will you still feed me, when I'm sixty-four?

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The thread discusses Paul McCartney's recent divorce at the age of sixty-four, reflecting on his age and the implications of this life event. Participants share nostalgic sentiments about the past, reference songs, and engage in humorous commentary, while also introducing unrelated topics such as penguin hunting.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants express surprise at Paul McCartney's age, noting that he is sixty-four.
  • There are nostalgic reflections on the past, with references to songs like "Those Were the Days."
  • A few participants humorously suggest that McCartney should "trade her in for a new floor model."
  • Some participants question the significance of the news regarding McCartney's divorce.
  • Discussion shifts to penguin hunting season, with mixed reactions about its timing and humor regarding cooking penguins.
  • One participant wonders if McCartney will still be performing in ten years, linking it to his divorce.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on the importance of McCartney's divorce, with some finding it significant and others dismissing it as trivial. There are also competing views on the relevance of the penguin hunting topic introduced later in the discussion.

Contextual Notes

The discussion includes various assumptions about McCartney's age and the implications of his divorce, as well as a mix of humor and nostalgia that may not directly relate to the original topic.

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How about that? Paul McCartney divorces at sixty-four.
http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1195396,00.html?promoid=rss_arts

What floors me even more is that Paul McCartney is sixty-four. :cry: :cry: :cry:
 
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Ivan Seeking said:
How about that? Paul McCartney divorces at sixty-four.
http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1195396,00.html?promoid=rss_arts

What floors me even more is that Paul McCartney is sixty-four. :cry: :cry: :cry:

Those were the days my friend :smile: that's a song also.
 
It's about time he traded her in for a new floor model :devil:
 
wolram said:
Those were the days my friend :smile: that's a song also.

...Then the busy years went rushing by us
We lost our starry notions on the way
If by chance I'd see you in the tavern
We'd smile at one another and we'd say

Those were the days my friend
We thought they'd never end
We'd sing and dance forever and a day
We'd live the life we choose
We'd fight and never lose
For we were young and sure to have our way.
La la la la...
Those were the days, oh yes those were the days...
 
Ivan Seeking said:
What floors me even more is that Paul McCartney is sixty-four. :cry: :cry: :cry:
Me too...


I thought he was much older. :biggrin: :devil: :smile:
 
Where's my high power placebo device? :devil:
 
I thought he was not turning 64 until Sunday :confused:
 
Ivan Seeking said:
Where's my high power placebo device? :devil:
:smile: I think I'm going to have to test that on the neighbor's kids if they're out too early on the weekends. :devil:
 
wolram said:
Those were the days my friend :smile: that's a song also.

Music based on a Russian folk song.
 
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This is important news?
 
  • #11
Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite was better, so I don't care...
 
  • #12
Pengwuino said:
This is important news?

No, but this is:
Penguin hunting season opens June 21st!

Mmmmmmmmm, nothing like roast penguin with lots of ketchup on it.
 
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I find it strange to have penguin season starting the first day of summer.
 
  • #14
Well, nuts. I wish that I'd been the first respondent to this thread, because all that I could think from the title was that it was a retroactive question.

Ivan Seeking said:
No, but this is:
Penguin hunting season opens June 21st!
Now there is some good news! (Now, where did I stash that 4-guage...)
 
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George Jones said:
"Those Were The Days", Music based on a Russian folk song.
Yup, titled By the Long Road you can have a listen here (just scroll down to the title, nice Balalaika rendition)...
With my very rough Russian it looks like it would be pronounced something like Dorogoi Dlinou

McCartney ... 64? Hmmm Tempus Fugit folks..
 
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Ivan Seeking said:
No, but this is:
Penguin hunting season opens June 21st!

Mmmmmmmmm, nothing like roast penguin with lots of ketchup on it.
:biggrin:
that reminds me..I've still got that music video from Finland stuck in my head, how's that go again..?

I love stew,
I love it warm and tender,
Why don't we put
Pengwuino in a blender.
Penguin stew today
and maybe some tomorrow...
 
  • #17
Even MIH has turned on me :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:
 
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Ouabache said:
Yup, titled By the Long Road you can have a listen here (just scroll down to the title, nice Balalaika rendition)...
With my very rough Russian it looks like it would be pronounced something like Dorogoi Dlinou

Kind of ironic - I just turned on the CBC and heard a new version by a Nine To Fiver that had Mary Hopkin singing harmony and a Russion folk band on the end fade.

McCartney ... 64? Hmmm Tempus Fugit folks..
:frown:
 
  • #19
So will Paul still be singing that song ten years from now?

Or does getting divorced at 64 answer the question once and for all?
 

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