Kids these days

[triskellian]

(In backlash against being five yesterday, today I shall be seventy-five ;-)

Parts of my journey to work are shared by dozens of teenagers walking to school, and I have observed that all of them wear their backpacks properly, on both shoulders. What is the world coming to? In my day, no one used both shoulder straps, and backache be damned!

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Comments

[triskellian]

That certainly used to be the case...

So, "mystery man", who are you?

[mkononi.livejournal.com]

now that would hardly be a mystery now would it.

[triskellian]

Of course not. How about a different question: do I know you?

[mkononi.livejournal.com]

yup

[triskellian]

Can you support this claim?

[mkononi.livejournal.com]

not without giving the game away

[triskellian]

Then you'll have to forgive me for not friending you back. Will I find out eventually?

[mkononi.livejournal.com]

give me a sec, I'm trying to work out a clue that doesn't identify me, you or anyone either of us knows...

[mkononi.livejournal.com]

aha, we all used to drink in the George, before it turned into Rosie O'Grady's :(

[triskellian]

It's back being the George again, though, isn't it?

But at least that narrows you down, so to speak... even though there are an awful lot of people I used to drink with in the George. Another clue! Or another question... how did you find me here?

[mkononi.livejournal.com]

Yeah it is - although it's not the same.

I already knew you were here, I just forgot my old login. Not that I ever posted anything when I did have a login here.

[triskellian]

Ah, then that's easier - were you typomatic in a previous life?

[mkononi.livejournal.com]

after reading some of the posts and replies I think that yes, yes I was.

[triskellian]

Now is the time for evidence, I think...

[mkononi.livejournal.com]

right, how to think of something not incriminating.

I'm thinking that you make the most excellent envelopes out of a single piece of paper that always used to amaze me, and I'm thinking that when we met it was at D&Vs flat about - oooh - 12 years ago now