What does "My wild oats have turned into shredded wheat" mean?

[smokahontas]

What does "My wild oats have turned into shredded wheat" mean?

[coolbreeze]

I think it means a sexual term. Have you ever heard of sowing your wild oats? That means having a lot of sex and getting it out of your system when your young. I think the shredded wheat means that your wasting your wild oats and potential and that eventually it will be no good and put to waste. A guy said that phrase to you? Right?

[smokahontas]

I was looking for a funny bumper sticker to put on the back of my car and I came across the wild oats quote and was confused about it.

[coolbreeze]

Lol that is funny. I was thinking I hope a guy didn't say that to you. Whew!!! Lol. My bad for making assumptions. But that would be a very funny bumper sticker. Lol hahahaha. :)

[MrOracle]

"Sowing your wild oats" = wild, party lifestyle with lots of sex, usually with different people.

"Shredded wheat" = relatively healthy but extremely plain and boring breakfast cereal.

Ergo, your wild, fun times have become plain and boring and predicable.

[Deft_maiden]

Probably means s/he is not doing well getting it on with the opposit gender

[KDA20]

I don't know where you are from but shredded wheat is a breakfast cereal in the UK and Ireland so as the other commentators said wild oats is a euphemism for out partying and having sex.
Shredded wheat is a bit of a healthy cereal for middle aged men so it sounds like a bit of an ironic statement of a man looking at the breakfast table to his partner who he met partying and the kids who were the result of this relationship.

[KDA20]

Obviously eating a bowl of shredded wheat

[smokahontas]

Thank you!

[Octavion]

I think it means you're getting old.

[blondfrog]

That's not normal I wouldn't eat them.

[BobbyBrown23]

It means you shat out all those wild oats you ate.