75 things that no man over 50 should possess

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Manufacturingat 50 May feel simultaneously as a victory and a defeat. On the one hand, you have been alive for half a century! You are old enough to be filled with wisdom and experience of life, but not so old that you feel like an antiquity. At the same time, there are days when youto feel your age. Maybe not physically, but at least culturally. The world does not seem to turn around you as it has done once in your young years.

All of your fashion choices to your home decoration options now feels a little more limited. You can not escape you with nothing you want because a 50-year-old child is organized at a different level. And it's not a bad thing in fact. Now, more than ever, the world expects you to be an adult. Here are 75 things that a guy over 50 should think about the retreat of his life, if he has not already done so.

1
A hoverboard.

Man over 40 on a hoverboard

If you have more than 50 years, you were probably captivated by thatBack to the futureSuite where Michael J. Fox escapes capture on a futuristic hoverboard. Sorry to break it, but that fantasy is exactly that: a fantasy. Modern engloves are dangerous, at best and lame, at worst. (Oh, and they do not really fly.)

2
A futon.

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When you first decorate an apartment, a futon seems to be a good purchase: it's both a bedand a sofa! When you pass 50, however, it is high time you get a bed and a sofa.

3
Unpredictable posters.

rock poster

All that is affixed to your wall with scotch ribbon never deserved to be there in the first place. Put it in a frame, leave it in the box with your other old dormitory decor, or (Gulp!) Throw it.

4
A treadmill.

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It's the piece of gym equipment that everyone hates and with good reason. Buy one and put it in your house is just showing, and no way. That said in the world: "I care enough about my health to buy expensive exercise equipment that I will never use and do not throw the laundry on it."

5
A cell phone case.

phone belt holster, no man over 50

Back When the only mobile phone phones were the size of a brick (and lamp) Nokias, a case like this was the best cool and tasty way to load around your new Snazzy device. These days, we all know better: the cell phone goes the pocket.

6
A mini fridge (and no fridge of Big Boy).

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By everyone means, have a mini fridge! (Store on the edge of the cold beer too.) Do not let it be youralone fridge.

7
An expired passport.

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One of the older donations is how precious time is. If you wanted to take a great trip or see some of the world you've always wanted to visit, you have to stop reporting it. Renew this passport andplane While you are always young and physically healthy to enjoy it.

8
Tickets for Lollapalooza.

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According to a 2015Chicago Tribune Report, nearly 40% of participants in Lollapalooza between ages 18 and 24. 40% of participants are between 25 and 34 years old, while less than 10% are 45. All that to say: do youreally You want to be the 50-year-old guy at a day full of 24 years?

In addition, there is another relativity reason why you will have a better time sitting at home, wearing comfortable pants and listening to your tunes on a high quality recording reader. "I do not like to sit on the ground," said a participant at theTribune. "I have a bad back."

9
Mustache wax.

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You want to grow a mustache after 50 years? It's fine-commendable, even. The face hair is all the same men. But have illusions of Salvador Dali does not help your credibility in adulthood. Just let your hiding place do what he wants to do; Do not try to handle it with intelligent and non-natural shapes. And if you want a much cleaner look, fly these23 towers of barbers on shaving properly.

10
More than two social media accounts.

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If you are already on Facebook and Instagram, it's especially if this is where you can follow your family near. But if you also burn Twitter with 50 messages a day and you spend hours on Pinterest and Snapchat, your virtual life impresses too much on your real. Our advice: Choose the or two that you care for most and use them responsibly and respectfully communicate with dear friends and beings.

11
A fantastic football team that you can not stop talking.

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Fantasy Football is a fun hobby. But it is better to limit the conversation on the hobby - the Minutiae on the transactions you are considering and what is your long-term strategy, when you are around non-hobbytists. Free idea: Talk about real sports! Everyone loves them.

12
A wristwatch that looks like it was a price at the bottom of a box of cereals.

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At this point in your life, you deserve a watch as your father used usual wearA high-end watch room with clean, modern design, Not a watch whose strip stretches at the point of breaking every time you so much to flex your wrist.

13
Jeans that do not quite fit.

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That you are waiting forLosing "Just a little more" books So you can squeeze in them or you like the way the jeans make you look like, these pants are inappropriate on a man of your age. Instead, pick up a slim-right option in the right size.

