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 ??!!!

No ‘and then!’

And whenever my kids ask for something, I say "he wanted a chateau...we bought him a chateau"...in a quizzical French manner...Stella Artois ad I think...

Oh yes ! 🍨
Mintee Choccy Chip and Toffee Foo - gee !

I quoted that on the GCSE thread recently. I got one like...

I was asked to go to a work event all in black, I said to my 38 year old manager that I felt like the man from the Milk Tray ad. And all because the lady loves.....

Obviously she had no idea what on earth I was talking about.

"...who didn’t know who Duran Duran were"

Oh good grief, really?

"My endless Blackadder quotes."

I agree, if I ever make a reference to the fact that "I have a cunning plan" people either think that I'm being entirely serious or that I've lost my mind.

Good Moaning

Fly fishing by JR Hartley

Come the fuck on Bridget
It’s the dream!
You we’re only meant to blow the bloody doors off
I’ve made pure green
Victory is mine, victory is mine! Bring me all the muffins and bagels in the land

I had to phone Arthur Bostrom who played the police officer in Ello Ello. I had to wait until nearly everyone was out of the office because my colleagues kept egging me on to say Good Moaning - I couldn’t do it, it was a serious matter I was calling about.

Just one Cornetto!

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I work in an academic-related job, and was helping to organise a history conference. I was so disappointed my younger colleagues didn’t get my ‘That’s you, that is’ references.

ahem, it's "I drink from the keg of glory, Donna. Bring me the finest muffins and bagels in all the land."
😁

And I’ve just remembered.

Two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickle and onion all in a sesame seed bun.

I have a client called Patrick Duffy. I once referred to this client as Bobby Ewing internally. Not very funny but little amuses the simple, as they say. I chuckled to myself anyway. My much younger colleagues stared blankly back.

Well, I'm that old that I had to google what Rickrolling was. It turns out that this phrase dates from 2007.

Are you talking about Blackadder or Duran Duran here?

Blackadder. Is it in a Duran Duran song too?

Have you been, Walter?

Yes said this to a younger colleague when being asked if I was free

i think he sort of got it though after I explained

I know. I missed off Great day in the morning too

Does that come with tights and a cape

This time next year, Rodney, we’ll be millionaires.

Boom boom boom?

How did you guess sir?

I'll have a T please Bob.

They would have been even more confused if you had referred to him as the "Man from Atlantis" - a short-lived show that he was in before Dallas.