Gen X where are you ????

[JRHartleysmum]

What are you ‘I’m old’ references that younger folk might not understand ?
I’ll start: ‘too orangey for crows, it’s just for me and my dog’

I was going to say this!
Do you remember talking to Buzby down the BT telephone line as a child. or was it just me?
oh and for mash get smash

Or gimme your best Blue Steel look for photographs!

I still sit down to dinner sometimes and say ‘feed me’ in a deep voice as per the McCain oven chips advert.

Keep Mrs Dawson Busy - don't die of ignorance

2001 cleans a big, big carpet for less than half-a-crown...

I bet he drinks calling black label

Carling

I sought this out on YouTube so now my kids say "I'm not being much help am I dad?" on queue. Totally worth it.

With the totally tropical taste….Lilt!

"THERE'S SOMEBODY AT THE DOOR...THERE'S SOMEBODY AT THE DOOR" (Funfact: it was used on IT Crowd & I had to explain its relevance to my kids but also at the same time synced with the clip of The Pink Windmill kids that went viral ...10/10 to me with my GenX cultural refs!!)

One for the Scots. What's it called? Cumbernauld!

And the phone number for Scotland Yard given out on the wireless radio

"Please call Whitehall 1212"

I had to Google which generation am I.

I'm an x.

All because the lady loves milk tray.

01 11 8055

He's got an ology, he's a scientist

Watch out there's a Humphrey about.

An ology? You get an ology, you’re a scientist.

Hello tosh, got a Toshiba?

'And as if by magic, a shop-keeper appeared'

We often use this expression when something entirely predictable happens but we are very obviously pretending to be surprised (eg- when the dog appears in the kitchen just as dinner is put on the table). So our DC sometimes use it but have no idea why. See also 'Too orangey for crows'

I had an interview at Britvic recently and referenced this ad, the interviewer looked at me blankly

01 811 8055 even

a finger of fudge is just enough

a mars a day helps you work, rest and play

Actually, ignore me, it seems I'm a Baby Boomer!

Oh haha! I remember "so you've got all of the colours in all of the sizes? Not exactly all the rage is it"!? Maureen Lipman was hilarious.

And on, and on, and on and Ariston

The pure excitement when you get 10p for 10p bag at the corner shop .This was a rare event , sweets!