14
Crocs.

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It's not only that they are the most ugly shoes that humanity has ever created, or give your feet a pea tan. It is that fangs are bad your feet, according to podiatrists. Open back and loose strap can wreak havoc on your heel and stem. And you know what will start to break down after 50 if you do not take care of them? That's right, your feet!

(Also: they are the most ugly shoes that humanity has ever created.)

15
A laundry service that rhymes with "Other".

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Yes, we are talking about your mother. In the last half-century, how much she did for you? The least you can do is wash, dry and bend your own non-spider-man underwear.

16
high school trophies.

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It is great that you were a football champion in high school, or that you led your debate team to the victory of the reflected analyzes of "relations of the cold war of the 80s of the time. But once you spend 50, keeping old for several decades exposed before and center trophies is the definition of the dictionary of self-indulgence. Our advice: keep them in a special place and quite out of sight.

17
A soft hat.

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In 2019, we are sorry to report, favorite headgear of Humphrey Bogart just pretentious. And, if you believe that people fromVox, Fedora fallen so far in the collective estimate of everyone that it is officially known as a "bastard hat. »

You? You are better than that. If you have more than 50 years, we recommend a classic Tweed Gavroche Cap, a beautiful dad hat that's fine, or especially if you like to play golf, one of theThe best hats you can buy for 2019.

18
A virtual reality helmet.

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It's not that you are too old for new technologies, but you are just not satisfied with where VR technology is at. It's a strange thing that no one in the twenties really understands. The over 50 years still remembers a moment when virtual reality was "just around the corner. Twenty years later, he is ... okay, we guess. Maybe it's more impressive of people who are learning about virtual reality, but when you are 50 years old and you have anticipated for a long time, very long, it's hard not to be underwhelmed.

19
A battery kit.

drum set

Do you know what no one has ever told a 50-year-old dinner party in the history of social interactions? "Hey, everyone here knows how to play the" Tom Sawyer "battery solo?

20
A man bun.

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No. You know why. Cut! (Literally.) If you really want your "to do to make you look younger, take a look at these15 Best Discounts Men Decade Looking A Young.

21
Any book whose principle is how "score" by "chicks".

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It is possible to maintain that never owners of bouquins dating from Neil Strauss or Tucker Max has always been a very bad idea. But if you are 50 years old and you have one of their books on your shelf? It is more an argument.

22
Manuals for appliances and electronics.

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After 50 years of testing and error, you will learn that these manuals are quite useless. (In addition, there is what is called Google.)

23
Portfolio chain.

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Spoiler alert: Nobody tries to steal your wallet. Or at least person is dissuaded to steal your wallet because there is a gigantic hanging chain at your front pocket. This does not intimidate pickpockets. It is intimidating to anyone who does not want to hear that you have seen Elvis Costello at the CBGB once, and that the Underground music scene is simply not as cool as it was when the wallet chains have become a first fashion accessory .

24
A collection of funky shooting glasses.

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Hey, we all like the occasional sip of hard alcohol, too. But this time to put these jägerbombs in the rearview mirror, PAL.

25
A bud that is better "passing through a bad one. »

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Being a friend of support is more than commendable. When this friend's life on your sofa for a few months, eat everything in your refrigerator, and shows no effort to find a real job? It's when it's time to take a second look.

26
A single earring.

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"But Michael Jordan wearing one! Some will surely protest. Here is the thing: the legends of basketball can remove any movement of style.

27
A pantry overflowing with junk food.

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You can blame your children for all Oreos and chocolate bars and tortilla chips and Hershey kisses in closing clothes of your pantry shelves, but should seriously. You are the one who makes grocery stores. If you do not want everything you want, you just have to ... do not buy it. If you are 50 years old and you have at least one box of Cap'n Crunch at your fingertips, you do not have to blame, but yourself.

28
More than a few selfies on your phone.

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You do not need more pictures of you putting anything in particular. You are no longer an unsecured 21-year-old child, still unconvincing for self-confidence. You have been on this land long enough to know that endless selfies are not the path of self-acceptance.

