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Haha, I feel the naivety of my youth shining through here, but I'll let that slide... for a few years more, at least!
Thanks Bran, Rhubarb and Luke.
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I'd say with age comes wisdom, but far too often
I've seen the opposite. Just keep doing what you
are doing, you'll be OK.
----please, draw me a sheep----
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I'd say with age comes wisdom, but far too often
I've seen the opposite. Just keep doing what you
are doing, you'll be OK. Yes - I've never made up my mind whether it is worse to be young and foolish; or old and stupid.
I'm immortal until proven otherwise
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whether it is worse to be young and foolish; or old and stupid. Yes, it is!
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Haha, I feel the naivety of my youth shining through here, but I'll let that slide... for a few years more, at least!
I hope the naivety of your youth will still come shining through when you'll be 91.
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Oh no, please don't wish such a thing upon me - I try to live by the motto: Live hard, die young and leave a good-looking corpse. 
Last edited by Hamish; 04/21/12 11:46 PM.
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and it is from this that the slang term for condoms, "French Letters" arose.
A New Zealand band, Herbs, had a hit with the song 'French Letter' A no nukes song. I'd have never had guessed the innuendo until now.
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It's a very old-fashioned term, Olly, and I haven't heard it used for years, I admit. Another slang term for condoms which seems to have gone out of use is "johnny."
People deal wwith contraception so matter-of-factly these days, that there doesn't seem to be the need for euphemism any more.
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