Jun 30, 2026, 4:06 PMI talked about Buffy the Vampire Slayer on a work call and one of our interns said “oh yeah my grandma told me about that show” so I’m just going to lay down and die now.
- Jun 30, 2026, 4:06 PM
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Onnionni@troet.cafeJun 30, 2026, 4:08 PM@rk I'll come with you (we're gonna visit Giles in heaven, k?)
- Jun 30, 2026, 4:10 PM
I’m older than Giles was for the majority of the show’s run.
- Onnionni@troet.cafeJun 30, 2026, 4:24 PM
@rk wähh I don't wanna know now how old he was for the time of the show - in my teenage eyes he was "an old dude" 😅
but I really loved the character 
Jun 30, 2026, 4:14 PM@rk save some space in that grave
Hey Guselebertus@eigenmagic.netJun 30, 2026, 4:21 PM
Den of EarthDenOfEarth@mas.toJul 1, 2026, 1:30 AM@rk @petes_bread_eqn_xls
Yesterday I tried to describe a scene from The Phil Silvers Show at work. It did not go well.
Sarasarae@ecoevo.socialJul 1, 2026, 1:58 AM@rk I had to explain Dirty Dancing on the job yesterday
genehackgenehack@dementedandsadbut.socialJul 1, 2026, 3:23 AM- Sarasarae@ecoevo.socialJul 1, 2026, 3:24 AM
Duncan Bluesduncan_blues@norden.socialJul 1, 2026, 2:16 PM
Emily_Semily_s@mastodon.me.ukJul 1, 2026, 6:53 AM@rk a couple of us had to educate the youngsters about old metal music the other day. That folk had not heard of slipknot was not acceptable.
jonathankoren™jonathankoren@sfba.socialJul 1, 2026, 7:30 AM
Kat SKatS@chaosfem.twJul 1, 2026, 7:04 AM@rk I have not had enough coffee to deal with this information.
Giles of the Junglegilester45@twit.socialJul 1, 2026, 7:16 AM@rk I'm trying to encourage my 13yo to get into BtVS. I reckon it'll hold up well enough for a new generation. Mostly.
But yes I take your point about me being old!
MeerderWörterMeerderWoerter@climatejustice.socialJul 2, 2026, 1:08 PM@gilester45 @rk It hardly ever dates itself. I'm in my late twenties, started watching it the last 2 years. Really like it. Very progressive for its time
Jul 1, 2026, 7:21 AM@rk Not long now until "millenial" means respected elder from the Before Times :blobfoxdead:
Jul 1, 2026, 7:44 AM@m@martinh.net @rk@mastodon.well.com
I doubt the "respected".- Jul 1, 2026, 7:53 AM
Jul 1, 2026, 7:58 AMYou know how they say There is an xkcd comic just about everything? Just to grind it in, there are a whole category of xkcd comics for exactly this purpose:
https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/Category:Comics_to_make_one_feel_old
Jul 1, 2026, 12:40 PM@rk where is my goddamn social security payment… 😛
Jul 1, 2026, 3:03 PM@rk While sending out a boatload of newbies while I was working on the dock, I got nothing but blank stares when I mentioned "a three hour tour, a three hour tour..."
Rich Puchalsky ⩜⃝richpuchalsky@mastodon.socialJul 2, 2026, 1:31 PMHaven't we now outlived a sizeable proportion of the actors on the show?