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Title: Plate Economy - Eccentricity and Old Age
Post by: mongers on April 06, 2021, 11:06:16 AM
All of us are now getting on a bit, some of us are even about to enter old age or retirement, so do you find yourself doing things that might be seen as a bit eccentric?

Me, I've recently adopted sometime I'd call plate economy; had some crumpets for afternoon tea, get home and can only be bothered to make a sandwich, so I'll use the same plate and just occasionally if it was a non-messy sandwiches I might use again to have a piece of cake as pudding! :gasp: 


For a society as a whole, should eccentricity in old age be encouraged or should us 'Olds' shut up and slip off that coil quietly and be bound by conventions?
Title: Re: Plate Economy - Eccentricity and Old Age
Post by: garbon on April 06, 2021, 11:08:15 AM
Meowtf?
Title: Re: Plate Economy - Eccentricity and Old Age
Post by: alfred russel on April 06, 2021, 11:13:16 AM
As a kid I thought Logan's run presented a dystopian society, but I now think of it as utopian.
Title: Re: Plate Economy - Eccentricity and Old Age
Post by: Josquius on April 06, 2021, 11:30:26 AM
Isn't this standard student behaviour?
Title: Re: Plate Economy - Eccentricity and Old Age
Post by: PDH on April 06, 2021, 11:45:28 AM
Homer Simpson

"Marge, please, old people don't need companionship. They need to be isolated and studied so it can be determined what nutrients they have that might be extracted for our personal use."
Title: Re: Plate Economy - Eccentricity and Old Age
Post by: mongers on April 06, 2021, 11:47:01 AM
Quote from: Tyr on April 06, 2021, 11:30:26 AM
Isn't this standard student behaviour?

No it's saving the planet, one unused dishcloth at a time.
Title: Re: Plate Economy - Eccentricity and Old Age
Post by: Maladict on April 07, 2021, 02:34:15 AM
Eccentricity in old age seems to be a British specialty, we could use more of that here.
But your example is not setting a high bar  :lol:
Title: Re: Plate Economy - Eccentricity and Old Age
Post by: Eddie Teach on April 07, 2021, 07:56:49 AM
When I saw the thread title I expected something about commemorative plates.
Title: Re: Plate Economy - Eccentricity and Old Age
Post by: mongers on April 07, 2021, 09:07:45 AM
Quote from: Eddie Teach on April 07, 2021, 07:56:49 AM
When I saw the thread title I expected something about commemorative plates.

Sure we could do that, so Eddie do you have any, maybe a Chuck and Di only lying around?   :D
Title: Re: Plate Economy - Eccentricity and Old Age
Post by: Eddie Teach on April 07, 2021, 09:36:22 AM
No.  :(