Damn, Lnew fur shure I was an OF, had no idea I was geezer too!!
--On Thursday, November 21, 2002 19:58 -0500 Dave Yealy
<lbc@littlebitcountry.com> wrote:
> "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
> 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 Vietnam. If you bump into an Old
> Geezer on the sidewalk,
> he will apologize. If you pass an Old Geezer
> on the street, he will nod or 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
> any filth on TV or in movies. Old Geezers have
> moral courage. They seldom brag unless it's
> about their grandchildren. It's the Old Geezers who know our great country
> is protected, not by politicians or police, 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
--
Larry B. Macy, Ph.D.
macy@bbl.med.upenn.edu
System Administrator/Manager
Neuropsychiatry Section
Department of Psychiatry
University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce St. - 1015 Gates
Philadelphia, PA 19104
"Do the right thing. It will gratify some people and astonish the rest."
--Mark Twain
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