Parents·Posted on Jan 26, 202233 Extremely Specific Things Everyone Over 40 Does For Absolutely No Reason At AllI just need to know why.by Dave StoperaBuzzFeed StaffLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail Can somebody explain... 1. ham @windbreakerdad why do people over the age of 40 take selfies like theyre being held hostage 09:26 PM - 26 Sep 2021 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @windbreakerdad 2. kay @ohkaybro why do ppl over the age of 40 always open videos in public on full volume 09:39 PM - 18 Nov 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @ohkaybro 3. shitbirdi @squidunski Why do ppl over the age of 40 include “...” at the end of their comment on fb?? I just bought my first house! “Congrats...” 02:51 PM - 16 Jul 2020 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @squidunski 4. Jack @JackStAmour Why does everyone over the age of 40 pronounce Chipotle as Chipolte 04:03 PM - 23 Aug 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @JackStAmour 5. Taoiseach of Finglas @leebonnie2707 Why do people over 40 have to swipe through your whole camera roll when you show them a photo 07:40 PM - 13 Nov 2021 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @leebonnie2707 6. marianne @maricharlson1 why does anyone over the age of 40 ALWAYS have their ringer on ?? like please turn that shit off !! i don’t want to hear Marimba every 20 seconds when you get a text !! 03:54 PM - 17 Feb 2020 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @maricharlson1 7. A 🦋 @astmais Why do all people over the age of 40 have that phone case that opens like a book 04:00 PM - 15 Feb 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite 8. leigh 🤌🏻 @lil_vampo why do men over the age of 40 SHOUT on the phone to people when they’re in public like they can literally hear you if you talk normally 12:03 PM - 13 Apr 2021 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @lil_vampo 9. Strawberry Lemonade @LaChicaGringa WHY does everyone over the age of 40 CAPITALIZE random WORDS in everything they POST? 04:53 AM - 24 Dec 2018 Reply Retweet Favorite 10. Jen RN☘ @JenM623 Why does everyone over the age of 45 have their phone ringtones on the loudest volume? Or on at all? My phone has been on vibrate since 2010. 02:16 PM - 20 Apr 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite 11. Funny Quotes @FunnyQuotees why does every mom text like this? 😂 02:15 AM - 14 May 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite 12. Michelle @Michelle_Alice8 Why does everyone over the age of 50 feels it's necessary to have the keyboard clicking noise on loud all the time? 04:30 PM - 01 Jun 2016 Reply Retweet Favorite 13. Gabbyyyy @Gabigail22 Why does everyone over the age of 40 think that having holes in your jeans is so funny 01:13 AM - 14 Mar 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite 14. Jessie Sims @lil_yessie Why does everyone over the age of 65 insist on being butt ass naked in gym locker rooms 05:51 PM - 16 Feb 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite 15. Dylan Tyler Modeling 🃏 @DylanOstrowski Why does everyone over the age of 45 automatically take 10 minutes to use the ATM 07:06 PM - 19 Apr 2018 Reply Retweet Favorite 16. Allie 🏳️🌈🧣Red (Taylor’s Version) @taybeautifulll Why does anyone over the age of 40 feel like they don’t need to mute the Zoom when not speaking during a large conference call — We don’t wanna hear you microwaving your oatmeal Judy 04:14 PM - 13 Apr 2020 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @taybeautifulll 17. Big Ol' Grilled Cheese @wants_cheese Why do people over the age of 50 start sounding like toddlers again? "I saw a duck the other day" like ok that's not even a story??? 01:26 PM - 12 Jan 2022 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @wants_cheese 18. em 🧣 @emhill66 can someone explain why everyone over the age of 40 talks about princess diana like she was their close personal friend 11:29 AM - 07 Oct 2020 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @emhill66 19. jackè @TheJackLawrence Why everyone over the age of 40 gotta lick their index finger to turn to the page in a book 08:08 PM - 04 Jan 2020 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @TheJackLawrence 20. Rach @CheamCreemz why does everyone over the age of 40 assume that everyone owns a printer??? 06:46 PM - 04 May 2021 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @CheamCreemz 21. Ben Nesvig @BenNesvig Why does everyone over the age of 50 double click on links online? 09:04 PM - 26 May 2011 Reply Retweet Favorite 22. 𝒹𝓊𝓂𝒷 𝒷𝒾𝓉𝒸𝒽, attorney at law @sherrifdumbass Why does everyone over the age of 50 text with short, incomplete sentences like they’re sending a telegram. 07:33 PM - 29 Oct 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite 23. dan @dancater15 Why does everyone over the age of 40 need to read whatever your t-shirt says 09:10 PM - 13 Aug 2018 Reply Retweet Favorite 24. leofarto @insectsecrecy why does every man over the age of 40 grunt like an olympic power lifter at the urinal 04:30 PM - 10 Sep 2021 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @insectsecrecy 25. Carleen @IHateCarleen Why does everyone over the age of 50 insist on using voice to text for every single thing? 06:09 PM - 18 Oct 2018 Reply Retweet Favorite 26. swygartoe @lowriswygartt Why does everyone over the age of 50 feel the need to leave a voicemail when you dont answer the phone??? Sent a text ya nelly 07:55 PM - 22 Jun 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite 27. Jace @Jace_Briggs Why does everyone over the age of 40 call every picture a “screenshot” 12:24 AM - 23 Mar 2018 Reply Retweet Favorite 28. Lilah @Lilah_O dear google, why does everyone over the age of 40 order tomato juice while on the plane? what am i missing? please respond asap. xox 01:46 AM - 01 May 2016 Reply Retweet Favorite 29. Matthew O'Donnell @mattiethelattie Why does everyone over the age of 50 hold their phone with 2 hands 01:45 PM - 30 May 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite 30. Antony Hickey @AntonyHickeyy Why does everyone over the age of 40 swipe their phone screen with their index finger 09:08 PM - 11 Sep 2016 Reply Retweet Favorite 31. ya boi buxaplenty @plyons95 Why does everyone over the age of 50 comment on Facebook photos like they’re a cyborg “Wow what a great view of the Chicago river!” 01:30 PM - 18 Sep 2018 Reply Retweet Favorite 32. jordan @spicyfusilli why does everyone over the age of 50 seem to struggle with using their credit card at registers?? 08:20 PM - 01 Feb 2021 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @spicyfusilli 33. Eric Medlin @MedlinWrites I wonder why everyone over the age of 40 loves the thumbs up emoji. I know several people who will only use that emoji and no others. It looks weird too 06:52 PM - 28 Oct 2021 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @MedlinWrites