Isn’t it convenient being born at the beginning of a decade? It makes it so easy to calculate your own age. Like how if you were born in 1980, this year you’re turning 40. Which is exactly what Macaulay Culkin just did.
Ahh, Macaulay Culkin. When he’s not being ten and starring in Home Alone, he’s playing in his Velvet Underground cover band, The Pizza Underground (ok technically they broke up), being reincarnated as Kurt Cobain in a Father John Misty music video, or being a grown-up Kevin McCallister who has found his life calling as an unhinged Uber driver. The guy gets around.
But also, did we mention, HE JUST TURNED 40. *feels the void of existential despair.* Imagine how old William Shatner feels right now? (Side note, that man looks damn good for 89).
Taking to Twitter, Culkin posed the question: “Hey guys, wanna feel old?” – an obviously rhetorical question because when does anyone ever want to feel old.
Hey guys, wanna feel old?
I’m 40.
You’re welcome.
— Macaulay Culkin (@IncredibleCulk) August 26, 2020
He followed it up with a cute reappropriation of that classic line.
It’s my gift to the world: I make people feel old.
I’m no longer a kid, that’s my job.
— Macaulay Culkin (@IncredibleCulk) August 26, 2020
The post attracted some (let’s face it) well-deserved burns, including a fair amount of Boris Johnson comparisons.
I thought you were 60 years old pic.twitter.com/5k1RKkslX9
— el pinche Carlos (@inoseasmamador) August 26, 2020
Dude, you aged so bad pic.twitter.com/bu36oUDYKq
— Juan A. D. (@juandarnayok) August 26, 2020
Wanna feel older? When 2020 began Macaulay Culkin was 36. https://t.co/d8OWIZ7XfD
— Matt Oswalt (@MattOswaltVA) August 27, 2020
Happy Birthday @IncredibleCulk pic.twitter.com/zBHdcrBFQL
— Francisco García (@jfgweb) August 26, 2020
Was that really necessary?😭 pic.twitter.com/fD2CtwanGF
— Mrs. G (@MrsGrimesGrant) August 26, 2020
But that didn’t stop Culkin on his one-man mission to wholesomely troll the world.
Since I’m 40 I think it’s about time to start my midlife crisis.
I’m thinking of picking up surfing.
Do you all have any suggestions?
— Macaulay Culkin (@IncredibleCulk) August 26, 2020
To which some random responded:
Ultimately it all comes down to the surfboard design. pic.twitter.com/0Trv9dBjom
— Anthony Ricciuti (@anthonyricciuti) August 26, 2020
Happy birthday, MC.
*Macaulay Culkin surfs off into the sunset*