29
Ribbed velvet jackets with suede spots on elbows.

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It's something guys in their 20-year wear because they think it makes them look like 4-year-old intellectuals. Do not be a 50-year-old vinaigrette like a 20-year-old child trying to look like a 50-year-old child. And for more fashion movements to quit smoking, learn in these40 horror style mistakes Men over 40 can not stop doing.

30
A member of the preferred distribution ofFollow the Kardashians.

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We live in the golden age of television!Game Of Thrones is about to finish the most legendary fun of kinematic fantasy in history. Netflix releases a show worthy of Zeitgeist on an apparently weekly basis. The pure high quality programming amount is amazing. There is no need to spend time onKeeping up with the Kardashians!

31
More than one game console.

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If you have a Sony PlayStation 4, you do not do ittoo Need a Nintendo Switch and a Microsoft Xbox. Choose your poison.

32
A Harbass chair.

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Sitting in a bean chair is like sitting in a bag filled with crisp mayonnaise. There is nothing kitsch or exchange of them. (For the record: the same goes for water beds.)

33
An embarrassing Google search story.

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If your mother can access your computer right now and take a look at your internet search history without blushing, you're good. Otherwise, you must seriously rethink what you do online. You have 50 years - do not click on these sites!

34
Strong opinions on modern music.

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Fast, answer this question! What do you have these three terms: Juice Wrld, Ava Max, Kodak Black. If you answered "shopping center chains," you are not even remotely remotely. From this writing, the three are acts of music on theBillboard 100.

35
A toolksk that is most free Allen keys of DIY furniture.

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These tiny keys that come with furniture that you are supposed to prepare you are good for nothing else. Do a favor and throw them away. Your toolbox must be stored with real tools, such as keys and hammers and other instruments of civilization.

36
A Amadou account.

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Do you forget that when dating involved more brain forces than sliding left or right? Of course, you do it. You are 50!

37
The old t-shirts that look like them were attacked by Piranhas.

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If people take a look at your shirt and say, "Oh my God, are you okay? What happened? Do you want me to call the police ?," It can be a Indication that your favorite t-shirt is a bit too shredded and full of holes to wear out in public.

38
Unopened mail.

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Going around the mail stacks that you simply have not shown at the opening - because maybe these are invoices or maybe the junk mail is the behavior of a man who is not quite adult to cope with responsibilities. Take the 0.2 second to see what is in these envelopes.

39
Snapback hats

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The fact that Justin Bieber wears one should be all the evidence you need.

40
Your old CD collection.

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We know it's hard to let go. Back When CDs were in the dominant audio format, our shelves have been bordered on our preferred CD. But we live in a digital age now, and all your favorite music lives no longer lives of silver discs. Climb with the rest of us in the instant streaming age.

41
False plants.

Plant on desk at work
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You are 50 years old. You can keep a real living.

42
A bed that never happens.

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"If you want to change the world, start by doing your bed," Admiral William H. Mcravennoted, in the speech of the University of Texas 2014. "If you make your bed every morning, you will have completed the first task of the day. It will give you a little sense of pride, and it will encourage you to make a Another task. And another. And another. " Leave the leaves and crumpled covers to those who may have fewer tasks on their lists of things to do (that is twenty years).

43
Just a good costume.

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It's cute when a child just has a fanciful costume that it wears for the church or other formal occasions. Less on a 50-year-old child. Get some good convoys that work for all occasions: a navy, two gray (a dark light and a light) and (make us trust) a summer weight.

44
Regrets

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If you need to call back, listen again this song Frank Sinatra. The Chairman of the Board of Directors was 54 when he recorded "my way", and it contains a lot of truism for anyone over 50, especially if you lived your life. Of course, you will have regrets. But again, too little to mention. For ideas about what you have to keep an eye on, check the50 most common regrets people have in their 50 years.

45
A car belonging once by your parents.

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You will not get retro vibrations by driving around your father's Hamarback of Subaru '87. You will simply get a spray vehicle that needs its engine checked more often than it needs its reloaded tank.

46
IKEA furniture.

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A piece of furniture here or he agrees, but if the majority of your furniture came from Swedish society, you look like a 50-year-old child who has not been graduated from college. To look at what's going to agree to buy (and what's not), here's hereThe best and worst IKEA offers in 2019.

