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shitsu_tonka
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Dear Auntie NewsBiscuit,
I am now twenty years older than the youngest of the people who volunteer at my charity bookshop. I am surrounded by perky teenagers who make thirty-four feel like a hundred and four and, yes, I do hate their music.
What are the other signs of advanced age that I should look out for?
Much love to you, you gorgeous beast,
shitsu
waylandsmithy
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Incontinence.
nickb
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Being able to name all the chairmen of Any Questions
Remembering when humous first came to the UK
Saying "Stone me!" in a Tony Hancock voice
having flown Caledonian, BEA or Aer Lingus
Not associating Aer Lingus with anything else, and spelling the 'Aer' bit correctly
Remembering the arrival of humous.
Thinking Private Eye was much funnier thirty years ago.
Anything to do with Harry Belafonte
waylandsmithy
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About 4.30.
The All New Jeni B
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You find yourself having to explain who Paula Yates was, and describe in detail how much bigger Mars bars used to be.
*And yes, I have done both recently.
** Stunts, I thought that was just me!
nickb
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Who exactly was Paula Yates? I thought the Mars Bar thing was Petula Clarke. Now I am confused. And I remember Bob Danvers Walker! But that was Michael Miles, not Hughie Green. Little twists of salt in packets of crisps, the dissolution of the monasteries, not to mention Prudence Kitten, Emil and the Detectives, Magnus Pike....
...or was that Email and the Detectives
...has anyone mentioned Harry Belafonte yet?
waylandsmithy
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You know the story about mud sharks.
Al OPecia
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Remembering the best Cartoons from Punch, like:
http://ecc-cartoonbooksclub.blogspot.com/2010/11/larry-on-larry-my-life-in-cartoons.html
dvo4fun
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Struck a cord there shitsu
If your local charity shops are anything like those in this area then a high proportion of 'volunteers' are in fact working off their 'community service' hours. Obviously everybody (well most people) deserve a second chance but you might think it sensible to check your change.
Iscariot
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Remembering when wireless was a large Bakelite device that you listened to and not a means of connecting to the internet, and a dongle was something you did not dangle in the dirt. A port received large ships rather than cables. A scanner was that whirly radar thingy on battleships. A printer could generally be found on the factory estate. A hard drive was motoring from London to Birmingham, an optical drive was going for a new pair of glasses. Floppy drives were done by undertakers. Firewire was being sacked by telegram. Network was making thin curtains and the web was spun by spiders. A mouse was best disposed of using a mousetrap and a router was used to gouge holes in wood or metal. Chips tasted better eaten out of newspaper...
Sinnick
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Happy birthday, shitsu, and many more.
Have I already said that? I'm not sure. But then, I'm not sure about many things. Can you do this with your hands? Oh, you know about that. This place looks familiar. So, that's a nice dress you're wearing. Oh, it's not a dress. Have I already said that?
Happy birthday, shitsu, and many more.
FlashArry
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Happy birthday you bright young thing !
At least you can hear the damned chimes.
Thirty-four eh ? That takes me back : the old queen on the throne - gawd bless him , beer tuppence a hogshead, gin you could remove varnish and warts with, chronic dyspepsia. Great times. Probably.
theumpire
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Forgetting that when you've typed up your answer, you can't follow a hyperlink to another website before posting same answer without losing all that typing. Pleased to find Larry cartoons, Thanks Al.
Oh yes. Marianne Faithfull, not Pet Clarke (or was it Maggie Thatcher?).
Ovaltinies, Uncle Mac, Whirligig, Kaleidoscope and the deliberate error, TV interludes.
thisisall1word
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You complain that Hollyoaks isn't as good as it used to be.
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