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So if there was a bumper sticker which announced that you were having a mid life crisis what would it have on it ?

I was thinking of a collage containing a Porsche Boxter or a Mazda MX5/Miata next to a pair of leather trousers with maybe a baseball cap (UK only ) or a pony tail above a packet of Just for Men next to a too young paid for girlfriend and a letter from the CSA ?
Weekend kids as well ?

Maybe some divorce papers thrown in for good luck ?

Discuss.

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Mine would have to include:
* disco music
* a pink & baby blue exercise outfit
* pink tennis shoes
* and those socks that have a pom-poms at the heels
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Nothing wrong with a mid-life crisis. Good for Business
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"VIAGRA"

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Whole
Dammit ! Stupid me for not seeing that one.

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Breasticals should do it. Razz emoticon
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I'll tell you if I had boobs I'd never leave the house.

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Breasticals should do it. Razz emoticon
Are those Moobs?
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Pepy27 wrote:
Breasticals should do it. Razz emoticon
Are those Moobs?
I thought we were talking bumper stickers. Razz emoticon

How about....
JUST TURNED 40, MISTRESS REQUIRED (must be half my age!)

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www.thai-professional.com

That should do for a bumper sticker.
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"Vespa" or "Lambretta" will do just fine.
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Does mid-life start @ 40?

Jeeze...must have missed it...maybe I had it without even knowining it...
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Mine would say, "50 may be the new 40, but a 25-year-old co-ed will always be a 25-year-old co-ed."
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Mine would say, "50 may be the new 40, but a 25-year-old co-ed will always be a 25-year-old co-ed."
until next year Laughing emoticon
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It would have a nose piercing and a Vespa.

Oh wait... I just did those...
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Don't need a bumper sticker!

Just actually have the car (NSX for example), and step out in your leathers, tank top, tatoos, baseball cap (on backwards) with the poly tail sticking out underneath.. and then strut over to the other side to open the door let that sweet young thing step out.

I guess since I only have one of the above, I didn't really have a mid life crisis after all..... Whew emoticon
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tochaman wrote:
Don't need a bumper sticker!

Just actually have the car (NSX for example), and step out in your leathers, tank top, tatoos, baseball cap (on backwards) with the poly tail sticking out underneath.. and then strut over to the other side to open the door let that sweet young thing step out.

I guess since I only have one of the above, I didn't really have a mid life crisis after all..... Whew emoticon
Let's see... is it the pony tail or the sweet yg thang? 8)
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Claim 2
I've only ever had one of the above. Can you guess which one children ?

Answers on a postcard.

Love and Rockets

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Re: Mid life crisis
williamvillage wrote:
So if there was a bumper sticker which announced that you were having a mid life crisis what would it have on it ?

I was thinking of a collage containing a Porsche Boxter or a Mazda MX5/Miata next to a pair of leather trousers with maybe a baseball cap (UK only ) or a pony tail above a packet of Just for Men next to a too young paid for girlfriend and a letter from the CSA ?
Weekend kids as well ?

Maybe some divorce papers thrown in for good luck ?

Discuss.

Bill X
You might ad "electric guitar" to that list.
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A good mid life crisis bumper sticker might be a job app with Overqualified stamped across it in bold letters.

Another might read: The reason for this car is my 401K just left me. And it took my wife with it.

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SDG wrote:
"VIAGRA"

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How about:

"There's no excuse for what I'm about to do..."
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I've always said, It's only a crisis if you can't afford all the toys you want to get you through it.

Wait a minute.....Arrrrrrggghhh. It's a crisis! Crying or Very sad emoticon



(Well, at least until business picks up a bit more.)
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SDG wrote:
"VIAGRA"

Razz emoticon

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Generic now available, Mydixaphalin...
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midlife crisis bumper sticker
Mid Life Crisis??? Visit your local pub and cat house!
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Finally
All of the above is happening.

I'm finally there/here.

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wear
Has anyone got any leather trousers ?
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I have successfully avoided mid life crisis by never growing up in the first place.
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I already have, or do, the things that people decide they want for their mid-life crises. Have your fun every day, and that is all.
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Re: wear
Bill Dog wrote:
Has anyone got any leather trousers ?
To answer this question we may have to discuss that your size might be a bit different than mine. I have leather chaps. Do you have chaps in England? And does it count?

To answer your post, and after pondering SDG's answer, and how much we think alike ... My mid-life crisis (MLC) is personal which means not discussable in a public forum. I am, however, ready to disclose that I am seeing a therapist. Not for crazy purposes but for MLC purposes. My MLC has to do with less money. I don't seem to have as much as before.
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About half?
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Next to my BV250, my 2002 Miata (which I have had for 7 years of my midlife crisis), is my favorite indulgence! Never had more fun in an automobile!
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Madison Sully wrote:
About half?
Worse than that
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"Vespa" or "Lambretta" will do just fine.
Got mine already!
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I am living my mid-life crisis these days.
I turned 50, nine years ago. I bought my Vespa GT for myself the day before .
Then a year later I bought a 1999 Mazda MX5 Miata to run in local autocross events with my son.
Weekends have been a lot of fun since, between solo rides, rides with the scooter club and racing the Miata.
2014 saw a great run in the Scooter Cannonball.
It also included me winning my class in the local Autocross while finishing in second overall.
The key to happiness is to do the things you enjoy. It makes you forget your age. For me, it means going fast.
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