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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Advice from my dear, departed dad...1. Never let anyone tie you up, no matter how nice they might appear to be - I was about 14 when he told me this one, I didn't really know what he was on about.
2. When chased by a crocodile always remember to run away in a zig zag. If it does manage to catch you and takes you under, play dead (it will leave you to rot for a while in its lair until you're nice and putrid) hold your breath until it swims away and then make your escape!
3. If attacked by a shark, punch it hard on the nose.
Being brought up in the West Midlands, I found items 2 and 3 especially useful as you can imagine. Those canals are infested...
All of this advice was given without the slightest hint of irony. As yet, I've not had the opportunity to put any of these gems of wisdom into practice but there's still time...
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Squeezy Cor, that am lovely!, Fri 20 Jun 2008, 21:31,
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Your dad wanted you deadThat croc advice is pretty much the opposite of what you should do according to some programme I saw on Bravo.
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^ ^The same wth the shark thing.....saw it on Animal Planet.
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flirting with badgers What? It sounded good at the time., Sat 21 Jun 2008, 3:00,
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The shark one is wrong.Sharks' noses aren't particularly sensitive. Go for the gills.
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Bob Todd whee, Sat 21 Jun 2008, 16:01,
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