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The fellow who sent me this is not that much older than me:
"Old Geezers" (slang for an old man) are easy to spot:
At sporting events, during the playing of the National Anthem, Old Geezers hold their caps over their hearts and sing without embarrassment. They know the words and they believe in them.
Old Geezers remember World War I, the Depression, World War II, Pearl Harbor, Guadalcanal, Normandy and Hitler. They remember the Atomic Age, the Korean War, The Cold War, the Jet Age and the Moon Landing, not to mention Viet Nam.
If you bump into an Old Geezer on the sidewalk, he will apologize.
If you pass an Old Geezer on the street, he will tip his cap to a lady.
Old Geezers trust strangers and are courtly to women.
Old Geezers hold the door for the next person and always, when walking, make certain the lady is on the inside for protection.
Old Geezers get embarrassed if someone curses in front of women and children and they don't like violence and filth on TV or in the movies.
Old Geezers have moral courage. They seldom brag unless it's about their grandchildren.
It's the Old Geezers who know our Country is protected, not by politicians or lawyers, but by the young men and women in the military serving their Country.
This Country needs Old Geezers with their decent values. We need them now more than ever. Thank God for Old Geezers!
Pass this on to all the Old Geezers you know and to all those who could learn from them!!!
-------------------- Victor Georgiou Danville, CA , USA Posts: 1746 | From: Danville, CA , USA | Registered: Dec 1998
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Well Thanks alot Victor!!!!!!!! I didn't know I was an old geezer until now. I thought I was still a strapping young buck. I'm only 40 and I remember all but the Pre-Vietnam War stuff and I practice all the other things. My daddy raised a gentleman. Great post!
-------------------- John Cordova Gitano Design Studio Albuquerque, NM Posts: 268 | From: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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Oops! I meant to say 40-ish. I just turned 43.
Must be that old geezer thing kickin' in.
-------------------- John Cordova Gitano Design Studio Albuquerque, NM Posts: 268 | From: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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Ah yes---"Geezerhood". Not where I'd rather be. Whilst I would agree with all of Victor's points about what geezers do and/or remember, there is a down side.
For instance, one is no longer considered handsome, hunky, studly or other endearing terms by those of the feminine persuasion. If one is real lucky, one might rate "cute."
Nope, not where I want to be.
On the other hand, the alternative is no great shakes, either.
-------------------- Bill Preston Fly Creek, N.Y. USA Posts: 943 | From: Fly Creek, N.Y. USA | Registered: Jan 2000
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Vic; Sounds like the crepe paper in the spokes of your bicycle on Memorial Day, watermellon and fireworks after the neighborhood baseball game on the 4th of July,Sunday picnics with the family at the swimming hole,the sound of radial engine airplanes flying overhead at the parade on Veterans day, lovely weomen flaunting their "hustle" and "bustles" under their Millenary, European immigrants determined to learn English........
J.G. Kurtzman
-------------------- John Kurtzman J.G. Kurtzman Sign Shop 97 Taylor Ave. Norwalk, Ct. 06854
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Bill you look pretty handsome to me. Now stop that. You are a hunk and you know it.
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True GEEZER story: A guy I see every morning at the coffee shop had just got back from a week-long trip. "Where'd you go, Bill?" He replied "Went to Houston to my son's RETIREMENT party!" And this guy's got just a few years on ME!
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