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Alice McFlurry :bc:
Alice McFlurry :bc:
@Alice@beige.party  ·  activity timestamp 2 hours ago

As a person who was a child in the 1980s, I wonder how mid-twenties bartenders feel when they ask me for ID.

Do they feel like they're interacting with Thomas Edison's neighbor or the person who started World War I?

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Cogito Ergo Disputo
Cogito Ergo Disputo
@Disputatore@masto.pt replied  ·  activity timestamp 32 minutes ago

@Alice won't they just feel ridiculous?

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MegatronicThronBanks
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@megatronicthronbanks@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 52 minutes ago

@Alice I'd want them to say "Hey! It's you! You nearly destroyed the WORLD!!"

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paul
paul
@amiserabilist@beige.party replied  ·  activity timestamp 53 minutes ago

@Alice

we went through a phase where they were cracking down on underage smoking.

the fine was for the person selling the smokes, and they were setting up stings.

so yes, the cashiers were trigger happy with asking for id.

no i did not have any.

i think i was 40 and balding already.

but i am little.

to put it into context, i recently bought age 12 tracksuit bottoms for a fancy dress party.

Fellini

flash gordon 

Fellini is Princess Aura's pet.

Named after Federico Fellini, an Italian film director, who had a fondness for dwarfs and other bizarre characters in his 1970s films.
Fellini flash gordon Fellini is Princess Aura's pet. Named after Federico Fellini, an Italian film director, who had a fondness for dwarfs and other bizarre characters in his 1970s films.
Fellini flash gordon Fellini is Princess Aura's pet. Named after Federico Fellini, an Italian film director, who had a fondness for dwarfs and other bizarre characters in his 1970s films.
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TheZorse
TheZorse
@TheZorse@hear-me.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 1 hour ago

@Alice

Sounds like they feel like they're earning a sizeable tip!

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isol
isol
@isol@mastodon.au replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 hours ago

@Alice

As a person who was a child in the 1970s, I wonder how mid-twenties fitness experts feel when they design "Gentle Exercise for the Over 50s", which consists of sitting in a chair and lifting a balloon to strengthen your biceps.

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jabsonik
jabsonik
@jabsonik@ihan.outo.la replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 hours ago

@Alice If they were bartenders in the mid-1920s, they might also feel like fumigating the enemy with mustard gas in the trenches. Because they were there. (Because of you.)

Or nothing. Because they’re zombies by now. Do they often ask for BBBBRRRAAAIIINNNSSS as the payment method?

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Walter van Holst
Walter van Holst
@whvholst@eupolicy.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 hours ago

@Alice That presumes them knowing about Edison and World War I.

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Paul Brownjohn
Paul Brownjohn
@Paulos_the_fog@qoto.org replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 hours ago

@Alice

US bar staff are largely brain dead, I think - just going through the motions of being sentient!

A friend of mine who was in her 50s was asked for ID to prove she was over 21 in a US airport before they'd sell her a drink! At he time she ran a f***ing bar!

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jack
jack
@jackeric@beige.party replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 hours ago

@Alice TIL the first world war started when Kaiser Wilhelm saw One Girl Two Cups

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Metalpoet :pentagram:
Metalpoet :pentagram:
@metalpoetnl@metalhead.club replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 hours ago

@Alice that makes us about tge same age, but I haven't been asked for ID in 20 years.

Do you look really young?

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Aprazeth
Aprazeth
@Aprazeth@mstdn.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 hours ago

@Alice

Did you really go to school walking in the snow, uphill, both ways?

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Bonkers
Bonkers
@bonkers@nerdculture.de replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 hours ago

@Alice your parents were hunting dinosaurs, I'm pretty sure

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