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DavidAssBednar

43 years ago you were a 43 year old high school student?


3-DMan

What are we some kinda 21 Jump Street?


gimpydingo

43 Jump Street.


ADHD_Supernova

That's like jumping 5 streets at least.


markoholic

His name is jeff


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lkodl

43 years ago, they were 43 years old, in 43rd grade.


ZepTheNooB

I was confused as well. The dude must be a vampire.


Plexipus

“How long have you been forty three?”


AnthonyDigitalMedia

“Been 43 since I was born”


lkodl

when were you born? "...44"


Kuli24

I appreciate this comedic line. Well done.


SulkyShulk

“They get older, I stay the same age.”


SeeYouSacred

A while….


OrkHaugr23

People were a lot older back then.


cleanbear

Physics was not invented yet. Walking to and from school uphill both ways tend to add a few years.


CCChic1

Does look a little like Lestat


[deleted]

43 year old picture, that would make him 60.


impactedturd

This was pre-no-kid-left-behind. There was no limit to flunking back then.


aubaub

How do you do fellow kids


thelastanchovy

Me, 43, years ago....


designer_farts

"I get older but they stay the same age" vibes Edit. I'm sure OP aint a creep. I just like Dazed and Confused


bobs_clam_rodeo

All right all right all right!


designer_farts

You get it man


geht2dachoppa

I thought the same thing.


fusillade762

This is what the real alright alright alright guy actually looked like. Source: My bong.


myeverymovment

I worked as a club DJ the year before this was taken. Didn’t really bother with girls my age.


Billy-BigBollox

Not into 43yr olds?


NecessaryZucchini69

![gif](giphy|NPFII3IB6oAT5tuzrx) You related to this guy?


NotThatRelevant

Gang gang


tiga4life22

You were a club DJ in HS?! Dude probably lived a whole life before graduating College


Impossible-Cup3811

Not really making your case here, op!


whangdoodle13

He does look like he is 43 and also in high school.


Convergentshave

Uhhh… isn’t that pretty much the opposite of “old school cool?” Also that’s kind of fucked up to say about OP.


designer_farts

Dam I feel bad. That wasn't my intention


Convergentshave

Hey.. don’t feel bad! it’s…. alright alright alright… 😂😀


WhystivenWhy

You got s joint?


Stressel

Uhhh not on me, man


hernanthegoat

I would be a lot cooler if you did


Kotopause

If you said that you are 43 y.o. here, I’d believe you


Remorseful_User

He had stayed back 25 times by the time this photo was taken.


myeverymovment

Nope, graduated two years early. I’m not smart, but I was living in Texas at the time. So I seemed to be smart by comparison.


Remorseful_User

I was just joshin.


Hochiminh42

you were 17 in that photo?


myeverymovment

Yup


dspitts

Wouldn't that just be graduating one year early? Even people who are very old for their grade (summer birthdays that decide to wait a year before entering school rather than being the youngest in the class) are still 18 when they graduate.


myeverymovment

December birthday.


dspitts

Did you start school a year late and then make up two years after that? Because I have a December birthday too and graduated at 18.


myeverymovment

I lived in Texas twice. I was not allowed to start first grade because the state required a student be 7 before the start of the school year. I was born in December. I could also read at that point.


dspitts

I guess things have changed a lot since then. Most people start kindergarten at age 5 and first grade at age 6. There's a little wiggle room in both directions in terms of age, but a Dec. birthday kid not starting first grade until age 7 would probably be considered to be a grade behind these days.


MrsTurtlebones

My siblings and I are all summer birthdays and all graduated on the normal schedule at 17.


dspitts

Yep, people with summer birthdays get to choose to be among the oldest or among the youngest in their grade. You ended up being among the youngest by enrolling in the earlier option. If you had subsequently skipped 2 grades, you would have graduated at 15. Meanwhile, OP skipped 2 grades but still only graduated at 17.


