bgavin 1,861 Posted June 9 Share Posted June 9 Yesterday I was watering the plants out front when a car full of teenage girls passed by and honked me up. I was thinking I was still "all that" until one hung out the window, waved and yelled, "Hi Grampa" 15 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Singin' Sue 71615 1,885 Posted June 9 Share Posted June 9 2 hours ago, bgavin said: Yesterday I was watering the plants out front when a car full of teenage girls passed by and honked me up. I was thinking I was still "all that" until one hung out the window, waved and yelled, "Hi Grampa" Now THAT is funny!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Four-Eyed Buck,SASS #14795 1,103 Posted June 9 Share Posted June 9 Cue the deflating balloon sound! 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Singin' Sue 71615 1,885 Posted June 9 Share Posted June 9 Wait... YOUR grandaughter, right??? I say that is the ultimate high five!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bgavin 1,861 Posted June 9 Author Share Posted June 9 (edited) Yep. #1 just graduated HS this week is now officially out of HS. She has a soccer scholarship to a Christian college here, starting in the fall, but it is party time for the summer. Her younger sister is taking her first trip to the range next week with Grampa. So, I'm still "all that" in some ways now... Edited June 9 by bgavin 6 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Four-Eyed Buck,SASS #14795 1,103 Posted June 9 Share Posted June 9 That's good for the ego,then. Kids just usually ask how old I am, I just tell'em "Twice as old as dirt". 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pat Riot, SASS #13748 31,108 Posted June 9 Share Posted June 9 I would have just smiled and waved as anything you might reply back probably just wouldn’t be appropriate… ”Hi girls. Thanks! Come by any time.” “Woohoo!” ”Hey Ladies…thanks for noticing.” ”Wow, you girls sure are cute. Ready for summer?” All these comments with or without the right facial or body language would make you look like a dirty old man… 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Four-Eyed Buck,SASS #14795 1,103 Posted June 9 Share Posted June 9 Agreed! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trailrider #896 2,000 Posted June 9 Share Posted June 9 2 hours ago, Four-Eyed Buck,SASS #14795 said: That's good for the ego,then. Kids just usually ask how old I am, I just tell'em "Twice as old as dirt". I'd tell them just look at my avatar! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
watab kid 1,366 Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 im not even getting that any more , but then what the hell would you do with a teenage girl these days ? all headaches [ i did raise one already] Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Forty Rod SASS 3935 8,461 Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 I still got it, too, but now they have shots for it. 1 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blackwater 53393 6,463 Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 My oldest grandson, (20) told me last Saturday, that he’s amazed that I’ll be talking to someone and just rolling along in the local vernacular and dialect and then suddenly when I am making my point, I’ll sound like a professor using words and structure that reveal my real level of education and knowledge. Very gratifying! The real ego booster is being past Social Security age and performing with my band on college campuses. Even recently, during breaks or after the show, some cute little co-ed will come up and propositions me!!! It’s enough to scare hell out of ya’!! It also makes you smile inside for a while!! 3 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tequila Shooter 1,951 Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 Age is relative: compared to a mountain I’m a baby, compared to a head of lettuce I should’ve been thrown away a long time ago. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rye Miles #13621 7,418 Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 I always get these young girls calling me "honey", I think alright man I'm still pretty cool!!! Then I figured out that a lot of young girls call ALL old guys "Honey" 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cyrus Cassidy #45437 1,969 Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 I'm young for this forum, but I have noticed EVERYONE, whether they are in the military or not, has begun addressing me as "sir." I believe that's a function of the grey hair. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Forty Rod SASS 3935 8,461 Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 21 minutes ago, Cyrus Cassidy #45437 said: I'm young for this forum, but I have noticed EVERYONE, whether they are in the military or not, has begun addressing me as "sir." I believe that's a function of the grey hair. I don't have any grey hair. I'm prematurely blonde. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bgavin 1,861 Posted June 10 Author Share Posted June 10 I was taught that response MANY years ago when I was a fresh face at IBM. Many of those in my office were ex-Navy. I learned that reply, and a propensity for strong coffee, along with many other things from them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bgavin 1,861 Posted June 10 Author Share Posted June 10 (edited) 2 hours ago, Blackwater 53393 said: The real ego booster is being past Social Security age and performing with my band on college campuses. Even recently, during breaks or after the show, some cute little co-ed will come up and propositions me!!! Indeed... I had to leave my last band when both our parents went to Cancer City and Dementiaville. I haven't played a note for nearly 7 years.. far too long a dry spell. Edited June 10 by bgavin edited for wording Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alpo 8,385 Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 50 minutes ago, bgavin said: I was taught that response MANY years ago when I was a fresh face at IBM. What response? Sir? I was taught that when I was learning how to talk. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bgavin 1,861 Posted June 10 Author Share Posted June 10 Good for you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grumpy Old Man 194 Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 Kylie. my 6 year old granddaughter asked me how I got so old. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Utah Bob #35998 17,795 Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 Wear a Speedo next time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
watab kid 1,366 Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 13 hours ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said: I don't have any grey hair. I'm prematurely blonde. i went from black to white , i skipped over that gray phase , maybe God wanted me to stand up to the current trend Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rye Miles #13621 7,418 Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 On 6/10/2021 at 7:57 AM, Blackwater 53393 said: The real ego booster is being past Social Security age and performing with my band on college campuses. Even recently, during breaks or after the show, some cute little co-ed will come up and propositions me!!! She was probably looking for a Sugar Daddy! You must look like you have a lot of money!! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blackwater 53393 6,463 Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 1 hour ago, Rye Miles #13621 said: She was probably looking for a Sugar Daddy! You must look like you have a lot of money!! In worn out jeans, scuffed up old brogans, and a T-shirt, there’s no looking like money! I ain’t purty, by some accounts anyway, so it must be the voice and maybe the smooth, debonair personality!! 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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