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 ??!!!

Tonight Matthew, I'm going to be ...

We don't do duvets!

Tights like Nora Batty

We had a ‘what band would you love to see’ thing at a work meeting. Past or present.
I said the Prodigy with Keith.
No one had ever heard of them.

You sound like a broken record.

I have a plan so cunning you could stick a tail on it and call it a weasel

We want the finest wines known to humanity

Listen very carefully I shall say thus only once

DUST!!!

I said 'now you're cooking with gas' to a much younger colleague - they were utterly baffled

Listening to the radio at work. True Blue by Madonna starts playing.

Me: I love this song. I remember when it went to number one.
Twentysomething: I’ve never heard this song before in my life.

I ignored her for the rest of the day…

I often say 'Vanished like an old oak table.' I have tried explaining it to the DC but they looked at me like I was crazy.

But one of my successes is DC1 (15) says 'Smug Mode' although they have no idea what it's from.

<wanders off to see if Blackadder and Red Dwarf are available on any streaming services>

"Once upon a time
Not so long ago
There was a little girl and her name was Emily '

Do you mean varnished?

Called a motorbike rider Evil Kneival

I got that with Heaven is a Place on Earth. BELINDA Carlise

Opps caps

😂 yup me too!

Pirate radio

(and Radio Luxembourg)

These were so very important to teens in the 60s/70s - more than can really be explained

Dh and I were on a beach when we heard someone call out for Nicole. We both responded with Papa in a French accent at the same time then laughed our heads off, our kids were clueless.

To me....To you!

Nice to see you...to see you nice!

I've started so I'll finish

Called someone a bunny boiler once- got a blank look back!

Adrian Mole?

Be careful out there

True Blue was the first album I ever bought....on a cassette tape for my walkman. Got it at the same time as Stay on These Roads by A ha I still have the tapes somewhere.

My name? J R Heartly

I used “sexed it up like an Iraq War dossier” (about a report I was sending to higher ups) and junior colleagues said both that they had to google it, and that before doing so they’d wondered if I needed to be reported to HR. I mean, probably I do but this one’s low on the list tbh.

I used to watch Friends, but I don't know that one.

It’s Wakey WaaAYKEEEE dah dah da daah dah daaa……

Whenever I need to dust, I get out my Ken Dodd.