Same Language, Three Versions.

Foe some time now I have felt that as one gets older the words I have used all my life seem to have a different meaning to different generation groups, all of whom seem to have their own versions and meaning of the same words.

Let us say that young people speak in Youngese,(YE) the middle aged, children, mortgage, debts, worries etc, speak in Midese (ME)  and the oldies speak in Oldese (OE). ..Try these samples.

TATTOO
YE:..Butterflies, flowers, nonsensical Japanese symbols, Scorpions, animals, names etc, everywhere. They last forever .
ME: Fun transfers that wash off in a day.
OE: Edinburgh.

TRANSPORT
YE: A cool machine that can do 0-60m in less than ten seconds.
ME: A latge vehicle to carry kids ,dogs, prams, cheap to run
OE: A byus pass

IPAD
YE: A total must have electronic gadget, non posession of which means  living in total social  exclusion..to die for.
ME: Something to wear at cricket or high impact sports.
OE: Something absorbent you place in your underwear.

A BOTTLE OF WINE
TE: Something to drink before you go out to the pub,for a drink.
ME: Something to drink with a group of friends in the pub.
OE: A  foreign import, rubbish.

SEX
YE: As often as possible, anywhere with anyone, regardless of gender, age, race, or suitability.
ME: Once a week..  when allowed, unless you are playing away from home. As often as you can manage on your own.
OE: Whassat?

HEN NIGHT
YE: A Chance to make a complete tit of yourself along with all of your girlfriends, might even get a sneaky legover behind the pub... definitely get to grope the male stripper, just to remind you of what you are passing up on. (for males just change the gender)
ME: When one hits your pub avoid the drunken harlots like the plague, unless there is the chance of a quick legover behind the pub.
OE:Nice in a plastic basket with chips.

A SUIT.
YE: A grands worth of looking cool
ME: Cheapest from M&S
OE: The one I got married in might last until the cremation.

GOING FOR A CURRY  AND BEERS WITH THE OFFICE GANG AFTER WORK THEN GOING ON TO A CLIP JOINT NIGHT CLUB .

YE:Luvly Jubbly,
ME: Picking the kids up from swimming.
OE: "I would rather chew my foot off"


Are you getting the general idea..try it out at home.

RJ Dodd