the bit i hate about the 'old of today' is their total self-absolution from the problems in society. lets face it, the average person who bitches about the youth of today is those people aged over 50.

and the average age of an MP in Parliament? 65.

Every generation breaks the boundaries and sees how far they can push their elders before getting their bottoms spanked. My grandparents did it when they were young, problem is that during the time they've had their shot at running the country, they were so insistant at stopping any kind of controlling state as they saw in the post war years that they've been too slack. eroded police powers etc etc. id rather see a policeman take a chav home after clipping him round the head for being a dcik and his parents taking it seriously, rather than afore mentioned parents assuming that the policeman has assault, touched up, molested etc their poor darling baby who wouldnt do anything like that.
The old people let the boundaries down when they were in power allowing my generation to get away with more. i do not condone anything that your average chav does to get the chavvish reputation, personally, i think they'd make great figure 12 targets, or just gas them, but for the old people to bitch about the youth of today, when they fubar'd the situation in the old place? take some responsibility, get back in the retirement home behind your news paper and zip it.

Rant over

Is it not just old people that are the trouble or does this thing cross the age spectrum. There are young people out there who would not be out of place in a farm yard, and there are other who are a credit to them self's. The same goes for middle age and old age there r souls at at all levels. The thing is always have a quick put down line that leaves that person scurrying off red faced.

Nothing new about the Seniors - say 55 and older - complaining about the Juniors. Every generation, in every civilisation, has done it.

Age has the benefit of 20:20 hindsight - the only exact science - but runs out of puff.

Youth has unlimited energy, but no maturity of judgement.

We need to revert to the respect and admiration that was formerly accorded to Old Age (tho' never uncritically); and to give exceptional young talent the chance to shine, and change things (and make mistakes, which is all part of growing older and wiser).

"Age, which forgives itself everything, is forgiven nothing;
Youth, which forgives itself nothing, is excused everything."

"I am going to my Father's. . . . My Sword I give to him that shall succeed me in my Pilgrimage, and my Courage and Skill to him that can get it. My Marks and Scars I carry with me, to be a witness for me that I have fought His Battles who now will be my Rewarder."

The last national service intake was in 1960 so anyone born after 1942 would have body swerved doing their bit.

So a significant percentage of wrinklies will have fcuk all experience of service life and may be geriatric walts.

Originally Posted by SlimeyToad

The last national service intake was in 1960 so anyone born after 1942 would have body swerved doing their bit.

So a significant percentage of wrinklies will have fcuk all experience of service life and may be geriatric walts.

Er - in your first ahem "sentence", don't you mean "could"?

Please define the age at which wrinkliness sets in.

There's an old woman in a wheel chair who comes into the pub my misses runs quite often. Expects you to do everything for her, lazy cow. She drops her change in her lap and expects you to get it out, thats when you find out she's pissed herself again.

I'm sick of the whining old c*nts. Everywhere you have to queue, they're there, in front of you, ticking like meters about anything and everything from pensions to f*cking p*ss proof mattresses. There are two in my street. The 'mad cat woman' and some old codger who stinks of p*sh and Werther's Originals.

Originally Posted by caubeen

Originally Posted by SlimeyToad

The last national service intake was in 1960 so anyone born after 1942 would have body swerved doing their bit.

So a significant percentage of wrinklies will have fcuk all experience of service life and may be geriatric walts.

Er - in your first ahem "sentence", don't you mean "could"?

Please define the age at which wrinkliness sets in.

Mmm, yip, bit of clarification required; 'would' have avoided compulsory national service but not to say they would have necessarily missed out doing their voluntary bit.

ive met afew in my time and the old ones are the worst.

the winner for me has to be the 50-60+ range
its the fridged horse riders who have the right of way to everywhere
they are all stiff upper lipped `cherry gobbed` fridged horse fuckers.

but another fav is those tiny grey haired men/ladies behind the wheel and thier 10-20mph everywhere policy

iv`e had old bags run my kids off thier feet (nearly)by an old git pushing past and my little one said excuse me but the old git just grunted and walked away.

miserable old farts and coffin dodgers the lot of em!!

Originally Posted by Biscuits_AB

I'm sick of the whining old c*nts. Everywhere you have to queue, they're there, in front of you, ticking like meters about anything and everything from pensions to f*cking p*ss proof mattresses. There are two in my street. The 'mad cat woman' and some old codger who stinks of p*sh and Werther's Originals.

Easy solution Biccies, either shoot them or move!