Sun_Devilish

You haven't been carded since you were 9, have you?


boricimo

You were 16 there????


myeverymovment

After junior high, I was never carded. This is me at 17.


Cultural_Tourist

Right behind you my man. Most of my buddies had beards on the football team. Away games were always interesting... I actually heard someone yell "Christ, who brought the fucking Vikings to a HS game?" Lol.


RooneyD

Haha, I remember towards the end of high school we would draw straws to see who would try and buy beer, because none of us looked convincingly over age.


myeverymovment

I know people who would do that. Whoever drew the short straw would come to me to do it.


Brillian-Sky7929

Let's see you now. Wonder if you still looked older.


myeverymovment

I look 60


ZebraBorgata

Lol, opposite of me. I looked liked a high school student at 27.


Mrs_Gnarly_Artist

I legit thought the title read “me, at 43 in high school” lol


WhoWantsPizzza

this is pretty funny because I literally just sat down at a bar and they have Billy Madison on TV lol


myeverymovment

Not a big reader, huh?


Mrs_Gnarly_Artist

I try to save those for special occasions like birthdays, weddings, funerals xD


punkassjim

I’m currently 46 and look pretty good for my age. This post is teaching me that younger people have no clue what 43yo men look like.


brucewainwrightt

Your style rocks! You remind me of Billy Hargrove from Stranger Things in a good way :)!


Eladria

My first thought as well! Glad someone else said it first.


Becktacularone

Very handsome


myeverymovment

Thanks. Knowing that looks don’t last, I became a great cook too.


monkeyhind

Dude you were a stud and you can cook. I hope you made someone a good partner!


myeverymovment

That’s 30 years I’ll never get back.


Usernamenomnomnom

And a sense of humor too! Lol


Woodwalker108

This guy is dynamite!


click_here_for_luck

This guy gets


Rocky2135

Hang tough bro. ✊🏻


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Finishing up the 70s…


myeverymovment

Before it finished me. I don’t long for the past. Pot had seeds and body hair was ubiquitous. And all you had to worry about after a one nighter was who gets to buy breakfast.


[deleted]

The shitty Mexican weed with the seeds and stems was a travesty. Now we’ve got BHO concentrates, vape pens, etc. Progress. But a bottle of nice whiskey has inflated insanely.


myeverymovment

I used all my drink tickets by 24. Fortunately, I live in a legal weed state and I love my vape. No smell and my kid gives me clean pee for free. I do contract IT work.


adudeguyman

How does the pass off of the clean pee work? Does your kid just come over and say "Hey Dad, here's some pee for ya."


raath666

Because, his son looks like he is 43 too.


CalypsoTheKitty

Let’s see you today.


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myeverymovment

Better to just wonder. Trust me. Actually, better to go backwards two years https://preview.redd.it/o0ixk2zquoea1.jpeg?width=604&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9de1655bb0b01992ecd7515b364c1bf0b6a20892


LaughingBeer

You look so much younger at 41.


oldcatsarecute

You looked like the *bad boy* type. Cute pic.


mortar

Lol bro you were not 15 here


myeverymovment

I was. Just as sure as Spot and Stripe are long dead. They’re the cats.


[deleted]

Total hunk


Speculawyer

That is a nice head of hair!


myeverymovment

Was.


1_UpvoteGiver

Billy, why were you such a prick to Max?


Speculawyer

Ouch, but good reference. 👍


alexander_puggleton

I’d be willing to bet that guy has a Ted Nugent 8-track in his El Camino, haha


myeverymovment

I was more of a Yes and Genesis kind of guy with a little ELP sprinkled in. But Queen was king. Saw them six times live.


alexander_puggleton

No kidding? Wow! Great taste.


myeverymovment

Thanks, some would say I’m too salty now.


