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Re:The Apollo Syndrome by OhThatGuy on Sunday December 17, 2023 @03:47AM (#38671371)
As a silver haired person I really appreciate the comment about us. It is always nice to generalize an entire group of people and stereotype them because of the way they look. Great idea.
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Re:The Apollo Syndrome by brabel on Sunday December 17, 2023 @04:04AM (#38671447)
I understood that to be a reference to actual gorillas:

> They tend to live in troops, with the leader being called a silverback.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorilla

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Re:The Apollo Syndrome by oldesthacker on Sunday December 17, 2023 @04:39AM (#38671631)
Thanks! Of course, the silverbacks! No offense.
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Re:The Apollo Syndrome by InCityDreams on Sunday December 17, 2023 @03:58AM (#38671413)
Oh no, even we old(er) people are catching 'offence'.
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