Stories and Jokes Page 2

Signs that Childhood is Over

* Just one peanut butter and jelly sandwich doesn't do it anymore.

* Driving a car doesn't always sound like fun.

* The average ten-year-old doesn't have a clue who Bo and Luke Duke are.

* Being bad is no longer cool.

* You have friends who have kids.

* Saturday mornings are for sleeping.

* You are taller than the slide at the McDonald's playland.

* Your parents' jokes are now funny.

* You have once said, "Whatch-you talkin' 'bout Willis?"

* You have owned, and since disowned Michael Jackson's Thriller.

* You would rather wear your dirty clothes again, cuz mom is not there to do your laundry anymore.

* Two words: parachute pants.

* Naps are good.

* Hitting girls is no longer considered flirting.

* You have once deemed Space Invaders as, "The best game ever."

* When you know that the machines in gas station bathrooms don't dispense balloons.

* When things go wrong, you can't just yell, "Do-over!"

* Playboy's Playmate of the month is younger than you.

* The only thing in your cereal box is...cereal.

* You actually buy scarves, gloves, and sunscreen.

* Your idea of fun parties now include Chips 'n' Salsa and Snapple.

* You leave concerts and ball games early to beat the crowd.

* You WANT clothes for Christmas.

* You don't want a Camaro because of the insurance premiums.

* You remember when Saturday Night Live was funny.

* You've bought an album on vinyl.

* You remember seeing Star Wars when it first came out.

* You read the, "if you were born on this day in 1976 you are of legal age to buy alcohol" sign at the liquor store and recall attending a high school dance on that date.

* You look in the surveillance camera monitor at the convenience store, wonder who that guy is standing at the counter with the bald spot, and then realize it is a shot of you from behind.

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