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Lets play a game of millenial monoploy
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You were lucky. Back in my day we din't even have a board. We used an old stone. Half inched from the graveyard.
Honestly young ones today."Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark Twain -
Originally posted by scooterscot View PostYou were lucky. Back in my day we din't even have a board. We used an old stone. Half inched from the graveyard.
Honestly young ones today.Comment
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Originally posted by tazdevil View PostAgree, let's time warp back to the late 1970's and see how todays millenials would cope with the rather poor economy and infrastructure situation of the time. We didn't even have the bank of mum and dad The music of the time was good though
They would all kill themselves...His heart is in the right place - shame we can't say the same about his brain...Comment
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Originally posted by Mordac View PostNo wifi, 3 day week, power cuts...
They would all kill themselves...
Shame the parents didn't bother raising the kids properly.…Maybe we ain’t that young anymoreComment
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Originally posted by scooterscot View PostYou were lucky. Back in my day we din't even have a board. We used an old stone. Half inched from the graveyard.
Honestly young ones today.
This was better than my father who as a kid in the 1920-30s did not have shoes until he was 12 years old when he started work."A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims, but accomplices," George OrwellComment
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Is monoploy anything like scrablle?“Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.”Comment
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Originally posted by WTFH View PostTheir parents would have to start parenting them.
Shame the parents didn't bother raising the kids properly.
But... I was chatting to a contractor colleague whose daughter has just started uni. She absolutely had to have an en suite bathroom, and had never caught a bus before. He did accept that he may share some blame.Comment
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Originally posted by Paddy View PostLast week I was commenting on the new student blocks of flats that spring up everywhere followed by numerous take-away outlets to feed the students. In my day it was a damp old bed-sit and a can of baked-beans. To find my first job, I walked the towns and knocked on the doors of businesses with success. .
I recall my lesbian roommate inviting me round to her room for a cuppa. The walls were covered with posters of breasts she admired. She asked me what I prefer. That was an interesting evening."Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark TwainComment
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Lets play a game of millenial monoploy
Mind you, the twitterer you quoted does have a good point, because most millennials are fecked job-wise and house-wise etc.Work in the public sector? Read the IR35 FAQ hereComment
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