Religion and Ethics Forum
General Category => Literature, Music, Art & Entertainment => Topic started by: Roses on June 13, 2020, 02:13:16 PM
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..you realise you were born closer to the First World War than to now!
(I pinched this from the other forum)
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........... when your mind makes dates your body can't keep.
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...when the years to your 100th birthday are less than the ages of your children!
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..you realise you were born closer to the First World War than to now!
(I pinched this from the other forum)
That makes everyone who is 52 old. So no don't think that one works
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That makes everyone who is 52 old. So no don't think that one works
I was born in 1950, 70 years ago, WW1 started 36 years before I was born.
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I was born in 1950, 70 years ago, WW1 started 36 years before I was born.
And? Anyone who is 52 was born closer to the Great War than to today. Is 52 old?
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And? Anyone who is 52 was born closer to the Great War than to today. Is 52 old?
Yep according to my grandchildren who think their parents, who are in their 40s, are on a par with Methuselah! ;D
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Yep according to my grandchildren who think their parents, who are in their 40s, are on a par with Methuselah! ;D
I asked what you think not what kids think. Your example is badly thought out.
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I asked what you think not what kids think. Your example is badly thought out.
I didn't actually think that particular one out, as I said I pinched it from the other forum, it made sense to me.
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you can remember:
black-and-white TV
spangles
President Kennedy's assassination
Yuri Gagarin and John Glenn
when there were no home computers, let alone the internet
Seeing the first episode of Doctor Who
MacMillan as Prime Minister
Churchill's funeral
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To which I'd add:
Crackerjack.
Rosehip Syrup (regularly administered to me by my grandmother, whether I wanted it or not).
Tramcars and Trolleybuses (in 1950's Glasgow).
The Beezer and Topper comics.
Meccano (when all the bits were made of metal and not plastic).
Steam trains.
Roller skates that you strapped on over your shoes (and eventually the leather straps disintegrated).
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Indeed - I remember trolleybuses well, though not trams - they'd gone from Manchester and Stockport by the time I was old enough to remember (although Manchester now has modern trams again). Also Crackerjack, and not rosehip syrup, but haliborange tablets, which fortunately I liked. Also, all the others, especially proper metal Meccano and steam trains.
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You know you are old when you start a sentence of one subject, but by the middle you have forgotten my bag, I left it on the train.
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;D ;D ;D
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you remember the bonfire built in the street carrying an effigy of Adolf Hitler and the accompanying street party.
And the day that a big crane carrying a huge ball smashed up the air raid shelters in the street.
Some other things are relatively recent
Hearing of the death of George VI - I was in school and the head teacher came into the classroom and tried to turn on the radio.
Winston Churchill's funeral
The first episode of Doctor Who
The dying Malcolm Sargent's farewell speech to the promenaders.
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you remember the bonfire built in the street carrying an effigy of Adolf Hitler and the accompanying street party.
And the day that a big crane carrying a huge ball smashed up the air raid shelters in the street.
Some other things are relatively recent
Hearing of the death of George VI - I was in school and the head teacher came into the classroom and tried to turn on the radio.
Winston Churchill's funeral
The first episode of Doctor Who
The dying Malcolm Sargent's farewell speech to the promenaders.
Remember the last three. I was too young to remember George VI snuffing it, though I was extant (69, and still only on my second monarch!).
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When you getvout of your seat and you walk with a bent back for the first five yards or so.
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When you getvout of your seat and you walk with a bent back for the first five yards or so.
It's the wee odd involuntary noises that you make as well
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You are thinking about something, but then can't for the life of you remember what it was.
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It's the wee odd involuntary noises that you make as well
Definitely!
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You are thinking about something, but then can't for the life of you remember what it was.
Yeah, but I'm not sure if it's middle-age or the mid-ninties that did it for me. LOL!
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You know you are getting old when......... you can't open your medicine bottle which has a child proof cap.
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You know you are getting old when......... you can't open your medicine bottle which has a childproof cap.
I know that feeling all too well!
Thanks to my kids for their assistance!
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You're older than the Prime Minister (happened to me in May 1997, by 23 months, stopped again when GB took over - he's four months older than me - and since 2010 I've been much older than the PM).
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You need the help of a 10-year-old grandchild to operate your computer or smartphone.
