Don't patronise old ladies
My granny lived with us when I was young, but when she needed round-the-clock support, we had to cart her off to an old folk's home. It was an overheated place where the tea and coffee was lukewarm and milky and they piped stultifying music into the main lounge where all the oldsters hung out. My granny made friends with another old granny called Bessie, and they would sit together and discuss the failings of the younger generations.

My family and I often went to visit, and we'd sit sweating, sipping dreadful coffee and straining for something to talk about. One evening, housewives favourite Daniel O'Donnell was being piped in, and I patronizingly remarked to Bessie, "Ah, I bet you like that Daniel O'Donnell."

Bessie turned to me with a sour grimace. "No," she said. "He's a poof!"

1-0 to the old lady.
(McChinaman banned, Tue 21 Aug 2012, 8:18, Reply)