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Fifty-Plus Club for SteamGeezers

Started by OldProfessorBear, May 29, 2009, 12:42:10 AM

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OldProfessorBear

May 29, 2009, 12:42:10 AM
... such as I ...
Another Entirely Reasonable Opinion from
Bill P_______, Nul.D. (Unseen U.), F.R.S.*, Restorer of Old Photographs,
Sexagenarian Boy Genius and SUPREME NERD GOD!!! (score=98)
Down in the Belly of Brooklyn, NY, US
* http://forum.retrofuturist.org

Sgt.Major Thistlewaite

#1
May 29, 2009, 01:19:21 AM
Heh! "Steamgeezers." Love it! I'm in! ;D
Yet well thy soul hath brooked the turning tide, with that innate, untaught philosophy,Which, be it wisdom, coldness, or deep pride, is gall and wormwood to an enemy.

MWBailey

#2
May 29, 2009, 01:34:06 AM
Aw, bloody h-- I'm still in the purgatory of my late 40s.

grumblegrumblcussgripegrumble...

Can i stay in here anyway, until the younkers go home?
Walk softly and carry a big banjo...

""quid statis aspicientes in infernum"

"WHAT?! N0!!! NOT THAT Button!!!"

HAC

#3
May 29, 2009, 01:36:30 AM
Hah- to be 50 again... I think I qualify for membership...

Cheers
Harold
You never know what lonesome is , 'til you get to herdin' cows.

Mrs. Sullivan

#4
May 29, 2009, 01:58:20 AM
Thank you, OPB!

I do feel a need for some respite from the youngsters from time to time...

I'll be out on the front veranda, sipping a mint julep and shaking my walking stick at them to make sure that they stay off the lawn! ;)

Mrs. S.
I\\\'m in Darkshines\\\' Sewing Swap!

JosephR

#5
June 16, 2009, 01:04:54 AM Last Edit: June 16, 2009, 01:24:05 PM by JosephR
I'm in.  

True story - I don't have much of a problem with kids on my lawn but I did have some yahoo up in my mulberry tree the other day, picking berries for his daughter.  He was lucky - my wife dealt with him before I even knew about it.  The nerve of some people...
"...having seen everything there is to see, including the botanical gardens, which seem to me likely to confer a great benefit on the country, and the new Houses of Parliament, which I expect will do nothing of the sort..." -Allan Quatermain

Dr cornelius quack

#6
June 17, 2009, 10:32:13 PM
I'd like to apply for membership now, as I understand there's a three year waiting list.
Such are the feeble bases on which many a public character rests.

Today, I am two, separate Gorillas.

Mechanic

#7
June 17, 2009, 11:22:21 PM
Quote from: Dr cornelius quack on June 17, 2009, 10:32:13 PM
I'd like to apply for membership now, as I understand there's a three year waiting list.



I as well though my reference checks will take 4 years to complete.  Perhaps you have openings for deputy assistant geezers or steampunk-prospects....
Steampunk is in the eye of the beholder, in the hands of the tinkerer and in the needle of the costumer.

Jemima Annabelle Clough

#8
June 17, 2009, 11:51:09 PM
I'd heard the waiting list was just over 11 years, hence I'd like to apply now and maybe just sit quietly to get a feel of the place whilst I'm waiting...
Remember: Stressed backwards spells desserts
---
Fellow of the RS
Botanist and sometime adventurer
Wife of A E Clough
---
Flame throwing priestess of the really hot fire

OldProfessorBear

#9
June 18, 2009, 03:12:54 AM
Goodness! So many aspiring Geezers!

I suspect we'll have to open a Junior Geezer Division.

Well, why not?

Comments?
Another Entirely Reasonable Opinion from
Bill P_______, Nul.D. (Unseen U.), F.R.S.*, Restorer of Old Photographs,
Sexagenarian Boy Genius and SUPREME NERD GOD!!! (score=98)
Down in the Belly of Brooklyn, NY, US
* http://forum.retrofuturist.org

Dax

#10
June 18, 2009, 03:42:27 AM
I'm in.  Think of the club membership as our reward for having survived this long.
Blackadder: A man may fight for many things. His country, his friends, his principles, the glistening tear on the cheek of a golden child. But personally, I'd mud-wrestle my own mother for a ton of cash, an amusing clock and a sack of French porn.

helios

#11
June 18, 2009, 06:39:27 AM
I've left my resume on the desk. It'll take about 32~33 years to decipher and process. Send me a telegraph when it's done.
In smoggiest day, in sooted night
no ignorance shall escape my sight.
Let those who worship ignorance's might,
beware my power... Brass Goggles light!

