Coots, Geezers and Codgers

An old friend and ex-boss came visiting yesterday from New Mexico, with his beautiful wife Lucille.

He said you write a blog right?
I said I was guilty of such things.
He said well, how about doing one
on OLD GEEZER, OLD COOTS,
AND OLD CODGERS. And if you
can, find out when do you become one of these things.

I Google, and I ran thru different
sites and this is what I found.

This is what THE FREE DICTIONARY by farlex
said... for old geezer and old coot...

old geezer - an elderly man
antique, gaffer, old-timer, old-timer
graybeard, greybeard, old man,
Methuselah - a man who is very old

I even found this old geezer... which I think Dean
will like. After all he use to be in the Air Force.


THE OLD GEEZER
(Seasoned Air Force Pilot)
Lithograph of the Original 8x10 Black and
White photograph of the famous 'Old Geezer',
circa 1957. Featured in the September 1982
AIR FORCE Magazine article Nick Allen and the Old Geezer.

Sleep tonight!Your Air Force is Awake






You can even buy a figurine of an old coot
Coots Buddha Belly Figurine $15.99


old Coot

The truth revealed about the once thought to be
mythical North American Coot:Can grow hair on
most parts of his body with the exception
of the top of his head. Repeats the same story of winning
the junior high 100 yard dash. Forgets the simplest things or
has what he calls "Senior Moments." Once fabled to be
six feet tall, but now only 3 feet 8 inches with slippers.
Most of his communication consists of hacking, burping,
passing gas and yelling out obscenities, often in the context
of a family wedding or funeral.


old codger - used affectionately to refer to an eccentric but amusing old man
codger
graybeard, greybeard, old man, Methuselah - a man who is very old

Glossaries of various dialects in Britain give a slightly different
meaning: "a miser; a stingy old fellow" (Sussex, 1875,
and South Warwickshire, 1876); "a dirty, mean old man"
(Lincolnshire, 1877); "a tramp; a mean pedlar; a term
of contempt" (Cornwall, 1880).


Any ideas on the origin of codger when referring to an old
person, particularly an old man? Something was said by a
friend the other day concerning his summer softball team,
and he commented, "I feel older every season. Maybe next year
I should try out for the old codgers' team."

this explanation came from

The Maven's WORDof theDAY site

But all the way thru, I could not find a place
that would put an age on any of these men.
So I guess it is all in the eye of the beholder.

I do know that both Dean and Lucille aren't old enough
to be call such names. Dean is 3 months older than I,
and Lucille is a mere child... lol... (she ought to love that
one).

So does anyone know how old you have to be, to qualify?