| Who are the old gits on this site and the young bucks. 17:36 - Jun 6 with 11462 views | qpr_1968 |
a thread we can all get on together, all qpr, what else can go wrong.
just a bit of fun.
born armistice day 1958, 61 yo.
never missed a year going to watch my beloved qpr since 1968.
i'm back to work 2 weeks time so one more week of boring you lot with my posts after a 12 week lock down.
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| Who are the old gits on this site and the young bucks. on 15:53 - Jun 8 with 1497 views | nightwish |
61 and so glad I am.Having a job to cope with the way society is going.One of the main highlights of my life watching the QPR team of 75/76 live.Will never be a QPR team that good ever again | | | |
| Who are the old gits on this site and the young bucks. on 16:26 - Jun 8 with 1471 views | MrSheen |
LVI, as it was when I was born.
Tip for anyone my age or above, if you want to look younger, move to Australia. Knocks 10 years off your age not to be bound in scorched leather. |  | | |
| Who are the old gits on this site and the young bucks. on 19:24 - Jun 8 with 1415 views | connell10 |
I'm 55 but a few people on here thought I was in my 20,s , I can only put it down to my immature ranting about bollox!   |  |
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| Who are the old gits on this site and the young bucks. on 21:25 - Jun 8 with 1366 views | westberksr |
52.......crept up on me from nowhere: last time i checked i was 34
doing my best to mentally stay about 34 |  | | |
| Who are the old gits on this site and the young bucks. on 21:51 - Jun 8 with 1331 views | Lblock |
| Who are the old gits on this site and the young bucks. on 21:25 - Jun 8 by westberksr |
52.......crept up on me from nowhere: last time i checked i was 34
doing my best to mentally stay about 34 |
Judging by your social life (pre AND POST) lockdown I'd say more like 24 mate! |  |
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| Who are the old gits on this site and the young bucks. on 01:41 - Jun 9 with 1252 views | timcocking |
A very young 45... |  | | |
| Who are the old gits on this site and the young bucks. on 07:35 - Jun 9 with 1236 views | Metallica_Hoop |
I remember posting a clip on here saying something like 'check out this 24 year old singer Floor Jansen she's amazing.' She's 39 now!
Where does the bloody time go. |  |
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| Who are the old gits on this site and the young bucks. on 08:18 - Jun 9 with 1224 views | TheChef |
Good grief what a bunch of old codgers on here.
A sprightly, well turned out 43. Mentally 13. |  |
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| Who are the old gits on this site and the young bucks. on 09:44 - Jun 9 with 1183 views | robith |
Was worried about posting that I've just turned 36 but wow youse fellas are old.
Of course, being of a generation that fell between cheap house and unbridled technological ability, I'm a stunted man child who doesn't care about any one or anything and still acts like he's 23, but every morning it gets a little bit harder to look at that face in the mirror |  | | |
| Who are the old gits on this site and the young bucks. on 10:09 - Jun 9 with 1156 views | Phildo |
49 - so another landmark ahead. Also married 20 years this September and a fair part of my grooms speech was explaining that QPR would be reestablished as premier league mainstays 'soon'. That went well. |  | | |
| Who are the old gits on this site and the young bucks. on 12:27 - Jun 9 with 1118 views | robith |
| Who are the old gits on this site and the young bucks. on 10:09 - Jun 9 by Phildo |
49 - so another landmark ahead. Also married 20 years this September and a fair part of my grooms speech was explaining that QPR would be reestablished as premier league mainstays 'soon'. That went well. |
I got quite emotional during my wedding, so I had to pivot my opening line of my speech to be "I was going to open with a joke about how people who say your wedding is the best day if your life haven't seen QPR win in the last minute at Wembley, but I think all claims I have to machismo evaporated in front of your eyes this afternoon!" | | | |
| Who are the old gits on this site and the young bucks. on 12:37 - Jun 9 with 1115 views | smegma |
| Who are the old gits on this site and the young bucks. on 01:46 - Jun 8 by Boston |
No, you got this wrong mate, it’s an age not weight thread. |
I thought it was chins actually | | | |
| Who are the old gits on this site and the young bucks. on 13:36 - Jun 9 with 1082 views | R_from_afar |
If I tell you that I can clearly remember how indignant I felt when the price of a packet of crisps rose from 2.5 to 3p, you will sense that I am yet another member of the old git massive.
