"When I was a boy."--When I was a Boy.--Self-ironic introductory phrase for an old guy's nostalgic lament.
WIWAB, as in "When I was a boy I rebuilt a '34 Plymouth convertible roadster. Now can't even tell what's under the hood of my Subaru & all my mechanic does is replace things, not fix them."
by Old Pop October 15, 2018