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Tetrachloride

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49. most of the foreign lands are susceptible to government distrust

Wed Jul 5, 2023, 04:48 PM

Jul 2023

that’s where we are

they don’t care about university degrees. they care about survival, inflation, phones, air conditioning in my area. not far from me, the list of “caring” has a lot of revenge

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Mark Hamill tweet: [View all] tblue37 Jul 2023 OP

K&R LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2023 #1

Hey Jude Tetrachloride Jul 2023 #2

"Did you know Paul McCartney used to be in a band called The Beatles?" Midnight Writer Jul 2023 #3

Oh dear Rebl2 Jul 2023 #15

Midnight Writer........ Upthevibe Jul 2023 #28

What's a payphone? n/t aggiesal Jul 2023 #4

They wouldn't know how to use it anyway: AZ8theist Jul 2023 #40

Thank you for making my day ... aggiesal Jul 2023 #47

I wish I had never heard of Bob Hope. n/t Mr.Bill Jul 2023 #5

I live in East TN. TNNurse Jul 2023 #6

Or Simon and Garfunkel BaronChocula Jul 2023 #7

An 18 year old student in a foreign land asked me last week Tetrachloride Jul 2023 #8

Oh my Rebl2 Jul 2023 #16

Of course not, hasn't she heard ... aggiesal Jul 2023 #48

most of the foreign lands are susceptible to government distrust Tetrachloride Jul 2023 #49

OMG! I've had more than a number of those encounters lately, slightlv Jul 2023 #9

No joke wendyb-NC Jul 2023 #10

Lucky 24-year-olds... Sky Jewels Jul 2023 #11

Lucky, lucky kids. I've been listening to a lot of vintage radio Warpy Jul 2023 #12

He didn't even write his own jokes. Sky Jewels Jul 2023 #18

The cornball crap in "joikes for the john" was funnier than he was Warpy Jul 2023 #23

Correct - He bought over 500,000 joke, now in the Library of Congress Brother Buzz Jul 2023 #36

Sometimes I tell people my name is Jayne spelled like Jayne Mansfield. Vinca Jul 2023 #13

Jayne Mansfield should be remembered for the Mansfield Bar.. Permanut Jul 2023 #20

I had to look that up. I knew how she died, but I didn't know that. Vinca Jul 2023 #29

Not 24, but this reminds me of when I watched temporary311 Jul 2023 #14

I stopped recognizing most celebrities in the late 90s, Warpy Jul 2023 #21

I don't remember hearing of him, and I'm in my mid-30s sakabatou Jul 2023 #17

Mentioned Barney Fife at work today. johnp3907 Jul 2023 #19

And That Show Is Still On ProfessorGAC Jul 2023 #22

I said 'Happy Birthday, Jack Benny' when my son turned 40. keithbvadu2 Jul 2023 #24

My username is a nod to Jack Benny... Lars39 Jul 2023 #34

I've been watching YouTube reaction videos to old music. Whatthe_Firetruck Jul 2023 #25

Lots of. young people dont know what a dial tone is. oldsoftie Jul 2023 #26

Was talking with a young clerk in a pet food store who was pushing a store brand called "Redford." Gidney N Cloyd Jul 2023 #27

One thing I've noticed about old age. patphil Jul 2023 #30

Bob Hope said jybarz Jul 2023 #31

...when the bank sends their free calendar, one month at a time. keithbvadu2 Jul 2023 #35

I'm so old, I don't buy green bananas because I might not get my money's worth. LudwigPastorius Jul 2023 #44

How about when your kid passes the 50 mark? The Blue Flower Jul 2023 #32

Oh, that sort of feeling can start when you're in your 30s and out with highplainsdem Jul 2023 #33

This is an oddly specific, but probably totally theoretical, example. Beartracks Jul 2023 #41

LOL. About as theoretical as Mark Hamill running into those 24-year-olds. highplainsdem Jul 2023 #45

Hell, I'd spouted my first grey hair at the record store 30 years ago lambchopp59 Jul 2023 #37

No loss: Bob Hope was a jerk. Martin68 Jul 2023 #38

In defense of the 24-year-olds... LudwigPastorius Jul 2023 #39

Exactly. Sky Jewels Jul 2023 #43

I think we baby boomers might expect the culture we grew up with to stay popular highplainsdem Jul 2023 #46

Yep, agree republianmushroom Jul 2023 #42