Okay, I Now Officially Feel As Old As Methuselah
By LooeyVille
@LooeyVille (93)
United States
October 11, 2026 1:51pm CST
Methuselah lived 969 years. That's where the phrase "As old as Methuselah" comes from.
I got my nails done a little while ago in preparation for my upcoming trip. Mani/Pedi without any polish.
There was a teenage girl, possibly early 20's working the front desk. I engaged in a couple of moments of conversation with her. I told her that she looked like the main character/actress in the new Amazon Prime series, "Carrie." She asked, "What's that?" I said, "You know, the Stephen King book and the movie about the girl who is mistreated at high school but has telekinetic powers and gets even with them at prom?"
"No, I've never heard of that," she said.
That's it. I AM as old as Methuselah.
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13 responses
@JohnRoberts (107185)
• Los Angeles, California
11 Oct
I know this happens to every generation but now it happens to us. Actually. there's no excuse not to know the King book and movie. He probably the best known and most famous author alive and Carries is shown like a billion times.
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@RasmaSandra (101315)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
22h
Nope, not your fault in this day and age with computers. Women like her if they are intelligent and should have knowledge of authors or old films actors etc by just showing interest and looking up the information. I grew up in the 1960s and yet, by the 1970s I knew what music I liked. I knew songs and rock stars and put together my likes and dislikes and that was with no computer no excuse now for being ignorant
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@toniganzon (81596)
• Philippines
20h
OMG! Carrie is a classic! And I think it's not because you're too old. She's just someone who's not into movies at all because there were Carrie movie remakes. 1976, 2002 and 2013.
Last night I saw there as one on Prime but I haven't started watching it yet.
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@JohnRoberts (107185)
• Los Angeles, California
4h
We all live in Jurassic Park lol!
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@LooeyVille (93)
• United States
4h
@JohnRoberts @JudyEv I LOVE dinosaurs, so I will happily be one with the two of you.
@xFiacre (15459)
• Ireland
23h
@looeyville My wife was 39 during her last (and final) pregnancy and was referred to frequently by ante natal staff as an older mother. The cheek! And at the hospital appointments she was the only person over 15 years of age in the waiting room. All those young school girls looked at us as if we were disgusting and a disgrace still doing “that” at our age!
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@Traceyjayne (14338)
• United Kingdom
11 Oct
It’s everywhere here at the moment …on billboards. Sides of buses, in newspapers.
I too am old …..I remember the film with Sissy Spacek …..that’s one of my favourite films …
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@LooeyVille (93)
• United States
5h
Interestingly enough, the new "Carrie" streaming series on Amazon Prime is the #1 streaming show right now. I figured that's why she should know it.
