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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From one older person and one old person.From one of my dad's pals just before I went to uni:
"Keep your eyes open, your chin up and your legs shut and you'll be fine."
Which amused me, since he's an absolute scoundrel.
And from my beloved granny who I miss greatly:
"You live the life you want. You have fun. Because when you get to my age (she was in her 70's at the time), all you've got are the memories. And you don't want to have to live through a boring life twice".
(, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 21:53, 4 replies)
Your granny makes a very good point(
flirting with badgers What? It sounded good at the time., Thu 19 Jun 2008, 22:09,
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The memories of a man in his old ageare the deeds of a man in his prime.
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The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Thu 19 Jun 2008, 22:25,
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@The Resident LoonAnd yet you say it better!
My granny's in heaven knitting you a horrible jersey in retaliation*
*actually probably not since she was just too nice for that kind of thing.
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I can't claim credit.That's actually a Roger Waters quote from Pink Floyd's song "Free Four".
I do like it a lot, though.
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The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Fri 20 Jun 2008, 0:02,
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