The ripe old age of 80

Un altro buon esempio di justnel senso di semplicemente oppure …..e basta.

N.B. ripe old age = veneranda età

Puoi fare altre due risate

Author: Tony

Born and raised in Malaysia between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. Educated at Wycliffe College in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England. Living in the foothills of Mount Etna since 1982 and teaching English at Catania University since 1987. View all posts by Tony

12 thoughts on “The ripe old age of 80”

luisa zambrotta says:

19/09/2022 at 12:41

Great!!!

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1. Tony says:
  
  19/09/2022 at 12:53
  
  🤪
  
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Luca Marcato says:

19/09/2022 at 11:03

I guess it is a joke with double meaning of glasses?

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1. Tony says:
  
  19/09/2022 at 12:52
  
  Exactly, Luca. You guessed right! 😉
  
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Bernardino Orsini says:

19/09/2022 at 10:29

I’m quite close to the ripe old age dear Prof.. however I’ll keep your advice in my mind.

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1. Tony says:
  
  19/09/2022 at 12:52
  
  🙂
  “I’ll bear your advice in mind.”
  
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  1. pzeco says:
    
    20/09/2022 at 14:46
    
    Beer? Someone said “beer”? I’ll just drink from the bottle!
    
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    1. Tony says:
      
      20/09/2022 at 15:23
      
      No, Paolo, no one said “beer”, that is just your one-track mind deliberately mishearing the pronunciation! 😉
      
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      1. pzeco says:
        
        21/09/2022 at 09:12
        
        Got it, Tony. So, you mean they bear a similar sound, don’t they?
        
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        Tony says:
        
        21/09/2022 at 09:25
        
        😎
        
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BernarDino Orsini says:

19/09/2022 at 10:25

I am quite close to the ripe old age dear Professor.
I’ll take the advice into account.

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1. Tony says:
  
  19/09/2022 at 12:51
  
  Wise man! 😉
  
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