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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Sheltered GranI love my old Gran to bits, but she cannot be considered worldly-wise in any way, shape or form. The woman hasn't ventured further than the 5 miles between the little village where she lives and my home town.
This doesn't, of course, prevent her from imparting nuggets of advice/ bigotry/ hysteria as she sees fit.
My favourite goes back to 1995.
*swirly flashback effect*
Having told her I was off to Italy on a youth club trip she asked how we were getting there.
"Well, we take the minibus down to Hull, and then the ferry to Zeebrugge...."
"ZEEBRUGGE?!" she interrupted, "It'll sink!"
Queue ten minutes explaining that that was one ferry out of surely thousands that make the same crossing ever year, and that they hadn't dredged up the Herald of Free Enterprise solely to ferry us into the jaws of death.
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Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Mon 23 Jun 2008, 12:03,
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i went on the herald of free enterprisewhen i was about 9. i went on both the pride and the spirit of free enterprise as well. none of them sank while i was on board.
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Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Mon 23 Jun 2008, 18:51,
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In fairness, if I had to take a ferry out of Hull, I'd be scared it'd sink too.(
Spider Fucking Riviera got stiches for a knife wound for the first time, Tue 24 Jun 2008, 5:10,
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