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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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"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
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"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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"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)
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"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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"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
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"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
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"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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"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 *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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"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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"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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"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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Isn't assuming you can blow my mind being "lofty" or just hypocritical?
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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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"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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"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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"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 *ndycoinsMan
over a year ago
Whaley Bridge,Nr Buxton, |
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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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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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"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 *aggonerMan
over a year ago
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"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 *aggonerMan
over a year ago
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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 *ndycoinsMan
over a year ago
Whaley Bridge,Nr Buxton, |
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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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"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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