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Lobbing the gob

Can We Guess What Age You First Got The Shift?

Try this highly scientific method.
1.24pm, 5 May 2016
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David Martyn Hunt David Martyn Hunt

1. Where did your first shift happen?
Kenneth Allen/Geograph
Car park
Teenage disco

The Gaeltacht
In a bush

Anywhere near a church
Other
2. How old were you when you got your first job?
Nico Kaiser
13
14

15
16

17
18

Older than 18
Jobs are for suckers
3. Pick an alcopop

@valentinadannibale
Bacardi Breezer
4. Where was your house, growing up?
Geograph
In a city or town
In the country

In an estate on the outskirts of somewhere
5. Which killer fashion accessory best sums up your teenage look?
Instagram
Baby G watch (or G-Shock for lads)
Arashmazinani
Tearaway Adidas trackie bottoms

eBay
Buffalo flame runners
@poshtoast
Susst flares
6. Which of these sounds makes you the most uncomfortable?
drs2biz
Cutlery scraping on a plate
bmjames
The squeak of cotton wool

Graeme Paterson
Cracking knuckles
dozenist - CC BY-SA 3.0
Someone grinding their teeth
7. Looking back, which phrase best describes your kissing technique?
David Martyn Hunt
Like a deranged washing machine
Like a kid with their tongue stuck to an icepop

Like a horse trying to eat an uncomfortably large apple
Like one of those giant machines they use for chipping wood
8. And finally, choose a body spray.
Lynx Africa
Impulse O2

Charlie
Brut
Answer all the questions to see your result!
Simon Pearson
You scored out of !
You had your first shift aged 11.
Thus becoming the playground expert in Getting The Shift.
Share your result:
Simon Pearson
You scored out of !
You had your first shift aged 12.
Thus becoming the playground expert in Getting The Shift.
Share your result:
Simon Pearson
You scored out of !
You had your first shift aged 13.
You've refined your technique since then, obviously.
Share your result:
Simon Pearson
You scored out of !
You had your first shift aged 14.
You've refined your technique since then, obviously.
Share your result:
Simon Pearson
You scored out of !
You had your first shift aged 15.
You've refined your technique since then, obviously.
Share your result:
Simon Pearson
You scored out of !
You had your first shift aged 16.
It's fine if you're still working on your technique. Aren't we all?
Share your result:
Simon Pearson
You scored out of !
You had your first shift aged 17.
It's fine if you're still working on your technique. Aren't we all?
Share your result:
Simon Pearson
You scored out of !
You had your first shift aged 18.
No harm in starting late. Sure you were an expert by that stage.
Share your result:
Simon Pearson
You scored out of !
You had your first shift aged 19.
No harm in starting late. Sure you were an expert by that stage.
Share your result:

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