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Old Is Gold - Thursday!

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Old is gold! I remember hearing that saying when I was a kid, back when we played against these senior basketball players. Man, this guy, Bugga, was at the Walwood tournament we played in. He was probably pushing 40, and we were in our early 20s. I remember he scored on us once, and everyone was like, ‘Yeah, Bugga!’ He looks at us and says, ‘Old is gold!’ I woke up feeling that way this morning.

Last night, I played in Nagra King of Nagra’s first-ever trivia night, and the old man didn’t do too bad! Held it down for the young ones. Nothing makes you feel older than playing trivia where people are asking questions from a bygone era, and you’re like, ‘Bygone era? That’s when I grew up!’ It was fun, though. I got lucky that a lot of the questions were more generic. If it had been focused on Minecraft or Roblox, I would have been done. Luckily, we stayed old school a bit.

One hilarious question was about a game popular on Nokia phones. As soon as they said ‘Nokia,’ I knew it was Snake. Anyone from my generation would know Snake. It dropped when Nokia phones went mainstream, right before cell phones really popped off. At our school, it was an overnight adoption because cell phone plans dropped in price. Suddenly, you could get a two-year plan with, like, five megs of data… or no data, because that wasn’t a thing back then. The only game on those phones was Snake, and then later, they added Brick Breaker, which I think was more of a Blackberry thing. But I digress. Everyone treated that as archaic knowledge, like how would anyone even know what this is? Meanwhile, Snake was the one global thing every kid played at one point.

It got me thinking, when I think back to my first system, it was the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), that classic gray box. Kids were getting those around five or six. The kids I’m going up against in these trivia shows, these other Punjabi streamers, a lot of them are young dudes, and for them, the system they were getting, that Nintendo equivalent, was, like, the PlayStation 3 (PS3)! That does not compute! The PS3 was popping off when they were five or six, and for me, the PS3 came out when I had finished university and was starting my first job.

It throws this weird age-meld universe together that sometimes just doesn’t connect. I think people don’t really get that about aging. It doesn’t matter how old you get; you’re often still stuck, and everything after 20 just melts together in this one big puddle of thought and time. Things that happened when I was 25 feel like they just happened yesterday. Then you put the timeline together, and you’re like, ‘Wow, that was a long time ago!’ I have friends now who got married when I was in late high school. They were a little older than me, but now their kids are in university, and some are almost done, getting their med degrees! It’s wild.

I realize with gaming, when people make a comment about a game and I’m like, ‘Yeah, I remember that game; I just played it yesterday,’ and they say it’s retro, it boggles my mind. For me, retro is Genesis and NES. But I don’t know. Anyway, that was a fun night. I probably should just leave on top and never play again because honestly, I don’t know where my brain’s going. The fact that I remembered some of those answers is insane to me. I should just stick to age-appropriate things, go play bocce ball or something. Or golf. That counts, right? Anyway, y’all have a dope day! Peace!

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updated_at 31-07-2025
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Ai Header Image Prompt: High quality, high level of detail, abstract digital art with a touch of fluid impressionism. The central theme is the passage and blending of time, represented by a dynamic, swirling vortex of interconnected glowing lines and fragmented geometric shapes. Within this vortex, subtle, luminous, and recognizable elements from different eras emerge and dissolve: the distinct silhouette of a classic grey Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) console, partially pixelated and integrated into the abstract flow; a fragmented, glowing representation of an old mobile phone screen displaying the 'Snake' game, with the iconic pixelated snake winding through the digital currents; and abstract forms subtly suggestive of basketball elements, perhaps a net-like pattern or a textured sphere. A prominent, soft golden light emanates from a central, undefined abstract form, symbolizing 'Old Is Gold' and wisdom gained through time, without being a literal human figure. The color palette features rich, deep purples, blues, and teals, with striking accents of luminous gold, electric green, and neon orange, creating a sense of digital energy and nostalgic glow. The overall composition is fluid and organic, avoiding sharp edges where possible, and conveys a feeling of memories merging and time stretching. Ensure the abstract elements do not form literal or overly realistic human limbs or faces, maintaining a non-overtly AI look. The scene should evoke a contemplative and slightly surreal atmosphere, blending past and present seamlessly.