I made a comment last night that made me realise I am old. My wife and I were watching an episode of Grimm and during part of it two dodgy brothers kidnap someone and hold them in their basement trying to find out if they killed their other brother. By the end of the episode though this sub-plot has been completely forgotten about and as far as the view knows this person is still tied up, bruised and battered, in this basement. I commented to my wife when the credits appeared that "what happened to that kid".
Now the point to make here, which will clearly show I'm old, is that this "kid" had to be in his early 20s. It is because of this phrasing that my wife was initially confused as to my point until I added "you know, that kid in the basement". It then dawned on her that I was referring to someone just in to their 20s as a kid. Talk about joining the old man get off my lawn club in earnest. Pass me my zimmer frame and point me to the bingo hall.
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