Old Age
Knickers

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Margaret was warned by her husband not to get over excited & throw her knickers at Elvis like the rest of the screaming women at the concert. Margaret thought her husband was only jealous... so did it anyway.

Old Age
A Quiet Life

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Reg told me that when we age we mellow "...the small things don’t worry us like they used to”

Old Age
Nicking Apples

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When younger, Maureen was caught scrumping apples from the local farm next to her old school.

Old Age
Flibberty Gibbet

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Mo told me how during the war, they never went without food. “Mum was a bit of a flibberty gibbet... I think she was quite friendly with the fruitress so we never went without fruit… and the butcher… and the baker.”

Old Age
False Teeth

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John told me how his grandma had false teeth which were so brittle, she sat with them on her knee. Once they fell off and their dog ran off with them, hid under the welsh dresser and chewed them to bits!

Old Age
Red Button

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Pam explained that when she was young “We used to go knocking on doors then run away to hide."

Old Age
Vegetable Patch

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“We had a tractor load of horse dung delivered... and we pushed 60 wheelbarrows between us on the allotment. Not bad for two 71yr olds. Couldn’t move the next day but we soon got over it.”

Old Age
Running Drunk

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Buster Martin who claims to be 101yrs old took part in the London Marathon in 2008. He finished the race in just over 10 hours with finishing words reported to have been “ Where’s my beer?”