Cultural references the ‘young uns’ don’t get

[Peculiar23]

Called someone at work ‘Victor Meldruw’ and got looked at blankly. God, I’m old
Anyone else ??!!!

Replying “42” as the answer to any question will also baffle the young folk.

As with many other HHGTTG quotes.

All I can say to you, MrsJoyful, is chizz (a cultural reference that a colleague once threw into conversation, to my great joy).

"That's you, that is" is from The Mary Whitehouse Experience.

Baddiel & Newman.

I copied this from another site, about ten years ago:

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Remember being brought up in the UK in the 50s/60s when:
Pasta had not been invented.
Curry was a surname.
A takeaway was a mathematical problem.
A pizza was something to do with a leaning tower.
Bananas and oranges only appeared at Christmas time.
All crisps were plain; the only choice was either to add the salt or not.
A Chinese chippy was a foreign carpenter.
Rice was a milk pudding and never ever part of our dinner.
A Big Mac was what we wore when it was raining.
Brown bread was something only poor people ate.
Oil was for lubricating, fat was for cooking.
Tea was made in a teapot using tea leaves, and never green.
Cubed sugar was regarded as posh.
Only Heinz made beans.
Fish didn't have fingers.
Eating raw fish was called poverty, not sushi.
None of us had ever heard of yoghurt.
Healthy food consisted of anything edible.
People who didn't peel potatoes were regarded as lazy.
Indian restaurants were only found in India.
Cooking outside was called camping.
Seaweed was not a recognised food.
Kebab was not even a word, never mind a food.
Sugar enjoyed a good press in those days.
Prunes were medicinal.
Surprising, meusli was readily available; it was called cattle feed.
Pineapples came in chunks in a tin; we had only ever seen a picture of one.
Water came out of a tap; if someone had suggesgted bottling it and charging more than petrol for it, they would have become a laughing stock.
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Some of those might have been slightly exaggerated.

My all time favourite film, and would bd my Mastermind specialist subject. I
quote this to the teens often:

“Food, food, food, I’m having a crisis and all you can think about is food!”

Do you want it Sir?

We used to watch it with our dad while our mum was out working evenings. He's 84 now, he loved it. My mum wouldn't have approved, but she wasn't there. 😁

It's that fine rain that soaks you through.

Also any mention of Heartbeat on a Sunday night equals tumbleweed.

PIVOT!
He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy
Poh-tay-toes (from lord of the rings)
To me - to you - to me -to you

All have drawn blank stares from my 20yr old students. I'm 37.

‘Bella Bella’ with a sneery Scottish accent

The world is your lobster (Arfer Daley/Minder)

So what is it? Explain to an oldie, please…

I’ve got the key

To think we are of the same blud

Grill 'em, bake 'em, fry 'em, eat 'em, waffly versatile!

I love Molesworth! Chiz.

"Me? The 13th Duke of Wybourne? With my reputation? In a girls school? Oh God!"
"Milky! Milky!"

Went on a training course with 2 (much younger) colleagues to a place where every corridor looked identical.

"Blimey, it's like The Shining!" I quipped.
Blank looks.
"Heeeere's Johnny? Mad man with axe?"
Blank looks turned to genuine concern for my wellbeing 😂

@hoteltango, my DM cooked spaghetti and made curry in the early 60s. Curry IIRC even in the 50s. My DF had got a taste for it in India during WW2.

I do remember spaghetti being available only in very long blue packs, though. Much longer than any you see in the shops today.

Hello Tosh

So long, and thanks for all the fish

This is a local shop for local people

(sorry if already mentioned, it’s the first thing that came to mind when I read the OP but haven’t RTFT)

Just been in Barcelona for my 6th wedding anniversary and I’ve no idea where it came from but I randomly started singing the music to the advert, late 80s/early 90s?

”Ice-creama, piazza, Italia” “Take-a Gino home with you”

I said someone (on TV) was a wide boy,

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