Strawberrygreyone

Once upon a time another lifetime ago when they lived happily after before the world got mean and dafter….

[karen thompson @karenfthompson]

They call us "The Elderly"
We were born in the 40-50-60’s.
We grew up in the 50-60-70's.
We studied in the 60-70-80's.
We were dating in the 70-80-90's.
We got married and discovered the world in the 70-80-90's.
We venture into the 80-90’s.
We stabilize in the 2000’s.
We got wiser in the 2010’s.
And we are going firmly through and beyond 2020.
Turns out we've lived through EIGHT different decades...
TWO different centuries...
TWO different millennia...
We have gone from the telephone with an operator for long–distance calls to video calls to anywhere in the world.
We have gone from slides to YouTube, from vinyl records to online music, from handwritten letters to email and Whats App.
From live matches on the radio, to black and white TV, colour TV and then to 3D HD TV.
We went to the Video store and now we watch Netflix.
We got to know the first computers, punch cards, floppy disks and now we have gigabytes and megabytes on our smartphones.
We wore shorts throughout our childhood and then long trousers, Oxfords, flares, shell suits & blue jeans.
We dodged infantile paralysis, meningitis, polio, tuberculosis, swine flu and now COVID-19.
We rode skates, tricycles, bicycles, mopeds, petrol or diesel cars and now we drive hybrids or electric.
Yes, we've been through a lot but what a great life we've had!
They could describe us as "exennials," people who were born in that world of the sixties , who had an analog childhood and a digital adulthood.
We've kind of "Seen-It-All"!
Our generation has literally lived through and witnessed more than any other in every dimension of life.
It is our generation that has literally adapted to "CHANGE."
A big round of applause to all the members of a very special generation, which will always be UNIQUE!

Class dismissed…

[Farrukh @implausibleblog]

Feargal Sharkey, "This year is the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. For 25 years the people of NI have been able to prosper and grow and blossom. And have discovered that this thing peace, is a very delicate beautiful little flower that needs nurturing caressing supporting."

"I do wish the people of Gaza, Palestine, and Israel, get to discover what 25 years of peace, prosperity and diplomacy and democracy looks like. And that those people can blossom into a much more confident and brighter future for everyone involved" #HIGNFY

[now.arsenal @now_arsenaI]

Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal in 2023/24 in the Premier League so far:

- 6 Wins
- 2 draws
- 0 losses
- 16 goals scored
- 6 goals conceded

Arsene Wenger’s invincibles in 2003/04 in the Premier League:

- 6 Wins
- 2 draws
- 0 losses
- 16 goals scored
- 6 goals conceded

The Arsenal Invincibles 9th game of the season was Chelsea.

Identical.

[Arsenal Gentleman @ArsenalGent]

“Excuse me sir but your sock needs adjustment.” Perfectly gentlemanly conduct here and he should be applauded for it. https://t.co/Oqgfnbpqoe

[RC deWinter @RCdeWinter]

An Englishman was touring the US on holiday and stopped in a remote bar in the mountains of Nevada.

He was chatting with the barman when he spotted an old native American sitting in the corner.
He had tribal gear on, long white plaits and a wrinkled face.

“Who’s that?” asked the man.
“That’s the Memory Man.” said the barman. “He knows everything. He can remember any fact. Go and try him out.”

So the Englishman went over, and thinking the old man won’t know about English football, asked “Who won the 1980 FA Cup Final?”

“West Ham,” replied the Memory Man.

“Who did they beat?” asked
the Englishman.

“Arsenal,” was the reply.

“And the score?”

“1-0” replied the Memory Man.

“Who scored the winning goal?”

“Trevor Brooking,” the old man said.

The tourist was bowled over by this and when he returned home told everyone back in England about the Memory Man.

A few years later he went back to the US on holiday went to find the impressive Memory Man again.

When he got to the bar,sitting in the corner was the Memory Man, even older and more wrinkled.

The Englishman man decided to greet the memory man in his native tongue so he walked over and said, “How!”

The Memory Man replied, “Diving header in the six yard box.”

[FootballFunnys @FootballFunnnys]

😂😂😂😂

[David Seaman MBE ~ SafeHands @thedavidseaman]

So excited to see @Arsenal number 1, @AaronRamsdale98 between the sticks tonight- #safehands #cleansheets
👐 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @england 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[Tolkien Society @TolkienSociety]

On 2 September 1973 J.R.R. #Tolkien died aged 81. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings is the best-selling book of the 20th Century, and is joined by seminal works The Hobbit and The Silmarillion.

He may have died 50 years ago but his influence and legacy lives on in us all. Namárië.

[Arsenal @Arsenal]

💬 “Five years on, I feel strongly attached and linked to the club. The attachment is unbelievably strong and it’s funny because it’s Arsène and Arsenal - it looks like my destiny.”

📺 We’ve been speaking to Arsène Wenger - watch the full interview here 👇

[Patrick Timmons @PatrickTimmons1]

Mikel Arteta: ‘Arsenal has got an aura, an elegance and a class. You either have it or you don’t’.

[Arsenal @Arsenal]

💬 “I feel like I’m a part of this club forever - and that's where I want to be.” - Arsène Wenger 🥰

[Tony Bennett @itstonybennett]

Tony left us today but he was still singing the other day at his piano and his last song was, “Because of You,” his first #1 hit.

Tony, because of you we have your songs in our heart forever. ❤

[TG ☕️ @TG22110]

#Wisdom

[Giles Paley-Phillips @eliistender10]

Truth

[HarryNilsson Archive @NilssonArchive]

I'm posting a little taste of my 'little touch' doc on Thursday.

It's a totally self-funded solo effort - and, at the time of writing, unofficial, but hope that will change. It features rare audio interviews with Harry & Derek from 35 years ago, heard only by a select few since.

[Strawberrygreyone @gingagoonagolfa]

Practicing for the Emirate’s Stadium next season?!

[Classic FM @ClassicFM]

The coronation classic that everyone is talking about... 👑

Handel’s ‘Zadok the Priest’ in a supermarket flashmob.

[Simon Schama @simon_schama]

this is fabulous - "what could be more British than an unnecessary queue to get to a continent you voted to leave because you cant holiday in your own country where everything's too expensive and all the rivers and beaches are full of shite"