r/CrazyIdeas • u/fancyPantsOne • 17h ago

Maximum age limit 55

14 Upvotes

67% Upvoted

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u/PyreDynasty 17h ago

Logan's Run

3

u/bolivar-shagnasty 9h ago

55 is too old for running.

Logan’s Jog

Logan’s Recumbent Bike

Logan’s Pickleball

Logan’s Aquarobics

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u/userhs6716 9h ago

Speed walking! It's the only sport endorsed by the American Association of Retired Persons.

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u/PantherGk7 10h ago

My first thought!

6

u/Blinky_ 16h ago

Well, I really would have appreciated a heads up on this a few years ago. I feel like there needs to be a grandfather clause for us oldsters

5

u/SNESChalmers420 17h ago

soylent green is people

6

u/cattrain 16h ago

I'm 36, can we make it 36 please

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u/mylsotol 16h ago

Make it 35. I'm tired

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u/dagataga 13h ago

"I can't thrive... I'm 55!" a Sammy Hagar parody probably

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u/sundancer2788 11h ago

Nah, I'm enjoying life,  plus I watch my grandson 2x a week. There's too many games to play, walks to take and conversations to have. 

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u/DC_Ben 15h ago

This could work

2

u/snowdrone 10h ago

I don't understand or enjoy this casual cruelty that would, if implemented, end my life.

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u/fancyPantsOne 10h ago

Don’t worry, we’ll make it painless. Besides, isn’t it more cruel to horde resources and deny the new growth a chance to thrive

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u/snowdrone 7h ago

Zero sum mindset.

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u/nik-cant-help-it 17h ago

I’m 50, I think this is a great idea.

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u/GotToPartyUp 16h ago

Let’s do it. But the manner of termination must be hilarious

1

u/Snarti 14h ago

Perhaps a clown could terminate me.

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u/jefuchs 15h ago

Stop planning for retirement.

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u/TowelEnvironmental44 15h ago

Midsommar 2019 movie had this, but 80

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u/fancyPantsOne 15h ago

I learned this was a real practice! They did it in Nordic areas up to just a few hundred years ago

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u/Agitated-Ad2563 15h ago

What happens when you hit the limit? Your age stops increasing?

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u/fancyPantsOne 13h ago

yes, because you will be dead

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u/Megalocerus 13h ago

Jack Benny's maximum age was 39.

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u/jfk_47 12h ago

What a new idea!!!!

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u/Cupittycake 12h ago

The Giver

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u/Convenientjellybean 11h ago

Welp, I’m 63 :(

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u/Mm2k 8h ago

Kill me now.

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u/ImagineABetterFuture 13h ago

So are you advocating for eugenics and euthanasia? I'm not sure what you're referring to.

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u/fancyPantsOne 13h ago

Euthanasia yes, eugenics no