If you’re anything like us, there will be moments throughout your life when you get lost in your memories and genuinely forget how old you are. Sometimes, all it can take for you to get lost in thoughts about the Good Old Days is a glance at some retro decor, tech, or toys. When you snap out of your nostalgic daydreams, it can be a bit jarring to find yourself much further into the future than you thought you were. It’s hard to embrace the fact that you’re getting older… though we prefer calling it ‘leveling up.’
The “[Heck], I’m Old” group is a popular place online for people to post images from their past whenever they start feeling old and out of touch with the modern world. We’re featuring some of their most nostalgic and amusing posts for a brief trip down memory lane. Scroll down to check them out, and don’t forget to upvote the pics that resonate with you the most.
Bored Panda got in touch with the friendly team running “[Heck], I’m Old,” and one of the moderators shed some light on our questions about nostalgia. You’ll find their insights below.
#1 Sports Drink
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#2 Children Today Will Never Develop The Patience Of Sitting And Listening To The Radio With Their Fingers On The Buttons, Waiting For That One Song To Come On
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#3 It Took 4 People To Carry One Of These In The House
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#4 My Grandmother Had One Of These Cork Coaster Caddies. I Don’t Recall Why, But I Was Fascinated With It When I Was Young
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#5 Because I Know What This Is For
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#6 They Say You Can’t Hear A Picture. I Would Have To Disagree
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#7 Ever Read These In The Doctor’s/Dentist’s Office?
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#8 Saturday Morning Cartoons, Some Of The Best Memories Ever
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#9 I Miss These You Could Hang Up On People Satisfactorily
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#10 I Loved Playing With This In The Dark
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#11 Anyone Else Use Plastic Cocktail Swords For Creating Sword Fights Between Your Action Figures?
Image source: big_macaroons
#12 Who Else Played Like This?
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#13 My Grandmother Had A Large Number Of National Geographic Magazines. I Recall Looking At The Pictures While I Drank My Chocolate Milk. Good Times
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#14 We All Grew Up With One Of These
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#15 60 Yrs On, The PB&J Is *still* A Good Sandwich
Image source: Enough-Anteater-3698
#16 You See This, But The Memory Of The Smell Dominates Even Faster
Image source: PolarPlatitudes
#17 Already In The Museum
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#18 Anyone Have This Rocking Horse?
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#19 All My Albums Played On This…
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#20 These Were A Blast. Who Had This Or The Cheaper Glider?
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#21 Who Amazed Their Friends With This Trick?
Image source: Abooziyaya
#22 Pizza And Chocolate Milk School Lunch Set Us Up For Our Healthy Later Years
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#23 Loved This Pink Box
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#24 If You Know What’s Wrong With This Picture You Are Older Than The Internet And Still Smarter
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#25 Toys Of The Past
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#26 Who Remembers These Guys?
Image source: DonkeyTron42
#27 Oh No Mr. ____? If You Know His Name, Guess What… You’re Old
Image source: BackInJax
#28 Yes I Am!
Image source: MikeytheScot
#29 Idk If You Did, But I Always Did!
Image source: Libra79
#30 My Favorite But Too Bad The Taste Didn’t Last Long!
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#31 For Just 25 Cents You Could Be A Cowboy Or Cowgirl For Two Minutes
Image source: big_macaroons
#32 Atari – My Oldest Console Experience
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#33 Sitting In The Back Seat Of A Country Squire. If The Window Was Down, You Smelled Exhaust. If The Window Was Up, You Smelled Nicotine. What Did You Smell?
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#34 Making You Queasy Since 1926
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#35 At The Game I Begged My Dad To Buy Me A Plastic Batting Helmet – “No, You’ll Just Break It Like The Other Three.” – “I Promise To Take Care Of This One.” After 52 Years, Did I Do Ok?
Image source: SirJasper6969
#36 The Elderly Among Us Will Know Who This Is!
Image source: Ineedmedstoo
#37 Going Into The 100th Year
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#38 Whose Parents Had One Of These?
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#39 Us Older People Will Know The Error
Image source: ParticularElk3957
#40 Found One In The Wild
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#41 Did You Have These?
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#42 A Local Dairy Queen Still Has Their “Little Miss Dairy Queen” Mascot Up From The 1960s
Image source: FallofScreams
#43 If You Know This Man’s Name And The Name Of His Most Well Known TV Character, You Are Or Will Soon Be Eligible For A Senior’s Discount
Image source: big_macaroons
#44 If You Recognize This Family… Mmmm, You Is Old
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#45 Early 70’s Picture Time At Family Gatherings – Gotta Have These
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#46 Guys – Did You Have One, Or Just Want One?
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#47 Did You Play This Game
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#48 Wham-0 Toy From The Past
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#49 Did Anyone Have One?
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#50 Does Anyone Recognize Them?
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