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By *winging Sally Sean OP   Couple
over a year ago

Warks / Northants Border

I saw a bearded opera singer the other day. He was wearing a pink suit, and standing on one leg. It immediately made my illness disappear...

Placebo Flamingo

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By *TG3Man
over a year ago

Dorchester


"I saw a bearded opera singer the other day. He was wearing a pink suit, and standing on one leg. It immediately made my illness disappear...

Placebo Flamingo "

was he singing The Birdy song?

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By *winging Sally Sean OP   Couple
over a year ago

Warks / Northants Border


"I saw a bearded opera singer the other day. He was wearing a pink suit, and standing on one leg. It immediately made my illness disappear...

Placebo Flamingo was he singing The Birdy song? "

He likes a little bit of this, and a little bit of that...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

What do you call the money you use in the condom machine?

Johnny Cash

No Millennial will have a clue, will they?

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By *winging Sally Sean OP   Couple
over a year ago

Warks / Northants Border


"What do you call the money you use in the condom machine?

Johnny Cash

No Millennial will have a clue, will they? "

That's gotta 'Hurt'...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"What do you call the money you use in the condom machine?

Johnny Cash

No Millennial will have a clue, will they?

That's gotta 'Hurt'..."

Much like his 'Ring of fire' I should imagine

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By *elix SightedMan
over a year ago

Cloud 8

Yesterday I met Gillian Anderson. Nice kid.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hello fellow old people! I heard *Checks notes* David Bowie didn't like spinach in his salad. He was more of a Rocket Man

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By *ansoffateMan
over a year ago

Sagittarius A

Just take their phone off them, watch them go into meltdown in seconds.

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By *elix SightedMan
over a year ago

Cloud 8

Going out with Christopher Walken later!

Or we might bike ride instead.

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

Portable toilets here are disgusting. The bloke who is supposed to clean them is called - Loo the Van Dross

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

Police around here have a single phone between the lot of them - Their call sign is Nee Nahh Sim One

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By *erry bull1Man
over a year ago

doncaster

Two gays in phone box trying to ring each other

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By *elix SightedMan
over a year ago

Cloud 8

I wonder if Han Solo has ever done karaoke with Chewie.

Han Duet.

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By *aul DeUther-OneMan
over a year ago

Sussex


"Portable toilets here are disgusting. The bloke who is supposed to clean them is called - Loo the Van Dross"

To be fair to him, he lost enthusiasm for the job a long time ago. These days, he just goes through the motions

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By *ndycoinsMan
over a year ago

Whaley Bridge,Nr Buxton,

You can instantly confuse youngsters(and some olde people sadly)by using measurements that are not in a base of ten,quoting decimal as if it's Pounds/Shillings/Pence and taking their phone away so they can show how much initiative to solve a problem they haven't got.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"You can instantly confuse youngsters(and some olde people sadly)by using measurements that are not in a base of ten,quoting decimal as if it's Pounds/Shillings/Pence and taking their phone away so they can show how much initiative to solve a problem they haven't got."

Ooooooh you're very clever solving problems including a dead currency

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By *andrelaxMan
over a year ago

Harlesden


"I saw a bearded opera singer the other day. He was wearing a pink suit, and standing on one leg. It immediately made my illness disappear...

Placebo Flamingo was he singing The Birdy song? "

was his backing group Wings?

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By *ndycoinsMan
over a year ago

Whaley Bridge,Nr Buxton,


"You can instantly confuse youngsters(and some olde people sadly)by using measurements that are not in a base of ten,quoting decimal as if it's Pounds/Shillings/Pence and taking their phone away so they can show how much initiative to solve a problem they haven't got.

Ooooooh you're very clever solving problems including a dead currency "

Confused you then.Again.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"You can instantly confuse youngsters(and some olde people sadly)by using measurements that are not in a base of ten,quoting decimal as if it's Pounds/Shillings/Pence and taking their phone away so they can show how much initiative to solve a problem they haven't got.

Ooooooh you're very clever solving problems including a dead currency

Confused you then.Again. "

If you say so

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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago

East London


"You can instantly confuse youngsters(and some olde people sadly)by using measurements that are not in a base of ten,quoting decimal as if it's Pounds/Shillings/Pence and taking their phone away so they can show how much initiative to solve a problem they haven't got.

Ooooooh you're very clever solving problems including a dead currency

Confused you then.Again.

If you say so "

Joe, don't take everything to heart.

Remember, you can walk up a flight of stairs without groaning and breaking into a sweat

Ask him about groats

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By *elix SightedMan
over a year ago

Cloud 8


"You can instantly confuse youngsters(and some olde people sadly)by using measurements that are not in a base of ten,quoting decimal as if it's Pounds/Shillings/Pence and taking their phone away so they can show how much initiative to solve a problem they haven't got."