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An eco-friendly online commentary path.

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The Golden Rule, Edition 2019: If you have written it online on a stranger and that it was mortifying your mother if she ever read it, it may be something that never needs to be written at all. Just say '.

48
Pajamas funds that are worn anywhere outside your home

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The pajamas funds worn like real life pants are a look given that looks like the devil-may-care that so many and a half are looking for. As a 50-year-old, however, the biggest difference between decades is that hey, care is great! And there is no better way to show the world that you care that by simply putting a touch of effort to your look. And if you really want to amplify your style game, here is the50 essential accessories for men over 50 years.

49
Maxed-out credit cards.

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It's never a good idea to maximize your credit card. This is an idea even worse for Maxed-Out credit cards will remain maximum. Financial expertsto suggest What about one third of your credit credit is based on the amount of your credit line you used. If this figure is at (or near) 100% and there remains for a while, you can expect your score to increase. To get yours level, make sure you make the payment minimum each month. Then put a three-month moratorium imposed self-imposed on all credit card expenses. Your score will be just like a rain in no time.

50
V-neck sweaters.

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The deep V-neck sweater is more suitable for guys who shave their chest and want to make sure everyone notes. In addition, if you wanted to show you a lot of your chest, you should not have wearing a sweater in the first place.

51
The same Cologne you wear in high school.

man in a white tee shirt spraying cologne

We have nothing against Cologne in general, but if it has a name that is also a commonly used adjective in a romance romance with Fabio on the ax of coverage, gross, fierce, obsession, that kind of thing - per- Being that it may not belong to your body anymore. At age 50, you deserve a distinguished designer scent.

52
Underwear with a funky design or a portrait of your fictional or true preferred person.

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Your underwear have a job and a job is not to announce the world (nor uh, anyone who comes to see your underwear) how much you like Superman.

53
Woven jewelry in hand.

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If you wear a woven friendship bracelet for decades, it's cool. If you wear a bracelet, your child or grandmother is for you, it's cool, too. Everything else is verboten. Paste with a timeless tap (and if you really want something more, something in sterling).

54
A t-shirt with a profanity on it.

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Teenagers wear folded shirts with a coarse language for, let's face that, a reason: to upset adults. Remember,you are beautiful The adult now!

55
Yellow towels that must be white.

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There is no reason to be nostalgic on bath towels, especially if they look like they have been stored in an attic in me for a few decades. The towels are relatively inexpensive to replace and, like the first thing that touches your own body after a bath or shower, you certainly want something that does not feel (nor does it seem the mold.

56
Vape accessories

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If you are so deep throughout the steam scene that you have power chargers and tapes of Vape and replacement tanks and transport cases, you are far too invested in what could be an unhealthy habit. Yes, vaping is "better" (insofar as unhealthy activity can be) than smoking cigarettes, butnew search Suggests that steam has been linked to an increased risk of heart attacks and depression. Almost better to hit the habit for good.

57
A fragmentation sweatshirt.

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There is nothing wrong with being in a fraternity in college. But there is something a bit bizarre of a 50 year old child again celebrating his three decades fragry experience after the fact. At this point, I hope you have made another group of friends that maybe have eight eight secret handfuls and welcome KEG parties.

58
An impression of borat.

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We all had aConversation starter in our back pocket, a joke or a story we like to go out like an icebreaker. This should not be an impression of borat, the character of Sasha Baron Cohen of a movie that has been aged for a decade. Time officially spent timed as "great success" or "very nice. How much?" Account also funny.

59
A company serpent

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Here is a short list of acceptable animals, in any case, for a man of 50 years: cat, dog. Nothing else? Reconsider. And if it's the type of super dangerous jungle beast that can kill you in a few minutes (that is, a python), does not even consider.

60
A hammer camaro.

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Yes, it's the quintessential muscle of Americacar. And it's really a big journey. But it is also the car equivalent of a t-shirt that reads as follows: "Welcome to the show of firearms!"

61
People who are not your brother you call "bro."

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Call a non-relative brother - at least, when you are not Matthew McConaughey, Ryan Lochte or a team character in ahow I Met Your MotherRepeat - is confusing and disorienting for everyone. In fact, there is no reason to call your brother "Bro" either. Call everyone with their first name and leave it to that.

