You Can’t Teach an Old Dog New Tricks Life Lessons for the Grumpy Old Git in Your Life

by Dixon, Harry

• ISBN13: 9781789296310
• ISBN10: 1789296315
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2025-01-14
• Publisher: Michael O'Mara

Summary

It’s no fun feeling left behind but if you’re fed up with the trials and tribulations of the modern world, take comfort: you are not alone, as this hilarious book affirms.

Is it true that you can’t teach an old dog new tricks? You might not think of yourself as ‘old’, but the truth is it’s no fun feeling left behind by the modern world. Take comfort: you are not alone, as this hilarious book affirms.

From chatbots to the metaverse, cold callers to charity chuggers, there seem to be so many more confusing terms and frustrations now. You can’t buy a straight coffee anymore; and buying ‘a ticket’ for anything involves a degree in computer science and a QR code (whatever that is) – it’s no wonder we yearn for simpler times.

So, lay down your laptop, kiss your mouse adieu and enjoy the funnier side of life with this hilarious – but at times horribly accurate – book, which brings together a whole host of anecdotes, quotes, quips and true stories about the vagaries of life in the modern world.

Author Biography

Harry Dixon is a writer and editor who collects anecdotes, quips, jokes and stories about the aging process in all its quirks. He lives in London with his aging partner and two aging cats.

Table of Contents

Contents
Introduction 7
The Warning Signs 11
Geeks Run the World Now 19
The Inevitability of Decrepitude 34
Musical Chairs 53
Old Dogs and the Drink 64
The Art of Failing Upwards 70
The Ageing Artist 77
The Age of Anger 85
On the Bright Side 92
How Not to Be a Bore 97
Remembering Not to Forget 101
Love and Marriage 108
Back to the Metaverse 120
The Old Age Traveller 136
Feathering the Empty Nest 147
The Advantages of Ageing 153
Modern Life is Rubbish 160
Victims of Modernity 178
Final Destination 185