Frum Helen Back (aka D.J. Nall) of the Hauser Thoughts blog started things rolling at Huckleberries Online on Wednesday by declaring that she and hubby Dave were "old." The realization dawned on her as she was taking Dave to see their "very young and attractive lady doctor" to check out his sore knee. They talked about their thinning hair and how it was growing elsewhere on their faces. D.J.: "Dave is growing very long eyebrows that need haircuts and I am turning into a man by the looks of the hair above and below my lips." Later, Frum Helen Back asked the VYAAL doctor if Dave should have felt pain when he tweaked his knee. "No," the doc responded, "he's old." Not to be outdone, HBO commenter Grumpy said he realized he was old "when I started hiring people who were born after I started (his current) job." Here's how other HBOers responded to the question: When did you know that you were old? Inland Empire Girl: "When I couldn't recognize one song or group on the top 10 hits of the week." Annette: "When my children were watching Scooby Do and I said that I had watched that when I was a kid. Their response?! 'In color?!' Brats I tell ya." … Al Hassell: "When my knees and back started going out more often than I did." … Cis: "When you go to bed in just fine condition and wake up to something wrong. Your knee hurts, your ankle is out of whack, or you can't raise your arm high." … Me? When a pimply clerk at Hayden's KFC glanced at me and unilaterally rung up a senior discount without asking

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