Do I Fucking Look Under Eighteen to You?!

[alazif]

So I flipped out on the guy at EB today when I pre-ordered Mass Effect and he carded me.  I felt bad afterwards, but I still haven't gotten to that point (and everyone insists that it's coming!) where it's cool to look ten years younger than you actually are.

Comments

[ocarina]

Me too. I still get carded for booze in Canada, and the drinking age is 19! I'm 27! I know teens are the new twenties or something, but I like not being a teenager so much!

[alazif]

I'm really tired of having people tell me what a blessing it is to look so young, too. I haven't had it be convenient once yet!

[dedos]

You are gonna be the sexiest sum'bitch in the retirement home!

[alazif]

;_;

[rjmoya]

Dude, I have not been carded for alcohol more than ten times in my life. But it seems like I get carded every time I go to Home Depot. They've nailed me when I bought spray paint, epoxy, foam insulation, plumber's joint compound and (this one was awesome) a goddamn AXE. Come on, guys -- if you wouldn't stop me from buying the six-pack, let me have the axe.

[alazif]

I didn't even know they carded for axes. I also don't understand why they'd card for the other stuff, unless they're afraid you're going to build a bomb with the components.

[rjmoya]

They're worried I'm going to take it home and huff the gases. You must be 18 years old to legally huff aerosol gas.

[sertrel]

Well, to nail the opposite case (not carding those who are too young but look old enough), a lot of places now have the policy of "we card everyone under 30". I've been with a group of a dozen people, none of us under 25, and we all got carded.

[alazif]

I don't mind if they card everyone, but I was definitely singled out in this instance. There were plenty of people who were 5-10 years my junior who didn't get carded for M-rated games.