Why is it an achievement to confuse people in something they’ve never used? I was born in 1976 and decimalisation occurred five years before I was born, so why would you look down on me for not knowing how it worked?

I wouldn’t dream of feeling superior if my dad couldn’t grasp AI or cryptocurrency.

Come and work with me for a day and I’ll blow your fucking mind with what I do. But I wouldn’t be lofty about it, because it’s highly likely you’ve never experienced it.

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West


"What do you call the money you use in the condom machine?

Johnny Cash

No Millennial will have a clue, will they? "

You'll be burning in a ring of fire, you cheeky sod! Get in Folsom Prison

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By *he love catsCouple
over a year ago

South Wales


"Hello fellow old people! I heard *Checks notes* David Bowie didn't like spinach in his salad. He was more of a Rocket Man "

Elton maybe but Bowie loved spinach

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By *ndycoinsMan
over a year ago

Whaley Bridge,Nr Buxton,


"You can instantly confuse youngsters(and some olde people sadly)by using measurements that are not in a base of ten,quoting decimal as if it's Pounds/Shillings/Pence and taking their phone away so they can show how much initiative to solve a problem they haven't got.

Why is it an achievement to confuse people in something they’ve never used? I was born in 1976 and decimalisation occurred five years before I was born, so why would you look down on me for not knowing how it worked?

I wouldn’t dream of feeling superior if my dad couldn’t grasp AI or cryptocurrency.

Come and work with me for a day and I’ll blow your fucking mind with what I do. But I wouldn’t be lofty about it, because it’s highly likely you’ve never experienced it."

I don't consider it an achievement or look down on anyone.They may not have used the currency or measurements but surely they have used the twelve times table for example.I was born after decimalisation too,our maths teacher used LSD to teach maths.In the years since I have spoken with a few other maths teachers who include Imperial in their lessons because they find their kids confused outside of a base of ten,can't comprehend a quarter but grasp .25.The thread is a light hearted one about generational differences,but as usual it has been subverted/diverted/misinterpreted so that the usual suspects can start judging/critising and trying to generate a slanging match.

Isn't assuming you can blow my mind being "lofty" or just hypocritical?

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By *ou only live onceMan
over a year ago

London


"I saw a bearded opera singer the other day. He was wearing a pink suit, and standing on one leg. It immediately made my illness disappear...

Placebo Flamingo "

I'm not young, but I have no idea what you are talking about!

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West


"I saw a bearded opera singer the other day. He was wearing a pink suit, and standing on one leg. It immediately made my illness disappear...

Placebo Flamingo

I'm not young, but I have no idea what you are talking about! "

Seriously, YOLO?! The Three Tenors?! Pavarotti, Domingo and Carreras?! 1990 and 1994 World Cup Finals performances. Nessun Dorma till the cows came home

And I'm about the same age as you

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By *ou only live onceMan
over a year ago

London


"I saw a bearded opera singer the other day. He was wearing a pink suit, and standing on one leg. It immediately made my illness disappear...

Placebo Flamingo

I'm not young, but I have no idea what you are talking about!

Seriously, YOLO?! The Three Tenors?! Pavarotti, Domingo and Carreras?! 1990 and 1994 World Cup Finals performances. Nessun Dorma till the cows came home

And I'm about the same age as you "

Oh, I know all about the Three Tenors (and 1990 is etched in my memory - I still have my England away kit!), but the pink flamingo flew right over my head.

But you're much younger than me!

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By *elix SightedMan
over a year ago

Cloud 8


"

Isn't assuming you can blow my mind being "lofty" or just hypocritical?

"

Oh, the irony. No. My point was that it is highly unlikely you have ever done what I do because it’s so unusual. Therefore, I wouldn’t expect you to follow it or assume you should be able to do it.

But thank you for proving your own point.

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By *risK496Man
over a year ago

Newbury

Hi Joe

Wasn't that Elton John?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Hi Joe

Wasn't that Elton John?

"

It was, I was just teasing and seeing how many of the older folk I could wind up a bit

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By *oodsman1000Man
over a year ago

Hereford

Punctuation. That'll confuse them.

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By *ansexualPandaMan
over a year ago

cumallover


"What do you call the money you use in the condom machine?

Johnny Cash

No Millennial will have a clue, will they? "

You're mistaking Millennial for Gen Z. Most of us Millennials are in our 30s and early 40s now!

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West


"What do you call the money you use in the condom machine?

Johnny Cash

No Millennial will have a clue, will they?

You're mistaking Millennial for Gen Z. Most of us Millennials are in our 30s and early 40s now!"

Stop reminding me

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West


"I saw a bearded opera singer the other day. He was wearing a pink suit, and standing on one leg. It immediately made my illness disappear...

