^That's unconvincing. Do you swear on the Bibble?

Gawd, I'm getting worse in my old age

Wibbles wobble but they don't fall down.

Don't forget to keep the kids away from the Christmas tree.

People tend to forget they're coniferous.

And they'll pine until they get spruced up.

I'll get my coat (bloody need it at this time of year)

Mistletoe. (And I don't own a coat.)

Take a deep breath and read this, I copied it verbatim, no editing done….. whewww…

• TAKE TWO MINUTES TO READ THIS, AND LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK!
  
• Checking out at the grocery store recently, the young cashier suggested I should bring my own grocery bags because plastic bags weren't good for the environment. I apologized and explained, "We didn't have this green thing back in my earlier days." The cashier responded, "That's our problem today. Your generation did not care enough to save our environment for future generations." She was right about one thing -- our generation didn't have the green thing in “Our” day. So what did we have back then…? After some reflection and soul-searching on "Our" day here's what I remembered we did have.... Back then, we returned milk bottles, soft drink bottles and beer bottles to the store. The store sent them back to the plant to be washed and sterilized and refilled, so it could use the same bottles repeatedly. So they really were recycled. But we didn't have the green thing back in our day. We walked up stairs, because we didn't have an escalator in every store and office building. We walked to the grocery store and didn't climb into a 300-horsepower machine every time we had to go two blocks. But she was right. We didn't have the green thing in our day. Back then, we washed the baby's nappies because we didn't have the throw-away kind. We dried clothes on a line, not in an energy gobbling machine burning up 240 volts -- wind and solar power really did dry our clothes back in our early days. Kids got hand-me-down clothes from their brothers or sisters, not always brand-new clothing. But that young lady is right. We didn't have the green thing back in our day. Back then, we had one TV, or radio, in the house -- not a TV in every room. And the TV had a small screen the size of a handkerchief (remember them?), not a screen the size of Tasmania. In the kitchen, we blended and stirred by hand because we didn't have electric machines to do everything for us. When we packaged a fragile item to send in the mail, we used wadded up old newspapers to cushion it, not Styrofoam or plastic bubble wrap. Back then, we didn't fire up an engine and burn petrol just to cut the lawn. We used a push mower that ran on human power. We exercised by working so we didn't need to go to a health club to run on treadmills that operate on electricity. But she's right. We didn't have the green thing back then. We drank from a fountain when we were thirsty instead of using a cup or a plastic bottle every time we had a drink of water. We refilled writing pens with ink instead of buying a new pen, and we replaced the razor blades in a razor instead of throwing away the whole razor just because the blade got dull. But we didn't have the green thing back then. Back then, people took the tram or a bus, and kids rode their bikes to school or walked instead of turning their mums into a 24-hour taxi service. We had one electrical outlet in a room, not an entire bank of sockets to power a dozen appliances. And we didn't need a computerized gadget to receive a signal beamed from satellites 2,000 miles out in space in order to find the nearest pizza joint. We did as we were asked BECAUSE WE RESPECTED OUR PARENTS But isn't it sad the current generation laments how wasteful we old folks were just because we didn't have the green thing back then?
  

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• My conclusion, we, who may be oldies, invented all these BAD things and practices, so I guess we are to blame. Right?
  
• What a stagnant world it would be without all that progress, progress run amok.
  

EVERYBODY was Kung <deleted> fighting!

Fish pedicure Amok. Yuk.

Fish pedicure Amok. Yuk.

Its enough to put you off sushi

I really enjoyed my sushi oops fishy pedicure.....

Had to try it once at least, maybe not again when ya think about it hygienicallywise.(Is that a word?)

A clever article by the 'oldie' there, Pete. A couple of observations, though. Petrol engines in those days were far less efficient than they are today, and the old tube televisions were very heavy on power. Also, I (for one) have always used a motorised lawnmower - they've been around for quite a while. The glass versus plastic bottle is a legitimate comment, as are quite a few of his other observations. However, the author conveniently overlooks the fact that factories used to disgorge all sorts of filth into the atmosphere - one only has to look at post industrial-age London as an example.

I think, Ping, he and I predate you a little........ lol.

I well remember sweating behind a push mower for nigh on 10 years...... phewwwwwww.

Television, just a distant dream.

You're not THAT old Pete! (Motor mowers have been around since 1921.)

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EDIT: ...think twice, then delete.

Nothing changes from dullards..

Perpetual stimulation

You're not THAT old Pete! (Motor mowers have been around since 1921.)

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First motormower I had was in 1958, one of the first Victas, great mower.

Loved the ability to take that ring off the main frame to cut up close....... and toes...LOL

Until the, it was push.... pufff

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

How can you be so sure?

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

How can you be so sure?

When else could He have created them?

SC

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

How can you be so sure?

When else could He have created them?

SC

He....??

How can you be so sure?

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

How can you be so sure?

When else could He have created them?

SC

He....??

How can you be so sure?

Based on the balance of probabilities, it won't make any difference what pronoun I use.

To be sure, I normally use the plural in such cases...

SC

Based on the balance of probabilities, it won't make any difference what pronoun I use.

To be sure, I normally use the plural in such cases...

SC

Obviously, it makes a difference [which pronoun] to you, or you wouldn't have presented it.

Based on the balance of probabilities, it won't make any difference what pronoun I use.

To be sure, I normally use the plural in such cases...

SC

Obviously, it makes a difference [which pronoun] to you, or you wouldn't have presented it.

Is it someone's birthday? Can I have a slice of the cake/action...whatever...

I can't believe someone read this incredibly long and boring thread back more than four years to answer a one liner from a long departed former poster!

I can't believe someone read this incredibly long and boring thread back more than four years to answer a one liner from a long departed former poster!

How observant of you!

Mind I can believe it of this particular poster....

When did he/she die?

When did he/she die?

He went from prolific bedlamster to nothing overnight.

Some people go cold turkey I guess.

Random.

It ain't what it's propped up to be.

He (Tiggs) posted that he was going to be busy for a few months - I think that was over two years ago. I suppose one of the problems is that one gets sick of the idiot replies and trolls. Even Bedders is starting to cop a few tools...

When historiography isn't valid anymore.

Are left-handers demon ridden?