socks 32,253 Posted September 14, 2014 Report Share Posted September 14, 2014 I have masses of respect and time for the OAP's of this country and I am constantly doing something or other for my elderly neighbours ... My missus volunteers for age concern and ropes me in on various things which I don't mind really .... BUT why is it that old people think that if they start a sentence with ... I don't mean to be rude ...or in my day .... They can say what they what no matter how scathing and think its not offensive ...... Also how do you know when you can get away with such things ??? Do you wake up one morning and think I am now old enough to say what I want without being offensive ... Do you have to be over 65 or just look old ??? ...the old boy next door leaned over the fence last night and said .... I don't mean to be rude ... But you seem to spend a lot of evenings out here on your swinging bench with your cider and computer thingy are you and the missus ok ... When I told him we are absolutely fine he came back with ... Oh good but it's not doing your waist line much good is it .... The fukcer is about 17 stone .... OAP's you gotta love them :laugh: ............. 11 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Accip74 7,112 Posted September 14, 2014 Report Share Posted September 14, 2014 My retired neighbour told me he was obviously richer than me.......it did make me chuckle, no ones actually told me that before.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dare 1,103 Posted September 14, 2014 Report Share Posted September 14, 2014 Lol made me laugh that. Being young I quite like beating the sterotype whenever I get a chance to have a chat with an oap. People tend to forget we're all gonna be old one day. Have been getting on the train for work and while waiting for the doors to open called an oap in the line to the front. Always seem so grateful I'm just shocked more people don't think to do it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WEDGEY 755 Posted September 14, 2014 Report Share Posted September 14, 2014 ARE YOU 60 TODAY SOCKS Quote Link to post Share on other sites
R.A.W 1,987 Posted September 14, 2014 Report Share Posted September 14, 2014 I did a prank call on mr's RAW's grandmother the other night in a Jamaican accent . I was told " FORK OFF and to never ring this number again" When you've spent most of your early life fighting for a freedom only to spend your later years shrouded by political correctness a few offensive comment I can forgive. Plus I think he sounds like a right laugh Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted September 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2014 ARE YOU 60 TODAY SOCKS I fukcing feel like it ... Been logging and my back is killing me ........ 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
morton 5,368 Posted September 14, 2014 Report Share Posted September 14, 2014 I go out of my way to be as useful as possible to some of my older generation,an old lass,mary,comes to mind,id tune her telly in,move a bit of furniture etc,she was tiny and when she recounted her war time experiences I was in awe,she was a rat catcher and a farm hand,she told me tales of ratting and catching them with her hands,14 and 16 hour days,hay making,digging,driving tractors etc.,she must have weighed 8 stone in her day,yet worked like a navvy and caught rats by hand,mental,yet so admirable. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dare 1,103 Posted September 14, 2014 Report Share Posted September 14, 2014 Is it wrong that I dream of finding a rich old woman? Lol I don't care if she was to look like pat butcher of eastenders I'm game if the price is right. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blackmaggie 3,377 Posted September 14, 2014 Report Share Posted September 14, 2014 we have a few elderly neighbours and always try to look out for them or do things for them like taking them shopping etc and when you listen to how hard life was when they were young it makes you think and some of theses couples have been married donkey years and been through so much yet still walk down the st holding hands and i always enjoy talking with one old lad who hunts with lurchers and a catty just listening to his stories and how things were done then and the field craft he used is always time well spent 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
haymin 2,465 Posted September 14, 2014 Report Share Posted September 14, 2014 I was doing a job for an old guy a a couple of years ago he was over six foot tall , he came out to speak to me I said something to him and he said just hurry up with the job or ill smack your puss I pmsl my self laughing he was jesting of course but I wasn't expecting that from an over 70 year old brilliant , I admire them greatly , sometimes I look at them and think to my self what they thinking are they happy and suck likes ?✌ 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Accip74 7,112 Posted September 14, 2014 Report Share Posted September 14, 2014 My old man is 74 & don't seem much different to 20 years ago.....apart from his short term memory loss, it's funny hearing him talk about 'old folk'...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cleanspade 3,324 Posted September 14, 2014 Report Share Posted September 14, 2014 as you get older. you get to the point a lot faster to save energy. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brewman 1,192 Posted September 14, 2014 Report Share Posted September 14, 2014 Best one I heard off an older gent in his mid 70's about 15 years ago in a pub in Edgware bout 15 years ago, Man with his wife both condescending tossers were patronising the old fella thinking he was a bit dithery until he turned around. "You don't see that everyday" Er, what's that? A woman with 2 kunts, one at the top of her legs another on her arm. Both fcuk all use to anyone. He then walked to his table with leaving a whole load of us at the bar nearly choking on our pints laughing ourselves stupid. The couple didn't stay for long. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mister Gain 1,764 Posted September 15, 2014 Report Share Posted September 15, 2014 I have masses of respect and time for the OAP's of this country and I am constantly doing something or other for my elderly neighbours ... My missus volunteers for age concern and ropes me in on various things which I don't mind really .... BUT why is it that old people think that if they start a sentence with ... I don't mean to be rude ...or in my day .... They can say what they what no matter how scathing and think its not offensive ...... Also how do you know when you can get away with such things ??? Do you wake up one morning and think I am now old enough to say what I want without being offensive ... Do you have to be over 65 or just look old ??? ...the old boy next door leaned over the fence last night and said .... I don't mean to be rude ... But you seem to spend a lot of evenings out here on your swinging bench with your cider and computer thingy are you and the missus ok ... When I told him we are absolutely fine he came back with ... Oh good but it's not doing your waist line much good is it .... The fukcer is about 17 stone .... OAP's you gotta love them :laugh: ............. Thing is, these elderly people were bought up without the restrictions of 'political correctness', unlike nowadays, and they would tend to say it how it was. They like to give people the benefit of their experiences, which normally comes with plenty of suggestions and advice. When I was 43, I was trying to dig out and remove a rather stubborn tree stump and roots in the front garden, which took a lot of graft over about 4 days, and an old fellow and his wife passed by a couple of times a day. They always stopped and surveyed the situation and gave their opinion regarding my progress, apparently I wasn't doing it quickly enough for them . Asked the old chap if he wanted to have a go, "nah, you're alright mate, done all the digging I'm ever likely to do". When I finally removed the stump and roots, they stopped, and in unison said " 'bout bloody time". They always stopped for a chat, used to call him the sage. As I am getting older I do tend to evaluate things compared to how it was. When I speak with my neighbour (he's 62, I'm 60) we both keep going off on a tangent and can't remember wtf we were supposed to be discussing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
walshie 2,804 Posted September 15, 2014 Report Share Posted September 15, 2014 My mrs is a carer and she loves to hear the stories some of them tell her. They aren't inherently racist/sexist etc, they simply come from a time when you could say exactly what you thought without the thought police branding you with some "ist" name. Nothing is ever going to stop them airing their views, (and quite rightly IMO - they've earned the right) so adding "I don't mean to be rude" to the beginning of the sentence is as near as they are going to get to being "pc". It's just a shame we live in such a pussy world they even feel the need to bother adding it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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