Placebo Flamingo

I'm not young, but I have no idea what you are talking about!

Seriously, YOLO?! The Three Tenors?! Pavarotti, Domingo and Carreras?! 1990 and 1994 World Cup Finals performances. Nessun Dorma till the cows came home

And I'm about the same age as you

Oh, I know all about the Three Tenors (and 1990 is etched in my memory - I still have my England away kit!), but the pink flamingo flew right over my head.

But you're much younger than me! "

Nahhhhhhhh. Only a teeny weeny bit

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By *uminsiderMKMan
over a year ago

St Austell


"What do you call the money you use in the condom machine?

Johnny Cash

No Millennial will have a clue, will they? "

Wait until you tell them A Boy Named Sue was a hit back in the 60's...

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By *ndycoinsMan
over a year ago

Whaley Bridge,Nr Buxton,


"

Isn't assuming you can blow my mind being "lofty" or just hypocritical?

Oh, the irony. No. My point was that it is highly unlikely you have ever done what I do because it’s so unusual. Therefore, I wouldn’t expect you to follow it or assume you should be able to do it.

But thank you for proving your own point."

If you say so Mr Superior

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By *winging Sally Sean OP   Couple
over a year ago

Warks / Northants Border


" but the pink flamingo flew right over my head.

"

I genuinely cannot tell whether that is a pun or not...

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By *ezebel100Woman
over a year ago

Birmingham


"Hello fellow old people! I heard *Checks notes* David Bowie didn't like spinach in his salad. He was more of a Rocket Man "

Rocket Man was Elton John

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By *inger_SnapWoman
over a year ago

Hampshire/Dorset

Give them 10p and tell them to call their mum cos they're not coming home.

Ask them for their landline number.

Talk about blackboards at school.

Ask them how to use a rotary style phone/Walkman/cassette player.

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By *ndycoinsMan
over a year ago

Whaley Bridge,Nr Buxton,


"Give them 10p and tell them to call their mum cos they're not coming home.

Ask them for their landline number.

Talk about blackboards at school.

Ask them how to use a rotary style phone/Walkman/cassette player."

Ssssshhhhhhh......you'll be accused of finding it an achievement to confuse people and looking down on those who haven't experienced something.

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By *winging Sally Sean OP   Couple
over a year ago

Warks / Northants Border


"Give them 10p and tell them to call their mum cos they're not coming home.

Ask them for their landline number.

Talk about blackboards at school.

Ask them how to use a rotary style phone/Walkman/cassette player."

The last time I tried to use a public payphone, it was 50p minimum charge!

I paid £1 to hire a phone charging booth for 30 mins instead.

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By *ittlemissFlirtyCouple
over a year ago

Southampton


"Hi Joe

Wasn't that Elton John?

It was, I was just teasing and seeing how many of the older folk I could wind up a bit "

I saw right through you lol

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By *aggonerMan
over a year ago

for a penny


"Give them 10p and tell them to call their mum cos they're not coming home.

Ask them for their landline number.

Talk about blackboards at school.

Ask them how to use a rotary style phone/Walkman/cassette player."

Not to mention men blacking up and wearing fuzzy wigs to sing in peculiar accents. Very popular.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hand them a bic pen and a cassette tape

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By *obilebottomMan
over a year ago

All over

Ask them to use Cobol instead of Python

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
over a year ago

BRIDPORT

Put a couple of shovels against the wall and tell them to take their pick.

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West


"Put a couple of shovels against the wall and tell them to take their pick. "

Can of tartan paint? This is old stuff

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By *aggonerMan
over a year ago

for a penny


"

Isn't assuming you can blow my mind being "lofty" or just hypocritical?

Oh, the irony. No. My point was that it is highly unlikely you have ever done what I do because it’s so unusual. Therefore, I wouldn’t expect you to follow it or assume you should be able to do it.

But thank you for proving your own point."

And are you allowed sharp crayons when you do this thing?

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By *aul DeUther-OneMan
over a year ago

Sussex

Tell them that" When we were your age, there were three TV channels that ended at midnight and we had to get up and cross the room to change between them"

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By *ndycoinsMan
over a year ago

Whaley Bridge,Nr Buxton,


"

Isn't assuming you can blow my mind being "lofty" or just hypocritical?

Oh, the irony. No. My point was that it is highly unlikely you have ever done what I do because it’s so unusual. Therefore, I wouldn’t expect you to follow it or assume you should be able to do it.

But thank you for proving your own point.

And are you allowed sharp crayons when you do this thing? "

are sharp crayons permitted for unusual colouring books?

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By *ansexualPandaMan
over a year ago

cumallover


"Put a couple of shovels against the wall and tell them to take their pick.

Can of tartan paint? This is old stuff "

Like going to the store room for a box of air or sending someone for a long weight.

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