I Feel Old.
January 4th, 2008
I’m almost 24, but I feel old right now.
Yesterday I was eating lunch with a 16 year old that I mentor. He told me something he was going to do, and I asked him, “Are your parents down with that?”
He said, “What?”
I repeated, “Are your parents down with that?”
“Are they what?”
Again, I repeated “Are your parents down with that?”
Then he laughed at me. “Are they ‘down with it’? Man Adam, I had to think about what that meant. That’s old school. Nobody talks like that anymore.”
Readers – please tell me I’m not the only one who uses the phrase “down with it”! At least I’ve backed off my usage of words like “tubular” and “rad” (yes, I really did say those words quite often).
January 4th, 2008 at 11:42 am
Wow…I haven’t heard “down with that” in a long time!
But, I won’t throw any stones…I’m sure I have my own phrases that date me. Of course, I can’t think of any right now
January 4th, 2008 at 11:51 am
If it makes you feel any better, I’m 30 and I never say that any more.
January 4th, 2008 at 11:51 am
Dude, even I don’t use that anymore, and I’m the KING of “lost in the nineties”. Sorry to break it to you…
January 4th, 2008 at 12:06 pm
Oh man.
Oh….
man….
*Groan*
I think I’m going to delete this post now . . .
January 4th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
I only use this phrase when I’m messing around or being dumb with someone.
January 4th, 2008 at 1:24 pm
*quietly groans and hides face in hands*
January 4th, 2008 at 3:24 pm
I think recall Kramer using that phrase on Seinfeld. That’s old, man. That’s old.
January 6th, 2008 at 9:48 am
I don’t use that anymore but I do use it for fun once in a while. And I AM OLD!
January 7th, 2008 at 2:02 pm
If you are cool enough you can bring stuff back and make it current again. Right now I am teaching middle school kids and I said “rad” and “keep it on the DL”. Now they are using it. Now that you posted this I’m going to say “down with that” in class and see if it catches. I’ll let ya know….:)
I have nothing to lose because in two weeks I won’t be there anymore…and they already like me so almost anything I say ends up being cool. ;p
January 7th, 2008 at 2:04 pm
One more thing, maybe it’s old for white people. I was just with some of my African-American friends last week and they are still saying stuff like that. That’s where we got it anyway.
January 8th, 2008 at 1:44 am
I use that!! All you people aren’t down with the fer-diggety-ness. Cuz this fool’s under 20. So, you all are trippin yo!
January 8th, 2008 at 1:45 am
I love my caucasion life…