55 years old to be honest, although I feel like I am 18 in my head. It's only in the last two or three years that I have managed to drum into myself that, unlike in the past, in most situations, I am going to be one of the oldest, if not the oldest, people.
I'm trying to keep my body young by doing three cycling sessions a week on my rollers, one more than the two I was doing when lockdown killed my Thursday evening 8 a side football session.
I'm trying to keep my mind healthy by continuing to teach myself Italian and how to play the electric guitar, but many of you will argue that I am failing miserably based on my utterances on here.
Age is just a number, albeit quite a large one in my case
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| Who are the old gits on this site and the young bucks. on 13:45 - Jun 9 with 1072 views | stowmarketrange |
| Who are the old gits on this site and the young bucks. on 13:36 - Jun 9 by R_from_afar |
If I tell you that I can clearly remember how indignant I felt when the price of a packet of crisps rose from 2.5 to 3p, you will sense that I am yet another member of the old git massive.
55 years old to be honest, although I feel like I am 18 in my head. It's only in the last two or three years that I have managed to drum into myself that, unlike in the past, in most situations, I am going to be one of the oldest, if not the oldest, people.
I'm trying to keep my body young by doing three cycling sessions a week on my rollers, one more than the two I was doing when lockdown killed my Thursday evening 8 a side football session.
I'm trying to keep my mind healthy by continuing to teach myself Italian and how to play the electric guitar, but many of you will argue that I am failing miserably based on my utterances on here.
Age is just a number, albeit quite a large one in my case
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I’ve been trying to learn Italian for 30 years on and off.
Bearing in mind that I’ve tried to learn English over the last 59 years,I can’t see me managing much more than saying please or thank you in Italian any time soon.
At the airport bar in Rome 2 years ago after the rugby I decided to take the plunge and get the beers ordered in Italian. Due birra per favore I said in my best accent.He asked me in English which cakes I wanted.
Back to the drawing board for me. [Post edited 9 Jun 2020 13:46]
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| Who are the old gits on this site and the young bucks. on 14:00 - Jun 9 with 1050 views | danehoop |
| Who are the old gits on this site and the young bucks. on 13:45 - Jun 9 by stowmarketrange |
I’ve been trying to learn Italian for 30 years on and off.
Bearing in mind that I’ve tried to learn English over the last 59 years,I can’t see me managing much more than saying please or thank you in Italian any time soon.
At the airport bar in Rome 2 years ago after the rugby I decided to take the plunge and get the beers ordered in Italian. Due birra per favore I said in my best accent.He asked me in English which cakes I wanted.
Back to the drawing board for me. [Post edited 9 Jun 2020 13:46]
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Remember when I first moved to Copenhagen in the early 90's. I had learnt Danish and my teacher was was from southern Jutland and whose husband was Irish, i think from Cork. I discovered that I had essentially done the equivallent of learning English from a Cornish person who was married to a Russian before moving to London. Although I could read Danish, and just about understood what was being said (usually on second or third repeat) my only "uniquely accented" version of Danish caused much hilarity. I was often accused of being Polish for my first year - that left me very confused. I will always remember getting a taxi into work from the deep suburbs I was living in at the time (Lyngby if you know Copenhagen, like living in the equivalent of St.Albans) and using my best Danish to give the address, only to have the driver turn around 5 minutes into the journey and ask me which part of London I came from. I gave up further lessons at the point.
