"Call this an iceberg? When I was a kid we wouldn't have called this an iceburg!"
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dad, dads, grandpa, grandpas, father, fathers, grandfather, grandfathers, senior, seniors, growing up, growing old, growing older, when i was a boy, cliche, cliches, war story, war stories, parent, parents, grandparent, grandparents, curmudgeon, curmudgeons, codger, codgers, penguin, penguins, iceberg, icebergs, complain, complaints, complainer, complaining, good old days"I want to take out one of those mortgages on my grandchildren's future."
Third-Degree White Belt
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karate, taekwondo, martial arts, white belt, family line, generation, generations, hometown, hometowns, ancestry, ancestors, ancestor, old, old people, age, aging, ageing, miami, beach, beaches, florida, snow bird, snow birds, black belt, grandparents, grandparent, grandfather, grandfathers, grandmothers, retire, retired, retirement, pensioner, pensioners"Hey, Gramps, is 'deathbed' one word or two?"
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grandpa, grandpas, grandfather, grandfathers, deathbed, deathbeds, insensitive, death bed, death beds, spell check, spellcheck, dying, die, dies, dead, hospital, hospitals, teen, teens, teenager, thoughtless, thoughtlessness, carefree, rude, rudeness, tasteless, uncouth, question, questions, cancer, cancers"That's not white noise. That's the ocean."
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ocean, ocean sound, ocean sounds, white noise, white noise machine, white noise machines, relaxing, relaxing, soothe, soothes, soothing, beach, beaches, beach holiday, beach holidays, beach vacation, beach vacations, generation gap, generation gaps, generation z, grandson, grandsons, grandchild, grandfather, grandfathers, father, fathers, son, sons"Tell us again about Monet, Grandpa."
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art, artist, artists, painter, painters, painting, paintings, frog, frogs, bullfrog, bullfrogs, lily pad, lily pads, impressionism, modern art, realism, child, children, kid, kids, childhood, grandparent, grandparents, grandchild, grandkids, grandkid, grandpa, grandpas, grandfather, grandfathers"There are the arts, the sciences, agriculture, and commerce. Stick with commerce, if you know what's good for you."
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grandparent, grandparents, grandfather, grandfathers, grandpa, grandpas, grandchild, grandson, grandsons, son, sons, dad, dads, father, fathers, parent, parents, parenting, mentor, mentors, mentoring, business, businesses, businessman, businessmen, old age, aging, ageing, elder, elders, elderly, work, types of work, fields of work, money, banking, investing, commerce, wealth, wealthy, rich, rich people, wealthy people, advise, advice"New money, Bobby, is old money that got away."
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office, offices, business, businesses, businessman, businessmen, executive, executives, grandparent, grandparents, grandchild, grandson, grandsons, grandpa, grandpas, grandfather, grandfathers, new money, old money, rich, rich people, wealth, wealthy, wealthy people, millionaire, millionaires, money"Tell me again, Grandpa, about how you let your freak flag fly."
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freak flag, individual, individuality, boomer, boomers, baby boomer, baby boomers, old age, story, stories, storytime, grandchild, grandfather, grandfathers, grandpa, grandpas, woodstock, hippy, hippies, hippie, inappropriate, cool grandpa, cool, weird, weirdo, weirdos, freak, freaks, peacenik"Edward, you are already more than Christmassy enough."
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holiday, holidays, christmas, christmas party, christmas parties, holiday party, holiday parties, family party, family parties, seasonal, christmas season, family, families, parent, parents, grandparent, grandparents, mom, moms, mum, mums, mother, mothers, father, fathers, dad, dads, grandma, grandmas, grandmothers, grandfather, grandfathers, grandpa, grandpas, drink, drinks, drinking, drunk, intoxicated, alcohol, spirit, spirits, liquor, liquors, cocktail, cocktailsCold War Stories
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cold war, russia, soviet russia, soviet, soviets, poor, poor people, grandfather, grandfathers, tall tale, tall tales, russian, russians, scar, scars, scarred, war story, war stories, thermostat, thermostats, heat, heats, heating, poverty, live in poverty, living in poverty, life of poverty, temperature, temperatures, freeze, freezes, freezing, russian family, russian families"Grandpa Windsong, tell us another story from the sixties!"