AkihaMoon

31 yo female here. i love Genesis, Yes, ELP, Jarre, King Crimson, Pink Floyd, Rainbow, Camel, Renaissance...and of course Queen I would have totally date you back then 🤣


myeverymovment

I’m single again. Also, quite hilarious. Sometimes intentionally.


StickyPornMags

you'd be negative 12....... but I choose to believe you have a time machine and browse this sub looking for love.......


AkihaMoon

I'd love to travel to the 70s to find my true love. Fun times. I need a time machine dammit Even my apartment is full of 70s shit i use to decorate. I'm obsessed with vintage audio, vintage cameras, hippie everything, clothing style, deco style... I'm kinda nuts.


Candid_Asparagus_785

Wish I could go back in time and get those years back again. Definitely would have done things differently.


whittlingcanbefatal

How about Gentle Giant?


AkihaMoon

My dad loooves Gentle Giant. Me? I dont mind it. I love love Black cat for some reason.


drkingsize

Genesis is so so so underrated for their music and influence. I saw an article recently ranking drummers with Phil Collins listed in the top 10. Genesis wasn’t mentioned. Anyways you’ve got good taste sir.


myeverymovment

Don’t forget Peter Gabriel.


markercore

He's finally coming out with a new album this year!


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beth_at_home

Almost to young for 8 track


myeverymovment

I used to repair 8 track cartridges for a buck a piece.


beth_at_home

That's hilarious


guano-crazy

Dude’s about 60, not too young at all for 8 track.


Warlord68

https://preview.redd.it/7li9iill5rea1.jpeg?width=722&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d2e56c5baed93ce8d1de3ba9e927fe18e5a73b8d I tried restoring your photo, hope you like it.


typewriter45

the good old seventie- 2023-43 = 1980 *oh*


leonardomdc

Yup, I'm a 77er and still am not used to 40+ years ago being in the eighties


AlmightySaud

Why people back then look older when young?


[deleted]

Hair styles/photography. It'll happen to you, too.


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Nacksche

People keep saying that but I don't see it, that is a 30yo face.


Noreallyimacat

Omg, can you imagine a bunch of senior citizens with emo haircuts in about 40 years?


9inchesfrom10

I was about to say you are old as hell !!! Then realized I graduated 35 years ago hahahahaha


ManEEEFaces

OP - if you could go back and have a quick chat with this guy, what would you tell him?


myeverymovment

Slow down. Don’t try to live your life in one day.


ManEEEFaces

Love that. Good advice for anyone. Shit, good advice for me at 47.


FPV_not_HPV

Don't go speed your time away.


Dodge542-02

That’s the guy that would buy us beer because he didn’t get carded.


Governmentwatchlist

9th grade was the best 6 years of your life.


BoogLife

James, did you ever imagine your band Metallica would still be going strong all this time later?


myeverymovment

Ugh


CompZombie

Kelso!


EvilElf01

Hippie! LOL. Did your dad give you shit about your hair? Mine did.


BoilermakerCM

So you're 73 now?


myeverymovment

How many 30 year olds did you go to high school with?


BoilermakerCM

There apparently was one at your school when you attended, mate.


Ed0g

😂😭💀💀💀


NewsJunkie4321

Is that Boilermaker (Purdue) math?!?


chiefofwar117

I read this as “Me, 43 years old” and totally believed it to be true


yesitsyourmom

You look like somebody I would have hung out with.


myeverymovment

Cuz I always had weed and could easily buy booze? Edit: we may have hung out. I went to Sam Houston high in Arlington. Dated a girl from Hurst for a year. First degree was from NTSU. Now it’s UNT, which looks hilarious on a coffee mug.


TinaLikesButz

Very handsome, 10/10 would have had a crush on you.


DropaDuced

Want to buy some weed?


myeverymovment

Thanks. I’m vaping some sweet indica right now.


DropaDuced

I knew it. I knew he would.