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Camouflage clothes.

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Camo is a timeless model for a group of people and a group only: the armed forces. For everyone, it's a trend. And 50 years old, you know that trends are rarely, if ever worth jumping. Better stay with classic and timeless looks.

63
Transition lenses.

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When the transition objectives first hit the market, it was a paradigm shift. People with vision no longer needed to transport aroundof them Pair of lentils! How cool! Now that we have done a few years of their novelty, however, the truth is apparent: it is quite easy to carry two pairs of lentils.

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A used Bluetooth headset everywhere.

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If you are in a car, everything is good. You will have no judgment of us. In fact, you get bonus points for not using your phone while driving. We are talking about the guy who walks with a Bluetooth headset as a fashion accessory, wearing it just to show that it issuch important and could get calls at any time. Most meetings could be an email. Most phone calls could also. The only people who should be plugged into a phone number at all times are 911 operators.

65
A sun tan.

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The last time aSun tanning was a symbol of beauty was before becoming common knowledge thanThe majority of all skin cancers are caused by exposure to ultraviolet radiation of the sun.

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News belt buckles.

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Unless you are a real rodeo cowboy, a belt buckle must exist only to keep a belt attached to your size, not to draw attention to itself. Think of it as a good writing: less it's more.

67
Plastic chairs.

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Just to be clear, we are not talking about plastic chairs in your garden or next to a swimming pool. We want to say plastic chairs used as living room furniture or Huded around the dining room table. It's not just that they are uncomfortable, but they look like your home as if it were a temporary residence. (Let's hope, at 50, your home is not a temporary residence.)

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Falcon

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Otherwise known as a fohawk, it's ahairdressing It looks adorable on a child and slightly fun on a student. For everyone? Well…

69
A shelf full of books that you have never read or does not intend to read.

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Abookshelf Should be a celebration of your literary trips, not a sad display of broken promises, the wall of shame "I will get there one day". If you have not read key keys likeSlaughterhouse,Chatcher in the rye, andGatsby the magnificent-WhereIf you have not read them from the college, and even then it was only a skim for credit - they should not be used as decorations. These are books, guys and not indoor plants. Give them a house where they will be worn with love.

70
Single socks.

Messy sock drawer

You have held this favorite sock for years, hoping that it will be gathered with its reliable Sidekick. Maybe it's under a bed or back of the closet or hides just at the bottom of a basket. It's hard to say goodbye to your favorite clothes, we get it. But at age 50, you have to start realizing that nothing lasts forever, and it is certainly true socks. Give up hunting. You know in your heart that your widow's sock is ready for retirement.

71
A club shirt.

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If a shirt has more rhinestones than a expensive suit, there is only one place that belongs to: a dear concert. (If it looks good, know that expensive isCurrently on tour in North Americauntil November 2019.)

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A membership in Costco

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When you are in your 20 years and still pinny clip, it's going to do most of your purchasesIn a warehouse where everything went in bulk without substance. But more than 50 years old, you deserve top quality condiments and toiletries (which you will find much smaller sizes than a metric ton). And for more reasons to give the mega-store limit, discover these15 Costco "good deals" that are not really negotiated at all.

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An energy drink logo decline on your car.

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Drink the stuff all you want, but there is no good reason to tell everyone on the I-295 that you have not flashed the hours.

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A tattoo with the name of an ex.

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Nothing wrong with a tattoo, a friend. But mistakes should be corrected and every 50 years that are able to get "Sheila 4-ever!" The incess of its skin is able to find a qualified tattoo artist to cover it with a more elegant artistic tattoo. And if you need some impressive ink ideas, check these100 incredible tattoos for timers.

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Rancor

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Not only is misguided loss of unnecessary time and angry energy for someone has never, in the history of human civilization, ended with someone who felt victorious - but certainStudies have found This holds a grudge can even put you at risk of coronary heart problems. If you do not even remember why you have been upset with someone in the first place, today make the day you finally let it go. You will not regret it. And for more on life after the grand 5-0, here is the50 questions that you should never ask someone more than 50 years old.

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