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AntsyVee
Oy vey, your school stories all sound like something out of Oliver Twist!
Now you know why this country is so messed up.
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Originally Posted by
Pamplemousse
Now you know why this country is so messed up.
Yeah, a combo of dumbing down coupled with misplaced nostalgia for the good ol' days that often never really were!
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Oliver wanted more. We wanted less :biggrin:
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Originally Posted by
MyNameIsTerry
Oliver wanted more. We wanted less :biggrin:
Sometimes less is more though!
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Originally Posted by
Lencoboy
Yeah, a combo of dumbing down coupled with misplaced nostalgia for the good ol' days that often never really were!
I believe there is a quote from Jon Pertwee's 'Doctor' that captures it:
"There never was a 'golden age', Mike, it's all an illusion."
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When I was a lad, if I had a thrashing when getting home from school, I thought I was lucky.
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Originally Posted by
fishman65
When I was a lad, if I had a thrashing when getting home from school, I thought I was lucky.
Are you seriously implying that you're proud of the fact you got thrashed as a kid, or are you only saying that in jest?
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We need to send all the out-of-work therapists to the UK!
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Originally Posted by
AntsyVee
We need to send all the out-of-work therapists to the UK!
Send all the ones experienced in treating narcissism and delusion to the Palace of Westminster. Get them to drop some Valium off for he Queen, she probably needs one everytime princess Harry pops up in the media :biggrin:
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fishman65
When I was a lad, if I had a thrashing when getting home from school, I thought I was lucky.
If you were old enough for school you were old enough to be down the pit :winks: