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The Real King Gordon@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 8 days ago

What is something only old people say?

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What is something only old people say?

The Real King Gordon@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 8 days ago
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    “Nobody wants to work any more” or “kids aren’t disciplined anymore”, and “millenials…something something something” to refer to any generation younger than them.

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    “People don’t have pensions anymore?”

    No, Mom, we don’t.

  • RBWells@lemmy.world
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    In my day.

  • MummifiedClient5000@feddit.dk
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    “Are you ready to rock?”

  • BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    Television set.

  • Bronstein_Tardigrade@lemmygrad.ml
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    Something I once heard my sister say to our grandniece, “I saw the Beatles live.”

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    Boy, I sure love owning a house.

    • morgan423@lemmy.world
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      Hey, I’m heading into my late 40s and I haven’t been able to say that yet lol

      • vandsjov@feddit.dk
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        So not old, cool

  • ililiililiililiilili@lemm.ee
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    “Kids these days don’t want to work.”

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    After living with my grandma for so long I started saying “god willing” and people keep telling me it makes me sound old lol

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      Say inshallah instead

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    “Which was the style at the time…”

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      I keep saying that to my boy, but even the reference goes over his head it’s so old.

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    “Back in my day”

  • Anissem@lemmy.ml
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    Ouch! I must have slept wrong.

  • 𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘬@lemmy.ml
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    “I’m not THAT old, but …”

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    “moderate Republicans”

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    pulling myself up by my bootstraps

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