There is one abbreviation which is worth extra clarification for a watch forum... FIFY It means here "fixed that for you" while in the outside world it means "fits in five years"
Mean spirited? Just having a gentle pop at the monarch, it’s a popular pastime for some, though I need to be careful lest she set the corgis on me. Here’s the article = https://www.express.co.uk/life-styl...zabeth-ii-height-how-tall-is-the-queen-shrunk “That brings up an important point: People often seem to shrink as they age. As NBC reports, people shrink about a quarter to a third of an inch per decade for every decade after age 40. Men get about 1.2 inches to 1.5 inches shorter by age 70, and women lose up to 2 inches. Queen Elizabeth II is currently 92 years old, so it stands to reason that she isn’t standing quite as tall as she used to.”
Good hearted jab at us old-timers, I felt. No sexism, no seniorism in my book. I make more fun of the young'uns than they do of me! My adage is " I've been where you are child, you'll have to be damn lucky to be where I've been"!
I didn't think it was mean spirited, and as the OP got an answer, and the thread devolved into the usual madness, I took the "shortening" to be directed at Our Queen's hem line. Clearly shortened as the years went by, and probably to prevent tripping over overly long robes and coats/dresses. As to doing the same with a man, trousers don't provide the same risk for tripping as we get shorter, they just get more wrinkled at the break. When you're my age (and older), a trip can be a bit more serious than a "whoops, that stung!", so any mitigation is sensible, if not fashionable.
it’s an interesting reply but I took it as previous posters as a record— supposedly humorous and affectionate— of the shortening of the Queens figure as she is aging from beautiful lady standing tall to an endearing but somewhat shriveled figure. And some might find me “sensitive” and perhaps it is because I see aging relatives around me but also as a woman it wouldn’t cross my mind to poke fun at an aging woman (or an aging man as a matter of fact), and I submit it’s always men making those jokes— about women’s bodies. Meanwhile 80 year old males like Rupert Murdoch are being held in admiration as powerful figures. How often do you see the media poking fun in such a visual public fashion of the physical shortcomings of male figures as they age? Would you like me to try those jokes on the forum and see how funny you find it? How about joking about Buzz Aldrin-“ yeah he’s got nice watches, now he can use them to time visits to the bathroom”. The Queen didnt go to the moon but she did drive ambulances during the war as a teenager. Yeah sorry, I have very little sense of humor on certain subjects. Add @JimInOz these were general comments in the discussion, not directed to your reply specifically.
Here neither........but I have to admit that Dame Helen Mirren is held in my "sphere of admiration". If I look and act half as well as she does when I'm her age I'll be very happy (two years to go so who knows?).
Fine... let's take Al Gore then. Have you ever seen or heard any joke about his evolving physique? Edit / add - Dame Helen Mirren as well as Jane Fonda are held in my sphere of admiration too. But again don't the majority of people admire Jane Fonda because of how gracefully and beautifully she is maintaining her appearance as she is ageing? Does anyone discuss and admire her intelligence and her perfect command of the French language, or for example her eloquent recollections of the French new wave cinema or the youth rebellion movements of the late 1960s ? I discovered her brilliance on a French radio cultural program - has anyone seen or heard such subjects being mentioned about her lately? Okay, I rest my case -apology for the prolonged thread drift. Back to "shortenings." Signed: OF Shrew
More shortenings, ha ha ha. (perhaps I wasn’t entirely correct about the double standards- no point is too low for the British tabloids).
Wait. Rob Lowe's most traumatic experience is someone else losing his hair? I need to live a life like that.
