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By *yron69 OP Man
over a year ago
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Do you often think for example, I'm older than Hitler when he invaded Poland? Or as old as Fanny Craddock at the height of her fame etc ...and all you've ever done is visit Wales and bake the odd lasagne??  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Haha, the end of that paragraph really tickled me for some reason. I do sometimes look at people in music/films/sport and think “when I was their age I was driving an Escort 1.3 and saving up for a 486 DX266 PC… |
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As for age comparisons, I often think I *am* 44, how on earth were you - looking at a profile on here - many years below me at school?
I'm not saying people age poorly, I'm saying they knock a decade off! |
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"Do you often think for example, I'm older than Hitler when he invaded Poland? Or as old as Fanny Craddock at the height of her fame etc ...and all you've ever done is visit Wales and bake the odd lasagne?? "
At least you visited a decent place and cooked some nice food. |
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By *yron69 OP Man
over a year ago
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"Do you often think for example, I'm older than Hitler when he invaded Poland? Or as old as Fanny Craddock at the height of her fame etc ...and all you've ever done is visit Wales and bake the odd lasagne??
At least you visited a decent place and cooked some nice food. "
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By (user no longer on site)
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I more like to compare timelines. I love it and it blows my tiny feeble mind for some nonsensical reason. So for example, I was born in 1979 and that date is closer to the beginning of world war 2, than now is to when I was born. I'm always doing it with different things. |
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By *yron69 OP Man
over a year ago
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"I more like to compare timelines. I love it and it blows my tiny feeble mind for some nonsensical reason. So for example, I was born in 1979 and that date is closer to the beginning of world war 2, than now is to when I was born. I'm always doing it with different things."
In the early 70s war was very much yesterday's news. We even had veterans from The Great War! Plus I once met a guy who had been in The Russian Revolution!! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I more like to compare timelines. I love it and it blows my tiny feeble mind for some nonsensical reason. So for example, I was born in 1979 and that date is closer to the beginning of world war 2, than now is to when I was born. I'm always doing it with different things.
In the early 70s war was very much yesterday's news. We even had veterans from The Great War! Plus I once met a guy who had been in The Russian Revolution!!"
That's superb. I remember as a young child speaking to family members and veterans of the World War 1. They were obviously old, but I don't ever remember thinking they were from a bygone age.
Also a remember the world oldest woman dying about 20/25 years ago. A French lady and there's footage of her not long before she died talking about meeting van Gogh. That always blew my mind. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"It still amazes me that Tyson Fury is younger than me. He literally looks old enough to be my dad."
TBF he gets punched in the face for a living. Going to take it's toll that. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I've been lucky to have visited and done more fun things than loads of famous people could ever have dreamed of 
Life's too short to make your own lasagne "
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Do you often think for example, I'm older than Hitler when he invaded Poland? Or as old as Fanny Craddock at the height of her fame etc ...and all you've ever done is visit Wales and bake the odd lasagne?? "
Oh crap I think I'm older than Fanny! 
I should never Google anything I read on here.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I do think of my dad who died at 68 and I'm 65 and my mum at 75! X"
My dad died at 59. I always think if I die at his age, then I've only got just over 16 years left The last 16 years flew by and the years feel like they get quicker the older you get. Oh the joys. Completely with you on this one. |
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"I do think of my dad who died at 68 and I'm 65 and my mum at 75! X
My dad died at 59. I always think if I die at his age, then I've only got just over 16 years left The last 16 years flew by and the years feel like they get quicker the older you get. Oh the joys. Completely with you on this one."
I deffo think I will b gone by 75 as have same type 2 diabetes as my mum and am at simlar stages as she was this age so 10 years I will b gone I think! And I'm prepared for that tbh! She was never frail the kidneys can only survive it so long it is what it is! I will please myself for next 10 years! I'm gonna b a great granny in Oct so another wish fullfiled x |
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"Yep, it happened when I started seeing footballers younger than me. I'd be seen as past my prime now with how quickly people write off young players "
I remember Wayne Rooney bursting onto the scene at 16, scoring that goal against Arsenal on his Everton debut. Remember then thinking 'wow, who's this kid?' Crazy to think I ever saw Rooney as a kid, but he literally was then. |
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"I do think of my dad who died at 68 and I'm 65 and my mum at 75! X
My dad died at 59. I always think if I die at his age, then I've only got just over 16 years left The last 16 years flew by and the years feel like they get quicker the older you get. Oh the joys. Completely with you on this one.
