To All of the Cranky Old Dudes:

[Alpster]

I offer my services as mediator between the two factions.

I am young, but I am a cranky bastage.

I believe that my calm demeaner and eloquence of speech will lend well to this job :D

Sounds like it's all good. You have my vote for official mediator. Just don't let them little @$#&*!s get the better of us "mature refined gentlemen".  

Ronnie

[Bud]

          WELL THAT >>>DEPENDS                    

I better leave this along before I get into trouble :-[ :-[ :-[

[FishingBuds]

Well youngins let me tell ya a secret.

"you start  into this world wearing a diaper and you finish this world wearing a diaper" ;D

[dave]

Let's hope they put their decree of takeover in written form.  No one will be able to understand what it says.

[K_Mac]

This discussion brings to mind a quote (Mark Twain, I believe), "Youth is wasted on the young." I miss the enthusiasm, energy, and a couple of other things, but I can't remember what...

[burleytog]

I offer my services as mediator between the two factions.

I am young, but I am a cranky bastage.

I believe that my calm demeaner and eloquence of speech will lend well to this job :D

Nah, you may be young, but you're already an old fart.  Kind of like me.  

[Sam]

So that explains why it is all screwed up.

[frogtog]

Bought time some of you whipper snapers stepped up to the plate.

I'm getting tired of trying to keep this country straight. How about yall

start doubling up on you Social Security so I can draw some. :

[Hookemdown.]

One step at a time boys, I don't think we're ready to fix the economic system that y'all messed up just yet. :

4bizz, don't let them draw you in.  You call it "mediator".  I call it "treason"

[Hookemdown.]

JOKE:

A hip young man goes out and buys the best car available: a brand new Ferrari GTO. It is also the most expensive car in the world, and it costs him $500,000. He takes it out for a spin and stops for a red light.

An old man on a moped, looking about 100 years old, pulls up next to him. The old man looks over at the sleek, shiny car and asks, What kind of car ya' got there sonny?

The young man replies, A Ferrari GTO. It cost half a million dollars!

That's a lot of money, says the old man. Why does it cost so much?

Because this car can do up to 320 miles an hour! states the young dude proudly.

The moped driver asks, Mind if I take a look inside?

No problem, replies the owner.

So the old man pokes his head in the window and looks around. Then, sitting back on his moped, the old man says, That's a pretty nice car, all right but I'll stick with my moped!

Just then the light changes, so the guy decides to show the old man just what his car can do. He floors it, and within 30 seconds, the speedometer reads 160 mph!

Suddenly, he notices a dot in his rear view mirror. It seems to be getting closer! He slows down to see what it could be, and suddenly, WHHHOOOOOOSSSSSHHH! Something whips by him, going much faster!

What on earth could be going faster than my Ferrari? the young man asks himself. He floors the accelerator and takes the Ferrari up to 250 mph. Then, up ahead of him, he sees that it's the old man on the moped! Amazed that the moped could pass his Ferrari, he gives it more gas and passes the moped at 275 mph.

He's feeling pretty good until he looks in his mirror and sees the old man gaining on him again! Astounded by the speed of this old guy, he floors the gas pedal and takes the Ferrari all the way up to 320 mph.

Not ten seconds later he sees the moped bearing down on him again! The Ferrari is flat out, and there's nothing he can do! Suddenly, the moped plows into the back of his Ferrari, demolishing the rear end. The young man stops and jumps out, and unbelievably, the old man is still alive!

He runs up to the mangled old man and says, Oh, my word! Is there anything I can do for you?

The old man whispers with his dying breath, Unhookmysuspendersfromyourside-view mirror.

Danielle Konopka

[5bass]

;D ....good one!

And whenever you guys iron out the details about that 30 & under vs. the 30 & over tournament, let me know, I'm in.

[CJ]

;D ....good one!

And whenever you guys iron out the details about that 30 & under vs. the 30 & over tournament, let me know, I'm in.

Yeah...me too.

[Catt]

Come on down to the Big Pond & I'll show you who's running what

I might have to accept that offer one of these days...

hookem that's the thing about being an older guy we don't need mommies premission

Be Very Afraid of Old Age & Treachery  

[fourbizz]

IF there is a 30+V30- tourney, I am jumping ship. We would get creamed.

[Popeye]

Ahgagagagagagagagagaga!!!!

[Hookemdown.]

IF there is a 30+V30- tourney, I am jumping ship. We would get creamed.

Don't give in 4bizz.  Stick together.  The old guys don't even know how to work a trolling motor :

[skunked_again]

;D ....good one!

And whenever you guys iron out the details about that 30 & under vs. the 30 & over tournament, let me know, I'm in.

are we going to let the 30 & under guys fish out of the back of the 30 & over guys boats so they wont have to fish off the bank?

;D ;D ;D ;D

[Long Mike]

Best I can remember, there is/was only one old guy on this board who couldn't run a trolling motor ... and I taught Muddy how to use it before we left Lake Fork.

The last I heard, Muddy is now manufacturing 300 hp trolling motors and is giving lessons on how to best operate them.  Of course, one must be over the age of twenty-one to purchase or operate one of his "DOMINickATORS."

Trust me, old guys hardly ever lie.    8-)

[preach4bass]

"DOMINickATORS."

Hey, LM, I'm pretty sure that's bad grammar ;D

[Popeye]

300 HP trolling motors?? Dang, I WANT one but I'd imagine that the battery needed to power one would weigh about 2 TONS:o(

[Low_Budget_Hooker]

Hookem, you're on a roll ;D

So in this "Pampers vs Depends" showdown,....who is gonna be the first guy to get the boat wrap??? ;D

I can see the field now, boat wraps everywhere, Depends, , Geritol, XBox, VH-1, and covered by both Spike TV and AMC

Commentated by Andy Rooney and Kid Rock.

[Guest muddy]

I'm thinking of an under 30 vs over 30 fishing match.

we could take them......besides they have muddy...and whens the last time he caught a fish ;D

Cleaned up with Zel at the end of last season on Mauch Chunk. He had his color ce lector and I just had my logs>>>Ask him what the results were 8-)

[Guest muddy]

Best I can remember, there is/was only one old guy on this board who couldn't run a trolling motor ... and I taught Muddy how to use it before we left Lake Fork.

The last I heard, Muddy is now manufacturing 300 hp trolling motors and is giving lessons on how to best operate them. Of course, one must be over the age of twenty-one to purchase or operate one of his "DOMINickATORS."

Trust me, old guys hardly ever lie. 8-)

And Long Mike is investing 50,000 in it. WHEN DID YOU SAY THAT CHECK WILL BE ARRIVING, and HOW COME AVIDS NAME IS ON IT?

[cart7t]

The young'ins will be so busy texting each other, AIMing, chatting and talking to each other on their cell phones, not to mention playing with all the Kewl electronics on the old guys boats they'll never have time to pick a rod up.

[The Unabasser]

you all are too funny...great thread and fun read...gotta love the pampers vs depends stuff  ;D