Countessa Lenora

#12
June 18, 2009, 07:45:21 PM
I'm not quite there yet myself, but I heard this might be a good place to look for older gentlemen on their last legs with lots of disposable cash ?!  ......  I mean lovely experienced gentlemen who may wish the care of a sweet mature woman to help them dispose of heavy extraneous funds  ;D
Proud to be a Canadian Steampunk

Capt. Dirigible

#13
June 18, 2009, 07:51:02 PM
Yes!! Steamgeezers!..I turned 50 this year! Good idea...I'm in!
I say, Joe it's jolly frightening out here.
Nonsense dear boy, you should be more like me.
But look at you! You're shaking all over!
Shaking? You silly goose! I'm just doing the Watusi

thunderbuster

#14
August 08, 2009, 01:23:14 AM
As a freshly minted, 49year old, apprentice steampunk, I hereby submit my application to join the journeyman steamgeezers (using the required carbon triplicates imprinted upon mimeographed original forms as secured from the secret guild laboratory).  8)

Athena

#15
August 08, 2009, 03:34:36 PM
Quote from: Aspen on June 18, 2009, 07:45:21 PM
I'm not quite there yet myself, but I heard this might be a good place to look for older gentlemen on their last legs with lots of disposable cash ?!  ......  I mean lovely experienced gentlemen who may wish the care of a sweet mature woman to help them dispose of heavy extraneous funds  ;D

How about a sweet young woman? *grin*

JosephR

#16
August 08, 2009, 05:28:42 PM
Quote from: Athena on August 08, 2009, 03:34:36 PMHow about a sweet young woman? *grin*

I'm with Benjamin Franklin - give me the mature woman every time!
"...having seen everything there is to see, including the botanical gardens, which seem to me likely to confer a great benefit on the country, and the new Houses of Parliament, which I expect will do nothing of the sort..." -Allan Quatermain

Sir Nikolas of Vendigroth

#17
August 09, 2009, 02:42:06 PM
Can I apply for membership 31 years in advance?  ;D

Angus A Fitziron

#18
August 09, 2009, 08:39:15 PM
Here I am ~ applying for SteamGeyser membership. To be 50 again ~ I wish! I don't understand the large number of youngsters wanting to join - keep 'em out I say, they'll only make a mess of the lawn with their frisbees and skating boards ...

So, what do we do here? Look wise?
Airship Artificer, part-time romantik and amateur Natural Philosopher

"wee all here are much troubled with the loss of poor Thompson & Sutton"

helios

#19
August 10, 2009, 04:24:37 AM
Frisbees? Skateboards? Me? Why I never... I'll have you know, I can shake my stick, and reminisce about the old days with the best!
In smoggiest day, in sooted night
no ignorance shall escape my sight.
Let those who worship ignorance's might,
beware my power... Brass Goggles light!

Countessa Lenora

#20
August 10, 2009, 12:58:09 PM
Quote from: JosephR on August 08, 2009, 05:28:42 PM
Quote from: Athena on August 08, 2009, 03:34:36 PMHow about a sweet young woman? *grin*

I'm with Benjamin Franklin - give me the mature woman every time!

Why thank you sir.  Most kind.  I certainly believe it to be true.  Mature women have more life and "other" experience to offer.
Proud to be a Canadian Steampunk

Athena

#21
August 10, 2009, 03:42:18 PM
Quote from: Aspen on August 10, 2009, 12:58:09 PM
Quote from: JosephR on August 08, 2009, 05:28:42 PM
Quote from: Athena on August 08, 2009, 03:34:36 PMHow about a sweet young woman? *grin*

I'm with Benjamin Franklin - give me the mature woman every time!

Why thank you sir.  Most kind.  I certainly believe it to be true.  Mature women have more life and "other" experience to offer.

Being a mature woman, you should know that in this day and age, experience and years alive have nothing to do with each other.  ;)

Sgt.Major Thistlewaite

#22
August 12, 2009, 12:18:13 AM
Quote from: Athena on August 10, 2009, 03:42:18 PM
Quote from: Aspen on August 10, 2009, 12:58:09 PM
Quote from: JosephR on August 08, 2009, 05:28:42 PM
Quote from: Athena on August 08, 2009, 03:34:36 PMHow about a sweet young woman? *grin*

I'm with Benjamin Franklin - give me the mature woman every time!

Why thank you sir.  Most kind.  I certainly believe it to be true.  Mature women have more life and "other" experience to offer.

Being a mature woman, you should know that in this day and age, experience and years alive have nothing to do with each other.  ;)

Au contraire, mes enfant....but you won't understand until you're older... ;D
Yet well thy soul hath brooked the turning tide, with that innate, untaught philosophy,Which, be it wisdom, coldness, or deep pride, is gall and wormwood to an enemy.

CapnHarlock

#23
August 12, 2009, 12:22:56 AM
long-since "geezing", by most accounts - 56 :)

I would hope I qualify :)
Jeremiah Cornelius Harlock
At Your Service

"It's so hard to know if you're bound for a fall,
But better to have tripped than never danced at all."
"Dancing Under The Rose" - The Albion Band.

Countessa Lenora

#24
August 12, 2009, 12:39:21 AM
Quote from: Sgt.Major Thistlewaite on August 12, 2009, 12:18:13 AM
Quote from: Athena on August 10, 2009, 03:42:18 PM
Quote from: Aspen on August 10, 2009, 12:58:09 PM
Quote from: JosephR on August 08, 2009, 05:28:42 PM
Quote from: Athena on August 08, 2009, 03:34:36 PMHow about a sweet young woman? *grin*

I'm with Benjamin Franklin - give me the mature woman every time!

Why thank you sir.  Most kind.  I certainly believe it to be true.  Mature women have more life and "other" experience to offer.

Being a mature woman, you should know that in this day and age, experience and years alive have nothing to do with each other.  ;)

Au contraire, mes enfant....but you won't understand until you're older... ;D

So true sir, so true   ;D
Proud to be a Canadian Steampunk
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