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hippy, hippies, hippie, aging, ageing, sixties, nostalgia, nostalgic, grandfather, grandfathers, grandparent, grandparents, grandpa, grandpas, story, stories, boomer, boomers, baby boomer, baby boomers, campfire, campfires, bore, bores, boring, stoner, stoners, flower child, flower children, peacenik, peaceniks, old hippy, old hippies, generation gap, generation gaps"I'm not speaking to you as a Republican or as an American. I'm speaking to you as your grandfather."
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republican, republicans, american, americans, grandfather, grandfathers, granddad, granddads, grandparent, grandparents, grandkid, grandkids, grandson, grandsons, life lesson, life lessons, lecture, lectures, family life, wise words, wise-words, family-life, mentor, mentors, mentoring, mentorship"Hey, kids! Grandpa's on TV."
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pigskin, football, american football, pig, pigs, sport, sports, dead, death, dying, died, die, talking animal, talking animals, animal, animals, tv, television, entertainment, family, families, grandparent, grandparents, grandma, grandmas, grandmothers, grandfather, grandfathers, grandpa, grandpas, grandkids, grandkid, grandchild, generations, dark humor, dark humour, black humour, black humor, animal rights"Back in my day, you could buy a brand-new cadillac for what it costs today to mail one stinking letter!"
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complaints, complaint, complaining, complain, senior, senior citizen, seniors, senior citizens, grandpa, grandpas, grandfather, grandfathers, grandparents, grandparent, inflation, in my day, back in the day, new car, brand new car, car, cars, mail, postage, post, post office, luxury car, luxury cars, economy, money, cost of living, increased costs, rising costs"He's angry about getting old."
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angry, old, mad, old man, elderly, elder, elders, old people, old age, frustrated, gun, guns, gunshot, shooting, sniper, snipers, sniper rifle, rifle, spouse, spouses, marriage, married, complaining, complaints, complain, couple, couples, husband, husbands, wife, wives, crazy, crazy person, mental health, grumpy, grandpa, grandfather, grandfathers, grandma, grandmothers, grandparent, grandparents"Meritocracy worked for my grandfather, it worked for my father, and it's working for me."
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meritocracy, government, governments, politics, political, political leader, political leaders, politician, politicians, political party, political parties, effort, performance, intelligence, education, credentials, merits, grades, generations, family, work ethic, political affiliation, rich, rich people, wealth, wealthy, wealthy people, money, grandfather, grandfathers, grandparent, grandparents, parent, parents, dad, dads, father, fathers, son, sons"Harry's mood stabilized in '78, and it hasn't budged since."
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grump, grumps, grumpy, crank, cranks, cranky, out of sorts, mood, moods, moody, anger, angry, furious, grouch, grouches, grouchy, husband, husbands, grandfather, grandfathers, grandparent, grandparents, mood stabiliser, mood stabilisers, mood stabilizers, mood stabilizer, stable, stablization, stablisation, set in his ways, old man, old men, old guy, old guys, scowl, scowls, scowling"I don't want my grandchildren growing up in a world where you're their grandfather."
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parent, parents, parenting, parenthood, kid, kids, child, childhood, grandchild, grandkid, grandkids, grandparent, grandparents, grandfather, grandfathers, couple, couples, marriages, husband and wife, husbands and wives, difficult relationship, difficult relationships, difficult marriages, difficult marriages, protect, protection, protecting, insult, insulting, domestic, domestics, domestic argument, domestic arguments"The country grandpa came from was a stinking hellhole of unspeakable poverty where everyone was always happy."
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grandparent, grandparents, granddad, granddads, grandpa, grandpas, grandfather, grandfathers, generations, old age, old people, elderly, elder, elders, grandchild, granddaughter, granddaughters, grandson, grandsons, ancestry, ancestors, ancestor, immigrant, immigrants, immigration, grumpy old man, grouch, grouchy, crotchety"We're spending Christmas with our grandparents in the Land of Forced Smiles."
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kid, kids, child, children, childhood, bad childhood, christmas, xmas, christmas holiday, christmas holidays, christmas vacation, christmas vacations, christmas day, christmas break, christmas breaks, relatives, relations, grandparent, grandparents, grandma, grandmas, grandmothers, grandpa, grandpas, grandfather, grandfathers, nan, nans, pop, pops, in-law, in-laws, mother-in-law, father-in-laws, forced smile, forced smiles, smile, smiles, fake smile, fake smiles, forced, land of, family, families, family issues, family problems, bad christmas, miserable christmas, unhappy christmas, spending time with family, spending time with relatives, going to the grandparent's, visiting grandparents