Oh Yes She Can

A friend who grew up in England alerted me to this fun fact: There’s soap opera over there called “Coronation Street” with a 78-year-old character, Evelyn Plummer, who needed to be written out of the script for a bit—so they sent her off to law school.

Unfortunately, fans are complaining the idea is unrealistic—that people her age can’t actually get into university. But that’s bollocks. Of course they can—and do. And 78 is not the upper limit.

Cheers to the writers and producers who made this exciting choice.

And cheers to those who’ll be inspired to follow.

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