On 29/03/2017 14:33, Johnny B Good wrote:
On Mon, 27 Mar 2017 19:31:53 +0100, Max Demian wrote:

On 27/03/2017 19:11, ARW wrote:
On 24/03/2017 15:46, wrote:
On Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at 3:14:16 PM UTC, critcher wrote:
Would I be correct in assuming that most of the posters and readers
on this ng are of a mature age. i.e. 55 - 80 yrs.
It is difficult to guess age from a posting, but from the info given
out, there seems to be an abundance of wisdom here.

I'm 39.

So is Homer Simpson!

Now if you asked me how old I was I would say 46.

However if you asked my Mother how old I was I am sure she would say 47
in October or some other ******** - It's something Mothers never stop
doing.

But you are in your 47th year...

Plus, added to that fact, it's "A Habit Born Out Of Hope", that mothers
in general cultivate[1], that her child (yourself in this instance) will
survive to enjoy the forthcoming birthday celebrations at the end of said
year. It's a little bit unfair to be so dismissive of your mother's pious
hope for your survival to your next birthday as to be a matter of "Just
some other ********".

Its a trait that people seem to apply to themselves when over a "certain
age" (which is slightly woolly in its definition but is typically 75+).
Ask a question "how old are you?" and you will be told how old they will
be next birthday.


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Cheers,

John.

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