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Anyone aged 35 or over read this ...............sent by a friend
Not new but still true !
Checking out at the supermarket recently ,the young cashier suggested I should bring in my own bags because plastic ones weren't good for the environment . I apologised and explained that we didn't have the green thing in our day . The cashier responded "that's our problem today , your generation did not care enough to save our environment for future generation!"
She was right about 1 thing we didn't have the green thing in our day,so what did we have ?
After some reflection and Soul searching on our day ,here's what I remembered .
Back then we returned milk bottles , fizzy pop and beer bottles to the store and the store returned them to the plant ,where the bottles were washed sterilised and refilled , so the same bottles were being reused repeatedly so they were recycled . But we didn't have the green thing !
We walked upstairs ,because we didn't have escalators and lifts in every store or office buildings,we walked to the shops and didn't climb into a 300 horse powered machine ,every time we wanted to go two streets away. She was right we didn't have the green thing in our day !
Back then we washed the babies nappies ,we didn't have the throw away kind . We dried our clothes on a line ,not on a energy gobbling machine burning 240 volts ......wind and solar power really did dry our clothes !
Kids got hand me downs from their brothers or sisters and not brand new clothing every time. But she was right we didn't have the green thing in our day .
Back then we had 1 tv or radio in the house , not a tv in every room ,and the tv had a small screen the size of a handkerchief not a screen the size of Wales !
In the kitchen we blended or stirred by hand , we didn't have electric machines doing everything for us.
When we packed a parcel for posting it was wrapped in old newspapers , to protect them ,not styrofoam or bubble wrap .
Back then we didn't fire up an engine and burn petrol just to cut the grass , we used a push mower that ran on human power,we exercised by working so we didn't need to go to the gym or health club to go on a treadmill run on electric ,but she's right we didn't have the green thing.
Back then we drunk from a fountain when we were thirsty ,instead of using a plastic cup or bottle every time we needed a drink. We refilled writing pens with ink instead of buying new ones , and we replaced blades of a razor instead of throwing away when they went blunt, but we didn't have the green thing back then.
Back then people took buses and kids took their bikes to school or walked instead of mum being a 24 hr taxi service.
We had only 1 electrical outlet in each room not an entire bank of sockets to power a dozen appliances, and we didn't need a computerised gadget to receive a signal beamed from satellite 2,000 miles away in space in order to find the nearest pizza joint.
But isn't it sad that the current generation laments how wasteful we older folk were just because we didn't do the green thing !!
Please forward this if you wish another selfish old person who needs a lesson in conversation from a smarty-pants young person can read this. !
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OK I know it's Wednesday not Friday, but...a few quickies
Two women called at my door and asked what bread I ate, when I said white they gave me a lecture on the benefits of brown bread for 30 minutes.
I think they were the Hovis Witnesses.
After years of research, scientists have discovered what makes women happy.
Nothing.
Just had my water bill of £175 drop on my mat. That's a lot. Oxfam say they can supply a whole African village for just £2 a month:
time to change supplier I think.
Seven wheelchair athletes have been banned from the Paralympics after they tested positive for WD40.
A mummy covered in chocolate and nuts has been discovered in Egypt ...
Archaeologists believe it may be a Pharaoh Rocher...
Two Indian junkies accidentally snorted curry powder instead of cocaine.
Both in hospital...one's in a korma...the other's got a dodgy tikka!
Japanese scientists have created a camera with a shutter speed so fast, they can now photograph a woman with her mouth shut.
A boy asks his granny, 'Have you seen my pills, they were labelled LSD?'
Granny replies, 'I thought they were mine, but have you seen the dragons in the kitchen?'
Wife gets naked and asks hubby, 'What turns you on more, my pretty face or my fantastic body?
Hubby looks her up and down and replies, 'Your sense of humour!
My mate just hired an Eastern European cleaner, took her 15 hours just to Hoover the house. Turns out she was a Slovak.
Since the snow came all the wife has done is look through the window.
