Getting old is your 20-year tongue scraper finally breaking, and then ordering multiple replacements to find something that is anywhere near as good as the old one.

Also, realising you grew up in a bubble of relative peace and progressive values that has left you woefully unprepared for the rapid rise of fascism.

But mostly the tongue scraper thing.

@jamesthomson If you had given me a thousand guesses, I would never have had you down as a tongue scraper!

(Obviously, not to the question: “Is he a tongue scraper?”, where “yes” would have been my second guess, if I were only allowed “yes” and “no”. But to “guess some things that James does that are minority activities”. ¹)

¹ Do I *know* this is a minority activity? No. Would I bet *quite a lot* if I were a betting person?² Yes.

² I do, in fact bet. But only when I (believe I) know the answer/result. It’s surprising how many people are willing to bet on facts of which they are ignorant. e.g. Is 1 prime?

@njr Basically, I have a bunch of allergies which mean I end up with a very furry tongue, and it helps enormously :)

@jamesthomson Fair enough. I really didn’t mean it unpleasantly.

I hope your quest for a high-quality tongue scraper is superbly successful. But unfortunately, I have no useful recommendations in this matter.

@njr Thank you, and I didn't think you did!