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 ??!!!

I'll buy it and .....

Watch out, watch out, there's a Humphrey about!
Our summer school uniform for girls was red and white striped dresses so, obviously, the boys called the girls Humphreys.

love thy neighbour and ill have half

ill buy that for a dollar

I work in education, and another teacher and I are of a similar vintage. When we’re having lunch, one of us will usually go,

”What have you got today then?”
”Lashings of cool, creamy Philadelphia, with a little lollo rosso, for that continental touch.”
“Nice…”

The kids are like this 🫤

In discussion once with a group of ladies of varying ages, we concluded that each generation has 'their' Robin Hood.

Who can sing the song?

Edit: For some reason the link won't work, although the title shows up when I post.
I'm talking about the proper Robin Hood song! 😁

Ooh, you ARE awful - but I like you!
Silly old moo.
'Er indoors
He's got an ology!
Hallo, Pop pickers!

@HonoriaBulstrode

Who can sing the song?

Only the first four lines and I used to get confused as I thought initially it was "feared by the rich, loved by the poor" and the rhyme didn't work.
My favourite Robin Hood was the Disney fox:
"Ooh de lolly ooh de lolly, golly what a day" 🎶

...Feared by the bad, loved by the good
Robin Hood. Robin Hood. Robin Hood

I am noticing for the first time that kids just don’t have any shared cultural references with adults any more, though.

I grew up watching telly with my dad, so I was aware of Hancock’s Half Hour, Steptoe and Son, Laurel and Hardy, The Addams Family, etc etc. Even though I was born in the 1970s, my cultural reference points go right back to the 1930s.

It’s obvious now that everyone is on their own screens. Kids watch TikTok and YouTube, and not much else. It seems a shame, really. I have happy memories of laughing with my dad at all his favourites.

Accrington Stanley!!!!

Who are they ?!!!

Bellboy!!

01 811 8055

Hello tosh, got a Toshiba?

Anyone refer to their stroppy teen as ‘Kevin’ ?

Monty Python fan here, so my version of the Robin Hood song goes,

”Dennis Moore, Dennis Moore, galloping through the sward,
Dennis Moore, Dennis Moore, on his horse Concorde,
Steals from the rich, gives to the poor,
Dennis Moore, Dennis Moore, dum dum dum…”

0800 11 11!

or husband, and the classic can i have a jam sandwich please

@Peculiar23- all the time!! We showed him the metamorphosis sketch. He was not amused, but at least he kbiws2)/4 were going on about?!

I had to explain who Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers were once.

That time when Jeremy Corbyn supposedly called Theresa May a stupid woman, I was showing my age by hearing that in Rene Artois's voice. That meant nothing to some people I worked with at the time.

Even though I was born in the 1970s, my cultural reference points go right back to the 1930s.

Yes, my mum grew up in the '40s seeing all the Hollywood greats of the time at the cinema. When they came on television, we watched them together. I almost know Casablanca by heart!

Everyone on this thread needs to tune into Scott Mills “Elder v Millennial” slot on his Breakfast Show!

Exactly!

I feel like I've done 10 rounds wi' Mike Tyson 🫠