The New Statesman
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Waitrose staff at the self-checkout machines have to confirm you are old enough to buy alcohol.
A young woman came over and said, quite deadpan: “I’m sorry, but I have to ask you: are you over 25?” This kind of joke can backfire horribly. The person being asked can take great offence at having their leg pulled like this.
Barack Obama made a very subtle and very funny gag about the size of Donald Trump’s knob.
At the moment, I have several debts to organise, a flat to tidy up, a book contract to sign, a divorce to arrange and indeed a solicitor to find.
And the kicker is that as far as the problems of ageing go, this is utterly trivial.
So I wonder what my response will be if anyone from Waitrose tries to crack a joke with me when I go there later today . I suppose I won't even be able to hear it..
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