Is anyone else really old and still get carded?

[Ol' Dirty Bastard]

I swear to god I'm gonna grow a beard. I'm 25 and still get carded for everything. Beer, cigarettes, stip clubs, I even get carded when going to see movies. WTF? People refuse to believe that I'm like, over 16. The worst was when I got carded buying pizza. Here's a transcript:

ODB: Yeah ummmm.... can I get two slices of plain please?
guy: You got ID?
ODB: ?!?!?!!??!!?!
guy: You 18?
ODB: What the fuck are you talking about? I just want some pizza.
guy: I gotta see some ID.

 

[lizard]

ID for pizza?!?!?! wtf were the toppings.

 

[avi]

now that's just plain silly.
I almost didn't get carded on my 21st b-day b/c of my beard. it was almost kind of a letdown in a way. but otherwise, I just deal with it. most places around here are required to ask for anyone who looks under 35 (or so their policy states). no big deal.

 

[FrostGiant]

25 aint old dude. I'm 26 but people say I don't look much over 18. Always carded for cigarettes, rarely carded for beer.

 

[minxnim]

i'm MAD fucking old. i get carded for getting cigarettes, pornos.... never mind alcohol. some bartenders won't even TAKE my id thinking it's fake because my hair is so different.
people laugh when they see the date on my ID, a laughter of hatred, disbelief, and annoyance.

 

[minxnim]

p.s. when we get new interns or employees, they always play 'guess amanda's age'. the three interns this summer agreed i was about 20. MAX.

 

[avi]

you're not like goatschool-level ancient or anything, right?







j/k nick, I love senior citizens

 

[minxnim]

omg i think i need to ignore you for exactly 31 hours for dissing nick!

 

[avi]

if it's any consolation, the woman I'm marrying is actually older than Nick. I really do like old people! honest!

 

[minxnim]

meanie!

i <3 nick and no one makes fun of him.


(OR ELSE)

 

[FrostGiant]

Yeah, respect your elders.

 

[Ol' Dirty Bastard]

In all fairness, the pizza place does sell beer and cigarettes. I don't understand how "slice of plain" sounds like "pack of Camel's" though.....

 

[minxnim]

to make matters worse, apparently i am reminiscent of some early 90's character in a barely legal video. once a year or so, some weird guy yells BARELY LEGAL!!!!!!!!!!! in my direction to the chagrin of people accompanying me. this hasn't happened since i cut my hair though.

 

[lizard]

I only get told I look like Jesus, if Jesus wore glasses and gained a few pounds.

 

[avi]

ok, that's really not so cool

 

[goatschool]

aw, prep's got my back.

i actually get carded sometimes for alcohol, but i mean, in NY they can choose to card you if you "look under the age of 30".

i purchased something on monday night from a convenient store in a rural area. the young girl behind the counter asked for ID, then retracted it by saying "well, just tell me how old you are". in fact, she barely mumbled it.

i told her the magic number, followed up by an "if you believe that", which i then realized was the wrong thing to say, because it was at that point i noticed the needle marks going up her arm. a horrifying number of them. and scars. she kept mumbling and was like "are you? are you a cop? are you a cop? see i can't get busted if i ask if you're a cop..."

 

[minxnim]

lizard, do you really? amazing.

goatschool: my lord. she's probably a friend of luke's. sadly.

either way, i can't wait to be like, 60. it seems like the perfect age.

 

[xfer]

i'm 25 and i can't really remember not even being carded for a bar or cigarettes or anything. (truthfully, boston is a lot more nazi-like about the carding than most other cities).

i've had my (real) ID confiscated 2-3 times. once i had to call the police to get it back and the bouncer destroyed it before the cop arrived so he wouldn't look like a fool when the guy showed up.

i got carded going into a rated R movie about five months back.

i work with a bunch of college kids and we, too, play "guess my age" when new kids come in. no one's ever guessed a number higher than 21.

 

[minxnim]

everyone was laughing at me because i was perpetually carded in vegas. i basically kept my ID in my hand the entire time.

 

[lizard]

lizard, do you really? amazing.
QUOTE]
I don't really think so, but I get told that every few months, I suspect because I have long hair, and a beard. it's the superficial things that some people can never get past.

whenever someone tells me that I look biblical, I always quip, "well, my work here is done. off to Galilee!"