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I guess I'm a cranky middle aged geezer and feeling pretty good about it. My goal is to become a full-blown card carrying CRANKY OLD GEEZER one day in the future.
I will begin to use words like - DADGUMIT and WHIPPER-SNAPPER.
-------------------- Jeff Vrstal Main Street Signs 157 E. Main Street Evansville, WI 53536 1-608-882-0322 Posts: 670 | From: Evansville, Wisconsin | Registered: Sep 2001
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Listen up and Listen GOOD. When I was a youngster, I used to see all the cranky old geezers sitting on the porches in the shade, reading the sports page, picking winners in the 55 second stock exchange, and talking about baseball, smoking Lucky Strikes and drinking ice water. I'm talking about my grandpa and great uncle and whoever might pass by in the afternoon to shoot the breeze. It wasn't that they didn't work, on the contrary. They had worked all their lives and were working early morning jobs in the late 50's - early 60's. Milk Routes and food distribution routes from 3 am to 1 in the afternoon. While we were playing baseball, football or whatever, those cranky old geezers would keep us out of trouble and straight. We lived on a hot-corner. That means there were whites living on one side of the street and blacks on the other. Nobody but nobody caused any problems there because old geezers on both sides of the street would not stand for it. That's the way it was in the neighborhoods of N.O. at that time. Neighborhood people got along and looked out for the good of the neighborhood. Those old geezers had earned the right to be old geezers, and they were just that. Old Geezers earn the right to be Cranky Old Geezers. As I approach geezerdom in the future, you can bet that nobody with take that right away from me. And I'm going to enjoy it too.
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My daughter informed me that I have, indeed, achieved geezerdom. When I asked her what I should wear to a function we were attending, she told me it really doesn't matter after you hit 50. Actually, I guess I should consider that a load off my mind, but I'm still not ready for jumpsuits yet.
-------------------- www.signcreations.net Sonny Franks Lilburn, GA 770-923-9933 Posts: 4115 | From: Lilburn, GA USA | Registered: Feb 1999
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I'm the Happy old Geezer ('cept when someone goes in my flowers) at Giggle Ridge.
And lovin every second of it too!
-dan
-------------------- Dan Sawatzky Imagination Corporation Yarrow, British Columbia dan@imaginationcorporation.com http://www.imaginationcorporation.com
Being a grampa is one of the the most wonderful things in the world!!! Posts: 8738 | From: Yarrow, B.C. Canada | Registered: Nov 1998
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I'm damn tired of this BB slamming on Pat King. Sure he's cranky but at least he still cranks. Wish we could say the same for GEORGE PERKINS. And another thing...wait a minute...oh well never mind.
Now that was a rush...for a minute there I was Adrienne....I already have too many personalities in my head to add another hahaha
So "Bah Humbug"!
From a west coast "Geezer"
-------------------- Jackson Smart Jackson's Signs Port Angeles, WA ...."The Straits of Juan De Fuca in my front yard and Olympic National Park in my backyard...
"Living on Earth is expensive...but it does include a free trip around the Sun" Posts: 1000 | From: Port Angeles, Washington | Registered: Jan 1999
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-------------------- Jackson Smart Jackson's Signs Port Angeles, WA ...."The Straits of Juan De Fuca in my front yard and Olympic National Park in my backyard...
"Living on Earth is expensive...but it does include a free trip around the Sun" Posts: 1000 | From: Port Angeles, Washington | Registered: Jan 1999
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An old geezer is what I am, but cranky, not at all.How could you be cranky with a wonderful family, 14 good grand children, many Letterhead friends, etc, etc. Still skiing, playing golf, working full time at 74 and able to letter, paint, sculpt, travel. Young people treat me well. What more could you ask?
-------------------- Bill Riedel Riedel Sign Co., Inc. 15 Warren Street Little Ferry, N.J. 07643 billsr@riedelsignco.com Posts: 2953 | From: Little Ferry, New Jersey, USA | Registered: Feb 1999
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how i long to be a young whipper snapper again.
-------------------- Jimmy Chatham Chatham Signs 468 stark st Commerce, Ga 30529 Posts: 1766 | From: Commerce, GA, USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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Yo, Donnie, I got ya crank right here!!!!! Seriously, I've been working on my crankiness and I'm actually tring to be pleasant most of the time, the crankiness sure does come in handy at times though, especially when kids under thirteen are involved.
-------------------- George Perkins Millington,TN. goatwell@bigriver.net
"I started out with nothing and still have most of it left"
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I'm way too young to be a cranky ol'geezer!
