This thread is meant to be light hearted good humor. I'll go first with my example of how to say you're old without saying you're old:

When I was in elementary school, the art teacher had us do projects where we made ashtrays for our parents.

For those who've never seen a how to say you're old without saying you're old, here are a few ideas:

Referencing historical events that younger generations only read about in textbooks is a definitive way to signal your age

Contrasting how everyday tasks used to be done highlights a vastly different era

Using lighthearted, relatable humor about how your daily routine has shifted over the decades

The year I was born there were only 48 states.

Hang up the phone. Roll up that window. Anyone seen the yellow pages? Where's that map we got from the gas station?

Get off my lawn.

Beubg born in the 1900's or in the prior century.

Rotary phone.
Wooden console TV old. Position the TV fishbone arial old.

Black and White TV, Phone Booth, Slide Rule.

Rotary dial phone on a party line. ONE phone, it was in the kitchen and the cord to the handset was about 15 feet long. And the bakelite handset weighed about 5 pounds. No such thing as a telemarketer. If your it was your ring (ours was two longs and a short) you answered it. Long distance calls were a huge deal.

Grades K through 4 in a one-room country schoolhouse with outhouses.

Girls in my 8th grade class lost their shit when The Beatles were on Ed Sullivan.

Jeans (aka bluejeans, levis) were not allowed in High School, nor were Tee shirts. Polo's were grudgingly acceptable but button-down was definitely preferred. Public school, BTW.

Cars didn't have seatbelts, or if they did, they were tucked behind the seats.

$5 was enough to take your girl to the Drive In and get a burger after, plus put some gas in Dad's car.

Chamber pot under the bed at my Aunt's house so you didn't have to stumble out to the outhouse at night.

Calling your grandparents long-distance and needing to pause after talking because of the delay.

Checking pay phones [as a kid] to see if there are any dimes in them (NOTE: ALWAYS look first - someone may have spit in the coin return!)

When your about to rear end or slam on the breaks to keep from hitting something you automatically extend your right arm out to keep your kid from hitting the dash, going through the windshield or balling up in the floorboard. That was just good parenting back in the day before seatbelts and the days of front seats six feet wide and hard metal dashes.

My wife is 6 months older than me and still sticks her arm out if things get tight.

Three-wheeled Mailster scooters used by the postman.

Free glassware when you filled your gas tank

S&H Green stamps

Kerosene pumps at the gas station

TV antenna rotor

Transistor radios were the new technology

Greenie Stickem caps

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Originally posted by kkina:
The year I was born there were only 48 states.

Now that you mention it, I was in Kindergarten around the time you were born.

Just after 9 out of 10 doctors stopped recommending smoking Camel's. They did still recommend smoking, based on the ad's anyway.
Seatbelts weren't yet in cars.

I can remember watching the last Apollo rocket launch.

leaded gas

Seat belts? Pshhhhhhhh

I had a ‘65 Chevelle SS. I have a distinct memory of putting $2 gas in it before going cruising on a Friday night.

Watching Dana Hersey and the Movie Loft during the 2nd intermission of Boston Bruins games on Channel 38.

Oh!! It’s late… I need to get home to watch Matlock!

I used to have interactive TV back in the day, I played Winky Dink.

My response when people ask how I am.

Peachy keen.