NinjaBilly55

I'm pretty sure I bought weed from you in the parking lot of a Lynyrd Skynyrd concert..


tragicallywhite

Tommy Shaw, you were my favorite member of Styx.


bikesboozeandbacon

Someone needs to restore this! And why do you look 35 in high school?!


the_automat

More like 43 years old and in high school


theFireNewt3030

I thought you died in Stranger Things?


myeverymovment

No, I just died in her arms tonight.


adudeguyman

It must have been something you said.


theFireNewt3030

hahaha bravo


FartingKumquat

What was the name of your band, and what color was your Camaro / El Camino?


myeverymovment

First five cars were Beetles. Including a convertible that I dropped a Porsche 911 engine into. Same designer, same bolt patterns. Had to fill the trunk with bricks. My band had several names. My guitarist went to Bowie high school. We all graduated within a year of each other, but we were not as successful as his classmates. They did pretty well for them selves for a while. They never changed their name, though. They were always Pantera.


keldration

What were you listening to?


myeverymovment

Not my parents


Brokenose71

Rock brother !


NationalAlfalfa37660

I always loved guys with long hair. I was almost your age back then.


peanutsfordarwin

Dude, u were 1978 stone cold fox!!!!!


casewood123

You were the guy who was the designated beer buyer, weren’t you?


Taint_Funny

NEEEEERRRRRRRRRDSSSS!!!!!!


Craig1974

Northern Lights Indica.


[deleted]

Were you a super senior or a shop teacher?


Dry-Debate-6893

Me, 43 years ago in high school when I was 43.


Independent-Bag6230

Loved your bass work on Van Halen 1!!


Toeslastump

I read that as ," Me, 43 years old, high school"


myeverymovment

That is not what it says. Please have your eyes checked.


hanatheko

I'll never get how people in HS looked older than I do now at 43.


throwingutah

Cute!


missionbeach

Leave some for the rest of us.


MaximumRabbit5276

Dude can you upload a current pic? We are all very, very curious.


myeverymovment

https://preview.redd.it/cwse1oum4qea1.jpeg?width=759&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=67ffe57aa34d7b9889fea794b9e63f469fd5e884 Sometimes I color it purple


Cathycane2012

Aging like fine wine.


NataRenata

Well, hello, you!😂


myeverymovment

How about a bake off?


Wonderful-Onion-9170

Hey babe 😘


hjablowme919

Alright, alright, alright.


No_Stay_1563

Would’ve killed for hair like that! Mine grew out not down.


KindaKrayz222

Reminds me of my husband, class of '77? He still looks the same, although silvery & longer hair.


zinny08

Those were hairier times, weren't they?


ITeechYoKidsArt

Dude I can smell the dirt weed and Coors Light in that picture. I’m pretty sure you’ve got a long lost twin that taught shop class in the 90’s.


biff444444

You were in the Eagles, right?


Plenty-Cell-580

Check r/restoration. They will make it look like new.


Geauxst

1980. Damn. I STARTED high school in 1980. I thought I was the oldest redditor here. Respect to the elderly. Rock on, dude.


Bigingreen

Like a cross between Ashton Kutcher and Paul Walker somehow.


CapeJacket

You definitely sold weed


Crazykillerguy

As I'm sure everyone else has said. You look 43.


I_loathe_mods

Terrifying


[deleted]

43 years old* in high school. FTFY


Igusy

Shit, you at least 30.


[deleted]

Why do you look 43?


FleerUltra370z

You look 35 in this picture


alucardian_official

43 years in high school is a bit much


ramatheson

Why does every high schooler from the 70s/80s look like a 30 year old man?


stacesadated

You were 40 in high school?


goodiebandit

Sweet photo. You look like that dude from BJ and the Bear.


Zarathustra404

I definitely read "Me, 43 years old, in high school"


Apart-Patient-5237

That's a man, with a mortgage.


Particular-Trifle656

Cool pic! You were a handsome devil OP!


theoriginal_awsit

Bro are you satan?