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You're older than the Prime Minister (happened to me in May 1997, by 23 months, stopped again when GB took over - he's four months older than me - and since 2010 I've been much older than the PM).
Theresa May was born in 56. If you were born in 51 or later, you aren't "much older" than her.
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You're older than the Prime Minister (happened to me in May 1997, by 23 months, stopped again when GB took over - he's four months older than me - and since 2010 I've been much older than the PM).
I remember being slightly discombobulated when Boris Becker won Wimbledon - first male single's champion who was younger than me - I didn't realise at the time there would never be another male single's champion at Wimbledon older than me.
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I remember, in the late 60s, being shocked to discover that there were pop stars younger than me. I was only in my late teens!
JP - it depends what you mean by "much older" - it's not exactly a precise term.
My dad wasn't older than the pm until 1979, although it was a close thing with Wilson and Heath, both of whom were born, like him, in 1916, heath only a fortnight or so before him.
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You know you are getting old when the PMs are younger than you.
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You know you are getting old when the PMs are younger than you.
Er
quite. Have you read the earlier posts? ::)
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You know you are getting old when you refuse to buy a smartphone and learn how to text. ;D
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You know you are getting old when you refuse to buy a smartphone and learn how to text. ;D
Both my parents (in their late 70's) have bought smartphones and can text. Although, to be fair, my mother knew how to text before that having owned a mobile phone of some sort for at least 20 years.
Both of them can use contactless from their phones and the Sainsbury's smart shop app.
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Both my parents (in their late 70's) have bought smartphones and can text. Although, to be fair, my mother knew how to text before that having owned a mobile phone of some sort for at least 20 years.
Both of them can use contactless from their phones and the Sainsbury's smart shop app.
I have a no frills mobile phone, which I take with me only when I am driving, just in case there is a problem with the car, apart from that I never bother with it.
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You know you are getting old when you key the wrong pin number into the atm and tell it you're sorry.
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You know you are getting old when you key the wrong pin number into the atm and tell it you're sorry.
You'll be telling us next that you don't say "thank you" when gives out the money.
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You'll be telling us next that you don't say "thank you" when gives out the money.
'Is the manager in?'
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You'll be telling us next that you don't say "thank you" when gives out the money.
When Alexa has fulfilled your request, it's definitely not a good idea to say "thank you, Alexa".
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Depends who Alexa is, and what the request was.
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When Alexa has fulfilled your request, it's definitely not a good idea to say "thank you, Alexa".
Guilty as charged. your Honour!
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When Alexa has fulfilled your request, it's definitely not a good idea to say "thank you, Alexa".
Whi or what is Alexa?
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Alexa is the busiest meteorologist in Britain.
She "minds" more children - simultaneously - than a thousand nurseries.
She has just about the whole genre of modern popular music at her disposition.
And, if you ask her nicely, she will turn the central heating on.
Alexa is my friend.
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You know you are getting old when your grandchildren look down on you, patting your head and call you, 'Little Granny'. ;D
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I'm not getting old, I am old! :)
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You know you are getting old when your grandchildren look down on you, patting your head and call you, 'Little Granny'. ;D
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I am not getting old, I am old! :)
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Deleted - that annoying warning about new posts, would you like to review, kept coming up and I thought my post had disappeared.
And I think this is a new post - not a deleted one. So I have put in three posts when I only meant one little one!
ETA Okay, only two posts, one with an error
I should have just had a cup of tea instead!!
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I am not6 getting old, I am old! :)
No you aren't. 100 is the new 80, 80 the new 60, 60 the new 40, and so on. ;D
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No you aren't. 100 is the new 80, 80 the new 60, 60 the new 40, and so on. ;D
My kids have a sweep going on with all their friends and relatives on "By how much is Dad going to miss his 100th birthday!"
I've got a fiver on 24 hours or less! That's my kind of luck!
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Your GPS is set up not only to tell you where you're going, but why you want to go there.
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You can remember with clarity what you did years ago, but forget what you did yesterday. :o
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You kneel down to tie your shoelaces, and look around to see if there's something else you could do whilst you're still down there.
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Your memory gets poorer.
You need reading glasses.
You're entitled to a bus pass.
Your memory gets poorer.