He pressed "Ctrl+enter&quo t;

Are we over thinking this?

It's all a bit 'how many gransnetters does it take to analyse a joke?' Don't ya think?

I think that you either like it and find it funny, as most of the posters on this thread do, or you don't much care for it and find it vaguely patronising, as I do.

Both opinions are valid!

I think too many older people accept "harmless" ageism.

I will shut up now.

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eglantine I'll believe that when I don't see it!

@ jinglebellrocks
its not that older people accept ''harmless'' ageism were just not obsessed with it like you..

Ok.

I do hope who ever thought about that being patronising was joking!

There is a time and place for everything. If we start getting worried about too many things being a tad patronising we would never have any jokes at all. Most humour tends to rely a little on this stuff.

We need to remember Greatnan and her supply of jokes of all kinds.
She was very sharp about such things as not being patronising or sexist in discussions but she could see the funny side of things and liked a joke.

Just look at her "Chat forum" Just jokes thread.
www.gransnet.com/forums/chat/1194016-Just-jokes

Everyone's sense of humour is different, Nelliemoser.

Actually, that was wrong! I meant that not everyone's sense of humour is necessarily the same...

But it is a heck of a put down to be dismissed as patronising. Might stop a person risking their head above the parapet another time. But as you say, a sense of humour is subjective and one person's witty epithet may be another's personal abuse.

Each to their own, what suits one does not suit another !
We all allowed our own point of view IMO

Isn't it patronising to assume someone is feeling patronised [?].

Pardon?

Didn't last long jingl !!

No, jingle of course not or the grandpa would be about 200. I meant that it is good for anyone to laugh at themselves sometimes.

I have more pressing thing to worry about at the moment. whatever agree Tegan and nightowl

Of course it is, Flowerofthewest - but most of us are a bit more computer-savvy than the Grandpa in the verse!

And yes, haven't we all...

Not me. Can't even use a mobile phone properly . Or record anything from the telly .

Why would he be two hundred? I think I'm losing this particular plot. #whatsnew

Well if the grandpa was old enough to be a graaaaaaaaaaaaa Oh I don't know I think I have lost the plot along with you jingle

We probably have, yes. poor poor little grandpa. I bet he wished he had never gone on the b.. computer

Help!

I've only just read this thread, it's made me smile, so thanks. I didn't find it patronising Soutra, the verse made me feel slightly guilty that I am not that interested in technology. I don't want to be left behind, and can do emails, smurf the net etc, and 2 years ago, I could upload and send photographs. It's so long since I did it, I now fear they'll disappear into cyber space. Maybe Grandpa would find them, and bring them home to me.