I deffo think I will b gone by 75 as have same type 2 diabetes as my mum and am at simlar stages as she was this age so 10 years I will b gone I think! And I'm prepared for that tbh! She was never frail the kidneys can only survive it so long it is what it is! I will please myself for next 10 years! I'm gonna b a great granny in Oct so another wish fullfiled x"
I know it's a cliché, but we have to try and live life to the full. Time goes far too quickly.
Congratulations on being a great granny too |
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"I do think of my dad who died at 68 and I'm 65 and my mum at 75! X
My dad died at 59. I always think if I die at his age, then I've only got just over 16 years left The last 16 years flew by and the years feel like they get quicker the older you get. Oh the joys. Completely with you on this one.
I deffo think I will b gone by 75 as have same type 2 diabetes as my mum and am at simlar stages as she was this age so 10 years I will b gone I think! And I'm prepared for that tbh! She was never frail the kidneys can only survive it so long it is what it is! I will please myself for next 10 years! I'm gonna b a great granny in Oct so another wish fullfiled x
I know it's a cliché, but we have to try and live life to the full. Time goes far too quickly.
Congratulations on being a great granny too "
Ty and yes I certainly do! No regrets go with what I feel I want to do and go out with a bang or 2!  x |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I do think of my dad who died at 68 and I'm 65 and my mum at 75! X
My dad died at 59. I always think if I die at his age, then I've only got just over 16 years left The last 16 years flew by and the years feel like they get quicker the older you get. Oh the joys. Completely with you on this one.
I deffo think I will b gone by 75 as have same type 2 diabetes as my mum and am at simlar stages as she was this age so 10 years I will b gone I think! And I'm prepared for that tbh! She was never frail the kidneys can only survive it so long it is what it is! I will please myself for next 10 years! I'm gonna b a great granny in Oct so another wish fullfiled x
I know it's a cliché, but we have to try and live life to the full. Time goes far too quickly.
Congratulations on being a great granny too
Ty and yes I certainly do! No regrets go with what I feel I want to do and go out with a bang or 2! x"
Good for you. Actually smiling looking at your profile |
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I think when you see famous people have passed away that you grew up it makes you realise how old you are!
I’ve seen a lot of things, been to a lot of places and I’m living my best life within my cash limits…
I’ve found that who you are sharing these moments with are more important!
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By *arkus1812Man
over a year ago
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I am the oldest person posting on this threat, That makes me feel really old.
I look at my two youngest Grandkids playing with their father and my mind goes back to 1946 when I met my father for the very first time on his return from the Pacific Theatre of WW2.
At least I only had to wait another 12 years before he could take me to a pub for my first Pint, Or so he thought |
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"I am the oldest person posting on this threat, That makes me feel really old.
I look at my two youngest Grandkids playing with their father and my mind goes back to 1946 when I met my father for the very first time on his return from the Pacific Theatre of WW2.
At least I only had to wait another 12 years before he could take me to a pub for my first Pint, Or so he thought "
Or so he thought?
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"Do you often think for example, I'm older than Hitler when he invaded Poland? Or as old as Fanny Craddock at the height of her fame etc ...and all you've ever done is visit Wales and bake the odd lasagne?? "
Talking about Fanny Craddock
On her cookery show many years ago she and her husband Johnny would cook cakes etc..
and one episode he ended the show saying
" I do hope all your donots turn out like Fanny's"..
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"I am old enough to be Joan of Arc's grandfather when she turned the course of a war at 17 and that of Augustus Ceaser when, at 20, he became a senator. But their lives were shorter in those days. "
Yeah, lives were definitely shorter when we burned people at the stake
Augustus Caesar lived to be 75, which we would probably still consider a reasonable age (although a fair bit below national average of mid 80s). |
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