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  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,148
    Back to the plot... when you are watching Saturday Kitchen (which I never normally do) and half the people in the old clips of cooking shows are no longer with us.   
  • ross1
    ross1 Posts: 50,974
    Arsenetatters said:
    When you go to cut your toenails and look at the clippers thinking that they’re not going to be strong enough. And then feel sorry for any future care worker who has to attempt to cut them if you end up in a home.
    I had same problem so bought the proper nail clippers used by chiropodist. 
  • ross1
    ross1 Posts: 50,974
    Alwaysneil said:
    The most exciting thing you got for christmas was a lap blanket
    I got a long fleece blanket, put on like a jumper with a hood and goes down to just above my feet. Lovely and warm 
  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 20,842
    letthegoodtimesroll said:
    Stig said:
    Penfolds Perm said:
    When you own Jumpers older than the World Darts Champion. 
    When you look back at old family photographs and you're wearing the same clothes as when they were taken - and you still consider them as your best.

    TBF, if you still have them then they probably are your best. Most clothes aren’t made to last these days and the quality isn’t always there. 

    Obviously, if your ‘best’ that you are referring to to are flares and tank tops then please disregard the above…

    Really? Oh shit!
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    edited January 4
    bobmunro said:
    People offer up their seat to you on the tube.

    And despite the woman being pregnant 🤰🏻we/I/you accept 🧐
  • Masterbrew
    Masterbrew Posts: 263
    Having a kickabout with my grandson after Christmas. He asked me if I played FIFA when I was a boy. I had to point out to him that when I was his age, there were only two black and white television channels, no computer games!
  • T_C_E
    T_C_E Posts: 16,418
    Those children will be preparing to leave school now! 

  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 29,031
    You see an attractive female walking down the road and realise you're old enough to be their grandfather.
  • T_C_E
    T_C_E Posts: 16,418
    You think “cycle tracking” on your health app will be handy when you are on your exercise bike, until a grown up explains that’s not the case! 
  • Kap10
    Kap10 Posts: 15,563
    bobmunro said:
    People offer up their seat to you on the tube.
    i do gratefully accept though!
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  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,021
    Watching Richard Osman's House of Games this week, Ardal O'Hanlon was one of the players. It turns out that neither my son or his girlfriend knew who O'Hanlon was. Worse than that, when I explained that he has Father Dougal, they looked at me like I was mad.
  • SporadicAddick
    SporadicAddick Posts: 6,846
    Stig said:
    Watching Richard Osman's House of Games this week, Ardal O'Hanlon was one of the players. It turns out that neither my son or his girlfriend knew who O'Hanlon was. Worse than that, when I explained that he has Father Dougal, they looked at me like I was mad.
    A not dissimilar experience when I made a Tommy Cooper “just like that” reference at work.

    They genuinely didn’t have a clue.
  • IdleHans
    IdleHans Posts: 10,961
    Stig said:
    Watching Richard Osman's House of Games this week, Ardal O'Hanlon was one of the players. It turns out that neither my son or his girlfriend knew who O'Hanlon was. Worse than that, when I explained that he has Father Dougal, they looked at me like I was mad.
    How can you be sure you arent?

  • Raith_C_Chattonell
    Raith_C_Chattonell Posts: 5,676
    SporadicAddick said:
    Stig said:
    Watching Richard Osman's House of Games this week, Ardal O'Hanlon was one of the players. It turns out that neither my son or his girlfriend knew who O'Hanlon was. Worse than that, when I explained that he has Father Dougal, they looked at me like I was mad.
    A not dissimilar experience when I made a Tommy Cooper “just like that” reference at work.

    They genuinely didn’t have a clue.
    After my son had a heavy curtain installed behind his front door I pulled this stunt

      

    ... I really, really, really wished I hadn't - not a titter - just a few worried looks  :/
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,021
    IdleHans said:
    Stig said:
    Watching Richard Osman's House of Games this week, Ardal O'Hanlon was one of the players. It turns out that neither my son or his girlfriend knew who O'Hanlon was. Worse than that, when I explained that he has Father Dougal, they looked at me like I was mad.
    How can you be sure you arent?

    Well, I guess one can never be 100% certain, but I'm pretty sure. After all, people believe in far stranger theological characters than Father Dougal without being considered mad.
  • cantersaddick
    cantersaddick Posts: 16,909
    T_C_E said:
    You think “cycle tracking” on your health app will be handy when you are on your exercise bike, until a grown up explains that’s not the case! 
    This is incredible. Read this yesterday and still chuckling to myself about it 
  • T_C_E
    T_C_E Posts: 16,418
    cantersaddick said:
    T_C_E said:
    You think “cycle tracking” on your health app will be handy when you are on your exercise bike, until a grown up explains that’s not the case! 
    This is incredible. Read this yesterday and still chuckling to myself about it 
    Your not wrong, but maybe I should’ve used one of these at the end 😉
  • Holdkneebomb
    Holdkneebomb Posts: 1,262
    That tut when you spill or drop anything
  • thai malaysia addick
    thai malaysia addick Posts: 18,333
    When somebody who looks old says, "Oh, are you alright? Do you want to sit down for a minute?" after stumbling slightly on a pavement slab that is sticking up. 
  • MintoHumbugs
    MintoHumbugs Posts: 753
    Catching the last train home and the ticket inspector letting you know it might be advisable to sit at the back of the train as it can get a bit noisy.
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  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,223
    edited February 7
    Is the joke there's a ticket inspector on the train?
  • Baldybonce
    Baldybonce Posts: 9,640
    edited February 7
    Diabetic foot clinic this morning. My first. Should i be this excited about a morning out in Eltham?
  • Wheresmeticket
    Wheresmeticket Posts: 17,304
    edited February 7
    At what age does "tripping up" become "a fall"? 
  • Huskaris
    Huskaris Posts: 9,844
    edited February 19
    You get the captcha things to prove you are human on websites wrong more often than you get them right. They do my head in. 
  • andipandi
    andipandi Posts: 1,175
    When you use a walking stick, wear hearing aids, have 3 different pairs of prescription glasses, have a disabled concessionary bus pass, a disabled railcard, and need to use blue pills, for that rare bit of action.  
  • Raith_C_Chattonell
    Raith_C_Chattonell Posts: 5,676
    After all the years of hearing it at the Valley, turning to my son and saying, "I like this" ... "What?"  "This number by Three Blokes from Charlton".  "Dad, Into the Valley is by the Skids - not Three Blokes from F Block!" 

    ... things just seem to pass me by  :|  
  • Gribbo
    Gribbo Posts: 8,484
    When you spend far too long trying to plug your seat belt into the handbrake
  • Hal1x
    Hal1x Posts: 4,265
    Gribbo said:
    When you spend far too long trying to plug your seat belt into the handbrake
    When you spend far too long trying to plug your seat belt into the Stannah stairlift.
  • CAFCTrev
    CAFCTrev Posts: 5,977
    Baldybonce said:
    Diabetic foot clinic 
    One for the band names thread. 
  • Holdkneebomb
    Holdkneebomb Posts: 1,262
    No longer biting food, just tearing it

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