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We get too old too fast and too smart too late.
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Old 04-25-19, 03:54 PM
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Old 04-26-19, 09:20 AM
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Old 04-27-19, 06:38 AM
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Old 05-03-19, 01:45 PM
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