I'm an intelligent, precise, crazy ol' pinstriper who drives an 11 second street sleeper and still demands respect to my beliefs, knowledge and experience. I have an no-take prisoners attitude and believe most persons do not use their God given common sense for a simple run of the mill problem. I think that most persons who work in places like the DMV, post office and most any government office have way too little intelligence to do their job correctly and therefore should be dealt-with directly.
The world should revolve around me as its done in the past and and everyone else could go to hell!
-------------------- HotLines Joey Madden - pinstriping since 1952 'Perfection, its what I look for and what I live for'
-------------------- Jimmy Chatham Chatham Signs 468 stark st Commerce, Ga 30529 Posts: 1766 | From: Commerce, GA, USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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Joey, Just because you drive a 11 second land rocket and the world revolves around you at times doesn't mean you can ignore important issues. Soo, when are you going to get around to answering my question about a suitable ratio of 1-Shot process colors to the stock canned colors when mixing a custom paint?
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SI YOU ARE THE CHIEF CRANKY GEZZER, BURNS IS YOUR PRODIGY!!!!!!.....george is well...one of the nicest cranky old goats....and cheryl...shes still a "hot number" in my book. joey....11 sec. to someone your age is ....15 sec in everybody elses time!!!!!!!!!!! me... i have grown intolerant of "stupidity" in my 50's years.....i was never THAT DUMB!!!!!!!!!
-------------------- joe pribish-A SIGN MINT 2811 longleaf Dr. pensacola, fl 32526 850-637-1519 BEWARE THE TRUTH.....YOU MAY NOT LIKE WHAT YOU FIND Posts: 11582 | From: pensacola, fl. usa | Registered: Nov 1998
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When you get to be an old geezer, the doctor will tell you that it's more important than ever that you get lots of fibre, and that you stay "regular". That advise isn't only for your benefit, but rather, for those around you. Most folks can tolerate a "cranky old geezer", and many can also tolerate a cantankerous "old fart"..but a cranky old geezer who's full of $hit...most folks simply cannot endure. So, all you old geezers, STAY REGULAR will ya!
-------------------- Ken Henry Henry & Henry Signs London, Ontario Canada (519) 439-1881 e-mail: kjmlhenry@rogers.com
Why do I get all those on-line offers to sell me Viagara, when the only thing hardening is my arteries ? Posts: 2684 | From: London,Ontario, Canada | Registered: Feb 1999
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Old Paint Joe, you're just a fake yuppie driving an ol'volvo with stolen parts to keep it on the road. You haven't a clue to what it is that I drive and you'll probably wet your pants if ya ever sat in it. Most persons like yourself cannot comprehend putting 9 G's into an engine for the ride of a lifetime but yet have mucho amount of say about what it was you had, when you were a kid, thats called " bench racing "
You should think more of improving your skills and raising your prices, but judging by your work, I know you have hit top dollar.
Kiss off, you tofu eating, dairy queen !
-------------------- HotLines Joey Madden - pinstriping since 1952 'Perfection, its what I look for and what I live for'
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i think joey just proved ...WHO IS THE CRANKYIEST OLD FART!!!!!!!!
-------------------- joe pribish-A SIGN MINT 2811 longleaf Dr. pensacola, fl 32526 850-637-1519 BEWARE THE TRUTH.....YOU MAY NOT LIKE WHAT YOU FIND Posts: 11582 | From: pensacola, fl. usa | Registered: Nov 1998
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Maybe Steve & Barb should post a poll so that we can all vote for the crankiest old geezer (Could even be an annual contest).
I'm willing to bet that more than a few Letterville Merchants would be glad to pitch in a small item or two...all of which combined would make for a BIG grand prize...sure to brighten even the crustiest old fart's day.
Anyone seeking to hold the esteemed office of Letterville Geezer The Year should have to sing for his (or her) supper: by delivering a speech that demonstrates why they should receive our vote.
Could be great fun!
Steve? Barb? Fellow Merchants?
I'm in for CDN$200 worth of 3M's new 7025 GRAPHIC FILM... Note: Cropped version of ad designed by Letterville's own Bruce Bowers in a contest previously sponsored by ND GRAPHICS.
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-------------------- Jon Aston MARKETING PARTNERS "Strategy, Marketing and Business Development" Tel 705-719-9209 Posts: 1724 | From: Barrie, ON, CANADA | Registered: Sep 2000
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dont think there is anyaguments...yep its our guy JOEY!!!!!!!
-------------------- joe pribish-A SIGN MINT 2811 longleaf Dr. pensacola, fl 32526 850-637-1519 BEWARE THE TRUTH.....YOU MAY NOT LIKE WHAT YOU FIND Posts: 11582 | From: pensacola, fl. usa | Registered: Nov 1998
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