Jeff AtwoodAt what age do you become that well meaning old person who constantly repeats the same stories? Asking for a friend. 👴
Justin Dearing@codinghorror I think 25 for me
Elaine Rigues@codinghorror And every day is today.
John H "looking for work" 
@codinghorror
Well I remember when I was a kid we had to walk 5 miles in the snow uphill BOTH WAYS to get to school....and.....um.....what was your question?
Well I remember when I was a kid we had to walk 5 miles in the snow uphill BOTH WAYS to get to school....and.....um.....what was your question?
Jfrench@codinghorror if your friend needs to ask that question it's already way past the time.
@jfrench eh? Speak up, Sonny, I can’t hear you
Ari Turetzky@codinghorror it's the age when after telling a story (you're sure for the first time). They respond with "That's nice Jeff".
Leon Cowle@codinghorror At X years before my current age.
JC Mann@codinghorror I think you’ve already asked this question. 😉
Michael Vance@JCMann @codinghorror yes please repost next week for strong callback.
Ivan Moscoso@codinghorror back in my day it was today.
Eric Jennings@codinghorror I think it was somewhere in the 30-35 range for me. I didn’t notice it happening. But suddenly I realized it had.
Michael ColladoMy wife: let me tell you this story that happened earlier…
Me: I know. I was there when it happened. And you told me the same story an hour ago!
Serious T DoGStar@codinghorror Forty fifteen
Jeff GriggI'm sure it was some time ago.
Did I tell you it was some time ago?
Well, some time ago, ...
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Dan Sneddon@codinghorror To answer that question let me tell you a story that I often share with colleagues, stop me if you’ve heard this one…
Sunflower Björnskalle 🌻@codinghorror Not to be too boring and give you an answer but, it depends on how little you sleep, how much stress you experience and your genetic background. For me, after age 40. For my mother, about 70. For others, never.
Take care of yourselves.
Barbara Shaurette 
@codinghorror Lol, this age. I have an anecdote for every occasion. What I haven’t gotten to yet is telling those stories to *the same people* (except my partner, he’s heard all my stories at least twice).
Paul McBride@codinghorror in Ireland, telling stories is part of our national identity. So like 17 or so is when that starts!
Adam Collins@codinghorror Hey at least you're not restarting the same story, recursively, as you're about to finish up the original story. Got a relative like that.
Taffer 🇨🇦
@codinghorror For my son, it was about 6 years old, IIRC
Steve Holden@codinghorror Again?🤣😉
Tom Bortels
Glenn Fleishman@codinghorror does retooting count
noplasticshower@codinghorror just give them a number. Then have the person say "number 36" after which everyone laughs knowingly
nefelibata@codinghorror one does not become the fully-fledged/onslaught version of that personality before one reaches their seventies, I'd reckon.