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cshenk

wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On Sun, 13 Aug 2017 16:23:35 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 >
> wrote:
>
> > On Sunday, August 13, 2017 at 1:14:42 PM UTC-10, Janet wrote:
> >> In article
> >, >>
> dsi1yahoo.com says... >>
> >>
> >> > I ain't dead. I just ain't trending. Old folks shouldn't try to
> be >> >trendy anyway.They should act their age.
> >>
> >> What would that be; sitting in an armchair, slippers and daytime
> TV >> early to bed, pop a pill to get to sleep? LOL
> >>
> >> You have a very backward old fashioned notion of how old people
> should >> behave.
> >>
> >> Janet UK
> >
> > You have no idea of how I think old folks should act. They
> > certainly shouldn't be on Usenet all the time bitching, trolling &
> > baiting, and gossiping about other people. That's not how old
> > people should act. Hope this helps.
>
> So what do you know? I've been here (usenet) since just before that,
> bulletin boards they used to be called here then morphed into usenet,
> and if you have some thought on 'how old people should act' more fool
> you. I have always done what I wanted to to do and will always do
> so, without any consideration as to whether its the social norm.

Actually BBSes are still around. Usenet actually predates them but
most people outside academia didnt really have access. Not sure it had
that name but it was there. Arpanet?

Carol

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