001; i don't even know what my life is

[justchords]

okay i have a poll i'd like everyone to take

how many people under the age of 50 use the term "spring chicken"?

this is a very important and very serious question

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[livens]

you could honestly even go upwards of 50 here

[justchords]

50 is the cut off point, okay, i'm making the poll

[robitussin]

approximately 0

[justchords]

excuse YOU, i do

[devilsadvocato]

I feel like I'm going to say this in an upcoming conversation now but only because I was reminded of the expression.

[justchords]

but if i hadn't reminded you of it, would you still use it?

this is very important, sir, i might owe a teenager cake

[dumber]

oh hey granny used to call me that

[justchords]

(THAT'S JUST RUDE.) then should i assume you never use the term

[toobigtohandle]

I am 24 and I have never even heard that expression. What is it supposed to mean?

[justchords]

it means a young person. usually in reference to someone who's energetic and full of life

i'm 22 and i use it all the time and it's not weird (it is, it's weird, only old people say that.)

[matchbreaker]

[ . . . She feels called out. It's not something she says a lot but she has said it once or twice before. ]

I picked it up from my mother.

[justchords]

(A KINDRED SPIRIT!!) that's a perfectly reasonable... well, reason, to say it! it's not weird for someone young to use it, right?

[windowdressing]

Not frequently, but I'm familiar with it.

[ why is everyone making him feel so fucking old today!!! ]

[justchords]

would you consider it weird if someone, say, 22 used it frequently? (you aren't old, apollo is. in his soul.)

[infreefall]

never heard of it

[justchords]

it means a young person, generally used to describe someone full of vitality

[sketchythief]

but what does it mean...

[justchords]

a young person. mostly in reference to people with energy

never heard it used before?

[gunsandveggies]

I haven't heard it often?

[justchords]

who do you generally hear it from, old people or young people

(haru please back me up on this, it's crucial to my survival)

[pronounces]

[ ........... ]

there's nothing wrong with that!

[ mentally going through all the times he's probably said that to apollo in his head now thanks ]

[justchords]

THANK YOU, NAZUNA!!!

it's totally normal for people our age to say spring chicken!! (he knew mom would have his side...!)

[grumpei]

not frequently but ive used it before yeah
its a pretty common expression

[justchords]

exactly!! so it's not weird for someone in their 20s to say a term like that, isn't it?

[odasaku]

I've seen it

In novels from the 50s.

[justchords]

(r u d e.) YOU'VE MADE YOUR POINT, IT'S AN OLD TERM, I GET IT

DO YOU USE IT

[covenantal]

... is it considered old-fashioned now?

[justchords]

not so much old fashioned as it is just used mainly by older people

[megatechbody]

Guilty as charged. Slang is a result of environment, not age.

[...She is not old, damn it.]

[justchords]

THANK YOU. some people just use different slang!! nothing should be restricted to old or young people!

[creepycute]

i think i heard naggyzuna use that phrase around the dorm?

[justchords]

(bitch did you just.) yeah i've definitely heard NAZUNA use the term before

makes me feel like i don't stand out as much when he uses it too

[wordcarvings]

Is it a specific term that people use?

[justchords]

a lot of people have the crazy notion that only old people use the term to talk about younger people. but young people can use it to talk about themselves,
too

[destiny_key]

i dont think ive ever heard anyone use that no matter how old they are
except maybe on like tv lol

why???

[justchords]

(the whiplash his pride is getting is too much.) because i use it and one of my students teased me and i made a bet with him that plenty of people use the term

i'll mark you down as a "no"

[cornets]

What does that even mean??

[justchords]

it's a phrase that means a young person, especially if they have a real get up and go attitude

[imaginex]

Is that an American saying...?

[justchords]

it is, yeah, unless other cultures in the world use it,
too.

it means a young person

[seizedtheday]

Do hip teens not use that anymore?

[ he's teasing. mostly. ]

[justchords]

oh, don't call them hip, that's when they really start making fun of you for being "old"

[judgementkazzy]

As a 22 year old who owns a chicken, i definitely don't use this term enough.
Going to try and use it as much as possible now.

[justchords]

(should he tell him... nah. if more people use it, even out of context, the better.) i'm glad i could convert you, make your chicken feel special