Wednesday, October 11, 2006

Two Weeks Notice

MySpace admin sent me a warning the other day which totally cracked me up. They'd discovered I hadn't put my right age on the profile (so who's to say I'm not really 100 years old then?!)

Anyway, I got slapped wrists for pretending to be older than I am and got two weeks to put it right. yeah okay! I got the impression they thought I was under 18 ( and I understand the reasoning, protecting under age users etc...) however how on earth can they really police it?

But it reminded me of the time when I was 16 and pretended to be two years older in order to get into see an X-rated movie. Ha. Catch me doing that now! That led on to me remembering the numerous Friday lunchtimes when my friend and I used to get happily plastered in local wine bars (I think I might have just given away how ancient I am!) before staggering back to work. And we were NEVER asked to show any ID before being served. At least, not until we went out celebrating my friend's 18th birthday when, for the first time ever, we were actually legal - and had to prove it. My friend was livid!

6 comments:

Amanda Ashby said...

Omg - so funny. And I started going out when I was 16, but the only time I ever got ID was three days before my birthday, and would they let me in? Not a chance. Oh and we also got ID in Canada which seemed hiliarious because we were about 23, but of course over there the drinking age is 21!

Christina Phillips said...

hehe. When I was about 23 some sales guy came to the door and was rabbiting on about whatever, then he says, so are your parents at home love? (I had been married for THREE YEARS by then!!) He had a very red face when I told him I was the 'lady of the house' snort!

Nell Dixon said...

You mean you're over 18? ggggg

Christina Phillips said...

Just barely, Nell! *g*

Sara Hantz said...

Don't you just long for the days when you could get away with half fare on the bus and then go into an 18 movie without being asked your age????????

If someone asked for my Id now..... wow..... it would definitely be worth their while hahahahaahah

Christina Phillips said...

I'd do a House... 'Everybody lies'... hehehe