philmophlegm: (Fleetwood Mac)
philmophlegm ([personal profile] philmophlegm) wrote2011-10-18 08:59 pm
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Fings wot 30-somethings 'ave 'eard of and 20-somethings 'aven't.

This is based on a wide-ranging discussion at work over the last two days. The 20-somethings concerned are university-educated* professionals.


The Basque Country
Real tennis
Lord Mountbatten
Any British prime minister before Margaret Thatcher, with the exception of Winston Churchill
Any US president before Bill Clinton, with the exception of FDR
Eric Clapton
Carlos Santana
Laurence Olivier
Alec Guinness
John Gielgud
Kim Basinger



* Or at least they went to university. God** knows what they were educated in if they've never heard of Alec Guinness.
** AKA the sixth entry on this list of course.

[identity profile] wellinghall.livejournal.com 2011-10-19 05:50 pm (UTC)(link)
... except that I might try to come up with something for this (except that I am only ?6 years older than you).