Anyway in terms of age, mindful of the security issues raised by others, I worked in a record shop in the mid 1980's in one of my first jobs before CDs were a thing and started attending QPR a little before that. So older git is i guess nearer the point. |  |
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| Who are the old gits on this site and the young bucks. on 14:21 - Jun 9 with 1036 views | rsonist |
| Who are the old gits on this site and the young bucks. on 14:02 - Jun 9 by R_from_afar |
Don't give up, keep trying. You will make mistakes, but you will progress. Start with something simple which you are confident about and tack some extra bits on. Pre-lockdown, I was paying for a pizza in a London pizzeria which was run by Italians. I used "grazie mille" but then added, "buona giornata" - have a good day - and the cashier's eyes lit up and he broke into a smile. It made all the hours spent mumbling to myself in a dodgy accent worthwhile.  |
The French roll their eyes (if you're lucky) and reply in English. I have a friend who grew up there and speaks fluently and they still manage to pick up some barely perceptible hint and do it to him every time. |  | | |
| Who are the old gits on this site and the young bucks. on 15:04 - Jun 9 with 997 views | Boston |
| Who are the old gits on this site and the young bucks. on 14:21 - Jun 9 by rsonist |
The French roll their eyes (if you're lucky) and reply in English. I have a friend who grew up there and speaks fluently and they still manage to pick up some barely perceptible hint and do it to him every time. |
To be fair, that’s really the Parisian ‘look down yer nose at everyone else’ mentality. | |
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| Who are the old gits on this site and the young bucks. on 17:18 - Jun 9 with 962 views | derbyhoop |
| Who are the old gits on this site and the young bucks. on 14:21 - Jun 9 by rsonist |
The French roll their eyes (if you're lucky) and reply in English. I have a friend who grew up there and speaks fluently and they still manage to pick up some barely perceptible hint and do it to him every time. |
Sub consciously they might do. But, in the last few weeks I've had quite a few comments that my French is pretty good. Maybe it's a rural rather than Parisian thing. I'm sure my accent is appalling - a mix of barely pronounceable Limousin mixed with West London.
As another old git, I think I saw my first game in around 1960 and played against one Gerry Francis for my primary school. He's a year older than even me.
And old is 10 years more than me!! |  |
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| Who are the old gits on this site and the young bucks. on 19:20 - Jun 9 with 931 views | rsonist |
Yeah I think it is Parisians in particular, you're both quite right. | | | |
| Who are the old gits on this site and the young bucks. on 19:25 - Jun 9 with 925 views | rsonist |
| Who are the old gits on this site and the young bucks. on 09:44 - Jun 9 by robith |
Was worried about posting that I've just turned 36 but wow youse fellas are old.
Of course, being of a generation that fell between cheap house and unbridled technological ability, I'm a stunted man child who doesn't care about any one or anything and still acts like he's 23, but every morning it gets a little bit harder to look at that face in the mirror |
Preach brother.
Resolve to be as sound and unembittered as Brian when I hit my half century. (Already failing obv.) | | | |
| Who are the old gits on this site and the young bucks. on 19:54 - Jun 9 with 905 views | Northernr |
35 going on 75.
And absolutely not harvesting anybody's data. |  | | |
| Who are the old gits on this site and the young bucks. on 19:59 - Jun 9 with 902 views | Ranger_Things |
| Who are the old gits on this site and the young bucks. on 19:54 - Jun 9 by Northernr |
35 going on 75.
And absolutely not harvesting anybody's data. |
You're missing a trick Clive. You coul d be selling loads of ads for SAGA, Viagra and Stannah Stairlifts. |  | | |
| Who are the old gits on this site and the young bucks. on 20:13 - Jun 9 with 879 views | 2Thomas2Bowles |
| Who are the old gits on this site and the young bucks. on 19:59 - Jun 9 by Ranger_Things |
You're missing a trick Clive. You coul d be selling loads of ads for SAGA, Viagra and Stannah Stairlifts. |
Over 50 funeral plans and insurance
Care homes, maybe not... |  |
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| Who are the old gits on this site and the young bucks. on 20:21 - Jun 9 with 870 views | komradkirk |
An old git without a doubt
Good thing is you can get away with saying a lot of stuff.
barking at the moon not a good thing |  | | |
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