If it gets any worse, I'll have to let her in.
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I was in Tesco’s yesterday, when I got to the check-out this thick “chav” female assistant was on the check-out, face like a slapped a*se and all the charisma of a half eaten kipper.
When it came time for me to pay, I had only bought bread and milk, but I had no change on me at all.
“£1.43 please”
“Sorry I’ve only got a £20 note” I said as I handed it to her.
“Haven’t you got anything smaller, ‘cause it’ll take all my change, and I don’t wanna count out £18.57” she replied, and pulled a stroppy face.
“I’ve got nothing, if that helps” I replied.....she didn’t get it, so I thought I don’t believe this,
“Shall I pay by card?” I asked
“Don’t do me any favours” she snapped
I kept my cool and just entered my pin number,
“Cash back?” she asked sarcastically.
I couldn’t resist it.....”Oh yeah, £18.57 please”.
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I was in Tesco’s yesterday, when I got to the check-out this thick “chav” female assistant was on the check-out, face like a slapped a*se and all the charisma of a half eaten kipper.
When it came time for me to pay, I had only bought bread and milk, but I had no change on me at all.
“£1.43 please”
“Sorry I’ve only got a £20 note” I said as I handed it to her.
“Haven’t you got anything smaller, ‘cause it’ll take all my change, and I don’t wanna count out £18.57” she replied, and pulled a stroppy face.
“I’ve got nothing, if that helps” I replied.....she didn’t get it, so I thought I don’t believe this,
“Shall I pay by card?” I asked
“Don’t do me any favours” she snapped
I kept my cool and just entered my pin number,
“Cash back?” she asked sarcastically.
I couldn’t resist it.....”Oh yeah, £18.57 please”.
Priceless PMSL... 
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Husband and wife are waiting at the bus stop with their nine children. A blind man joins them after a few minutes. When the bus arrives, they find it overloaded and only the wife and the nine kids are able to fit onto the bus.
So the husband and the blind man decide to walk. After a while, the husband gets irritated by the ticking of the stick of the blind man as he taps it on the sidewalk, and says to him, 'Why don't you put a piece of rubber at the end of your stick? That ticking sound is driving me crazy.'
The blind man replies, 'If you had put a rubber at the end of YOUR stick, we'd be riding the bus, so shut the hell up.'
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Graham (G4FUJ)
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When Albert Einstein was making the rounds of the speaker's circuit, he usually found himself eagerly longing to get back to his laboratory work. One night as they were driving to yet another rubber-chicken dinner, Einstein mentioned to his chauffeur (a man who somewhat resembled Einstein in looks & manner) that he was tired of speechmaking.
"I have an idea, boss," his chauffeur said. "I've heard you give this speech so many times. I'll bet I could give it for you." Einstein laughed loudly and said, "Why not? Let's do it!" When they arrive at the dinner, Einstein donned the chauffeur's cap and jacket and sat in the back of the room. The chauffeur gave a beautiful rendition of Einstein's speech and even answered a few questions expertly.
Then a supremely pompous professor asked an extremely esoteric question about anti-matter formation, digressing here and there to let everyone in the audience know that he was nobody's fool. Without missing a beat, the chauffeur fixed the professor with a steely stare and said, "Sir, the answer to that question is so simple that I will let my chauffeur, who is sitting in the back, answer it for me."
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A girl is said to be grown up when she starts wearing a bra .
A boy is said to be grown up when he starts removing one.
We all love to spend money buying clothes but we never realize that the best moments in life are enjoyed without clothes .
Having a cold drink on a hot day with a few friends is nice,
but having a hot friend on a cold night after a few drinks -PRICELESS .
Breaking News: Condoms don't guarantee safe sex anymore .
A friend of mine was wearing one when he was shot dead by the woman's husband.
Arguing over a girl's bust size is like choosing between
Coors, Fosters, Miller & Budweiser.
Men may state their preferences, but will grab whatever is available.
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