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As I approach my mid twenties, middle-age seems quite ominous.

I had a rule to combat the onset of middle-age. It was a simple rule, but it worked for me. It was:

Thou shalt not listen to The Archers

The other day something happened to cause me to doubt this rule though. I turned on Radio 4 about 7:15pm to listen to Front Row, and The Archers had just finished. The voice-over guy announced:

“If you’ve been affected by any of the issues in tonight’s episode of The Archers, you can call the BBC Action Line free and in confidence on 08000 xxxxxx”

Wtf? When did The Archers get all controversial? I thought it was all about runaway sheep and broken down landrovers??

I need a new benchmark. Any suggestions for rules to observe when avoiding middle-age?

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