Advice from Old PeopleSometimes, just sometimes, old people say something worth listening to. Ok, so it's like picking the needle out of a whole haystack of mis-remembered war stories, but those gems should be celebrated.
Tell us something worthwhile an old-type person has told you.
Note, we're leaving the definition of old up to you, you smooth-skinned youngsters.
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chthonic, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 16:16)
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I should have listened to him....Shortly after I announced my engagement a few years ago one of the older members of my family (my Uncle Geoff) came up to me and offered some advice:
" When it comes to preperation for the wedding, all you have to do is sit there and nod, your soon to be wife won't take anything on board anyway...and also don't try and take the piss out of the whole situation, this is her special day"
He then went on to tell me how he tried to help out with the bouquet and flower arrangements during his second marriage but soon got bored after visiting the 100th Florist (I may have inflated that number a tad). When walking into the next florist Uncle Geoff said he would like to speak to the florist himself without my aunts inteference. My Aunt reluctantly agreed and followed him into the shop. The conversation went something like this:
Uncle: Hi, were looking for someone to sort out the flowers for our wedding day in June
Florist: We can help out, what are you thinking of?
Uncle: Dunno, something nice but cheap
Florist: I'll see what we can do, whats your wifes favourite flower?
Uncle: (Quite loudly) Thats easy, its self raising, but I dont think that that will be of any use on our wedding day
(Aunt continually hits him with a nearby bouquet used for display)
Turns out that they eventually used that florist and had to pay for the floral club my aunt used on Uncle Geoff.
(, Fri 20 Jun 2008, 10:03, 4 replies)
You married your uncle Geoff"Shortly after announcing our engagement a few years ago my Uncle Geoff came up to me and offered some top advice: "
(, Fri 20 Jun 2008, 10:23, closed)
BazmorningstarWell I do live in Barnsley, that happens in some parts around here.
(Cheers for pointing that out I've changed it)
(, Fri 20 Jun 2008, 10:41, closed)
Except now it looks like your Uncle Geoff announced your engagementI hope you're very happy
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flatfrog Staring vacantly into space, Fri 20 Jun 2008, 14:34,
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....DammitChanged it again
(, Fri 20 Jun 2008, 15:26, closed)
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