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Generation Whine

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  • Graham_Devon
    Graham_Devon Posts: 58,560 Forumite
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    StevieJ wrote: »
    They didn't spend any of that on you by any chance icon7.gif

    Come on Stevie, facts are facts.

    Next, we'll be back to "who inherits their assets".
  • Doctor_Gloom
    Doctor_Gloom Posts: 397 Forumite
    ruggedtoast wrote: »
    Apparently, Hamish_McTavish:

    • is in his mid forties.
    • Has 2 flats / houses in Aberdeen.
    • Is married to a woman who works in the same industry as him
    • has no children
    • considers he has no need to acquire any more property
    I hope this is helpful Lilac. Feel free to ask me for any more Hamish McTavish related trivia.
    • got bullied at school alot
    • his favourite game is dominos
    • has chronic BO
    Just to fill in a few more gaps in the CV
  • HAMISH_MCTAVISH
    HAMISH_MCTAVISH Posts: 28,592 Forumite
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    ruggedtoast wrote: »
    Hamish_McTavish:

    is in his mid forties.

    False.

    Although I will be in a few years.
    Has 2 flats/ houses in Aberdeen.

    False.

    One house in Aberdeen, one house out in the country.
    Is married to a woman who works in the same industry as him

    True
    has no children

    True.
    considers he has no need to acquire any more property

    True.
    “The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie – deliberate, contrived, and dishonest – but the myth, persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.

    Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
    -- President John F. Kennedy”
  • A._Badger
    A._Badger Posts: 5,881 Forumite
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    I'm trying to think of a time in history when older people didn't run the show and 'have all the money'.

    For heaven's sake, Mose Allison wrote 'Young Man Blues' in the 1950s. It's well worth a listen and makes a pleasant change from the high-pitched whine that emanates from so many of these threads.
  • HAMISH_MCTAVISH
    HAMISH_MCTAVISH Posts: 28,592 Forumite
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    the_flying_pig wrote: »
    Very much a baby boomer in the British rather than international sense.
    .

    My parents were boomers, I'm Generation X.
    “The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie – deliberate, contrived, and dishonest – but the myth, persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.

    Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
    -- President John F. Kennedy”
  • StevieJ
    StevieJ Posts: 20,174 Forumite
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    Graham_Devon wrote: »
    Come on Stevie, facts are facts.

    Next, we'll be back to "who inherits their assets".

    You are catching on Dev.
    'Just think for a moment what a prospect that is. A single market without barriers visible or invisible giving you direct and unhindered access to the purchasing power of over 300 million of the worlds wealthiest and most prosperous people' Margaret Thatcher
  • lilac_lady
    lilac_lady Posts: 4,469 Forumite
    edited 2 September 2010 at 9:08AM
    Each generation has its own problems. I remember the high inflation of the 1970s. There wasn't much spare cash around after the mortgage was paid. The people who "made the big money" went to the middle east as migrant workers. Sound familiar?
    " The greatest wealth is to live content with little."

         Plato


  • Turnbull2000
    Turnbull2000 Posts: 1,807 Forumite
    LilacPixie wrote: »
    Hamish how old are you?

    About middle aged crisis age, thus the outlet of this own insecurities are generally targeted at younger people. I'm surprised more people can't see this.
    Hi, we’ve had to remove your signature. If you’re not sure why please read the forum rules or email the forum team if you’re still unsure - MSE ForumTeam
  • Wookster
    Wookster Posts: 3,795 Forumite
    the_flying_pig wrote: »
    Is he quite that old? If so his occasional attempts at using juvenile webspeak such as 'epic fail' are even sillier than I'd imagined.

    I always thought hamish did a sterling job at sounding juvenile.
  • Graham_Devon
    Graham_Devon Posts: 58,560 Forumite
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    StevieJ wrote: »
    You are catching on Dev.

    Either I'm catching on, or it's all just so predictable.
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