In an email exchange with an aging friend of mine this morning, the word "geezer" came into play.
I've found in recent times that I use that word to describe either my (84 year old) self or my friends of the same approximate age.
It's not meant as an insult, rather an affectionate way to greet one another and acknowledge our years of accumulated wisdom.
All of which made me smile when I received this meme from my friend Wacky Wally (who isn't really wacky).
I hope you fellow geezers enjoy it!
18 comments:
Yep. Dunno about wisdom, but I'm a geezer for sure.
Ha! Great minds think alike!
How old do you have to be to qualify as a geezer? And do you have to be male? ;)
So true, all the really cool guys are old. Dee
I agree. I don't give a fat rat's rumpus what anybody thinks of me anymore.
And all this happens and we don't know it.
Hmmmm...what do they call women geezers, I wonder?
Yes! Hurray for geezerdom!
—-Cheerful Monk
I like that. Are women allowed to be geezers?
Geeze away our friend,
So true!
The age you are when someone refers to you as a geezer. And, yes.
Young lady, if you know what's good for you.
No, never.
In England, "geezer" is just a term for a guy, with no age requirements attached. I was startled when I first heard someone refer to someone fairly young as a geezer!
"Geezer" is mostly used in the London area. Up here in the north of England, you don't really hear it. I am quite happy to refer to you as a geezer or as a wheezer if you have been coughing.
Hah!
Haven't been called a geezer yet, so I guess that pleasure awaits me!
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