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Mamie Tue 30-Apr-13 18:06:07

I am amazed nobody has chosen,
"The scarier the world becomes the more important it is to focus on the correct use of less and fewer."

Butty Tue 30-Apr-13 18:03:39

first No. 1 ....... ?? Ooops

Butty Tue 30-Apr-13 18:02:13

Think his first No. 1 says it all. smile

kittylester Tue 30-Apr-13 17:38:05

and, after the first glass, who cares anyway absent wine

Mamie Tue 30-Apr-13 17:04:59

Love it. I especially like, "It is reassuring and comforting to know that after you are dead you will still get spam."

absent Tue 30-Apr-13 17:01:15

I think I might add that there is no such things as bad wine – just some is better than others.

Ella46 Tue 30-Apr-13 17:00:29

I love "A problem shared is all over The Mail on Sunday" and "No news is BBC Breakfast"
grin

petallus Tue 30-Apr-13 16:27:44

I read this this morning and found it very amusing. Am looking for other stuff of his; I like his style.

whenim64 Tue 30-Apr-13 16:13:01

Brilliant! ....especially his comments about the NHS grin

Greatnan Tue 30-Apr-13 15:46:14

Thank you, Hummingbird - I found myself laughing aloud and saying 'Oh, Yes' to most of his list!
I can't remember what I was like at 60, it is too long ago!

cathy Tue 30-Apr-13 12:46:43

Thank you for that humm

He was quite aggressive in his delivery, I felt that he was maybe having a bad day when he wrote it.

What I would add to the list is

Don't take life too seriously, in the scheme of things most things we worry about are usually silly things.

We only have today, no guarantees we will have tomorrow

Stay calm as you will get further

And lastly, being nice feels better than being horrible smile

REALLY looking forward to other posts smile

hummingbird Tue 30-Apr-13 12:15:12

Ian Martin, writer of The Thick of It, has come up with a lst of things he's learned by the age of 60. Is there anything to add? I love what he said about being a grandparent.

www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2013/apr/29/sixty-things-learned-turning-60